CHapter 5
Noe was taken aback, her brows furrowing slightly. “Marriage? Doesn’t the family have other
daughters?”
“Miss ra sald she’s not a daughter of the Schnabel family, not worthy to take your engagement
spot. The lord said the marriage is yours, and no one can snatch it away!”
Wren was grinning from ear to ear after receiving a call, chatting respectfully with the other party for
a bit before hanging up and turning to Noe.
“Miss, before the lord wants you to swing by to see him before you go home. You know his health
isn’t great, and he’s been missing you for many years.”
Noe didn’t mind and nodded. “Sure, but the gift I’ve prepared for Grandpa hasn’t arrived yet.
Wouldn’t it be improper to show up empty–handed?”
Wren quickly waved his hands. “The fact that you’re willing to visit is already a big deal. The lord
doesn’t care much for those things.”
Marcel Schnabel had lived for so long, what good things hadn’t he seen?
What Wren was really worried about was Noe refusing to go.
The fact that she had thought to prepare a gift for the lord was already impressive.
Considering the Lambert family’s poor state, living in that tiny vi, Wren didn’t expect Noe to
come up with anything too fancy. But with Noe saying so, showing bnce and politeness, yet
neither servile nor overbearing, Wren’s impression of her improved a lot.
That demeanor, truly fitting for the Schnabel family’s Miss!
“The lord is recuperating in a hospital on the outskirts of Imperial City. I’ll take you there now.”
Half an hourter, the helicopter turned into a regr sedan, smoothly entering Imperial West
Hospital.
Wren handed Noe a piece of paper with a room number on it.
“Miss, the lord doesn’t like too many people around. I’ll go wash the car, so could you please go up
on your own? I’ll wait for you here!”
Marcel had a foul temper, which had grown even more entric since falling ill.
Wren looked apologetically at Noe.
Taking the paper, Noe nodded faintly. “Okay.”
Just as she reached the third floor, a bunch of wild kids knocked over a nurse’s cart, sending it
barreling towards Noe!
“Watch out!” The nurses cried out in rm.
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“Oh no.
that cart has the medicine for bed number three. If it spills, we’re done for…”
Noe was about to dodge when she overheard the nurses‘ conversation.
Bed number three? Wasn’t that Marcel’s bed number?
The cart was out of control, speeding towards Noe.
In the midst of the chaos, with a swift move of her feet and a gentle nudge of her knee, Noe
steadied the cart.
Not a single drop of medicine was spilled!
The nurses were stunned! That was some slick move!
“Miss, are you okay?”
Noe shook her head, just about to return the cart to the nurses, when suddenly, a plumpdy
threw herself at her.
Thedy reached out to grab Noe’s arm, but Noe dodged with a speed invisible to the naked
eye.
Thedy lunged at air, and while Noe was distracted, she grabbed onto her clothes, her voice
loud enough for the whole floor to hear.
“Miss, you gotta hear us out! Imperial West Hospital killed someone. Imperial West Hospital won’t
own up after killing my son. What can I possibly do? Miss, you gotta help us get justice!”
Thedy started bawling, making a scene.
“Imperial West Hospital mustpensate for my son! You quacks took his life! You must pay!”
Every patient’s door had onlookers.
The medical staff, used to such sights, hurried over to try to pull Noe away.
Thedy shoved the nurse to the ground, wailing, “Oh Lord! Why is my son’s life so hard!”
The nurse, visibly annoyed, frowned and said, “Excuse me, you signed a surgical consent before
the operation. The patient died from postoperative care negligence, not because of us. What does
that have to do with our hospital?”
Thedy’s voice grew even louder, buzzing in Noe’s ears.
“No rtion? Are you now saying there’s no rtion? My son breathed hisst in your hospital! You
quacks took his life; you mustpensate!”
Thedy was a natural loudspeaker, her booming voice wearing everyone down.
After her rant, she took out a prescription, plopped herself on the floor, and continued her wails.
“Why doesn’t anyone believe me? My son came to me in a dream, saying it was all your fault!”
The nurse was disgusted but couldn’t just kick her out.
“Stop your nonsense. Just because your son said that in your dream, you think that’s the evidence?
Superstitious rubbish! Security, take her away!”
Thedy threw herself on the floor, making a scene as if she wouldn’t leave without an exnation
from the hospital.
A cool voice sounded above thedy’s head.
“Is this your son’s prescription? There’s a problem with this medication.
Thedy’s crying stopped abruptly! She looked up to see Noe, her expression calm as she looked
at the prescription in thedy’s hand. Noe’s cool gaze, like water stirring ripples, met
hers.
Thedy got all worked up, her voice louder. “I knew someone would see it! Finally, someone’s
taking my side! It’s all because of Imperial West Hospital’s Ipetent doctors that my son died!”
Thisdy came by every couple of weeks, and the whole floor’s medical staff were at their wit’s end
dealing with this kind of malicious disturbance.
The doctors were giving Noe hostile nces.
“Miss, you can’t just say anything you like. What makes you think our hospital’s prescription is off?”
“How old are you to be talking nonsense? Can you even understand this prescription? Do you know
what the patient’s symptoms were?”
Noe gave her a steady look.
“Licorice can inhibit the synthesis and release of prostandins, suppress the activity of 11B–
hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, leading to elevated blood pressure in patients. This ismon
knowledge. The amount of licorice tablets in this prescription is excessive, causing the patient’s
blood pressure to spike and resulting in death.”
Meeting her gaze, the nurse felt overwhelmed.
“You’re just a high school student, talking to me aboutmon knowledge? This was prescribed by
a team of experts!”
This brat, thinking she knows medication just from flipping through a few books? If she’s not. taught
a lesson, she probably won’t learn respect!
An elderly voice broke through. “Enough, what’s all themotion?”
The doctors and nurses immediately shut up, turning respectfully towards the old man standing at
the door of a ward.
Dressed in a hospital gown and holding a dragon–headed cane, he emanated authority without a
hint of anger.
The nurse’s eyes darted around, calcting.
“Marcel, the patient’s family from Room 8 is kicking up a fuss again, and this chick is adamant that
there’s something fishy with our meds! The meds for Room 8 were handpicked by Professor Calvin
from MediCore University: they’re top–notch in credibility. I’m betting we’ve got a spy in our midst. I
say we have security escort her out!”
The old man snorted with authority, his toneced withmand. “Letting spies sneak in? Is
security cking off or what?”
The medical staff were quick on the draw, about to grab Noe’s arm and hustle her out.
o was out of their grasp before they
However, Noe pulled a slick move, a little legwork and could eveny a finger on her clothes.
Thedy stepped up, positioning herself in front of Noe.
“Try me. I dare you! Lay a finger on this girl, and I’ll give you a show you won’t forget – I’ll drop dead
right here!”
The medical team was heads over heels in trouble now. With thedy causing a scene and this
loose–cannon chick stirring up trouble, the whole ce was in an uproar.
“Get them outta here, pronto! She’s spouting nonsense here; there’s gotta be something up with
them!”
Noe was left speechless. She just pointed out amon–sense mistake with the medication. and
these folks were going nuts over it?
Noe’s gaze was steady. “So Calvin’s a big shot? Even he can make rookie mistakes.”
She remembered the name: justst month he was emailing her, trying to get her to join his team.
She thought it was a dead–end and gave him the cold shoulder.
Calvin went bananas trying to reach her after she dropped some papers on NEJM, the kind of stuff
she wrote up when she had a spare moment.
Noe managed to infuriate all the doctors around her with herment! Professor Calvin was a
big fish in the medical world, a leading authority on cardiovascr diseases, with at Harmonia
Country national medal to his name, his word carrying serious weight.
Yet now, some young upstart was throwing shade his way!
“What are you on about? You think you’re in the same league to challenge Professor Calvin?”
Noe’s reply was cool as a cucumber, “I could give Calvin a ring, have him own up to his blunder.”