Jeremy stood frozen, shock and panic rendering him speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And it wasn\u2019t just him. Even Rowan had no clue that a daughter\u2013in\u2013law of the Cooper family was among his staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Clementine\u2019s qualifications, she wouldn\u2019t have stood a chance of getting into any top\u2013tier hospital without his intervention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was true that the number of applicants for this year\u2019s mid\u2013level promotion was high, making the available slots especially tight. By all rights, Scarlet\u2019s qualifications made her promotion a sure thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, Jeremy had deliberately cut her out for personal reasons, and Rowan was well aware of that. He had simply chosen to turn a blind eye. What he hadn\u2019t expected was that this quiet, unassuming young woman was anything but easy to mess with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the Cooper family behind her, why hadn\u2019t she said anything sooner?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How had she managed to keep it hidden for three full years?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan wasn\u2019t foolish. Now that accusations of favoritism had been thrown directly in his face, he could tell that William\u2019s words were aimed squarely at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His expression darkened, embarrassment written all over his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Cooper, there must be some misunderstanding,\u201d Rowan explained firmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hospital follows a strict and well\u2013regulated promotion process. There is absolutely no room for under\u2013the\u2013table dealings. Regardless of personal connections, character and merit come first. We would never let a capable doctor go unrecognized. Since there are objections to this year\u2019s results, in the interest of fairness, all outcomes from this round of evaluations will be voided.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clementine panicked. \u201cUncle Rowan!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
One sharp look from Rowan stopped her cold, and she didn\u2019t dare take another step.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo sense at all,\u201d he thought bitterly. \u201cShe couldn\u2019t even handle a small matter without blowing it into this mess, and now she\u2019s calling me \u2018uncle\u2018 in front of everyone? Uncle? Please. Distant uncle at best!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan stated, \u201cThe hospital will conduct a new round of evaluations, and the entire process will be open and transparent to ensure fairness. I stake the reputation of this hospital on it, that no favoritism will be tolerated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Xyla clapped enthusiastically. \u201cWell, since I\u2019ve got time to spare, I\u2019ll be the observer. Don\u2019t let me catch anyone cheating.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Calling for a fair evaluation was, to anyone with senses, just a move to sacrifice the pawn to save the king. They were stripping Clementine of her undeserved slot and returning it to Scarlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clementine refused to accept it. Stomping her foot in frustration, she cried, \u201cUncle Rowan, how could you do this? You promised me \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan shot a look, and Jeremy immediately covered Clementine\u2019s mouth, half\u2013dragging her away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Putting on a gentle expression, Rowan turned to Scarlet. \u201cDr. Benson, don\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll make sure justice is served in this matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justice? Wasn\u2019t he the very source of the injustice?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Scarlet replied politely, \u201cThank you, Dr. Parker.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan then turned to William. \u201cMr. Cooper, does this resolution meet your expectations?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
O\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
VIP UPGRADE REWARDS\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 74\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
William responded with effortless grace, \u201cIt\u2019s reassuring to know the hospital has a director as upright and impartial as you. With you in charge, I\u2019m sure no one would dare abuse their authority and mistreat my wife again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The message was unmistakable. If anyone dared to target Scarlet again, Rowan would be the one held accountable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRest assured. If anything like this happens again, Dr. Benson, come straight to me. I\u2019ll make sure it\u2019s handled,\u201d Rowan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the formalities concluded, he was eager to leave. \u201cMr. Cooper, I have a meeting to attend. Please allow me to excuse myself. Dr. Benson, why don\u2019t you show Mr. Cooper around the hospital?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment Rowan left, Scarlet pushed William away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you out of your mind?\u201d she snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just helped you get justice. Instead of thanking me, you\u2019re yelling at me?\u201d William muttered, \u201cYou\u2019re turning against the person who helped you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks,\u201d Scarlet replied flatly, without a trace of warmth. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t need you to fight my battles for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLO<\/p>\n
Jeremy stood frozen, shock and panic rendering him speechless.\u00a0 And it wasn\u2019t just him. Even Rowan had no clue that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-end-of-the-contractstart-of-his-obsession"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13589,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551\/revisions\/13589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}