71 The Farce (1/2)
Elisabeth was quite shaken as she didn't expect Siana's comeback to be in such a way. What she said wasn't wrong as mistakes in doctor's life were unavoidable and usually the department would provide financial help to the family in order to relieve as much of their burden as possible. Thus, the surgeons would normally not have much to do but to continue their work and be more careful in future. Especially doctors like Siana who were known for their excellence would be protected as much as possible. A single mistake did not define a person and medical practice could not afford to lose good professionals who could help many more in the future.
However, what she didn't expect was for Sia to directly challenge her. Usually doctors that were called to the department were flustered and scared and they did not differentiate right from wrong. Especially those who came for the first time would normally be scared stiff in fear of having their qualifications revoked. On the other hand, Sia was able to stay cool and analyse the whole situation despite not being informed on anything before. If she wasn't dealt with in here it would be Elisabeth facing problems afterwards. And this was the problem that caused cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. Though that person had such big authority, it was clear that she didn't like failures. Hence, she couldn't afford to lose in her battle against Sia. She had to deal with her whatever it took.
”When doctors are so incompetent as to not even be able to perform something as simple as an aneurysm clipping then all we have to do is to get rid of them. We can't afford to have such lose ends in our ranks. It's a question of trust and reputation.”
Sia chuckled lightly at her words. So all of this was done to obstruct her path as a surgeon. It was a defamation attempt, but, alas, their efforts were futile.
Elisabeth was a textbook example of a white lotus given the righteous way she talked and blamed others. If someone outside the field heard her, they would think that Sia was the most incompetent doctor there was to be. However, even if she made a single mistake that wouldn't make her incompetent. Doctors were also humans and they could also make mistakes.
Moreover, in this case she was truly innocent. Not only had she performed the surgery successfully but also the recovery was a success. Additionally, the woman was not even a doctor herself but she talked as if she was one and this was an annoying point in the system: people like her shouldn't be in such positions. She was supposed to console the patients' families and not incite them. Sia was even starting to doubt whether Mr Jonathan had a stroke at all or not.
It felt like both women had the same thoughts as the mother and daughter pair faced each other and nodded at the same time in agreement: if sh*t hit the fan they would just wash their hands away.
Elisabeth on the other hand was feeling indignant because of Sia's reaction.
How dare she laugh at her!? Who did she think she was!? She wasn't going to be nice anymore.
”Is your failure so funny Dr Illes?”
Siana's lips curled into a lopsided smirk. Looking straight into Elisabeth's eyes she deadpanned her in a confident way:
”I am laughing at you and your twisted logic here, manager Elisabeth. Do you even know what aneurysm is, why it needs a surgery or how the surgery is performed? Do you even know what intracerebral hemorrhage is and what are the causes of it?” Her gaze sharpened instantly and her expression turned heavy, ”I wasn't so sure in the beginning but your flawed acting and illogical conclusions make it easy to see through your real masks. I am a doctor and have patients to attend to, so I would prefer to wrap things up here as soon as possible. Now the question is: how did I offend you or someone else for you to make all this farce?”