Chapter 219


    Lyra swiftly ushered the two surgeons into the room.


    ine crossed her arms, “Gentlemen, I’ve paid you handsomely, and I know back when you were


    interns in Midtown, you were well looked after by the Bartels Hospital. My mother mentioned it. A little


    gratitude goes a long way. Now, about Natalie’s surgery, we must tie up all loose ends! That girl…”


    “Don’t worry, Ms. ine. If anyonees sniffing around, they won’t find a thing. The kidney transnt


    patients, the donors, everything is spotless.


    The girl we found for you was a rtive from the oncology ward, not connected to the transnt


    department at all. She took the money and had no idea who the buyer was. This secret is buried deep.”


    Only then did ine nod, her face still frosty. She furrowed her brow, saying, “Get me the list of all the


    female nurses in your department.”


    Dr. Horatio was perplexed,


    Lyra snapped, “There was a suspicious nurse in your office just now. Ms. ine wants an inspection.”


    Reluctantly, Dr. Horatio had the head nurse bring in the name list of all the female nurses.


    It included photographs, and ine quickly flipped through it, not finding a single pair of eyes that


    matched the masked nurse she had seen earlier.


    “Is this everyone?”


    “There are some temps, too, but it’s a hassle to list them all. The hospital isn’t very strict about


    managing temp nurses.”


    ine pondered, then rxed slightly, thinking the suspicious nurse must have been a temp and likely


    not a threat.


    She admonished, “Tighten up the management of your patient files during this period. Be vignt about


    who enters and leaves the office!”


    Dr. Horatio felt she was being paranoid. “Don’t worry, Ms. ine, we’ve got it all under control. There’s


    not a trace to be found.”


    ine looked into his eyes and smiled faintly. “Good.”


    After she and Lyra left, ine paused in the hallway and looked back at the two doctors in the


    director’s office.


    With a cold snort and expressionless face, she muttered, “Those doctors’ greed makes them


    untrustworthy. I can’t touch them now with Ludwik asking questions, but once the old hag kicks the


    bucket, their lips must be sealed.”


    Lyra gasped, shocked by ine’s casual mention of silencing someone.


    In the men’s restroom, Tiana’s eyes darted around,


    ring at Parker, then down at his hand over her mouth.


    Her cute face flushed red with frustration, and only when Parker realized his mistake did he retract his


    hand and stuff it into his pocket.


    “Phew. Mr. Doonan, what brings you to TriMed Hospital?”


    Now that she could breathe, Tiana asked awkwardly.


    “Just using the restroom,” the man replied curtly, his voice deep.


    Tiana was speechless.


    After saying this, Parker actually headed towards the urinal.


    “Hey, I’m still here, you know? I’m a girl, and I’m not blind… Mr. Doonan! Hey!”


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    Tiana was indignant, her face a deeper shade of red.


    “Can’t you just close your eyes?”


    “You should’ve given me a heads-up! It’s toote now! Where are your manners?”


    “You’re one to talk about manners in the men’s room?” Parker frowned, ncing at her flushed cheeks,


    a yful spark in his eye.


    This little hooligan had caused him quite the trouble when Ludwik sent him to rescue her, taking


    advantage of him in the car. She had no memory of their encounter, and the next time they met, she


    dared to smile innocently at him.


    A storm of thoughts raged through Tiana’s mind. Why did she, a proper, innocent girl, keep ending up


    in these situations?


    Last time, she identally intruded on Ludwik at the Imperial Gem Corporation.


    Oh wait, if Ludwik was ‘L’, then her following ‘Ludwik’ to the restroom wasn’t actually him.


    Suddenly, Tiana’s eyes shed as she scrutinized Parker’s profile.


    His shy pink shirt highlighted his devilishly handsome and angr face, with a thin frame and legs


    that seemed to stretch on forever.


    This profile resembled the one from the restroom at the Imperial Gem Corporation…


    Damn it. Could it have been Parker ying ‘Ludwik’st time?


    Meaning she had seen this man twice!


    What kind of twisted fate was this?


    “Hooligan, still here?” Parker broke her train of thought.


    Tiana was speechless. Did she look like she wanted to be here? No, ine was after her outside.


    He had the nerve to call her a hooligan as if she was interested in watching him.


    Annoyed, she fixed her gaze on his thin lips, sarcastically remarking, “Just curious, do you always take


    this long at the urinal? No issues, I hope? After all, this is a hospital. You might want to get that


    checked.”


    “This woman needs to be put in her ce…” Parker thought grimly.


    Facing her, he smirked devilishly, “The restroom here should be quite clean. Care for an inspection in


    the cubical, Ms. Melford?”


    This man always had a way with words, his gaze casual yet unsettling beneath his schrly sses.


    How he became Ludwik’s close friend was a mystery.


    With two spots of color on her cheeks, Tiana, unwilling to back down, nced at his waist and


    snapped, “No need for an inspection. I’m not concerned about your health.”


    Parker narrowed his eyes at the spirited littledy.


    At this moment, for some reason, he felt an impulsive urge. Damn it.


    “My health is excellent, as you can see, Ms. Melford,” he retorted coldly and arrogantly.


    Tiana was at a loss for words.


    Look at that conceited tone. Though he did have the right to boast…


    A shudder of humiliation… wait, what were they even discussing now? How did the topice to this?


    Were they that close?


    Chastising herself internally, Tiana’s face turned even redder as she quickly stepped around him,


    aiming for the door. “Anyway, thanks for earlier. If you still need to do your business, I won’t keep you.”


    Parker’s face darkened.


    “If you leave now, ine might still be out there.”


    His mention of ine made Tiana narrow her eyes and turn back to him. “I haven’t asked yet, Mr.


    Doonan, why are you at this hospital? You wouldn’t be here to investigate something, would you?”


    “What about you? You’ve been sneaking around the nephrology department, huh? What’s the deal?


    Investigating ine?”


    Parker narrowed his eyes. He hade to snoop around himself, curious about the recent news of


    Natalie’s kidney failure, but he did not suspect anything fishy within the nephrology department.


    But Tiana, that feisty little thing, seemed to have her sights set on ine.


    Tiana caught her breath, thinking she had to keep the task Whitney entrusted to her under


    wraps.


    Besides, with how Ludwik, that lousy excuse for a man, was fawning over ine these days, and with


    Parker being his friend, she would not put it past Parker to rat her out.


    She quickly deflected with a chuckle. “Me, investigating ine? What do I look like, someone with too


    much time on my hands? A rtive of mine’s got kidney failure, just came to ask the docs some


    questions. Running into her was just bad luck. Alright, I’m out of here. Make yourself at home, Mr.


    Doonan.”


    With that, she slipped out cautiously.


    Parker did not stop her, his gaze lingering on her retreating figure in the nurse’s uniform. Did she take


    him for a fool?


    He let out a snort of amusement. Dressed up and sneaking around, she was definitely up to something.


    Was this Whitney’s doing? Sending her to investigate something?