Chapter 1681


    Daniel''s expression was imposing.


    Nina noticed it and spoke cautiously. "Mr. Quimby, please don''t be angry. It''s my fault for not


    supervising properly,


    which allowed someone like her into my office. Rest assured that she won''t appear in the hospital


    anymore."


    Hazel burst into tears upon hearing those words, practically begging, "Dr. Perkins, please don''t dismiss


    me. If I lose


    this job, I can''t go back home.


    "I had no choice! My mom said my little brother needed a newputer for college, and they kept


    asking me for


    money. But my internship pay is so low. Even if I don''t eat or drink, I can''t afford to buy him aputer


    all at once!"


    Nina frowned and looked at Daniel.


    Hazel crawled closer to Daniel. "Mr. Quimby, please give me one more chance! It was a momentary


    lapse of


    judgment. I promise I won''t dare to do anything against Ms. Squire anymore. Mr. Quimby, please have


    mercy on


    me. I know I was wrong."


    Daniel''s stern face was difficult to read. He looked down at Hazel and suddenly thought about Maisie''s


    family.


    They, too, had a patriarchal attitude, treating their daughter as an ATM and pushing her down a


    hopeless path.


    However, Hazel was luckier than Maisie. She was, at least, free, unlike Maisie, whose biggest cmity


    in life was


    encountering him.


    Daniel took a deep breath before exhaling slowly, and a glimmer of something unidentifiable flickered in


    his eyes.


    He said coldly, "You can stay."


    As if granted a pardon, Hazel remained dumbfounded in ce.


    "But!" Daniel emphasized, "If you breathe a word about today''s events to anyone, you know the


    consequences."


    "I won''t! I won''t!" Hazel repeatedly shook her head. "Mr. Quimby, rest assured! Nothing happened


    today, and I


    won''t have any contact with Mr. Bayer anymore."


    "Is Graham Bayer still in the hospital?" he asked.


    "What?"


    Hazel didn''t immediatelyprehend, so Nina gave her a nudge and signaled her with her eyes.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    As long as Daniel didn''t hold her ountable for her actions, she would have to work for him.


    Furthermore, she


    could only stay at the hospital feeling assured by working for him.


    "No... he''s gone," Hazel answered truthfully. "His wounds from his fight have already healed. The


    doctors advised


    him to stay a little longer, but he insisted on going home, and they didn''t dare to stop him.


    "However, hees to the hospital every other day because he needs his dressings changed."


    "So, he''ll stille to see you?"


    "Mr. Quimby, please rest assured. I won''t engage in any more deals with him."


    "I''m not talking about that..." Daniel smirked as he said lightly, "The next time he approaches you, just


    let me know


    the time and ce."


    He wanted to meet Graham personally and make him understand that trying to scheme behind his


    back would only


    lead to a dead end.


    Arya called Maisie and invited her out for a meal at the same private restaurant they had visited before.


    It was still


    the same beautiful and peaceful ce where the owner and customers chatted happily, and the food,


    made from


    ordinary ingredients, still had an astonishing vor.