Chapter 35
Andrew shot Laura aglar “Can you stop talking for once? Mel’s right here!”
Laura memained indifferent. “She can’t hear anyway. And even if she could, would it change anything? It’s the truth, isn’t it?–
I was common knowledge that Laura didn’t like Melody. She resented the fact that her own daughter had gone missing while Andrew had taken in this orphan and expected her to treat Melody like her own child.
On top of that, he had given her everything that was supposed to belong to Krystal to Melody instead.
Melody couldn’t hear their conversation, but she knew better than to look their way.
After years in the Wardolf residence, she had leamed that whenever Andrew and Laura argued in from of her, it was almost always about her.
Andrew didn’t want to cause a scene at the hospital entrance and turned to Jeremy. “Jeremy, you should head back to the hospital. We’ve already troubled you enough by making you take time out of your day to bring Mel here.”
Jeremy’s expression remained unreadable as his gaze shifted to Melody.
She had her eyes lowered, and her lashes cast faint shadows over her cheeks. Her lips were tightly pressed together too, betraying a trace of nervousness
“I took the day off,“ jeremy calmly said. “I’ll stay and ask Seth about the details. ”
Melody had been going for regular checkups for her ears, but she was usually alone for them. It was rare, almost unheard of, for someone to accompany het.
While everyone else stayed outside discussing her condition with Seth, she was left alone in the office.
Melody turned to the window and watched them.
Jeremy stood with hisual composed demeanor. His neatly pressed shirt ft him perfectly.
Maybe it was a habit from his profession, but he would instinctively repeat key questions as he spoke to seth.
Even from a distance, Melody could make out that he kept saying “eat” over and over
By the time they finally renamed, she had already spent ten minutes playing mobile games.
Sech gave Jeremy anod. “It’s as I explained earlier. But from what I can tell, her hearing loss likely stems from a severe trauma she suffered as a child.”
“Severe trauma?” Jeremy frowned
Seth explained, “Something like a physical beating or a heavy blow to the head. Since children’s bodies are more fragile, the damage would have been far worse
than it would be for an aL”
He paused before adding, “If it had been treated in time, the outcome might have been better.”
Laura’s expression darkened, “When we first noticed something wong with her hearing, we immediately brought in specialists from Jembina Hospital. There was no delay in bertreatment.”
Andrew glanced at Melody before nodding in agreement. “Yes. As soon as we discovered the problem, we took action. Dr. Jangger from Jembina Hospital can vouch
for that.”
Seth was slightly taken aback I didn’t mean anything by it, I was simply stating that the damage she suffered is quite severe.”
As a doctor, his comments were purely analytical and based solely on Melody’s condition
Hearing and vision impairments weren’t usually instant. They tended to deteriorate gradually, until the function was completely lost.
The best time to intervene was always at the first sign of an hue. However, many people falled to be it seriously at the start, which was why he had mentioned it.
Still, Seth couldn’t help but find it odd how strongly Andrew and Laurahiad reacted to his wonds. His gaze unconsciously fucked toward Melody just in time to see hereyelashes tremble slightly.
Andrew tumed to Jeremy with a worried expression. “From what Dr. Seth is saying, there’s a possibility this could happen again since it’s already happened once
“Jeremy, do you really think Melis fit to continue working at the hospital?”
Jeremy besicated for a brief moment. “Her department needs to be informed of
Andrew dismissively waved a hand. “Neurosurgery demands an exceptional level of focus. The last thing we need is for Mel to become a liability
“I’ll contact Dr. Tumer later.”
Jeremy gave a quiet ham in cesponse
He agreed with Andrew. Someone who couldn’t even take care of herself certainly wasn’t suited to be a nurse, let alone care for patients.
