The Credit Stealer
As the patient was unconscious, Crystal smirked and replied, “Of course he is alright! Open your eyes
and take a look at him yourself. Matthew cured him, so what else could possibly happen to him?”
The woman exclaimed, “Really? D-Did you guys cure him? Is this for real? Has he really recovered?”
“Are you blind? Can’t you see it for yourself?” Crystal questioned the woman in an annoyed manner.
Nonetheless, the woman wasn’t piqued by Cystal’s abrasive response. Instead, she appeared to look
surprised and happy. “T-This is awesome! Oh, my sons, your father is finally recovering! Thank God…”
At the same time, her two sons were just as elated to learn about their father’s improving health.
Crystal pouted and replied, “Thank God?! You should thank Matthew because he was the one who cured
your husband!”
The woman was so thankful when she glanced at Matthew. “Were you the one who really cured my
husband? Oh my goodness! Thank you so much, sir…”
When Matthew was about to respond, the department director suddenly entered the ward and made his
presence known with a loud voice. “Nonsense! This is obviously the credit of our latest treatment
method. It wasn’t him who cured your husband.”
Upon hearing his response, Crystal’s eyes widened with horror. Where is this guy’s sense of shame?
How could he just steal someone else’s credit like it was the right thing to do?
“D-Did you cure my husband?” The woman seemed confused.
The man replied, “Of course I did! This is the treatment I’ve been studying lately, but I didn’t expect to
see the result so soon. Alas! If I had used this method sooner, the patient wouldn’t have had to
experience so much suffering!”
Upon hearing the doctor’s explanation, the woman shifted her gaze between him and Matthew,
wondering whom she should trust.
Meanwhile, Crystal furrowed her eyebrows and berated the department director. “Hey, have a little sense
of shame, would you? Matthew was the one who treated her husband, so how could you take his credit
and claim it as yours?”
The department director chuckled and responded, “Miss Harrison, I know you’re Mr. Harrison’s
granddaughter, which doesn’t seem surprising to me that you’re often surrounded by flattery and
compliments. However, you must know that every word you say will have ensuing consequences.
Furthermore, both of you have only been here not long ago, so how was it possible for you to treat and
cure a patient in such a short period of time? All treatments take time, but you have been here for barely
40 minutes. So, do you expect us to believe that you made the patient’s swelling subside in that period of
time? What do the rest think? Does this add up to you?”
The woman and her sons immediately nodded, expressing their agreement with the man. “Dr. Pierce is
right. It doesn’t make sense that the two of them has managed to cure him in such a short period of
time.”
“Our father’s condition has lasted for more than a half a month without any improvement, but this guy
said he cured Dad’s swelling in a matter of minutes. Was he kidding us?”
“Exactly. That amount of time wasn’t even enough for any doctor to study and understand the diagnosis.”
“How can anyone ever do something like this for fame?” The woman and her sons grumbled among
each other.
Brian Pierce was the department director in question and he had a gleeful expression, fantasizing about
the success that he could achieve if he claimed Matthew’s credit as his own. After all, this uncommon
medical case was one that concerned every doctor in the hospital, as well as a number of other
specialists around Eastcliff. By then, he was sure he would rise to fame and become more influential in
the hospital if he was known as the doctor who cured the patient of the abnormal disease. Thus, he felt
like he had hit the jackpot when his plan to take advantage of Matthew presented him with an opportunity
to steal Matthew’s credit instead. This was because Brian’s initial intention was merely to put him in a
tight spot.
In the meantime, Matthew frowned as he was annoyed by the doctor’s shamelessness. Thus, he held
Crystal and coldly added, “Alright, since you are claiming to be the one who cured him, you should
probably handle the rest of the job.”
As he was stunned by Matthew’s words, Brian couldn’t help but wonder what else there was to be taken
care of. While the woman and her sons shifted their attention to him the next moment, he went ahead
and nodded despite his confusion. “Hmph! You don’t say! I’m his attending physician, so I will make sure
he fully recovers.”
Deep down in his heart, he reckoned everything else would be a piece of cake to handle as soon as the
patient’s swelling subsided.
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