Regina was rendered speechless by the other party’s inhuman reasoning. Just as she was about to argue further, the heart monitor’s alarm shrieked.
Disaster loomed. Regina, no longer caring about appearances, shoved her way out of the throng of onlookers, yelling, “Help! Help! Patient in bed thirty-seven is crashing!”
With the influx of doctors and the added reinforcement of security, Cyril was finally half-dragged, half-carried into the corridor.
Doctors worked frantically inside. The families of the patients in nearby beds were temporarily asked to wait outside.
Cyril, acting as if nothing had happened, found an empty chair and sat down despite being ejected from the room.
The families of the other patients, though disliking him, knew he was a bully they couldn’t afford to provoke. S
