She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor

Chapter 19: Chapter 19 His Indulgence Towards Hope Williams

“Joy, was she just provoking us?” Valentina River stomped her feet in anger.

The more outstanding Hope Williams had been before, the more they disliked her.

They never thought that despite being expelled from school, she could still get into the hospital, and all with that face of hers, as if she needed to do nothing to capture everyone’s attention.

How could she not be jealous?

Joy Ward glared at Hope Williams’s departing figure and irritably snapped at Valentina’s relentless chatter, “Enough, stop talking, it’s annoying.”

“You really want that good-for-nothing to stay in the hospital and work with us?”

Of course not. Did Hope Williams even qualify?

She absolutely did not.

If she wanted to stay in the hospital, she would have to get her approval.

…

Today was her first day at work, and Hope Williams didn’t have too much to handle. She saw a few patients, organized some medical records, and although Director Woods had invited her to dinner at his house, Hope Williams had declined. She needed to pick up her two treasures from school at four-thirty.

Leaving the hospital, Hope Williams put on her coat, walked to the parking lot, and just as she was reaching for her keys in her bag to get into her car, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

Hope Williams slightly furrowed her brow, paused and sighed, “Miss Ward, do you intend to haunt me relentlessly?”

Joy Ward didn’t bother to hide her disdain either and sneered, “It’s Miss Williams who can’t seem to stay away.”

Hope Williams tilted her head and calmly looked at Joy, “What do you want to say?”

“Miss Williams, you’ve been away for five years. Why come back? Do you want to rekindle old flames with Waylon?”

Whether it was yesterday’s medical emergency at the old Lewis family mansion or her starting work at the hospital today, it gave her a strong sense of crisis.

“Is that any of your business?” Hope Williams scoffed, “What are you afraid of? Afraid that I’ll snatch your Mrs. Lewis title?”

“You won’t succeed. Our families have already started setting an engagement date. Hope Williams, the woman by Waylon’s side is destined to be me.”

“Oh.” Hope Williams casually oh’d, her delicate face bearing a smile that failed to reach her eyes as she studied Joy thoughtfully.

“What’s the meaning of this talk then?”@@novelbin@@

“Don’t get close to Waylon anymore. Don’t appear at the Lewis family mansion again. Go back to where you belong.” Joy said, tilting her head up in arrogance.

Hope Williams crossed her arms and leaned casually against her car, speechless and amused by Joy.

“In the end, you’re still afraid I’ll take your Mrs. Lewis position, right? Rest assured…”

Hope Williams paused, straightened up, and leaned in close to Joy with a cheeky smile, “I will definitely fight you for it.”

“You!” Joy’s smile crumbled.

Hope Williams arched an eyebrow, a hint of mockery in her expression.

Just then, a Rolls-Royce drove up and stopped firmly.

Hope Williams and Joy both turned their heads; Hope Williams felt the car was familiar. In the next moment, a tall figure with an aura of cool authority stepped out of the car.

It was Waylon Lewis.

It seemed that Waylon felt her gaze; he looked over, his deep eyes meeting hers.

“Waylon, you’re here.”

Joy, with her high heels and an initially spiteful face now replaced with a sweet smile, walked up to Waylon, affectionately hooked his arm, looked up at him, and said tenderly and shyly, “Waylon, I’m so happy you could pick me up after work.”

“What are you doing?”

“I was just chatting with Miss Williams. Oh, by the way, Waylon, did you know? Miss Williams has started working at the hospital too. We’re colleagues now. But after being expelled from school, Miss Williams probably didn’t continue with medicine, right? She must’ve gone to great lengths to get into the hospital.”

Joy’s voice was soft, sounding as if she was concerned about Hope.

Others might not hear the insinuation, but Hope could.

What she meant was, without continuing her medical studies, she must have used some improper connections to get into the hospital.

She really hated her, wanting to smear her in front of everyone, using her mouth to ruin her reputation.

Hope Williams didn’t speak, the corners of her mouth curling up in a cold smile, ignoring Joy’s words.

“Miss Williams…”

Joy expected a fierce retort from Hope, but instead, Hope chose to ignore her completely. That look in her eyes, Joy knew all too well, was contempt, and a sense of humiliation welled up within her.

Without lingering, Hope got into her car swiftly, closed the door, and drove out of the parking space. The car left quickly, the actions smooth and seamless.

The smile on Joy’s face couldn’t hold up any longer. She bit her lower lip lightly and slowly turned to see Waylon, only to find him watching the departing figure of Hope’s car, lost in thought.

Angrily clenching her teeth, Joy immediately put on a frail, woeful facade and softly called out, “Waylon, about Miss Williams…”

Waylon withdrew his gaze, a touch of helplessness in his voice, “That’s just her temperament. It’s fine as long as you’re not like her.”

Joy finally understood. His words seemed to be advising her, but why did she detect a hint of indulgence towards Hope in his tone?

And perhaps that indulgence was something even he hadn’t noticed.

Joy clenched her fists, wishing she could drive and crash into Hope.

“Let’s go.”

Joy nodded gently, her expression still carrying sadness and grievance, “Alright.”

…

“Mommy, we missed you so much.”

Hope Williams’s smile was warm as she hugged her treasures tightly, “Babies, Mommy missed you, too. Did you have fun at school today? Tell Mommy, did anything interesting happen at kindergarten?”

“We had fun, Mommy. Today during nap time, Brittany River wet the bed and was crying so much. I saw it, and Willow even comforted her, right?”

“Is that so? How did Willow comfort Brittany?”

“Willow told him that it’s okay to wet his pants at five years old because that’s not embarrassing. After all, not everyone is like Willow who never wets the bed. But I don’t know why, as Willow comforted him, his face just got redder and redder, and in the end, he ran off looking unhappy. Why is that?” Willow tilted her little head in confusion.