Chapter 504

Janet never expected that Ken would send her on this mission.

‘Is it purely because my identity as a woman can easily deceive Averi’s parents’ trust and take the opportunity to take Averi away, or is it because Ken is already suspecting me? If Ken is already suspicious of me, I can only succeed in today’s mission and not fail. However, if it succeeds, Ulric might use me as a shield when Ken and Melody find out about Ulric, Janet thought.

She had fought alongside Ken for so many years. She knew very well how much Ken’s younger brother could sacrifice for his goals.

If she had a choice, she would not work with Ulric. However, she had already intervened in the matter. Even if it was for self-preservation, she could not let Averi draw a portrait…

Janet gripped her phone tightly and wanted to send a message to Ulric.

However, she was afraid that Ken had already started monitoring her phone.

After much hesitation, Janet gritted her teeth. ‘I can only let today’s mission fail.’

“Are we almost there?” Janet tried her best to calm down and asked the driver.

“We’ll need another half an hour. When you arrive at the airport, meet up with Mr. Deeds first. He will tell you the exact timing.”

“I understand.” Janet nodded and clenched her fists tightly.

*****

At the same time, at Silverlake Hospital.

Time was tight. Melody could only call the director in advance and ask him to arrange a checkup for Ken as soon as possible.

It just so happened that the hospital had just bought a new batch of machines to take X-rays. They were not officially in use yet. Ken could use this new equipment room to take X-rays.

With the director’s help, the journey was smooth. The results were out very quickly.

Rodney was personally in charge of the scans. He used the hospital’s computer to retrieve the scans. Then, he

checked Ken’s leg and said solemnly, “His bones are not injured, but his entire foot is starting to swell because of the excessive force. I’m afraid we have to remove the cast and wait for the swelling to dissipate before putting on a new cast.”

When Melody heard that the bone was fine, she heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Let’s do as you say and treat him.” Rodney nodded. As he asked the nurse to prepare the tools, he asked, “Mr. Swanson, didn’t you go home to recuperate? Why did you use so much strength in your feet? With the degree of redness and swelling, don’t tell me you went to the gym even when your bones were fractured.”

“Ahem…” Ken coughed lightly and said, “No.”

Rodney said seriously, “You have to tell me what you did. It’s very likely to be an infection in the flesh if it’s not because of external forces. If it’s an infection, it can’t be as easy as treated with anti-inflammatory medicine.”

Melody also looked solemn. She said, “Other than coming to the Naymar Manor yesterday, what else did you do?” Ken opened his mouth but hesitated. “I don’t think there’s a need to say it.”

Melody frowned deeply. “Do you want to cripple your leg at a time like this? Tell Mr. Stanton what other strenuous exercise you did.”

Ken looked at Melody meaningfully and said to Rodney casually, “Last night, Melody was drunk. I carried her out of the… – “

“Ahem!” Melody coughed heavily. Then, she blushed and said, “It was because of an external force. There’s indeed no need to say anything.”

Rodney seemed to have discovered a huge piece of gossip.

A smile subconsciously appeared on his lips.

However, he quickly became serious again and said, “It’s good to have a good relationship, but you still have to take care of your health. Especially in this situation, young people like you should more or less restrain yourselves.” Rodney got the wrong idea, but not completely.

Melody’s cheeks turned even redder. She turned and glared at Ken.

Ken had an innocent look on his face. His gaze seemed to say, ‘You forced me to say it.’

Melody pursed her lips in embarrassment. She regretted bringing Ken to the hospital.

Fortunately, the nurse quickly brought over a tool to ease her awkwardness.

Rodney’s movements were very skillful. In less than ten minutes, he treated the wound again.

After treating the wound, Rodney reminded him, “Without a cast, you should be more careful of your foot. Don’t walk around casually. If you must go out, take a wheelchair.”

Ken nodded. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” Rodney smiled. Then, he remembered something and said, “Mr. Swanson, I’m sorry… There’s something about the hospital. I want to talk to Miss Fox alone. Can you…

Ken understood. He looked at Melody and said, “I’ll wait for you in the car. After you’re done with the hospital, we’ll go to the company to wait for news.”

“Okay.” Melody nodded. After watching Ken leave, she turned to ask Rodney, “Did something happen in the hospital?

Rodney sighed and said, “Do you remember Liam and Dan?” Melody recalled and said, “I remember. When Beverly was undergoing surgery here, Dan almost killed her. And Liam is the vice director. Because of favoritism, he was demoted.” She paused, not understanding why Rodney mentioned these two people again.

‘Even if these two people caused trouble, it’s the director’s business and has nothing to do with me. Moreover, these two people are not qualified to cause trouble in front of me.’ Confused, Melody asked, “What did they do?”

Rodney sighed again and said, “After Dan was publicly expelled by us, logically speaking, no hospital would hire him anymore. However, I accidentally learned from the director that he came to First Hospital to take over. And just yesterday, Liam also submitted his resignation letter. If the director and I are not wrong, he should be going to First Hospital soon.”

Melody frowned and said, “I heard from a nurse that our director has a bad relationship with the director of First Hospital. Could this be the reason why they’re willing to hire them?”

“That’s impossible,” Rodney said with certainty. “I’ve interacted with that director a few times. He was not the kind of person who would hire two people with tainted reputations because he wanted to compete with Mr. Williams.”

“So what’s the reason?” Melody asked.

Rodney paused and said with a complicated expression, “I also heard some rumors that it was… said it was…”

Melody looked at Rodney’s expression and said, “Rodney, feel free to speak your mind.”

Rodney then made up his mind. He said, “They said the director there wants you to take over the position. He has made a condition for Liam and Dan. The condition is to poach you over.”

Melody immediately understood what Rodney meant. She smiled bitterly and asked, “Do you think I also went to First Hospital to work behind your backs, and that’s why Dan could join First Hospital, and Liam dared to submit his resignation letter directly?”

Rodney quickly waved his hands. “Miss Fox, I didn’t mean that. We’ve known each other for so long. How can I not know your character?”