The next day, Madilyn felt somewhat uneasy as she sat in her office. Inexplicably, she checked the flights arriving in Horington and saw one at two o’clock in the afternoon. When doctors visited her to discuss the hospital bed issue, they noticed she seemed distracted.
Like a robot, she replied, “We’ll add one more building to the inpatient department. So, everyone, please hold your horses. Assign the beds to the patients according to the severity of their illnesses. If things still don’t work, you may add beds into the corridor. However, you must ask for permission from the patient’s family first.”
In the end, her mind became so chaotic and unfocused that she had to call Roxanne for help. “What does it mean to like someone, Roxanne? How should it feel? Jonathan’s picking up Coralie at the airport today, and I feel awful. I don’t understand why I feel aggrieved.”
Roxanne sighed in her mind when Madilyn’s rant bombarded her ears the moment she picked up the phone.
It seems like Madilyn has genuinely caught feelings for him. Hmm, I must say I also feel strangely angry to know that Jonathan’s picking Coralie up. As she pondered over the matter, she comforted, “Based on my understanding of Jonathan, I bet he simply thought he was just helping out a friend. You don’t need to be too worried about that. However, you should tell him how you feel.”
“How? Do I just tell him I don’t like him picking up another woman? I can’t say that!” Madilyn knitted her eyebrows.
“Yeah, just like that. See how he reacts. You still haven’t told him how you feel about him, right? He’s quite dense, you know. How about I ask Lucian to prod him about it?” suggested Roxanne.
Immediately, Madilyn rejected, “Forget about it. Maybe he just doesn’t see me that way and only treats me as a friend.” Roxanne wasn’t sure if she should laugh or cry. Her feelings keep switching back and forth. How am I going to help her?
In the end, she just comforted her best friend. and asked the latter not to overthink things. After hanging up the call, Madilyn calmed down. I should focus on my work. After all, Roxanne has high hopes for me. I need to learn from her, considering she can take care of her family while advancing her career.
After attending two meetings, she returned to her office. Once she tidied up her files, she could get off work. Then, she would accompany her mother to try some Chanaean dishes in the evening, just as she promised.
Unexpectedly, Jonathan called her. Did he immediately leave Coralie after picking her up? Gleefully, she answered the call.
Before she could utter a word, Jonathan spoke in an urgent tone. “There’s an accident, Madilyn. I was hit from behind by a truck. I’m near your hospital and have called the ambulance, so I should arrive soon.”
Madilyn was so shocked by the news that the hair on her body stood straight. “Are you okay? I’ll prep for emergency treatment right away!”
“I’m fine. No need to worry about me. It’s just that Coralie has fainted. She hit her head, and she’s bleeding. I’m pressing on her wound right now to stop the bleeding. I shouted her name, but she wasn’t responding. Is she in danger, Madilyn?”
Tossing all unnecessary thoughts to the back of her head, she focused on the patient’s condition and answered, “First, check her pupil. See if it reacts to light. Also, inspect her breathing. If she’s still breathing, and her pupil doesn’t dilate, it likely means she has at concussion and has only temporarily fallen into a coma. You don’t need to worry about her too much if that’s the case. Anyway, just check her breathing first. If she’s not, perform CPR on her. I’ll call the emergency room right now. Talk to you later!”
Upon hanging up the phone, she called the emergency room to prepare for a patient’s treatment.
