“Yes.”
To the attending physician, who nodded, Dylan revealed his identity and stated his business.
“I am Lola’s husband and guardian. Let’s go out and talk for a moment.”
“Of course.”
The aura emanating from the man who claimed to be Lola’s husband was so intense that it was unapproachable.
Therefore, Dr. Otis had no choice but to comply and went out into the hallway first.
Dylan followed right behind.
A moment later, standing in the hospital hallway, Dylan spoke stiffly in a businesslike tone.
“Please tell me exactly about Lola’s condition. If there is even a slight lie or something different from the truth, I can hold you legally responsible. As a doctor, you must faithfully fulfill your duty to explain to the patient.”
Is he from the legal profession?
It’s not enough to mention the law; he’s even talking about a doctor’s duty to explain.
Although he didn’t feel particularly good, Dr. Otis calmly explained.
“Anyway, I did a bone density test, CT scan, and MRI, and fortunately, there were no abnormalities.”
Dylan felt a moment of relief.
Dr. Otis pointed to his shoulder area and back with his hand and continued.
“Ms. Lola’s shoulder and back were torn quite badly, so I stitched them up with about eight stitches.”
‘So, eight stitches.’
Even though he had heard almost the same words for the third time, Dylan’s heart was not at peace each time he heard them.
This time, he felt a pain as if something sharp like an awl was scratching his heart.
“I would appreciate it if you could explain in more detail how the wounds were torn.”
“I don’t know exactly because I didn’t witness the scene directly, but it looked like scratches from metal objects or glass shards.”
How much pain must Lola have been in at that moment?
She must have been terrified to death.
She must have felt fear too.
He couldn’t understand how someone could do such a heinous thing to a doctor unless they were insane.
Dylan felt a mix of emotions in his chest, along with an indescribable anger.
“What kind of aftereffects will there be in the future? And what should we be careful about?”
“For the time being, you should be careful to prevent the wound from festering or becoming infected. You should avoid showering so that water doesn’t touch the wound. As for aftereffects, the wound may tingle or itch on cloudy or rainy days. There may also be a permanent scar.”
Dylan’s fist clenched so tightly that his veins were visible.
If the patient who assaulted Lola had been a man, he would have gone to find him right away and punched him without hesitation.
But because it was a woman, he couldn’t do that, and Dylan felt suffocated.
“Still, it’s fortunate that it was only this much. It could have been a disaster. It seems like Ms. Lola also had a lot of hair pulled out, so it would be good to go to a dermatologist to check her scalp condition. Today, I will prescribe antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Please watch carefully to see if she develops a fever. And it’s best to get plenty of rest until the wound heals.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. If you have any problems, please feel free to contact me.”
Dr. Otis nodded and left, but Dylan did not return to the hospital room immediately, and stood blankly in the hallway with a complicated expression.
*****
“Big Brother, how is Lola? Is she badly hurt? Is she okay?”
At the sound of a voice tinged with faint weeping and the sound of hurried footsteps, Dylan, who had been standing looking out the window, turned his head.
Gia was walking quickly towards him with Hamza, her face flushed.
“Is Lola in the hospital room?”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll go see Lola for a moment.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Gia immediately moved towards the hospital room.
As Gia walked away, Hamza approached Dylan and asked cautiously.
“I heard the doctor was injured. Is that true?”
“Yeah.”
“I heard she was assaulted by a patient.”
“That’s right.”
“……”
Hamza couldn’t continue speaking.
When he was a first-year resident, Gia had also been injured once, but it wasn’t an assault.
How could such a thing happen in a hospital?
Hamza had only heard about cases of patients assaulting doctors, but he never thought it would actually happen to someone around him.
As a result, he was speechless for a moment, dumbfounded.
Dylan was also silent.
His expression as he stood looking out the window looked very troubled.
“What are you going to do?”
Hamza cautiously broke the silence. Dylan’s lips twisted cruelly.
“What else can I do? I have to catch her and throw her in jail unconditionally. It would be even better if I could isolate her from society permanently.” But the perpetrator was a patient receiving psychiatric treatment.
Therefore, both Dylan and Hamza were frustrated because they knew that punishment would not be easy.
“If you need my help, please tell me anytime, Dylan.”
“No, I don’t need it. I’ll do it myself.”
“Sometimes, things can’t be resolved by law.”
“……”
Silence fell between the two again.
Both of them felt heavy-hearted.
Hamza was worried and afraid that Gia might experience something like this someday, and Dylan was carefully organizing his noisy thoughts.
*****
At the sound of the hospital room door opening, Lola, who was sitting on the bed, raised her gaze.
“Lola.”
Gia, who approached Lola with a worried face, pulled up a chair and sat down, pouring out words in succession.
“How are you feeling? Are you badly hurt? I heard you got eight stitches.”
“How did you know?”
“Is that what’s important now?”
Gia, who let out a deep sigh of worry, got up from her seat.
“Let me see how badly you’re hurt.”
“I’m okay now.”
“What do you mean okay! You got eight stitches, there’s no way you’re okay?”
After lifting the blouse Lola was wearing, carefully removing the gauze attached to her shoulder, and examining the wound, Gia’s eyes widened and she couldn’t help but be shocked.
She had also been injured in the arm by a knife wielded by a schizophrenic patient, but it was nothing compared to what Lola had suffered.
