Not Your Doormat Anymore

"To tell the truth, it's been a long time since we've been paid. The director of our hospital fled overseas, and the higher-ups either ran or just walked away. The doctors got tired of the situation and left too. So now it's just us," she said.noveldrama

Nadine pointed at herself and the few nurses around her, bringing the total to five people.

"Wow, that's terribly unfortunate."

Other than attending the usual academic conferences, I rarely visited other hospitals. Now that I saw the miserable state this one was in, I couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

"Is anyone still here? Where the hell is everyone?"

I frowned at the familiar voice coming from outside. Why did I run into Casey everywhere I went?

The only difference this time was that she was with Samuel, not Andrew.

"Hello, miss. May I help you with anything?"

When Nadine noticed that it was a young man and woman who came in, she instinctively looked at Casey's stomach. Only when she saw it was flat did she feel relieved.

"Your hospital director sold the hospital to us," Casey stated plainly. "How many of you are there?"

As she finished speaking, she saw me standing not far away. Her eyes lit with surprise. "Jace, no matter where I go, I always seem to bump into you. And to think you said you didn't love me."

To be honest, I was confused myself. I had only come to this hospital by chance today. Before this, I had no idea she would be here. Now that she was, I considered leaving.

"Don't flatter yourself. I'm just passing by."

"There are only a few of us left now. Miss, are you planning to take over the hospital?" Nadine's eyes lit up as she asked Casey that. The few nurses nearby circled around her.

Casey nodded. "That's right. I'll be investing in your hospital and renovating the entire building. But before I do, I need to know—where did the other doctors and nurses go?"

Nadine and the nurses exchanged looks and shook their heads in unison. "Everyone left," one of them said.

"Your hospital director sent me a copy of your employment contracts. It clearly states that any doctors or nurses who left on their own during their tenure must pay a penalty for breach of contract," she informed them. "Were you all aware of this?"

They were stunned. None of them had considered the possibility of having to pay a penalty.

"But the hospital hasn't paid us in almost three to four months," one of them said. Casey scoffed. "That's because your ex-director ran out of funding. Now that I'm taking over, of course you'll be compensated."

Before they could celebrate, she added, "As for the people who've been absent without reason, the penalty fee will be equivalent to six months of pay. As for the rest of you, kindly reduce it—you'lDonly have to pay three months worth," she stated matter-of-factly.

"If you have their contact information, inform them. If they don't respond, I'll sue them. Don't blame me when that happens," she said sternly.

Of course, these people had their contact information, but Casey's words made the color drain from their faces.

"But this is a hospital. I've never heard of a penalty fee-" one of them began.

"If a patient in critical condition came to the hospital but your colleagues weren't

on duty, and the delay cost that patient their life, who would be held responsible?" Casey cut them off in a firm voice.

She faced the group eyeing one another and said coldly, "It's fine if you don't inform them. They'll be

receiving a legal notice from my net

lawyer anyway. Everything I've mentioned is clearly stated in your contracts. No one is getting out of this!"

This was the first time I saw how she carried herself while working for the Newton

family. To my surprise, it was also the same way she acted when we were

together.