"Charlotte, don't be scared. It's okay. I'm here now. No one can hurt you."
He looked up, saw me, and his gaze turned ice-cold. He strode over in seconds.
His eyes were bloodshot. He slapped me hard across the face, his voice dripping with hatred—
"Brooklyn Harding, are you satisfied now?"
"You knew Charlotte would have an accident tonight, and you deliberately took time off and didn't care, didn't you!"
"I didn't expect that after doing it over once, you could still be this vicious!"
He was reborn too.
Everyone around them froze. Charlotte looked at Kevin in confusion. "Kevin, what are you talking about? Doing it over once?"
Kevin realized he'd let something slip and lowered his voice. "You knew that patient would lose control tonight—why didn't you warn Charlotte! You didn't even arrange someone to cover her shift. You just wanted to hurt her."
Raymond walked over, his gaze vicious. "Brooklyn Harding, do you want to die?"
I looked at the three people in front of me.
A fiancé still blind in eyes and heart after rebirth. A brave little lamb too stupid to realize it. And a thug who only knew how to solve problems with his fists.
The moment Kevin raised his hand to hit me again, I lifted my leg and kicked him viciously in the crotch. Then I spun and kicked Raymond in the same place.
Both men screamed and dropped to their knees.
"Kevin Dickerson, after being reborn, the only thing you grew was the ability to hit women?" I spat. "Why that patient lost control—why don't you ask what your precious lamb did! I was suspended at your request. How dare you say I took time off?"
Charlotte pouted. "Head Nurse Harding is talking nonsense. The little lamb was just caring about the patient."
Kevin looked at the hospital leadership hurrying over, endured the pain, and stood. "Nurse Charlotte Cooley remained fearless in the face of danger. At a critical moment, she displayed the noble spirit of an angel in white. I suggest we make her a full employee ahead of schedule and commend her to the entire hospital."
The leaders whispered among themselves and actually agreed.
On the day of the commendation ceremony, I came to the venue. After all, I wanted to witness the big gift I was giving them with my own eyes.
Charlotte walked onstage and proudly accepted her certificate of honor. "In the little lamb's heart, there are only patients. I'm not afraid of anything."