Chapter 5

He frantically buckled his belt while trying to shield the shivering Lily with his body.

"Chloe! Are you out of your mind?! Bringing strangers here to mock me?"

He pointed a finger at me, roaring in embarrassment and anger.

"My name is on this deed too! I can do whatever the hell I want here!"

I tossed the dirty wipe into the trash, my eyes cold with disgust.

"Sure, what you do in a trash pile is your business."

I looked at him coldly.

"But I should remind you to pay attention to your hygiene."

"After all, some dirty things can never be washed off once you catch them."

Lily heard this sentence, and she suddenly lifted her head, her eyes filled with absolute panic and guilt.

She looked deathly pale, holding onto Ethan’s arm so tightly that her nails almost dug into his flesh.

"Ethan... don't fight with her... let her go..."

She was shivering violently, absolutely terrified that I would reveal her three STDs in front of Ethan.

Looking at her act like a cornered animal, a wave of satisfaction washed over me.

This was exactly what I wanted.

Not exposing her directly meant she would live in constant, agonizing fear of being found out.

She would do anything, lie to any extent, just to keep this secret.

"Ethan, if you don't pack up and get out of this apartment by tomorrow, I’ll send the recording of this little show and a detailed description to your company's HR department."

With that threat, I turned and walked away.

The next day, Ethan indeed packed his bags and slunk out with Lily.

I finalized the apartment sale at lightning speed.

The day I received the full payment, I treated my entire department to a lavish seafood dinner.

My life went back to normal. Aside from surgeries and consultations, I focused entirely on upgrading my professional skills.

Two weeks later.

My peaceful days were shattered by a sudden commotion.

Just as I was about to clock out, screaming and crying echoed from the hospital hallway.

"Get Chloe out here! Tell her to get her ass out here!"

The voice was painfully familiar. It was Ethan.

I pushed open my office door and saw Ethan acting like a rabid dog, grabbing a nurse on duty by her collar.

Lily sat in a wheelchair nearby, wearing a hat and mask, completely bundled up.

But on her exposed neck and the backs of her hands, I could see massive, weeping, ulcerated red sores.

It was ten times worse than two weeks ago.

Clearly, the steroids from the private clinic had backfired, causing the infection to explode across her entire body.

The moment Ethan saw me, his eyes turned bloodshot.

He pushed the nurse aside and lunged at me.

"Chloe, you evil bitch! I'll kill you!"

"Security! Hold him down!"

Several male doctors and security guards rushed over, slamming Ethan hard against the cold tiled floor.

With his face pressed against the floor, Ethan thrashed wildly, screaming at the top of his lungs.

"What did you prescribe Lily?!"

"She was fine! Ever since she used that vaginal wash you prescribed, she started rotting!"

"You’re not just a petty bitch, you’re a hack doctor! I'm reporting you to the medical board!"

Standing a few feet away, I raised an eyebrow in amusement.

Wow, what a creative way to shift the blame.

I turned to look at Lily, who was hiding her head in the wheelchair.

"Ms. Adams, did I ever prescribe you a vaginal wash?" I asked calmly.

"All my prescriptions are logged in the hospital database. Should we go pull them up right now?"

Lily panicked, clutching the armrests of her wheelchair.

"I... I don't know..." her voice shook, thick with tears.

"Maybe I remembered wrong... Ethan, let's go, I don't want to get treated anymore..."

"Go? We can't go!"

Even pinned down by security, Ethan desperately defended his "pure" white moonlight.

"Lily, don't be afraid! This woman is just abusing her power as an attending physician to bully you!"

"I’m going to make sure everyone in this hospital sees her true colors today!"

More and more patients and visitors gathered, whispering among themselves.

In my past life, under such public pressure, I would have panicked and tried to explain myself.

But now, I knew exactly how to deal with them.

"Ethan, you keep saying she ended up like this because of my prescription."

I walked over to him in my high heels.

"But do you even know what disease she actually has?"