Chapter 60


    I looked up , and surprise ! _ –


    Sara performed the surgery . _ _ I was n’t the only one in shock ; _ Sara was too . “ How is my friend ,


    doctor ? ” I spoke before she could .  _


    “ She ‘s fine now . As long as she rests , she will heal , ” replied Sara , though still curious that I called h


    er a doctor instead of Chief Tavares .  _ _


    “ Thank you , doctor ”, I said . “ Let ‘s get a ward for Joana , yes , Carlos ? ” I looked at him .


    Sara took one look at Carlos and understood why I pretended not to know her . “ Yes , you should do it


    now . Do you want her to stay in a normal ward or …


    “ Of


    course , it’s the best “ . Carlos responded quickly , but thought it sounded inappropriate with me here . “


    What do you think , dear ? ”


    “ Anything you say , honey . _ _ ” I smiled . “ How


    much will it cost for the best ward here , Dr. Tavares ? ”


    “ We have two suites left , which will cost fifteen thousand a day , ” replied the nurse .


    “ Fifteen thousand ? Absurd ! ” eximed Mrs. _ _ Morals . She worried about Joana ‘s son , of course


    , but she was more concerned about money . “ And I also paid for the surgery .”


    I pretended not to hear her . “ Leave her in the suite , dear . _ The


    child needs this . Finish the paperwork , hm ?


    that cost


    Carlos was shocked to learn the cost of


    the suite . I knew he only meant those single rooms a few hundred a day when he said he wanted a bet


    ter ward . My insistence , of course , took him by surprise .


    Mrs. _ _ Morais was unhappy after I asked Carlos to review the paperwork . _ “ Why are n’t you doing t


    his alone , Linda ? _ ”


    “ Yes , why not , Linda ? _ Pam chimed in .  _ _


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    “ I have to stay with Joana . She needs me more than ever right now . _ Besides , Carlos is my husban


    d . _ He’s the same . if he goes anyway ” . _ Mrs. _ _ Morais and Pam could not refute this , since _I


    was Joana ‘s friend , at least . in public , whereas they were irrelevant in this context .


    Carlos hesitated , but went to fill out the paperwork anyway . At


    the same time , the rest of his family and I sent Joana to the infirmary .


    When we arrived , Mrs. _ Morais ‘ jaw dropped . _ “ This is not an infirmary . ” She looked around at the


    glittering room . _ “ It ‘s more luxurious than our house ”  .


    “ This is a special wing for you , tailor- made for the rich , ” joked Pam .


    “ This is going to be costly . ” Mrs. _ _ Morais must be upset right


    now . “ To be honest , Joana is your friend Linda . _ ” She looked at me . “ You ca n’t expect Carlos to p


    ay for this . I ‘m not giving in onit “.


    In other words , she wanted me to pay . That damn old bitch . The divorce had n’t happened yet , and s


    he was already cutting ties . “ Do n’t worry , mother . Joan will pay . ” Then I noticed Joana ‘s eyelid twit


    ching. I knew . That bitch is just pretending to be sleeping