\u201cSo\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0everyone\u2019s\u00a0saying\u00a0it,\u00a0that\u00a0makes\u00a0it\u00a0true?\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0female\u00a0patient\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0rose\u00a0sharply\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0address\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0area.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0all\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0this\u00a0nurse\u00a0claims\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0assaulted\u00a0someone\u00a0and\u00a0got\u00a0involved\u00a0in\u00a0someone\u00a0else\u2019s\u00a0marriage.\u00a0Does\u00a0that\u00a0sound\u00a0even\u00a0remotely\u00a0believable\u00a0to\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u00a0way!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely\u00a0not!\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0had\u00a0seen\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0integrity\u00a0and professionalism\u00a0firsthand.\u00a0Someone\u00a0who\u00a0treated\u00a0people\u00a0with\u00a0that\u00a0much\u00a0care\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0possibly\u00a0be\u00a0the kind\u00a0of\u00a0person\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0describing.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0young\u00a0nurse,\u00a0clearly\u00a0flustered\u00a0now,\u00a0snapped\u00a0back,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0decide\u00a0what\u2019s true!\u00a0That\u00a0kid\u2019s\u00a0already\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0he?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson!\u201d\u00a0someone\u00a0called\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0nurse\u2019s\u00a0station,\u00a0cutting\u00a0her\u00a0off.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0nurse\u00a0immediately\u00a0went\u00a0silent.\u00a0Her\u00a0face\u00a0flushed\u00a0red\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0entrance.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0walked\u00a0in,\u00a0calm\u00a0and\u00a0composed.\u00a0She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0angry\u00a0at\u00a0all.<\/p>\n
She approached\u00a0the nurse\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0evenly,\u00a0\u201cStarting\u00a0tomorrow,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0reassigned\u00a0to\u00a0another\u00a0doctor\u2019s\u00a0consultation\u00a0floor.\u00a0Once\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0made\u00a0your\u00a0choice,\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0know\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0inform\u00a0HR.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0around\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0staff.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0anyone\u00a0else\u00a0wants\u00a0a\u00a0transfer,\u00a0now\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to!\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0shook\u00a0their\u00a0heads\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0hurry.\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0patient\u00a0list\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0full,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0nurses\u00a0under\u00a0her\u00a0command\u00a0received\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0pay.\u00a0No\u00a0one\u00a0wanted to\u00a0give\u00a0that\u00a0up.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0toys\u00a0full<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0female patient.\u00a0The\u00a0woman,\u00a0likely\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0fifties,\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0looked\u00a0indignant.\u00a0Her\u00a0expression\u00a0had\u00a0turned\u00a0sheepish.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0nonsense,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0sure\u00a0as\u00a0hell\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0any\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0small,\u00a0amused\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cAlright.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0turned\u00a0more\u00a0serious.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0did\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0you\u00a0at\u00a0your\u00a0last\u00a0follow\u2013up?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0patient\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0then\u00a0answered\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0guilty\u00a0look\u00a0\u201cTo\u00a0stay\u00a0in\u00a0good\u00a0spirits.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0nonsense\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0throw\u00a0you\u00a0off.\u00a0A\u00a0good\u00a0mood\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0medicine.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0voice was\u00a0gentle\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0offered\u00a0the\u00a0advice.<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0she\u00a0slipped\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0white\u00a0coat\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0consultation\u00a0room,\u00a0calling\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0patient.<\/p>\n
Midway\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0morning,\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0nurse\u00a0returned,\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0plead\u00a0with\u00a0Sydney\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0reassign\u00a0her.\u00a0The\u00a0other\u00a0doctors\u2018\u00a0consultation\u00a0rooms\u00a0might\u00a0offer\u00a0an\u00a0easier\u00a0schedule,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0pay\u00a0was\u00a0lower.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0claimed\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0nice\u2013just\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0doctor.\u00a0Her\u00a0refusal\u00a0was\u00a0swift<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a093<\/p>\n
and\u00a0flat.<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0Sydney finished\u00a0prescribing\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0last\u00a0patient,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0nearly\u00a01:00\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she leaned\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0stretched\u00a0her\u00a0shoulders,\u00a0Marcus\u00a0burst\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0room.\u00a0\u201cSyd!\u00a0The\u00a0surveillance\u00a0footage\u00a0is\u00a0restored!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0raised\u00a0an\u00a0eyebrow.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0fast?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0day\u00a0Timothy\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0injured,\u00a0every\u00a0camera\u00a0near\u00a0the\u00a0fire\u00a0exit\u00a0had\u00a0mysteriously\u00a0gone\u00a0offline.\u00a0The\u00a0police\u00a0had\u00a0hit\u00a0a\u00a0dead\u00a0end.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah.\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0set a\u00a0takeout\u00a0bag\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0desk.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0eaten yet,\u00a0right?\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0from\u00a0that\u00a0new\u00a0place\u00a0nearby.\u00a0Try\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0stand\u00a0on\u00a0ceremony.\u00a0She\u00a0opened\u00a0the\u00a0bag\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0eating.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0watch\u00a0the\u00a0footage?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0answer.\u00a0Instead,\u00a0he\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cWanna\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0guess\u00a0how\u00a0Timothy\u00a0really\u00a0got\u00a0hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0voice\u00a0carried\u00a0a\u00a0bitter\u00a0edge\u2013not\u00a0toward\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0itself.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0bite\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0gnocchi\u00a0and\u00a0swallowed.\u00a0\u201cPenelope\u00a0did\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0froze.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0guessed.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0looked\u00a0shaken,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0still\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0process\u00a0what\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0seen.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0wild\u00a0animal\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0attack\u00a0its<\/p>\n
own\u00a0offspring\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0sip\u00a0of\u00a0her drink\u00a0and\u00a0met\u00a0his\u00a0gaze.\u00a0\u201cMarc,\u00a0humans\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0always\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0animals\u00a0when\u00a0it\u00a0comes\u00a0to\u00a0emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sometimes,\u00a0human\u00a0nature\u00a0was\u00a0worse\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0beast\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0with\u00a0even\u00a0greater\u00a0respect.\u00a0She\u00a0saw\u00a0people\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0but\u00a0still\u00a0chose\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0kind.<\/p>\n
That\u00a0was\u00a0rare.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0finally\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0topic.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0audio\u00a0and\u00a0video clearly\u00a0show\u00a0you\u00a0only\u00a0went\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0fire\u00a0exit\u00a0after\u00a0hearing\u00a0someone\u00a0scream.\u201d<\/p>\n
2\/2<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 93 \u201cSo\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0everyone\u2019s\u00a0saying\u00a0it,\u00a0that\u00a0makes\u00a0it\u00a0true?\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0female\u00a0patient\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0rose\u00a0sharply\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0address\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0area.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0all\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0this\u00a0nurse\u00a0claims\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0assaulted\u00a0someone\u00a0and\u00a0got\u00a0involved\u00a0in\u00a0someone\u00a0else\u2019s\u00a0marriage.\u00a0Does\u00a0that\u00a0sound\u00a0even\u00a0remotely\u00a0believable\u00a0to\u00a0you?\u201d \u201cNo\u00a0way!\u201d \u201cAbsolutely\u00a0not!\u201d Everyone\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0had\u00a0seen\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0integrity\u00a0and […]<\/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":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22076","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=22076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}