Pfft! Natalie burst into laughter. “You’re too adorable, Darling! I really thought that you were infallible and perfect in everything, but it turned out that you also embarrass yourself at times. This is nice. It makes you appear normal, unlike your usual unapproachable self.”
In her eyes, such a side of him was much preferable since he seemed much more like a real live person of flesh and blood.
“Alright, hurry up and eat.” A flash of exasperation flickered across Shane’s eyes at the sight of her doubled over in laughter.
Placing the noodles on the fork into the spoon, Natalie brought it to his mouth. “Let’s eat together. Well, if you don’t mind that I’ve used the fork.”
She gazed at him and waited for him to open his mouth.
Shane glanced down at the noodles in the spoon before lifting his eyes to the woman staring at him expectantly. In the end, he opened his mouth and ate the noodles.
After swallowing, he teased, “Why, I’ve even exchanged saliva with you.”
In other words, he was saying that it would be hypocritical of him to be bothered about her saliva on the fork when he had exchanged saliva with her.
At once, Natalie’s petite face flamed bright red, and she shot him a glare. “Zip it!”
Gah! He’s becoming increasingly flirty nowadays.
And so, they finished the bowl of noodles with alternate bites each.
Only after he had placed the bowl onto the bedside table did Shane bring up the crux of the matter. “I had Silas bring over a few doctors in the obstetrics and gynecology field this afternoon. They performed a detailed prenatal checkup on you.”
Upon hearing that, Natalie’s hands flew to her stomach. “So, the baby…”
“The baby is very healthy without any deformities,” Shane replied as he gazed at her stomach tenderly.
At that, Natalie breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s great! When I overheard the conversation between the doctor and nurse, my first thought was that I’d been duped. Sure enough, the baby is perfectly fine!”
Thank God I didn’t lose consciousness right away, or our baby would’ve truly been gone! Also, it was fortunate that he came over to accompany me and keep watch right outside the operating theater. Otherwise, it would’ve been useless even if I were conscious.
“Oh yes, what happened to the doctor and nurse?” she demanded while staring right at him, her eyes burning with rage.
Shane took a sip of her honey water before murmuring, “They’ve been detained, and Dr. Brandt—the hospital director—performed an operation on them.”
“An operation?” Natalie was flummoxed. “What operation?”
“A hand impairment operation.” With his eyes narrowed a fraction and his eyes radiating icy coldness, Shane explained, “The doctor and nurse accepted a bribe, maliciously deceiving a patient. Being so unscrupulous and unethical, there’s naturally no need for them to continue in the medical field. So, I asked Dr. Brandt to sever the nerves in their hands so that they can never practice medicine again in the future.”
Besides the inability to practice medicine, they would also have much difficulty with daily chores.
That was the price they had to pay.
Nevertheless, not a smidge of sympathy welled within Natalie upon hearing that. Instead, a sense of vindication deluged her.
She would never pity them, let alone take mercy on them when they almost killed her child.
“What about the doctors and nurses from other hospitals?”
“Everyone involved has been detained, and the investigation is underway. The governor here was my classmate during university, so I asked him to handle this in exchange for a favor. It likely isn’t going to end well for those people,” Shane answered, his expression frigid.
Hearing that, Natalie nodded in approval. “Good.”
Indeed, those unethical medical practitioners have to be made an example of. It’s best to expose their evil deeds to the world, or there might be other victims like me in the future.
The next day, Shane and Natalie went downstairs hand in hand.
Sally happened to be having breakfast with the two children right then. When she saw them descending the stairs, she teased, “Wow, what an intimate relationship that you two are inseparable, even holding hands at home!”
While Natalie was a tad embarrassed, she didn’t drop Shane’s hand. Instead, she smugly countered, “Are you jealous? If so, go and get yourself a man.”
Sally curled her lips at that. “Ah, forget it. I prefer being single.”
“I heard you talk on the phone with a foreign man yesterday, and you were all perky,” Connor suddenly chimed in then, exposing her.
