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Chapter 55 Bethany, What Were You Thinking About
Chapter 55 Bethany, What Were You Thinking About
Chapter 55 Bethany, What Were You Thinking About
"She once worked at the Masston Medical Institute," Raymond said calmly in the face of Mrs. Gina's
suspicion.
"The Masston Medical Institute?" It took Mrs. Gina by surprise.
"You must have heard of it, right? That is the best medical institute in the whole medical field, and
Bethany was the youngest doctor there. There are many famous doctors at home and abroad, but they
specialize in other fields. Bethany mainly studies the sequelae of trauma and was specially
recommended to me by Nolan. I spent a lot of money poaching her from the Masston Medical
Institute."
He was sure that Nolan would help him out with this lie.
"Really?" Mrs. Gina was still somewhat skeptical.
"You can get to the bottom of it if you don't believe me." Raymond continued, "I said she was my
fiancee, so that Aria would give up. Besides, it also covers up the fact that she was treating me. If
others know that I have sequelae, and it is getting worse, you know the consequences."
Mrs. Gina fell silent, and Raymond seized the opportunity by adding, "Now, the Zavala Group has so
many competitors in the world. If our rivals know about my condition, they will find ways to get in the
way of my treatment by hook or by crook. They might even play dirty. Bethany is now the one who can
save me. If others plot against her, no one else would be able to cure my sequelae, at least for now." Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
"Fine, fine, stop it." Mrs. Gina said, "I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. Just listen to the doctor and
accept your treatments. Having your illness cured is all that matters."
"Sure." Raymond snickered and then said, "Mom, aren't you going to travel around the world? Enjoy
yourself, and you don’t need to worry about the company or me."
"I hope so." Mrs. Gina uttered, "I'll get even with you when you're cured."
With that, Mrs. Gina hung up, and Raymond finally let out a sigh of relief. He put away his phone and
made his way back to the inpatient building. Nevertheless, he halted in his tracks as if something
occurred to him suddenly.
He took out his phone again and dialed another number.
"Ray, I’m so surprised to get your call." Karter picked up the phone quite quickly.
"Mr. Shepard, I happened to be away when you and Mrs. Shepard came to the hospital to see Bethany.
I called you to thank you for your kindness," Raymond said.
Karter's face changed in a heartbeat as he thought inwardly, "Happened to be away? You were making
your way to Aria at that time!"
Thinking of how his baby daughter complained tearfully on the phone and had to publicly apologize to
Bethany on Twitter, Karter couldn't help feeling vexed.
Nonetheless, he had to suppress his anger in the face of Raymond. He then faked a smile and said,
"That’s what we were supposed to do. Is Bethany better now?"
"She’s much better." Raymond said directly, "My mother called me just now."
"Oh? Did she have a good time on her trip?"
"She initially enjoyed herself but became kinda unhappy after knowing about Bethany," Raymond
replied frankly. "Mr. Shepard, our families are friends for generations. When my father was still alive,
you and my father were as close as brothers. In my heart, you are just like my own father. I sincerely
explained to you why I could not be with Aria, and you said it was understandable. I told you that
Bethany was my fiancee, and you also wished us happiness. I do appreciate it. I won’t ask you to help
me explain to my mother, but don’t be two-faced at least."
"Raymond, what do you mean by that?" Karter blew a fuse.
"Mr. Shepard, relax. I don't mean anything," Raymond uttered. "You are also very busy, unlike my
mother. She has retired and has nothing better to do. Since you are so busy, don’t call my mother so
often. She has a short fuse. I’m afraid you’ll be affected by her."
"Alright, I get it. Thank you for your reminder!" With that, Karter hung up. He was so furious that he
slammed the coffee cup by his hand to the floor.
"Raymond Zavala, you actually go out of the way to protect that woman!" Karter thought to himself.
After two phone calls, Raymond felt quite relaxed. He returned to the ward, only to see Bethany looking
sideways at the sunshine outside the window, with expectation in her eyes.
"It's a nice day today. How about I take you out to bask in the sun?"
Hearing Raymond's words, Bethany snapped back to her senses. To bask in the sun? She indeed felt
like doing it. She had been lying in bed for so many days that she felt her body stiff.
Although she got much better, she did not have the strength to walk out by herself.
She was about to refuse when Raymond said, "Wait for me."
Bethany had no idea what he was going out for. After a while, he pushed a wheelchair to the bedside
and walked up to her. He bent down and then…
"What are you doing?" Realizing that he was going to carry her, Bethany leaned back a little.
"Carrying you down, of course." Sensing Bethany's resistance, Raymond smiled mischievously and
said, "Didn't the doctor tell you that I cooled you down physically when you had a high fever?"
Cooling her down physically?
Did that mean he had wiped her body with warm towels or alcohol?!
"You took advantage of me when I was so weak!" Bethany huffed.
"How heartless of you! I saved you, but you still scolded me." Regardless of her resistance, Raymond
carried her in a bridal style and gingerly put her in the wheelchair. "You doctors don't consider gender a
problem when treating patients, right? You were only a patient to me at that time. I did that to help you
bring down the fever. What are you thinking about?"
He really knew how to pass the buck!
After Bethany sat properly in the wheelchair, Raymond thoughtfully covered her legs with a blanket.
After that, he pushed her out of the ward. When they got to the courtyard, Bethany took a deep breath
and looked up at the sun. Basking in the sun, she suddenly had a feeling of rebirth.
The moment the car hit her, she thought she would be dead. She didn’t expect that she could still see
the sun and have a breath of fresh air.
That was great!
Raymond watched her quietly. He looked at the smile on her face and couldn’t help smiling as well.
Sitting down on the bench, he first kept her company silently for a while before uttering, "Thanks to you,
I finally get a chance to have some free time. How about having a chat?"
At the moment, Raymond especially wanted to know more about Bethany. She once told him that her
parents passed away and that her husband died during her pregnancy.
If it was true, how much pain did she go through, and what was her inner world like?
"Good," Bethany replied crisply.
Chat? It was a word that she was no longer familiar with. When she was still Melisa, she had so many
friends. However, they all wanted to butter her up, so what they said was mainly flattery.
Few of them would chitchat with her sincerely. When she became Bethany, her life was filled with work,
children, and recovery, and she didn’t have any friends.
Chatting had even become something unreachable for her.
"What would you like to talk about?" Bethany looked at Raymond and asked.
"You." Raymond uttered bluntly, "Tell me about your past and your experience…"