Chapter 44

“It’s none of your business!” Mackenzie snapped before walking off.

“Haha, see you next time, Ms. Quillen!”

Despite Mackenzie’s arrogance, Joel had no choice but to maintain a cordial smile. After all, the Quillen family wasn’t one he could afford to offend.

Meanwhile, Emmanuel laid Alessandra down on the bed in a single ward. He then massaged her acupoints to alleviate the pain.

Soon, a doctor specializing in internal medicine arrived. His name was Darren Chase, and he was acquainted with Emmanuel.

The sight of Emmanuel treating his mother elicited a furrowed brow from Darren. As a doctor of modern medicine, he wasn’t familiar with traditional medicine. Despite his disdain for practitioners like Emmanuel, he maintained a polite smile. “Dr. Lowe, why did you bring the patient here when you know how to treat her yourself? It’s not like you’re unaware of how busy the hospital is.”

Turning around, Emmanuel anxiously explained, “My mother’s kidney condition is very serious; she only has one functioning kidney left. I decided to bring her here because she needs modern medicine to reduce the inflammation and round-the-clock care.”

Even though Emmanuel was trained in traditional medicine, he wasn’t averse to modern medicine. He believed in combining the two. When it came to inflamed kidneys, the injection techniques of modern medicine were more efficient and effective than relying on traditional herbal remedies.

“In that case, come with me and complete the admission paperwork on your mother’s behalf.”

“Sure.”

Emmanuel instructed the nurse to hook Alessandra up to an IV drip before heading out with Darren. When he returned, he was surprised to see his mother standing outside alone with the IV stand.

“Mom, what’s going on? Why are you standing outside?”

Surprised and feeling bad for her, Emmanuel hurried to her side. Bearing the pain in her kidney, Alessandra gave him a helpless look. “A hospital staff member came in to inform me that the ward has been reserved by someone else and they kicked me out. They’re unable to find another room for me!”

Emmanuel’s brows knitted in response. Throughout his two years working at the hospital, such a situation was rare.

He then went to see the nurse in charge of the wards.

“Dr. Lowe, the wards are allocated by the attending physicians. Dr. Chase assigned it to someone else,” the nurse explained.

Emmanuel was outraged. He clearly remembered that the hospital didn’t have a policy for reserving wards. Moreover, his mother had clearly arrived first, with Darren’s knowledge. Therefore, he wondered how the room was allocated to someone else right after he went to complete the paperwork.

Consequently, when Emmanuel requested to see Darren, the latter found an excuse not to come. At that moment, two burly men in suits, who looked like bodyguards, emerged from the ward.

“Haha, Mr. Chamberlain has reserved this ward, so stop causing trouble here and move along!”

“That’s right. You can’t afford to bear the consequences of interrupting his rest.”

In a fit of rage, Emmanuel barged into the ward. Upon reading the man’s medical file, he was further infuriated. This so-called Joel Chamberlain was only suffering from an inflamed prostate, easily treatable with medication. There was no need for him to be hospitalized, yet he insisted on taking over his mother’s room. This was outrageous!

“Hey, kid, who are you? What are you doing?” Joel questioned in an intimidating voice when he saw Emmanuel.

Suppressing his fury, Emmanuel replied politely, “Mr. Chamberlain, your condition doesn’t require hospitalization. On top of that, my mother arrived first. Can you let her have the ward back? Thank you.”

Joel was momentarily stunned before guffawing loudly. “Is this a joke? Who the hell are you? Why should I give you the room?”

“I arranged to be hospitalized on purpose so that I can enjoy the company’s medical benefits. Getting paid for doing nothing just feels great!”

As Emmanuel’s fingers balled into fists, he couldn’t come up with a solution. Meanwhile, a loud crash was heard outside the ward, followed by a commotion.

With no time to argue further with Joel, Emmanuel rushed out of the ward to see Alessandra grimacing on the floor.

“Mom! Mom!”