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Chapter 4

Author: Evil SIL
By the time I left the hospital, it was fully dark outside.

I replayed everything in my mind from beginning to end.

June had reported me. Tom was not answering his phone. Medical Affairs was investigating me.

My patients had been reassigned. My research paper was being stolen. My case records had been torn apart and taken away.

I was afraid to even think about what all of this could mean.

Had Tom quietly been allowing all of this to happen?

After a moment of thought, I opened the department group chat and sent a message.

[Everyone, there is something I feel I must make clear in this chat. Without my consent, June Wyck has used my patient records, modified my paper draft, and claimed first authorship for herself. This constitutes academic misconduct. I have preserved the relevant evidence and will report it to the hospital’s Ethics Committee if necessary.]

Not long after I sent it, a private message from June popped up.

[That’s not a good look on you, Olivia. The paper has already been submitted. What would causing a scene now really accomplish?]

I did not reply to her.

A moment later, June sent a voice message to the group.

Her voice sounded tearful, a complete contrast to the private messages she had just sent me.

“I don’t know why Dr. Britton is saying these things about me. Dr. Guzman asked me to help organize that paper. I spent several sleepless nights working on it, and now I’m being accused of stealing it. It’s just so unfair. I can call Dr. Guzman if nobody believes me.”

The messages came flooding in.

[Yes, let’s ask him personally. No one should be falsely accused!]

[It’s okay, June. We’re on your side.]

June started a group voice call.

After a brief hesitation, I joined.

June’s voice carried a perfectly measured quiver. “I’m calling Dr. Guzman now. Everyone here can bear witness for me.”

The call began to ring. Then, it connected.

My heart clenched. Was he not supposed to be unreachable at a closed-door symposium?

“Hello?” Tom’s voice came through the speaker.

June sounded even more aggrieved. “Dr. Guzman, I don’t know what to do. Dr. Britton is accusing me of stealing her paper. Could you please clarify things for me?”

There was a brief silence before Tom finally spoke.

“Olivia hasn’t been herself lately. I asked June to take over the paper, so there’s no such thing as stealing papers.”

The blood drained from my face.

“Olivia, you need to stop making a scene.”

The call ended. Messages flooded the group chat again.

[She blames other people because she can’t handle her own problems? That’s ridiculous.]

[I feel bad for June. An intern being treated so unfairly.]

[Is someone going to apologize?]

I stared at the messages on my screen with trembling fingers.

Tom had told me that he would be unreachable at a closed-door conference. However, the moment June called, he picked up.

He was siding with June against me.

Why?

I tightened my grip on my phone. The same question kept replaying in my mind, over and over. Before I could make sense of it, the sound of footsteps echoed down the hallway.

I looked up.

June was walking toward me with a group of people behind her.

She tilted her head and looked at me with a smile.

“Still here, Dr. Britton?”

I said nothing.

She stepped closer and said with an air of self-righteousness, “Dr. Britton, what you said in the group chat was really out of line. I organized your paper for you. You could at least show some gratitude instead of biting the hand that fed you.”

Someone behind her immediately chimed in. “Yeah. That’s so ungrateful.”

June sighed. Her tone dripped with condescension as she continued. “Dr. Britton, I know you’re upset about being investigated by the Medical Affairs. You’re mad at the world. But you can’t take your frustrations out on me. I never did anything to you, which is why I thought of a solution for you.”

With that, she held out a document.

“Sign this voluntary resignation.”

I frowned and did not take it. June’s smile faltered for a moment.

“Olivia, things will look worse for you after they revoke your license and fire you.”

A few people behind her laughed in agreement.

Just then, the elevator chimed.

Everyone turned to look.

The doors slid open. Tom stepped out.

The moment June saw him, her face lit up.

“Dr. Guzman, you’re back!”

Tom glanced at her before his gaze settled on me. There was something unreadable in his expression.

June looked at him with reddened eyes. “Dr. Britton insists on saying that I stole her paper.”

I looked at Tom, waiting for him to say something to defend me. He knew my character, but he said nothing.

I smiled bitterly. My voice came out flat. “Dad.”

Everyone was stunned.

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