Ch. 231..235: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 231-235
Chapter 231
That was not much of a surprise.
After all, Michael could not have built such a hospital in San Joto had he come with no background.
Steve’s face looked a little grave while he was thinking of this.
He knew it; there was more to Jared than met the eye.
Meanwhile, Nicole was in the ward, looking on as a doctor was instructing two nurses to do a routine check on Mr. Riddle Sr., who was hooked up with tubes to some medical instrument.
Nicole leaned casually against the wall as the nurses were doing their job.
She waited for them to finish before asking calmly, “How is his condition?”
Hearing the crisp, bitter voice, the doctor looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and replied involuntarily,
“He needs surgery as soon as possible because we have observed signs of heart failure.
The coronary instability has caused plaque rupture, affecting the blood supply to the heart.
More delay may affect the normal function of certain parts of the body.
According to our observation, it is likely to be the brain.”
Nicole nodded and asked, “Where’s the location?”
The doctor hesitated as if he did not understand why Nicole wanted to know in such detail.
But he still said, “It’s in the worst probable location.
The occlusion of the left anterior descending branch has caused anterior wall myocardial infarction.
If he does not undergo an operation in time, it will cause extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction, which is the most serious and dangerous situation.
The right surgeon has to be found within three days to perform the surgery.
Only then the patient has a chance of recovery.” He was afraid that Nicole would not understand the medical jargon, so he specifically told her how dangerous the condition was.
Nicole nodded gently and thanked the doctor.
She then picked up the stethoscope from the doctor’s instrument tray, put on the medical gloves, put the stethoscope directly on Mr. Riddle Sr.’s chest, and calmly adjusted the position of the ventilator.
The doctor saw her seemingly chaotic yet professional and skillful technique and became baffled, wondering if she was not a family member of the patient but a medical student.
A nurse thought Nicole was pretending to be a doctor and could not tolerate it.
She looked on with a sneer and then reached out to snatch the stethoscope from Nicole.
But Nicole’s reaction was ten times faster than the nurse’s hand.
She grabbed the nurse’s arm and blurted out, “Don’t.”
The nurse burst into tears as the force of Nicole’s hand was too much for her.
She quickly nodded at Nicole to signal that she would do nothing.
Only then did Nicole let go of her hand and listen intently to the heartbeat of Mr. Riddle Sr.
After determining his heart rate and strength, she put down the stethoscope and left the ward without saying a word.
The nurse looked at Nicole from behind and said indignantly, “What is she? She shouldn’t have played with the medical gear.
She doesn’t respect the doctor at all.”
The doctor pulled back his eyes and stared back at the nurse.
“First, you’re not a doctor, and she didn’t disrespect me.
Second, if I remember it correctly, it
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was you who put the ventilator on the patient.
Had she not corrected the tube in time, the oxygen might have flowed in a reverse direction: You know what would have happened, right? “the doctor said in a stern voice.
The nurse’s face instantly turned pale.
“I-I didn’t mean it.” The doctor did not look at the nurse again.
He conveniently rated an F on her appraisal report.
“Had you not been my sister-in-law, I would have sent you back to school to study another four years,” he said.
The nurse looked at the F with indignation.
She did not dare to show that on her face but kept saying, “Thank you.
Thank you.” The doctor shook his head helplessly and then left the ward without looking at her face.
After the doctor left, the nurse looked up and clenched her right hand with the slightest look of remorse on her face.
She had only made a minor mistake, but the doctor reprimanded her so harshly.
She could not understand why he also gave the good-for-nothing girl so high regard.
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The nurse looked at the appraisal report marked with an F with an icy glint in her eyes.
She took off her gloves and threw them on the ground, and then tore the appraisal report to pieces before leaving with her chest held high.
Nicole came out the door with Daniel and Gloria looking at her outside.
“You’ve been with Jared for two days?” they asked softly.
They could only ask Nicole since they could not ask Jared.
“Sort of,” Nicole said as she kneaded her forehead, but she could not say anything about her going abroad.
Gloria hinted at Daniel not to ask again, thinking Nicole was shy.
Steve, too, had the same thinking and gently interrupted Daniel.
“Nicole, we plan to arrange grandpa for the operation in three days, but we haven’t found a suitable doctor.
I think Jared is seeing the hospital CEO now,” he said.
Nicole was a little surprised and felt touched, as Jared had not left but found someone to help her.
Gloria saw Nicole was absent-minded, so she asked questions she was most concerned about.” It’s okay to go out with Jared, but you should’ve told us.
We have not been able to contact you.” Nicole felt a little guilty.
“I’m sorry, Mom.
I turned off my phone and didn’t receive calls.” Her profession was destined to worry Gloria, so she had better not tell her.
Daniel and Gloria glanced at each other.
Since Nicole had admitted her mistake, they should not harp on it anymore.
Daniel coughed to clear his throat and said, “Nicole, I’m not against you getting into a relationship, but you must let us know.
Otherwise, we would be worried when you disappear all of a sudden.”
“You’re in love?” Samuel was wide-eyed.
He had been at school and did not know about Nicole’s personal life.
Spencer pinched Samuel’s arm from behind and looked at Nicole, saying nothing.
Nicole was not as embarrassed as they thought.
She just nodded gently and said, “I will.
Don’t worry.” Nicole was apparently their youngest child.
Gloria and Daniel had no hesitation in believing what Nicole had said.
The two said nothing more, just smiling and nodding.
Norah felt indignant when Nicole was not reprimanded, even after spending two days with a man outside.
She stepped up and said, “Mom, Dad, you’re still so indulgent toward Nicole.
It will only spoil her.
If she hadn’t been away from home this time, how could grandpa have gotten sick? It’s all because of her.”
Norah’s five brothers immediately looked at her.
She had always been a good girl in their eyes.
They did not expect that she would say such a thing.
“How can you say such a thing, Norah? Grandpa fell ill because of the Rogers family.
What does it have to do with Nicole?” Samuel thought Norah had gone overboard.
“Exactly.
How can you simply accuse Nicole?” Spencer also thought Norah had gone too far.
Seeing that her brothers were all siding with Nicole and no one was supporting her, Norah pushed Samuel away.
“You all are biased toward Nicole! Is it just because she is your biological sister? I have been living with you all in this home for so many years, yet I’m nothing to you all!”
Norah had been keeping these words in her heart for a long time, and now she could no longer stand it and said them out loud.
But what awaited her was not an answer but silence from all of them.
Norah had finally understood it all.
She looked into the eyes of her parents and five brothers and could not help but laugh sarcastically.
“You all acquiesced to it, didn’t you? It seems that no one in this family is treating me as one of you.
I’m not going to come back again!”
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Norah could no longer stand it.
She gritted her teeth and turned to leave.
Only then did Gloria come to her senses and call out to Norah, wanting to chase after her.
But Daniel stopped her.
“If you chase after her now, it would only give her a false hope and hurt her even more.”
Gloria suddenly hesitated, not knowing what to do.
Sean, who had not spoken all this while, stepped forward and comforted his mother.
“Don’t worry, Mom.
We’ve found who Norah’s biological parents are, and we will be able to locate them in a few days.”
“Really?” Gloria looked at Sean in surprise.
It was hard to tell whether she was sad or delighted “Tell us immediately when you have located them.
We have to make the best arrangement for Norah,” Daniel said with a sigh.
After all, Norah had been living in the Riddle family for so many years.
He wanted her to live a good life.
“I will.” Sean nodded solemnly.
Nicole looked at her parents.
Daniel had not been feeling well and had lost a lot of weight since a few days ago.
He looked a bit too skinny.
Gloria used to have rosy cheeks, but now she looked pale.
Perhaps she had been spending time in the hospital with Daniel because she could not bring herself to see Daniel stay alone here.
But Norah did not understand them.
She instead made a big fuss out of everything.
Perhaps her leaving was a good thing for everyone.
She came out of her thoughts and looked back at Steve and Stanley.
“I need to leave now because I’ve got something to take care of.
You two take care of dad, mom, and grandpa.”
Steve did not know what she was going to do, but he still nodded his head.
“Go, but come back as soon as you can.
If grandpa wakes up, he will be keen to see you.”
Speaking of Mr. Riddle Sr., they all had worried looks on their faces.
Mr. Riddle Sr.
had been in a semi-coma since yesterday.
The doctor said Mr. Riddle Sr.
could hear people talking, but he could not respond to it.
Nicole had examined Mr. Riddle Sr.
She could not know his condition better.
“Okay,” Nicole said.
She then walked out to the hallway, tapping the fingers of her right hand on her pants with a forbidding look on her face.
Nicole went out and stood opposite the hospital, looking at the bustling crowds passing.
She then took out her phone and sent a message.
Soon, Nicole received a video call from someone who was desperate.
Nicole hung up expressionlessly.
Three seconds later, she received a message on her phone.
[I’ll arrange.)
She put away her mobile phone and looked back at the busy traffic in front of the hospital with a faint expression.
On the top floor of the hospital — Jared sat in the sunny office of the hospital CEO, studying what could be called a lavish
decoration with an obscure expression.
‘What is going on with Michael? How dare he ask me to wait for him for so long! He must have been sitting in this position for too long and lost his sense of direction,’ Jared thought to himself.
Just then, hurried footsteps came from the outside, and then the door was pushed open.
A person walked in with sweat on his forehead.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Johnston.
I’m late.”
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Jared said not a word.
He got up and walked to the balcony, leaning against it to look downstairs with his fingers gently rubbing on the white-marble windowsill.
“Long time no see, Michael.
You seem to be putting on airs now,” Jared said.
Michael wiped the sweat from his forehead and apologized repeatedly.
“I was on an inspection round downstairs.
When I heard you were coming, I immediately came back.” Constantly staying under Jared’s shadow, Michael became resentful of him.
But he dared not show it in front of Jared.
Instead, he smiled and said, “But an emergent patient was suddenly brought in.
I had to attend to it.
Otherwise, I’d never dare to make you wait, Mr. Johnston.”… Jared looked at his chubby body and said coldly, “You’d better be.” He then let out a faint smile.
“Let’s talk business now.” He turned to look at Michael with an obscure expression in his eyes.
Michael was intimidated and almost immediately lowered his head.
Despite that, he was flattering.
“At your service, Mr. Johnston
Jared looked at him with an icy look on his smiling face.
“You must have known Benjamin’s condition,” he said.
Mr. Riddle Sr.
was the titular figure of the Riddle family.
Michael was startled for two seconds before replying, “Yes, I’ve examined him as soon as he was brought in.
His condition isn’t looking good.
The surgery is risky with many uncontrollable variables.”
“Get your best doctor.
How are the chances?” Jared asked, with no emotion in his eyes.
The best doctor under his command was now studying in the Yamenia, and it took last a day of travel back.
Besides, he would have to interrupt his study.
As reluctant as Michael was, he had no choice but to call the doctor back.
“There is a sixty percent chance,” he said.
Jared frowned thoughtfully, as the sixty-percent chance was too low.
“So much for the best doctor in your hospital.
You are keeping a bunch of useless people in the hospital.
How about you retire early?”
Michael’s expression changed abruptly.
He knew Jared meant what he said, and he quickly said, “I’ll call Martin later and see what he says, maybe over sixty percent.”
Jared could tell that Michael was pretending.
He sauntered up to Michael with a frosty face and looked condescendingly at him.
“That’s what San Joto Central Hospital is capable of? Not even one-hundred percent?”
Michael was frightened, with cold sweat all over his body.
He quickly explained, saying,” Please don’t be angry, Mr. Johnston.
Benjamin is old, and the location of his myocardial infarction adds more difficulty to the operation.
It is difficult to tell what complications would arise during the surgery.
We have taken all these factors into account to give a more conservative sixty percent chance.
If you aren’t satisfied with it, we really can’t do anything about it.” He looked at Jared with fear in his eyes.
Jared did not get angry with Michael for saying such a thing.
Instead, he let out a faint smile.”
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Really?” he asked.
He looked at Michael, said nothing further, and walked straight out of the CEO’s office.
“You’d better shape up, Michael,” Jared suddenly said as he left.
Claus caught up with Jared.
Looking at Jared’s expressionless face, he asked softly, “Do you
want to…”
Jared did not look back at him but rubbed against the index finger of his right hand and said with a languid, indifferent voice as usual, “I have no time for him.
Contact Lloyd and ask him to come over to Hustuaburg.” Claus whispered a yes.
He then stepped aside, quickly dialed a number, and whispered something in Esperian.
But quickly, he raised his voice in surprise.
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“What did you say?”He then realized his gaffe and quickly and clearly clarified something.
After hanging up, he looked at Jared with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
“Boss, Lloyd said someone would come and perform the surgery on Nicole’s grandfather.
The doctor is of high caliber and has surpassed Lloyd two years earlier.
He asked us not to worry,” Claus said.
“But how did he know about this?”
With the Riddle family’s stature, they should not have been able to contact Lloyd at all.
There was a glimmer in Jared’s eyes.
He pressed the elevator button, hurried in, and soon reached the ground floor.
Claus was following behind him, looking at his back in puzzlement, not knowing what his boss was thinking.
But when the elevator doors opened, and he saw Nicole’s beautiful and indifferent face, he seemed to have figured out something.
It turned out that Nicole was downstairs.
No wonder Jared was staring out the window when he was in the hospital CEO’s office.
Thinking of this, he looked at the two of them and smiled ambiguously, then walked outside with a key in his hand.
“I’ll go get the car.
You two talk,” Claus said.
Jared looked at Nicole in front of him, her face as calm and composed as ever, looking as if nothing could affect her judgment.
Even if there was a landslide in front of her, she would still not bat an eyelid.
There was a knowing look in his eyes when what Claus had just said came to mind.
His eyes sparkled in the light as if lights were refracted through his pupils.
Nicole looked at him, but there was no emotion in her eyes.
“Did you see your grandfather?” Jared asked, his smile gentle and his voice soft.
Nicole nodded and stepped into the elevator.
“You go back first.
Thank you for sending me here today.”
Jared said nothing more, just watching as the elevator doors closed and Nicole disappeared from his sight.
He stood where he was and gently clenched his fingers.
He thought that after what they had been through together abroad, she would change her mind about him.
But he was wrong; she was still so distant.
He even felt a bit of frustration.
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Nicole was back on the tenth floor.
When Steve saw her back, he let out a gentle smile.
“That’s fast.”
Nicole acknowledged him as she went into the ward first to take a look at Mr. Riddle Sr.
After confirming that nothing had changed, she came out and said to Daniel and Gloria, “The equipment and medical service here are not up to snuff.
I plan to transfer grandpa to another hospital.”
“Transfer grandpa to another hospital?’ Daniel and Gloria glanced at each other with a baffled look in their eyes.
They thought this was the best hospital in San Joto.
If Nicole did not even
think it was good enough, they did not know where else to go.
Nicole looked at their faces and let out a gentle smile.
“Don’t worry.
Leave it all to me,” she
said.