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Chloe froze.
She couldn’t bear being caught for killing.She signaled the doctors to act.
Whispering:
“I wanted you to watch your death,but now you’re lucky.”
As the anesthesia needle gleamed, the doctor approached,gazing at my neck.
Taking a deep breath,I kicked Chloe’s stomach hard with my free leg.
She grimaced and snarled:
“You’re dead.I’ll gut you and feed you to dogs.”
She ordered her men forward.
But I was faster.
Cutting the ropes with a knife hidden in my watch,I threw firecrackers that sounded like gunshots.
Pop,pop,pop.
The sounds echoed in the operating room.
Outside,the noise paused,then erupted in screams.
“Gunshots in the operating room?”
“Run,everyone!”
“Call the police!”
Chloe glared,her eyes sending a chill:
“You’re ruthless.Just wait.”
This hospital was a key Bennett family asset,secretly a hub for shady deals.
Many families came with hope,leaving broken.
The Bennetts,rich and powerful,manipulated online public opinion to protect the hospital’s reputation.
A scandal would be catastrophic.
Chloe couldn’t bear that responsibility.
She and the doctors fled through a side door,leaving me,blood speckling my face.
When police burst in,I was curled up,sobbing.
Sadly,the operating room lacked cameras to capture Chloe’s crimes.
Days later,my mom sighed,telling me she and Dad were inexplicably fired.
I knew Chloe was behind it.
She was threatening me.
If I spoke about the hospital,my rural parents might face worse than unemployment.
Still,abandoning a patient in surgery and causing facial bleeding sparked a“corrupt hospital”uproar online,leaving the hospital deserted for a while.
Sean asked me,as the victim,to clear the hospital’s name online.
Shocked,I said:
“But Chloe nearly killed me that day.”
He replied,unabashed:
“She’s my friend,just joking.”
“Besides,if you love me,shouldn’t you think of me?”
Hmph.
You want true love?
Let’s see how you deal with a woman willing to die for you.
As they wished,I posted a video online,saying it was a prank with friends.
The issue was already viral,with netizens rallying for me.
My statement made them feel betrayed,turning their anger on me.
“I knew something was off.A hospital that big wouldn’t be so reckless.”
“She’s probably hyping herself, intimidated by Bennett warnings.”
“Shameless woman deserves social ostracism.”
