“Do you think I’m making this up? Look, isn’t Director Jake here again? He must have another mess for Dr. Smith to clean up.”
“Hah! It’s hilarious, isn’t it? A man who runs a hospital keeps coming to a small clinic for treatment. That just proves that Dr. Smith is the right choice!”
“Exactly!”
The onlookers chattered away, making Director Jake feel incredibly awkward.
He hadn’t even realized that the news of Sophia curing his grandson had already spread.
However, the secretary was still sick.
He couldn’t just turn around and leave.
With no choice, Director Jake swallowed his pride and led a few doctors inside.
“Dr. Smith,” he said with a beaming smile.
Sophia glanced at him indifferently.
She completely ignored him and continued questioning a patient, “Does it hurt under your ribs?”
Director Jake laughed dryly and called out to her a few more times, but she didn’t acknowledge him at all.
Finally, he had no choice but to lean in close and shout, “Dr. Smith!”
Only then did Sophia look up at him, feigning surprise.
“Director Jake, when did you arrive?”
Director Jake’s forced smile became even more strained. He was cursing her in his heart, but outwardly, he said,
“Dr. Smith, I’ve been calling your name multiple times! But it’s my fault—I must have spoken too softly for you to hear.”
The two doctors standing beside him exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.
Was this really Director Jake?
The same Director Jake who was known for his arrogance?
Why was he being so polite?
Who exactly was this woman that so many people sought treatment from?
Sophia smiled slightly, clearly in a good mood.
“Director Jake, what brings you here?”
“Haha, Dr. Smith, you’re very busy, I see. I’m here about the secretary’s condition.”
Sophia had dragged things out long enough.
Even if the patient wasn’t a high-ranking official, she wouldn’t refuse to treat a critical case that no other doctors could solve.
But the fact that he was a government leader made it even better.
If she could cure the secretary, it would benefit not only her but also Livinus.
Thinking this, she smiled meaningfully.
“I’d love to go, but as you can see, I have so many patients here…”
“No problem! I brought doctors with me. These two are some of the best young doctors from our hospital. They’ll take care of the patients while you come with me.”
Hearing that, Sophia agreed.
Since becoming pregnant, she has reduced the number of patients she sees. She had already finished treating the most difficult cases for the day, leaving mostly pediatric patients, which Halliton Waylon could handle.
Now that there were two additional doctors to help, it worked out perfectly.
After thinking it over, she followed Director Jake.
However, just twenty minutes after arriving at the hospital, she noticed Director Jake looking at her hesitantly.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
Director Jake hesitated before playing a voice message on his phone.
On the other end, a doctor sounded anxious.
“Director Jake, the patients at that clinic refuse to let us treat them! They keep saying our medical skills aren’t as good as Dr. Smith’s. Some even said that if we were capable, they wouldn’t have needed to come to Dr. Smith’s clinic in the first place. Many of them have been seeing doctors at our hospital for years without any improvement. They’re saying there’s no point in us treating them now. They’re making things very difficult for us!”
The message made Director Jake’s face turn dark.
Sophia smirked and said seriously,
“Director Jake, it seems that your hospital really needs to start treating patients properly. Medical care isn’t just about prescribing suppositories for gynecological issues, antibiotics for colds, or painkillers for toothaches.”
“You…” Director Jake’s face turned red and then white, nearly losing his temper.
Sophia was just a young woman—how dare she lecture him?
Did she really think she was that important?
But he didn’t dare to talk back.
His future was in Sophia’s hands.
When they arrived at the hospital, Director Jake left her outside the ward, possibly to report her presence.
Bored, Sophia paced back and forth.
Just then, a sudden commotion erupted from the television inside the hospital room.
She looked up, and her brows immediately furrowed.
The screen displayed the words: “Scott Corporation accused of using substandard medicinal ingredients, police launch investigation.”
Sophia’s heart clenched.
The news footage showed government officials entering Scott Corporation to conduct an investigation. According to the reporter, someone had accused the company of using low-quality dried tangerine peel in a highly effective anti-diarrhea medicine.
Contrary to advertisements claiming that the product contained tangerine peel aged 20-30 years, tests allegedly showed that it was mostly made from peel less than three years old.
Authorities had already purchased samples from pharmacies for lab testing. If the accusations were confirmed, Scott Corporation would face a severe trust crisis and strict penalties.
The news anchor added that the company’s president was currently cooperating with the investigation.
Sophia’s heart tightened. She immediately called Joanna.
“Dr. Smith,” Joanna answered.
“How is he?”
