I knocked on his office door, but I got no answer. So, I pushed it open to find the place in disarray—papers scattered across the floor, drawers hanging open.
Out of habit, I began to tidy up, but then heard a startled cry behind me.
“Oh my God! What have you done to Doctor Andrews’s office?”
I turned. Nancy stood in the doorway, a tray of medical vials in her hands. She looked like she had caught a thief.
I opened my mouth to explain, but she was already lunging toward me.
I tried to defend myself. In the struggle, the medicine tray in Nancy’s hands tipped over. Glass vials shattered across the floor and expensive liquid splattered in every direction.
By then, a small crowd of nurses had gathered outside the door. Two of them ran to call security; the rest stayed to watch, whispering just loud enough for me to hear.
“She couldn’t find Dr. Andrews, so she decided to steal something? Pathetic.”
“Doing things like this at her age… no wonder she’ll never have kids.”
“It’s people like her that ruin the doctor–patient relationship for everyone.”
“No wonder Dr. Andrews can’t stand her. She should be blacklisted from the hospital.”
I was shaking with rage. “Edwin asked me to come! The office was already like this when I got here!”
Someone scoffed.
“At least try making your lies more convincing. Dr. Andrews has been in surgery all morning—he hasn’t even stepped out of the surgery theater. How could he have invited you?”
“You definitely knew he wasn’t here. That's why you came to steal something!”
Anger burned in my chest, but I forced myself to keep calm. “I’m not arguing with you. You can ask Edwin when he gets here!”
I began walking towards the door, but Nancy grabbed my arm.
She pointed at the broken vials on the floor. “These are all imported. One of them costs over ten thousand. You’ll have to pay for them.”
I stared at her. “You're the one who dropped those bottles!”
Two nurses jumped in immediately. “We saw you knock them over with our own eyes. You’re not leaving until you pay.”
Someone had already pulled out their phone and started livestreaming. “Everyone, take a look at how outrageous this troublemaker have become.”
Nancy and a few others blocked me from leaving Edwin’s office. I had no way out.
Just then, a cleaner came over, pushing a bucket of dirty water, curious about the commotion.