51 Chapter 51 : Scarle (1/2)
Dong Hospital is the main and biggest hospital in Weiji City, it is also where Dr. Galen operated for the past years. The head of the hospital, named Tom Acent, was rubbing his hand together, probably from nervousness.
He was sweating a bit as his eyes were locked on the entrance of the hospital, clearly expecting the arrival of a very esteemed guest. He has been waiting for more than an hour and the more time passed, the more nervous he became.
At last, the guest arrived, it was a red-haired woman who was wearing sunglasses and nonchalantly dragging a suitcase. The first place she headed to was this hospital, she didn't even bother taking her luggage to her hotel room.
The moment he spotted her, Tom and several doctors behind him went to greet her and guide her. She was a very famous doctor and is known worldwide, furthermore, she's the only student of Dr. Galen. It is said that her talent exceeds his and she come up with several cures to ancient diseases which not only increased her popularity but also saved thousands of lives.
”Dr. Scarlett! It's such a pleasure to have you here.”
He, and the others bowed toward the blue-eyed woman who glanced at them and said:
”Where's teacher's office?”
While still rubbing his hands, Tom quickly replied
”Yes yes, please follow me, I will guide to his office.”
Scarlett didn't seem interested in greeting the eager doctors or even conversing with them. She silently followed Tom, wanting to know more about the mysteries revolving around her deceased teacher.
Dr. Galen died of a heart attack but he strangely left three letters as if he knew he'll die soon. Very soon, Scarlett was guided to Galen's office, which was organized and bigger than any other office in the hospital. Except for his body and the letters, nothing was touched so Scarlett immediately started searching for a clue, after kicking everyone else out of the room, of course.
While the other doctors resumed their work, Tom stood before Galen's office and patiently waited for Scarlett to come out. If she has a favorable impression of him, it'll bring countless benefits to him and the hospital.
Inside the slightly dusty room, Scarlett searched every nook and cranny but found nothing of interest. She wanted to know what her teacher was doing here but it won't be an easy task.
After fifteen minutes, she angrily stormed out of the room only to find Tom waiting for her. She pondered for a moment before asking him:
”Did teacher leave anything?”
”A-ah yes, letters were found on the desk near his body.”
Scarlett, who was unaware of this, frowned and snapped at Tom
”And you tell me this NOW?”
Shaking, Tom wiped the invisible cold sweat off his forehead while replying with an unsteady voice:
”I-I've informed your s-secretary…”
”Then how I come I only hear of this now?!”
In fact, Tom really informed Scarlett's secretary, but it was that secretary who purposely hid it from her to keep her from coming here. Although he took all the blame, Tom didn't dare talk back to the angry woman and merely dropped his head.
”Where are the letters?!”
”I-I'll bring them r-right away!”
As if he was pardoned, Tom swiftly left toward his office. As for Scarlett, she let out a sigh while feeling slightly anxious. Since Galen left letters, one of them is surely for her. She felt hesitant and part of her didn't want to read it.
In less than five minutes, Tom, sweating profusely, came running from the other end of the hallway with two letters in hand.
He panted heavily while handing her the two letters. She inspected them while asking again
”Did he only leave two letters?”
Still taking deep breaths, Tom replied:
”No *huff* he left three and one of them was already delivered.”
”Delivered? To whom?”
Tom felt pressured, not knowing where to answer truthfully or not.