"Mr. Foster," Dr. Cred said, his brows drawing in an unpleasant frown. "What are you doing here?" His expression didn’t hide his displeasure as he stared at Ryan.
Ryan never intended to eavesdrop. He was just there to talk about what happened the last day. But now that he had heard him mention Dr. Cred in such an anxious tone, he was curious to know about it.
"Dr. Cred," Ryan began. "I came here to apologize for how things turned out to be yesterday. Delyth was just being anxious for herself. I hope you didn’t mind."
Dr. Cred recalled what happened the previous day and his expression slightly became empathetic. ’It’s fine, Mr. Foster. I can understand," he said in an understanding tone before continuing. "We deal with patients every day. We can understand what Ms. Ember must be undergoing. You don’t have to apologize."
His gaze then darted to look towards the direction from where Ryan might have appeared. Looking at the bright bulb light on the top of the operation room, he said, "Is her surgery scheduled for today?" freewebnσvel.cѳm
Ryan looked back in the direction over his shoulders before turning to look back at the old man and nod. "Yes, it’s in progress. Thank you for helping me arrange it in your hospital."
"Oh, that was nothing," Dr. Cred said. "I have known you and your father for long. This was something I should have done. Dr. Walter is a great doctor abroad. It was an honour to meet and greet him in person."
As he said that, Dr. Cred’s lips curled up in a soft smile that might have eased his expression for a bit, but Ryan could still see the lines of worry on his forehead.
"Dr. Cred, is there something worrying you?" Ryan asked, looking at the old man with a serious expression. "We might not be close but you were once a friend to my father and my father had always respected you. If there is something I can help you with, you can tell me. I will try my best to help you."
Ryan might not have understood much. But since the man had mentioned Dr. Clark’s name, he thought that maybe Dr. Clark was making things tough because of the thing that happened last day.
If that were the case, it would be only better if Ryan could help him out of the situation.
Dr. Cred at once shook his head, refusing to reveal it at all. "Oh, there is nothing that difficult. It’s just something related to the hospital and I can manage it on my own," he said before pausing to give a small smile. "But I am really pleased to see you value the old relationship. Thank you. I will remember to ask you when I need the help."
Even though he said that there was nothing to worry about, Ryan still felt there the old man was trying to hide the reality. If it was truly something regarding the hospital, why would he mention Dr. Clark’s involvement in it?
But since Dr. Cred has chosen not to reveal it to him, there was nothing he could do. Nodding to him, Ryan simply turned to walk back to the trail of chairs outside the operation theatre.
As he sat down on one of the chairs, Ryan weakly mumbled under his breath as if trying to keep it in his memory. Oblivion–X.
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