Chapter 399

“Shut up!” Liam Scott berated Dan Maxwell sternly.

Dan was puzzled and asked, “Uncle, why did you tell me to shut up?”

Liam simply reached out and gave Dan a slap. “Shut up when I tell you to!”

Dan received another slap for no reason. He held his face in disbelief.

When he saw that Dan had finally shut up, Liam took a deep breath and put on a smile. He turned to Melody Fox and asked, “Miss Fox, what stupid thing did my dumb nephew do to make you unhappy?”

Dan got a shock. Miss Fox?

He then remembered his colleague saying something about “Melody Fox” and how Colin Herbert had been calling her “Melody”. His eyes instantly widened.

Could it be that this woman was really Melody Fox?

Impossible! It must be a coincidence. How could there be such a young miracle doctor in the world?

Melody replied calmly, “So he’s really your nephew… He’s indeed very dumb. In order to embellish his surgical record, he showed off his medical skills in front of us and bluffed us with twisted logic. Beverly has early-stage gastric cancer and only needs to undergo laparoscopic surgery, but he insisted that we sign the papers for a total gastrectomy! Tell me, how should we settle this score?”

Dan quickly defended himself. “No, no! Uncle, she doesn’t know anything! The reason I decided to perform a total gastrectomy on the patient was purely for the patient’s sake. I was worried she would suffer a relapse.”

Melody asked icily, “Is that so? Then why did you make a last-minute modification to the surgery plan that your director proposed for laparoscopic surgery while your director was away for training?”

“I…” Dan gagged. Just as he was racking his brains for an excuse, he received another slap from Liam on his other cheek.

“Ouch…” Both of Dan’s cheeks had been slapped now. He mumbled blankly, “Uncle?”

“Don’t call me Uncle! I don’t have a stupid nephew like you!” As Liam spoke, he felt that he was not ruthless enough and went on to give Dan a kick in the stomach.

Dan was instantly flung more than three feet away where he lay clutching his stomach in anguish.

The kick was so hard that Dan’s face turned pale. He couldn’t even scream. He could only pant and groan.

He simply could not understand why his uncle was helping that ugly woman instead of him.

The other medical staff were badly shaken. “Deputy Director, will he get hurt?”

When Liam saw this, he did not seem concerned about Dan’s condition.

He ignored the medical staff and turned to look at Melody. He smiled apologetically and said, “Miss Fox, do you feel better now? This stupid creature is really useless. I’ll discipline him well in the future.”

Melody narrowed her eyes, but her expression did not soften much.

She could clearly feel that Liam was still biased toward Dan. Those two slaps and the kick were just for show. He did not really think that Dan had done anything bad.

“Feel better?” she asked. “If I hadn’t arrived in time, Beverly’s stomach might have been removed. You want us to forget about it after kicking him?”

A sinister shadow flashed across Liam’s eyes, but he quickly hid it.

He maintained a smile on his face and continued, “Of course, we can’t let it go just like that. We’ll compensate you to a certain extent. As for your relative’s surgery, I’ll get the chief physician to come back immediately and personally operate on her. I’ll also assign her the best anesthesiologist and medical assistant. Do you think… we can close this matter like this?”

Liam felt that Melody was not so easy to fool, so he asked Colin as well. “Sir, you have seen for yourself. This operation didn’t really take place. Why should we insist on making a big deal out of it? This won’t do you guys any good either, will it?”

Colin also felt that the kick Dan received was not enough, but Liam was too amiable. He could not help but waver.

Since Colin could not make up his mind, he could only turn to Melody for her opinion. “Melody, what do you think…”

Liam quickly added, “Miss Fox, we can agree to any of your requests for compensation, as long as you are willing to settle this matter amicably.

Melody looked at Liam without any emotion and said, “We don’t need any compensation. As long as you promise me one thing, I will let this matter rest.”

“Please tell me! I’ll even agree to ten requests, much less one.”

Melody looked at Dan, who was lying on the ground. The guy had obviously recovered from the pain, but he still pretended to be in pain. She said indifferently, “There’s no need for ten requests. You just have to fire him and promise never to hire him again. A person like him is not worthy of being a doctor!”

When Dan heard this, he couldn’t pretend anymore and hurriedly begged Liam for help. “Uncle, you mustn’t listen to her..”

Liam turned his head and glared at Dan. He couldn’t maintain his smile anymore and said with a pained expression, “Miss Fox, isn’t this too much? He did do something wrong, but he shouldn’t be fired outright.”

“So, you don’t agree to my condition?” Melody asked.

Liam tried his best to squeeze out a smile. “I… One should forgive others when possible. Miss Fox, why are you doing this? After this incident, I believe that he will definitely serve his patients dutifully in the future. He will definitely not do such a ridiculous thing again.”

“A leopard doesn’t change its spots. I know very well what kind of person he is. You just have to answer whether you will fire him or not.”

When he saw that Melody had no intention of relenting, Liam’s face turned icy. “He didn’t cause any bad consequences. Why do you have to ruin his career as a doctor and be so unrelenting? Miss Fox, don’t say I did not remind you. The surgery hasn’t started yet. Even if you bring this matter to court, the law might not be on your side.”

Melody narrowed her eyes. “So you are determined to protect him, Deputy Director?”

Liam decided to drop all pretense in front of Melody. “I want to protect him. What are you going to do?”

Melody looked at the two people who had now emerged from the elevator and slowly curled her lips. “I hope you won’t regret it.”

“Don’t worry! I definitely won’t regret it! On the other hand, you want to be a doctor in our hospital, don’t you? If you don’t want to settle the matter today, I can guarantee that your days in the hospital won’t be too enjoyable! If you know what’s good for you, take the money and leave now. Here is a check for 20 thousand dollars. It’s enough for your surgery fees!”

As Liam spoke, he took out the check from his pocket and threw it at Melody’s face.

Melody reached out and caught the check. In the next second, she tore up the check in front of Liam.

Liam nodded angrily. “Fine, you have some nerve! We’ll see! You’ll regret it one day! Don’t even think about seeking treatment at our Central Hospital in the future!”

As soon as Liam finished speaking, a mocking voice rang out from the elevator. “Liam, you certainly know how to flex your muscles.