Chapter 403
After Colin finished speaking, he realized that the whole fiasco with malicious doctors might even implicate Melody.
With this in mind, he quickly changed his stance. “No, this issue has nothing to do with you. It’s better if you don’t get involved.”
Melody frowned and said, “Mr. Herbert, what nonsense are you talking about? I consider you my family. Don’t you think your words would make me feel discouraged?”
“That’s not what I meant…” Colin replied weakly.
“I know, but this matter is also related to my teacher. Even if you disagree, I will definitely involve myself.” Melody said resolutely.
Colin lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment before saying, “How about this? When Beverly’s better, I’ll go to the police station myself and take the initiative to confess that I mistakenly took in malicious doctors into the medical center… If I do that, they shouldn’t make things difficult for me.”
Melody was quick to shoot down the idea. “No, that’s not good. Halcyon’s stance against malicious doctors is more severe than you can imagine. As long as malicious doctors are involved, they will definitely investigate carefully.
“At the very least, Herbathrive itself is likely to be forcibly shut down for a long time.
“Moreover, even if it reopens in the future, once patients find out that your clinic used to have malicious doctors, they would definitely shun you. At that time, it won’t make any difference whether the clinic reopens or not.”
“Then what should we do now?” Colin’s eyes were filled with frustration and confusion. He regretted recruiting Michael to work at the clinic.
Melody thought for a moment and said, “The only person who won’t be affected by malicious doctors is my teacher. He’s the first person to lead the crackdown on malicious doctors and also the person who captured most of them. I’ll find a reason for you to fire Michael. Leave everything to me.”
“Alright.” Colin nodded. “Later, I’ll head to Herbathrive to announce that before Beverly is discharged, you’ll be in charge of Herbathrive.”
Melody nodded in agreement and added, “This matter is not as big as it sounds. As long as it is handled properly, Herbathrive will come through unscathed.
“Don’t worry about anything else and just keep Beverly company while she recovers.”
Colin agreed. They proceeded to tuck into their meal, but Colin found himself without any appetite.
After the meal, Colin and Melody returned to Herbathrive.
In the car, Melody asked for details about Michael. “How did he come to work in Herbathrive? Has he shown any behavior that’s out of the ordinary?”
Colin searched his memory for a moment and replied, “It was a coincidence. Michael was injured and came to Herbathrive for a consultation.
“At that time, a patient in bad condition showed up in the clinic. The patient seemed like he had been poisoned, but no matter what method I used to test him, I could not confirm that that was indeed the case.
“Michael then exercised his knowledge and skills and managed to cure the patient quickly and systematically.
“After the patient left, I asked Michael if he was willing to join our clinic, and he agreed.”
Melody chuckled and asked, “Do you really think that was a coincidence?”
Colin was stunned. “Are you saying that Michael deliberately staged all of that?”
“That’s right. That patient must have been an actor hired by Michael. If he administered the poison himself, he’d have no trouble undoing it.”
Colin’s frustration was obvious as he exclaimed, “Why didn’t I think of that? How could someone so skilled agree to work for me so easily? Herbathrive was still a little-known medical center after all, at that time.”
Melody smiled bitterly. “You only have good intentions. It’s not unusual for others to try and take advantage of that. But it’s not too late to fix this.”
Soon, their red sports car came to a stop at the entrance of Herbathrive.
The limited edition sports car immediately drew the curious eyes of many employees.
The person who’d been left in charge, David, paid particular attention to its appearance. “Damn. Aren’t there only ten of those luxury cars worldwide? Are they here for a consultation? We’ll definitely have to roll out the red carpet for them.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Colin opened the door and got out, with Melody following closely behind.
“Huh? Colin?” David said to himself as he realized who they were and rushed forward to greet them.
David asked Melody enviously, “Miss Fox, is this your car?”
Melody nodded. “A friend gave it to me.”
“Gave?!” David was flabbergasted.
He was about to ask for details when Melody tossed the car keys to him and said, “If you want, you can take it for a ride.”
To Melody, these things were merely material objects. It made no difference if the car was worth twenty thousand dollars or 2 million dollars.
“Thank you, Miss Fox! From now onwards, I’ll look up to you and be in your care.” David replied enthusiastically.
Melody looked helpless as she replied, “Do you have an off button somewhere?”
David immediately stretched out two fingers and made a zipping gesture in front of his lips.
Colin then cleared his throat and said, “David, gather everyone. I have something to announce.”
The happy expression on David’s face was wiped off and he replied, “Yes, of course, right away.”
There were no patients at the time so everyone soon gathered in the break room, including Michael.
When Michael saw Melody, a shadow flashed across his eyes.
After the operation on the dog, he had been fearful and uneasy. He was afraid that Melody really had irrefutable evidence that he was a malicious doctor.
However, nothing unusual happened after that so his nerves soon settled.
past few years. Even if Melody suspected him, it was impossible for her to have evidence.
He had been careful to cover his tracks in the
If that case, she was just blowing hot air and couldn’t actually hold him to anything.
Confident in his reasoning, Michael raised his chin and took Melody’s presence lightly.
He tried his best to put on a calm face and asked, “Colin, why did you suddenly call us to gather? Is there something urgent?”
Colin coughed dryly and didn’t reveal anything. He looked around the room and said, “Everyone should already know that Beverly has been hospitalized for surgery in Central Hospital for the past few days. I can’t manage Herbathrive for the time being so Melody will be in charge of all
company matters, effective immediately. From now on, her word is as good as mine. Please follow her instructions and directives.”
As soon as he said this, dissatisfaction immediately appeared on Michael’s face.
His position in Herbathrive was second only to Colin. How could Colin decide to pass the helm to Melody instead of him?
Michael could not help but voice his disagreement unhappily, “Miss Fox is still young and can’t manage such a big enterprise. Leave it to me instead. When you were on your business trips before, I also took charge of Herbathrive.”
Colin frowned and said, “Since Dr. Hudson has an objection, I’ll make something clear now. Beverly and I don’t have any children, but we need someone to inherit Herbathrive. I treat Melody as my daughter and plan to hand Herbathrive to her in the future. This is a great opportunity for Melody to learn the ropes. If anything urgent or unusual comes up, I expect Dr. Hudson to provide assistance as well.”
Michael’s eyes instantly widened. “What?! You’re giving Herbathrive to her?!”
“That’s exactly right,” Colin said.