The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1425 What Accident

The doctor realized how serious Cassie's words were. It would definitely affect the hospital's reputation. After all, those were their patients Cassie was referring to.

And if it would be proven correct, it would be the biggest scandal of the year. Who would want to bring their loved ones to a hospital where its staff poisoned the patients anyway? No one would trust the hospital and its doctors any more.

Therefore, the doctor thought it would be a good idea to check her story out. The sooner the truth came out, it would be better for everyone. "Okay, I will test the medicine right away. I will let you know as soon as the result comes out."

Sheryl and Cassie looked at each other and nodded at the doctor.

"Would it be okay if we just stay here and wait for the result? We can't do anything else anyway, since I'm so occupied by this," asked Sheryl. The doctor agreed. Sheryl sat in the waiting area, together with Cassie, who had asked for a half-day leave to accompany her.

Half an hour later, the doctor was walking towards them with the result in his hand. Sheryl and Cassie stood up and walked towards him. When the doctor was in a hearing distance, safe to talk without anybody overhearing him, he said, "We found a trace of a poison in the medicine with an incubation period of one week. On the second week, the poison will start to kick in. People who were injected with it will die within days. If that happens, there is nothing we can do to help them."

It surprised Cassie. She knew Lillian was a shady character, and that Lillian might do something to hurt Sheryl. But it never occurred to her that Lillian's real objective was to kill Sheryl. Cassie really found the situation confusing since she knew Sheryl had nothing against Lillian. Moreover, Sheryl was always nice to people around her. She was sure Sheryl would never do something to hurt Lillian's feelings. Figuring out Lillian's motive was number one on Cassie's list. And, she should find it out as soon as possible. Who the hell would know what and when Lillian's next move would be? Sheryl and she were vulnerable starting right at the moment. They weren't safe until this was solved.

A shiver ran down Sheryl's spine, too. She thought that Lillian was a nice professional nurse who would take good care of her patients. But now, everything changed after she found out that Lillian tried to murder her. If Cassie didn't get to her in time, she would die a week later. What Lillian did really freaked her out.

Thinking so hard, Sheryl tried to figure out Lillian's motivation. But, she got nothing! As she stood in front of the office, she suddenly realized she didn't know who to trust any more.

Sheryl's instincts made her grabbed Cassie's arm tightly to hold herself up. She was on the verge of collapsing.

High on alert, Cassie held Sheryl immediately. As she looked at Sheryl, she felt sorry for her. She seated her to a bench nearby. To help ease Sheryl's burden, she gave her a hug. She hoped her small gesture would calm her down and clear her mind.

"Cassie, I really don't understand it. Why would this happen to me? I mean, why would Lillian do something so terrible to me?" Sheryl broke down.

The sadness and confusion in Sheryl's teary eyes hurt Cassie.

"All of this is not your fault. Stop tormenting yourself!" Cassie gently patted her on her shoulders.

With a profound understanding of herself, Sheryl knew she was so fragile at the moment. She knew she wasn't at fault here, but she couldn't help questioning herself.

Who would want to be murdered? Definitely not her! Whatever the reason behind, she did not want to see herself six feet under the ground. She also did not like feeling scared all the time. She definitely did no want to always look at her shoulders, wondering who among the people walking behind her would want to kill her.

"Stop worrying, Sher. We'll call the police and let them handle this. I am sure that Lillian will not get away with this. She will face justice. What matters most is that you are safe now. We'll go home now, okay?" And then, there was silence. After a while, Sheryl bit her lips and shook her head.

Seeing how upset Sheryl was, Cassie thought the only thing she could do now was accompany her. Just maybe, the small act would help Sheryl feel better.

The doctor also gave Sheryl an apologetic look as his way of comforting her. Then, he walked to a corner to call the director of hospital. It would be best to report it. For if something untoward happened, the director would be ready armed with the knowledge of the situation.

"Good afternoon, Director. I have something urgent here and it needs your attention."

"What?" the director asked impatiently, not taking the doctor seriously.

"One of our nurses in the hospital, Lillian, tried to poison one of our patients. She got caught, and we have the evidence. But, Lillian was long gone now. The patient, Mrs. Lu, is considering calling the police." The doctor explained everything to the director as clearly and briefly as he could.

Never thinking that such act would happen at his hospital, the director was so angry. If the media found out about this, the hospital would be condemned by the whole society. And, it would definitely ruin the hospital. He would be screwed!

He also knew Sheryl was a big client. The day she was admitted to the hospital, her husband got her a VIP room. From this, he knew she came from a powerful and wealthy family.

After doing a background research on Sheryl, he learned that her husband was Charles, the president of the Shining Company. Everyone in the city knew the Lu family.

Therefore, throwing her a bunch of cash and asking her to shut up were not the way to settle this. The Lu family didn't need money.

But this was serious, and he had to fix this as soon as possible. Otherwise, there would be a big chance of leakage and there would be nothing he could do about it. He knew the power of media and the internet.

The director rubbed his forehead anxiously, wondering what the best course of action was.

Finally, he decided to call Charles. As the husband of the patient, Charles had the right to know the truth. The director was thinking of how to break the news to Charles so as to not result in the ruination of the hospital.

In the Dream Garden

Charles had just tucked Clark and Shirley in. He was so exhausted. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. It was at this moment that he realized how much it was for Sheryl to take good care of the two kids.

As he was walking out of the kids' bedroom, his phone rang. He took out his phone and looked at the screen. It was an unknown number. He was contemplating whether to answer the call or not. But, the phone continued to ring. In the end, he decided to answer it.

"Hello, good evening. May I speak to Mr. Lu, please?" the director asked anxiously on the other end of the line. The idea of telling Charles that one of his staff in the hospital tried to poison Sheryl freaked him

out.

"This is Charles Lu speaking. Who's on the line?"

"I'm the director of the hospital where your wife, Mrs. Lu, is staying."

Charles' heart jumped out of his chest. He was so afraid that something bad had happened to Sheryl. Concerned, he asked, "Is there something wrong with Sheryl?"

Gathering all the courage the director could summoned within himself, he answered, "No, no, no, no. Don't worry. Everything is fine with Mrs. Lu. It's just that...there was an accident earlier today which I think you need to know."

Releasing slowly the breath Charles was holding, he felt so relieved when he learned that Sheryl was doing okay.

"What accident?"

"One of the nurses tried to poison Mrs. Lu. Fortunately, Mrs. Lu found out right on time. No damage was done." Nervously, the director waited for Charles' answer. He knew what he said would not make the situation better.