Chapter 110
Sienna kept her head lowered, her face entirely impassive as if they weren’t discussing her own crippling injury.
Jonathan, however, was livid. He turned his fury on Lynn. “Why wasn’t she sent in the moment she got hurt? The medical shuttle arrived hours ago. Why the hell did you delay bringing her back until now p>
Lynn turned ghostly pale in terror, tears streaming down her face. “I’m so sorry, Director Coleman… it’s my fault… I didn’t take proper care of Dr. Sloan p>
“It has nothing to do with her,” Sienna looked up, taking Lynn’s trembling hand. “Jonathan, I insisted on loading the wounded first. She tried to stop me, but I refused to listen p>
Jonathan stared at her and let out a heavy sigh.
“Sienna,” his tone softened with utter helplessness. “Your body is your most valuable asset. In our line of work, endurance is everything. You’re so young, please just take better care of yourself, alright p>
Sienna forced a small smile. “I know, Jonathan. I’ll take better care of myself from now on p>
Jonathan shook his head, gave a few more medical instructions, and left to attend to his rounds.
Lynn stayed by Sienna’s side until her IV drip was finished and made sure she took her medication.
By then, the sun had already come up.
Since Lynn needed to report back to her department, she said her goodbyes and left.
Sienna was left completely alone in the ward.
She pulled out her phone and dialed Luna Lennox’s number.
The call connected quickly, and Luna’s frantic voice came through the speaker. “Sienna! I saw on the news that the disaster is contained and the first response teams are heading back. Are you back yet p>
“Yeah, I’m at the hospital,” Sienna replied, her voice flat.
“The hospital? Are you hurt? I’m coming over right now!” Luna exclaimed in a panic.
“Don’t panic,” Sienna said. “I need you to run an errand for me first p>
“What is it p>
“Run a background check on a few people for me p>
Sienna sent over the information she had gathered from Caleb. “Look into these two men. It seems they operate as part of a gang. I need every possible detail you can find p>
“Got it. Sit tight, I’ll head over as soon as I get the intel p>
Hanging up, Sienna stared out the window.
It was bright outside. Sunlight filtered through the glass, casting a warm golden glow across the floor.
After sitting in silence for a while, she suddenly felt an urge to get some fresh air.
Her leg still throbbed, but it was much better than the night before.
Using her crutches, she hobbled slowly out of the room.
The hallway was quiet; most of the patients were still asleep at this hour.
As she walked, she suddenly heard a commotion up ahead.
A crowd had gathered outside a ward at the end of the corridor.
Intermittent, muffled sobbing echoed from inside the room.
Sienna approached and tapped a young nurse standing at the back of the crowd. “What’s going on p>
The nurse turned around, her eyes lighting up when she saw her. “Dr. Sloan! You’re back p>
“Yeah.” Sienna glanced toward the room. “What’s happening in there p>
The nurse smiled eagerly. “It’s Dr. Carlyle. She injured her leg during the rescue mission, and her boyfriend flew in international specialists overnight for a consultation.
Apparently, the prognosis isn’t great. She’s been crying all morning p>
Sienna paused.
“Dr. Carlyle p>
“Yeah, Celeste Carlyle from Internal Medicine,” the nurse lowered her voice, brimming with gossip.
“Actually, she’s Director Carlyle now. She just got promoted. And her boyfriend is actually Mr. Sterling! You’ve heard the rumors, right? The Sterling family in the Capital—the scandalous story of the adopted siblings being torn apart by a scheming gold-digger p>
Sienna didn’t say a word.
She turned her head and looked into the ward.
The door was slightly ajar, giving her a clear view of the scene inside.
Standing right beside the hospital bed was a man.