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Chapter 2789
Chapter 2789
Chapter 2789
The caretaker was not randomly knocking. She was tapping their secret communication code.
She was telling Rain that Leia was trying to escape.
Leia ignored her and opened the wardrobe. She took out her clothes and went to the bathroom to get changed. She was stopped by the caretaker when she came out of the bathroom.
"Ms. Norman, why did you change into your own clothes? You even took off the hospital gown,” said Hadley.
The caretaker gestured toward the hospital patient gown that she was holding.
In this moment of surprise and astonishment, the caretaker's reaction was really swift.
"It's none of your business!" Leia snapped at her impatiently.
The caretaker was accustomed to her bad temper. "I'm your caretaker. I must keep an eye on everything that concerns you. Your grandmother will blame me if anything happens!"
"I'm leaving the hospital. You can get lost. Ask my grandmother to pay you." Leia scowled. She did not even want to pay the caretaker her salary.
Before the caretaker could respond, the woman in the next bed burst into laughter.
"This is hilarious. Has she lost her mind? Claiming that she wants to get discharged in the middle of the night, does she think she's at home? Do you expect the doctors to process your discharge at this hour?"
The woman was looking at the TV when she said that.
However, the TV show was not playing a hospital-related drama at all.
Leia's face turned ugly. She knew the woman was mocking her!
Just as Leia was about to explode, the woman added, "That's strange. Changing into her own clothes in the middle of the night and claiming that she wants to get discharged from the hospital... Is she trying to avoid paying the medical expenses, by any chance?”
Leia could not hold back anymore. She wanted to argue with her.
However, the caretaker, who was behind her, asked, "Ms. Norman, please stay calm. Have you forgotten what happened a couple of days ago?"
Leia was startled for a moment.
She could not control her temper and nearly got into a fight with this elderly woman who just got admitted to the hospital a few days ago.
The woman was hot-tempered. She was not as timid as the previous woman. After Leia unleashed a torrent of scathing remarks, the woman did not hold back and scolded back.
Their voices transmitted through the wards with surprising clarity. Their sharp exchange echoed down the corridor, and everyone gathered to witness the spectacle.
The caretakers, nurses, head nurses, attending physicians, and even the chief physician came but could not stop the war.
Leia almost got into a fight with the woman.
However, the war finally ended when the chief physician instructed the head nurse to call the police to handle the matter.
Leia hesitated.
The woman was not afraid of the police and continued to insult her, but Leia remained silent because she was afraid of the police.
Leia had been staying in the hospital, refusing to get discharged. Moreover, Jack and Queenie were still in the ward upstairs. Another reason why Leia was reluctant to leave was that she was worried the police would come to take her statement.
As long as Leia remained in the hospital, she could use her poor health, dizziness, or accelerated heartbeat as an excuse to avoid giving her statement to the police.
She would not have such an opportunity once she got back home.
As Leia reflected on what happened that day, she decided that it was not worth it to get into an argument with this woman as it would only summon the police.
The mere thought of facing the police left Leia trembling with fear in these turbulent times. Hence, she chose to keep quiet and endure it. She took a deep breath and sat on the hospital bed. Then, she spoke in a stiff tone, "I'd like to get discharged tomorrow."
"Alright, Ms. Norman. Please change into your hospital gown first. The nurses will be making their rounds soon. They'll be annoyed if they notice that you're not wearing hospital attire," urged the caretaker.
Reluctantly, Leia took the hospital gown and walked back to the bathroom to get changed.
The caretaker smiled at the woman.
She was amused by the ongoing banter between Leia and the elderly woman.
Unfortunately, Leia was afraid of escalating the situation to the point where the police would be involved.
Another patient in the ward bed beside reminded the caretaker, "She needs to inform the doctor or nurse the night before if she'd like to get discharged tomorrow.”
"Okay, I'll inform the nurse on duty now," said the caretaker with a smile on her face as she left the ward.
The doctor had long wanted Leia to be discharged, but she kept finding excuses to stay.
If her attending physician found out she was willing to get discharged from the hospital tomorrow, they would probably be delighted to hear that!
After Leia's doctor arrived the next day, she confidently walked into his office and informed him of her decision to be discharged.
The doctor could not be happier and secretly exclaimed that he could finally free up a bed for another patient. He immediately issued Leia's discharge letter.
The caretaker continued to help Leia to settle the fees and medical expenses. Finally, she was handed the discharge letter.
She handed everything to Leia.
"Ms. Norman, the hospital isn't a good place to be in. Now that you're discharged, take care of yourself and don't come back," said the caretaker with a smile on her face.
Leia rolled her eyes and replied, "Stop being annoying."
After that, Leia picked up her luggage and left.
The other woman could not stand it any longer and immediately said to the caretaker, “Look at you. You're so kind, but she took your heartfelt wishes as nothing. How foolish must she be to become such
a person?"
The caretaker smiled and replied, "Well, I've gotten used to it."
"Even if you have a good temper, you can't tolerate her like that!" The woman shook her head. If it were not for her daughter-in-law taking care of her, she might have considered hiring the caretaker.
She was cheerful, attentive, and hardworking, She was a good caretaker.
"We caretakers have to be good-tempered, don't we?" asked the caretaker. It was nothing but a facade she put on.
She thought to herself, 'Will the woman still think that I'm good-tempered if she knows that I can easily throw a six-feet-three man over my shoulder?'
It was just a facade. Who did not know how to do that?
"Oh, did she pay you?" The woman reminded the caretaker. She seemed to have forgotten about the payment earlier.
"Ms. Norman's grandmother will settle the bill," replied the caretaker. Leia was discharged from the hospital, so it was time for her to leave as well. Thus, she turned to the other two elderly women in the ward and said, "Madams, I'm leaving now. I wish you a speedy recovery."
As they watched the caretaker leave, the woman from earlier could not help but heave a sigh. "She's the most unique caretaker I've ever seen."
"Isn't that right? Anyone who can tolerate Ms. Norman's temper is truly exceptional," said the other woman who was lying on her ward bed.
...
After being discharged, Leia hailed a taxi and returned to the apartment she rented.
She did not take the opportunity to go back to the Normans' residence. Perhaps it was due to guilt or fear of being reminded of what happened, she hesitated and chose to return to her apartment.
The maid was taken aback when Leia returned. "Ms. Norman, you're back. Did the doctor allow you to get discharged?"
Unaware of Leia's inner fear, the maid assumed her prolonged hospital stay was due to her poor health. She could not help but worry at the thought of how much Leia hated the hospital.
Leia rolled her eyes and replied, "Could I be discharged without the doctor's permission? Have you been slacking off? Did you make sure to clean my bedroom?"
The maid was aware of Leia's mysophobia. She immediately shook her head and said, "Even though you haven't been staying in your bedroom lately, I still clean it every other day."