Chapter 5
A crowd of onlookers followed closely behind. I stayed in the hallway, watching the live feed on my phone while munching on snacks the staff had brought me.
Ithan never expected the hotel doors to be so flimsy.
But he reacted quickly, likely from years of rehearsing such scenarios in his head.
As soon as the door opened, he throw on a bathrobe and even covered Claire with a blanket.
Jack stormed in, knife in hand, his face twisted with rage,
Tan assumed it was a crazed intrader and immediately shouted,
“Who let you in? Get out! What are you all looking at? Stop filming!”
“Where’s hotel security? How could they let someone like this in? I’m here with my wife on a trip–what’s your problem? Haven’t you seen a couple before?”
“If even one photo from today gets out, don’t blame me for suing you all!
“Are you deaf? Stop filming!”
But the crowd, which included angry patients‘ families, wasn’t intimidated.
While Ethan barked insults, he dared not make a move.
Jack, however, laughed coldly and yanked the blanket off Claire.
“Bitch, when did we get divorced?!”
“Huly? Speak up! I’ve only been gone a few years, and you’ve completely forgotten about me?”
“Why don’t you introduce your new husband to me, huh? Tell him who I am and what our relationship is!”
He rapped the knife’s flat edge against Claire’s face.
Only then did Ethan sense something was off.
“What did you just call her? Isn’t she single? Who are you?”
Claire stammered, too terrified to answer, her eyes filled with fear as she looked at Jack
“I don’t know him. I have no idea who he is!”
“Dr. Yates, help me! Please save me!”
As she pleaded, the bedroom door cracked open slightly,
A little girl peeked out timidly and called out, “Daddy?”
The room erupted in chaos.
“Disgusting scum! Cheating and even involving the child? Have some shame!”
“Still calling her your wife when they’re not even divorced? And this is a hospital department head? What kind of hospital hires someone like this? I’m heading to their official account to raise hell!”
“Who’s the hospital director? Let me guess–also slept their way to the top? A den of snakes and rats! If this is how hospitals work, we might as well skip treatment and hang ourselves at home to save money!”
Ethan stood frozen by the bed, stunned by the girl’s words.
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Holling Prompt
Chapter 5
Claire picked, covering the girl’s mouth and pulling her close.
Her pleading gaze turned to Ethan.
After a long moment of hesitation. Ethan softened.
“Everyone, stop recording. This is a private matter you must have misunderstood. I’m not a doctor: I’m just here on a trip with my girlfriend”
To his credit, he was quick to react.
Realizing Jack’s appearance could expose him, he immediately tried to cover
I smirked coldly, asking a waiter to bring me more snacks while I continued watching.
now, the live stream had amassed hundreds of thousands of viewers.
Many of them had already started flooding the hospital’s official website with complaints.
Jack, having spent years in prison, had grown smarter and didn’t act recklessly.
I’m still alive, bitch. Why are you staring at him? Get dressed and come home with me
He grabbed the little girl’s arm so tightly that her skin instantly turned red.
Claire burst into tears, slapping Jack’s hand in desperation.
“Don’t touch my daughter! Don’t you know she’s sick? if you couldn’t afford her treatment, why didn’t you let me find someone else?”
“If you weren’t so useless, I wouldn’t have to do this! Her surgery is scheduled for tomorrow, and now you’re ruining everything”
Her words enraged the patients‘ families who had rushed in earlier.
