Chapter 52 – Plans made in desperation
Lester was enraged and was about to slap Liliana in the face and show her rightful place.
But the police approached them and he held back his impulse.
It would not do well to create a scene in front of authorities and half of the upper class.
Both Lester and Lydia were blissfully unaware that both the authorities and anyone worth something in the upper class had already pegged them for the uncultured aggressive opportunists that they were and would never give them the time of the day.
The police came and Liliana answered their questions
The police then secured the perimeter and Henry treated Vivian’s wounds after the police cleared her for the same.
“You are that bitch’s friend. Who knows if you are working with her?” Vivian exclaimed.
Her plan had not worked as expected and she had a sinking feeling that she would get exposed. Hence she wanted to discredit people around Liliana to leave herself some room for maneuver.
But plans made in desperation are never the wisest ones.
If she was in the right frame of mind, she would have disdained herself for belittling the medical prodigy and the Qazi family’s decades-old reputation.
Sure enough, as soon as she said those words there were murmurs everywhere and people were looking at her like she was crazy.
Having realized her mistake soon enough, she corrected herself.
“I am sorry, Henry. I was just too restless and in too much pain. So, I could not think straight.” Vivian apologized, excusing her behavior.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
“Please call me Doctor Qazi, Miss Stone. After all, we are neither friends nor related. I will treat you now under everyone’s observation.” Henry said nonchalantly.
He cleaned her wounds, removed the glass shards, stitched the wounds, and bandaged her up with surprising efficiency.
People had heard of his skills but none had seen him in action before. Seeing him like that affirmed his status as the prodigy doctor and shut his detractors alike.
After he was done, he cleaned up the equipment and stood up before saying out loud.
“Miss Stone, please be sure to get yourself checked with a doctor you trust lest something go wrong and I get blamed for it.”
Henry then passed all the medicine he had used to the police officer.
“Officer, I wish to submit these as evidence in case Miss Stone accuses me of something in the future.” He did not even bother to hide his irritation.
The officer complied and sealed all of those before handing them to his subordinates.
Henry thanked him and looked at Vivian once again who was getting red from anger and embarrassment.
“Miss Stone, try not to come to me for treatment in the future. While I am obligated to see all my patients, I would rather not take on patients who doubt my moral character.”
With that, he left to clean up and get himself something to drink while enjoying the show that was about to come.