Chapter 442 The Mocking Bird


    The doctor froze for a moment. She had no idea Anthony would be this much of a brilliant man. He had


    an air of cold regality about him, a face even the gods would envy, and even his every move told her


    that this man was powerful. There were a lot of handsome men in this world, and a lot of sessful


    men too. However, handsome men usually had nothing else going for them. Their career was either in


    the dumps, or they had no career at all.


    On the other hand, sessful men were usually old, pudgy men with beer bellies as big as a pregnant


    woman''s stomach. Men who were handsome, dashing, and sessful were one of a kind, and she


    couldn''t believe her sister would give up on having a rtionship with a man like this. Fortunately, I


    have the watch with me.


    A hundred thoughts flew through her head, and she pretended to have just snapped out of her stupor,


    then she nodded. "I''m Veronica McCarthy. Dr. Leicester had a surgery to attend to, so I''ll be attending


    to the boy."


    She put on an aloof and professional look. Before Anthony could say anything, she approached


    Zachary. "Come on. One more checkup and you can go home."


    Zachary was feeling reluctant, and he muttered, "But you just did a checkup." I never knew there was a


    checkup right before discharge.


    Veronica smiled and ced a book on the table, then she picked her stethoscope up. "Well, you are


    the son of Mr. Crawford. The director has told us to keep a close eye on you, so I have to be


    professional."


    She made it sound like she was just doing this because of the director. And there was an arrogant


    undertone, like she was saying, ''I didn''t want to do this, but the director told me to.''


    Lilly had no idea about underlying messages, but she didn''t like how Veronica talked. She stared at her


    for a moment and asked, "Doctor, is something wrong with your hand? Why are you raising it so high?


    And you even shook it for a bit. Is that part of being professional?" Lilly was confused. She could just


    check on Zachary, but why''d she raise her hand like she was starting a surgery? Uncle said they only


    did that because the doctors wanted their hands to remain germ-free after their disinfection, I guess?


    But we''re not doing any surgery right now.


    Because of what Lilly said, Liam looked at Veronica as well. He hadn''t noticed it at first, but now he


    thought that movement was redundant.


    Veronica was feeling awkward, but she said, "Um, force of habit. I would have to do surgery


    sometimes."


    Lilly shook her head. "But my uncle said doctors would never wear watches or essories during


    surgery. If you''re used to doing surgeries, why would you wear a watch?"


    Veronica held her hand up so Anthony would notice her watch. She got distracted for a moment when


    she came in, so she wasn''t sure if he had seen it. Anthony didn''t even look at her after she came in, so


    she had to show off her watch more, or she would have no avenue to see him once he left the hospital.


    She was relieved that Lilly brought up the matter of her watch, and she swung it for a bit. "Sorry.


    Someone important to me gave me this watch as a gift. It''s a men''s watch, so it''s a bit big for me. I


    have to adjust it every so often."


    Zachary and Josh were speechless. Um, sounds wrong, but okay?


    Lilly, however, saw through her lies. "Doctor, you said that you raise your hands because you''re used to


    doing surgeries, and now you''re saying it''s because of the watch''s size. So which is it?"


    Veronica was speechless. She loved that someone brought up the watch, but she hated it when it was


    used to poke holes in her lies.


    Lilly asked, "Are you really a doctor, miss?"


    Veronica looked at her. "Of course. Why would you ask that?"


    Lilly shook her head. "I don''t think you''re a doctor."


    Pablo said, "Probably not someone who went through actual medical training. Private hospitals aren''t


    as stringent as public hospitals anyway. Some doctors they have are fakes. This woman is tainted.


    Unclean. There''s darkness on her head."


    Lilly nodded. "You''re probably a bad doctor." Under ke''s tutge, something in Lilly changed. She


    used to be polite to everyone, even the worst people, but now her attitude would change depending on


    who she was dealing with.


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    To Veronica, this girl was ill-mannered. She used me of being a fake and bad doctor? Man, this girl


    is annoying. She said nothing more and ''professionally'' checked on Zachary. It should''ve been a five-


    minute check, but she took fifteen minutes for it.


    She then wrote down all the data on a paper, and she even included her name and number on it. "Call


    me if the patient feels unwell. Dr. Leicester and I will be in charge of the boy. Dr. Leicester might be


    busy, so just call me if you need anything."


    Liam took the paper and tucked it into a folder without looking at it. "Let''s go," he said.


    Veronica frowned. Not even a thank you? If he had said so, I could offer my private services to them.


    She said, "Mr. Crawford, since your son is a special individual, the director specifically told us to take


    care of his every need. After all, he just went through a brain surgery, and we need to visit from time to


    time. First checkup is in a week, then a month, then six months after that."


    Liam said, "No, thank you." They had Gilbert to do the checkup anyway, and he could do it every day.


    There was no need to employ the services of an outsider.


    Veronica was at a loss for words, and she was a little miffed. Most doctors wouldn''t even give private


    services. They''d only have the patiente back for checkups. She was already feeling embarrassed


    offering her services, and yet she was still rejected.


    Veronica calmed herself down and put on her aloof persona, nodding. "Call me if you need anything." I


    need to take this slow. Gotta create chance encounters, then. She put her hands into her coat''s


    pockets and smiled at Zachary.


    "Congrattions. You can leave the hospital now. Oh, are these your siblings? My, your sister is


    adorable." She tried to pat Lilly''s head in an attempt to make herself look approachable. They seem to


    adore this girl. I should gain her favor first.


    Lilly tilted her head, and Polly unzipped the bag and climbed up Lilly''s shirt, then it stood on her


    shoulder. Noticing that, Veronica said, "Oh, is this your pet? What a nice parrot it is."


    Polly rolled its eyes. No, birds couldn''t roll their eyes in reality, but this was a fictional world anyway.


    "Caw, caw, fake b*tch. Get yo filthy hands off me." It extended its w and swung its head around. "Ey,


    would you look at the time. It''s clock out time. See ya, work. Wouldn''t wanna be ya." The bird


    specifically mimicked what Veronica was doing earlier by swinging its w around.


    Veronica froze. This damn bird… I can''t believe I called it nice.