(At Angela's office.)
Sam stood in front of Angela's desk and was shivering uncontrollably, his face was pure white, and he bit his lip until it bled. While Chloe sat on a pristine white couch with Noah and Zack sitting beside her.
She stared timidly at the man called Hans. He was big and buff with a huge scar that went down his right cheek. He had a medium length gray beard, sunglasses, and a bald head. He held his arms across his chest and stood stone-faced.
Hans looked at the frail, exhausted woman before him who kept stealing glances at him. He decided to treat her kindly and asked her, "Would you or your companions like something to drink?"
Zack and Noah quickly shook their heads no but, Chloe took him up on his offer, and shyly asked, "M-may I have some water please?"
Hans nodded and then went over to a big wooden cabinet behind Angela's desk and opened it. In it were dozens of bottles of 'Smart Water'. Hans grabbed one, closed the cabinet and handed it to Chloe, and said, "Don't worry it's cold."
Chloe stuttered a response, "O-oh you don't have to give such expensive water, and besides won't you get in trouble with y-your boss."
Hans thought it was funny on how so sweet and considerately she acted towards him. He smiled and chuckled slightly, "*Hehe* Don't worry, my young miss really likes your daughter and since she likes Zoey so she'll treasure anyone Zoey treasures.
Honestly, she only met Zoey a very short time but, she's shown more emotion in almost an hour than her entire life."
Chloe looked at Hans and gave him a gentle smile that seemed to belong to an angel. Hans scratched his head sheepishly he wondered how an old woman who didn't take care of herself looked so beautiful.
Even if he was interested in dating her, he was thirty-seven and she was seventy. Though his hair prematurely grayed from the stress put on him by Angela, his peers, who knew his age, would lower their opinions of him. Damaging his reputation as well as hers making people think she was sugar mommy and him a boy toy.
Hans's thoughts were interrupted by Angela walking through the office door, all smiles. Hans's mouth dropped open at seeing his young miss smile for the first time in her entire twenty-two years of life.
However, Chloe felt a huge wave of relief rush over her as her talk with Zoey must've gone well. While Sam felt a twinge of hope that he would be let off easy or that he won't be fired.
Angela looked at Chloe and looked at the water in her hands and then turned to Hans. She cocked an eyebrow and asked, "Hans did you just give her a water?"
Hans nodded and Chloe was getting nervous that she had gotten Hans in trouble and was about to protest when Angela continued with her hands on her hips.
"You only offered her a water and nothing to the other two. You should have offered her a meal, a gift basket, something more than this. Now that Zoey is my friend the people she cares about will be treated and given the absolute best, do you understand ME?"
Hans nodded, extremely intimidated of Angela but, couldn't help but give Chloe an 'I told you so' and Chloe gave a slight chuckle at this.
Once Angela had finished berating Hans, she sat down at her pure white desk on a black leather desk chair. She looked at Sam who still had hope in his eyes, and anything close to happiness disappeared from her face.
She sat back in her chair and folded one leg over the other and gently folded her hands in her lap.
Her jaw clenched a little and her eyes narrowed slightly. The room suddenly got colder and and Angela expelled an aura that was black as night and made your heart feel as if it had stopped beating. She looked at Sam and coldly raised a question, "Dr. Qin...you know why you are here correct?"
Sam nodded silently, while Noah was smiling like a demon and desperately trying to holding back his laughter. Chloe held a hand over his mouth and pinched his arm in leg to make him hold it in.
While Zack was quivering as well from holding in his laughter, knowing he was going to be being a witness to the verbal ass tearing of such a shitty doctor with video proof.
Zack and Noah were absolutely pink as Sam replied, "W-well it's just th-these people refused to pay and they're poor so they're dragging down the hospital in two ways.
I-I admit that I did steal and I am willing to except my punishment but, these people should be punished as well."
At this point Zack and Noah burst out laughing and Chloe was slightly giggling behind her hand. Hans was even having trouble stifling a chuckle.
Angela however had a huge snarl that made her teeth show and foam a little at the mouth. She gripped the metal arms of her chair so hard her nails created deep scratches. Her eyes turned red and pierced through Sam.
Hans saw this and mouthed to three on the couch "Get ready for a great show." Sam was confused at the people bursting out in laughter behind him. He whipped around and screeched, "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU LAUGHING AT!?"
The three all shouted back in unison, "YOU!"
*BAM*
Everyone was then startled by Angela slamming her hands onto her desk as she stood uo and screamed.
"SAMUEL QIN, I WILL NOT BE TREATED LIKE THIS IN MY OWN OFFICE! I HAVE SENIORITY OVER YOU AND I CANNOT BELIEVE I HIRED AN IDIOT LIKE YOU WHO THINKS THEY CAN FOOL ME LIKE THIS!
I HAVE BANK RECORDS THAT SHOW MONEY WAS PUT IN TO PAY FOR ZOEY'S ROOM AND THEN QUICKLY TAKEN OUT. SO NOT ONLY DO- YOU- STEAL- FROM- THE- HOSPITAL-! WHO PROVIDES YOU YOUR KIIICCKK ASS LAWYER! YOU TRY TO FRAME AND KICK OUT INNOCENT PEOPLE BECAUSE IT MAKES YOUR DICK FEEL BIGGER!
YOU'LL NEVER WORK ANYWHERE AGAIN. HANS GET THIS MOTHERFUCKER OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I RIP HIS ASSHOLE APART AND BASH HIS ENTIRE HEAD IN AND DRINK HIS THOUGHTS!"
Sam's eyes were filled with tears of fear that rolled down his now completely white face and the middle of his pants became warm and wet.
Hans grabbed Sam by his shirt collar and dragged him out the door while Sam kept begging for forgiveness. Everyone was now in complete horror but, they still couldn't help to keep laughing until their eyes filled with tears.
Angela then sat back in her chair and rubbed the temples of her head with her eyes shut tightly. Noah and Zack rolled on the floor gasping for air. Chloe couldn't help letting her tears roll down her beet red face as she burst out in equally hysterical laughter.
*Ten minutes later*
Everyone was starting to calm down and take deep breaths. Angela looked at Chloe and apologized, "I am so sorry for that display Ms. Yang, Mr. Chang, Mr. Su."
Chloe sweetly replied "*Hah ooof* Oh, It's okay sweetie it was a joy seeing that awful man get his." Angela smiled while she took out a check book and wrote down a number.
She handed it to Chloe and as soon as she saw the amount written on the check Chloe gasped so hard she almost took all the air out of the room.
She then stuttered to Angela, "Th-th-th-th-three m-m-million!? I-I-I know you-you-you wanted to give us compensation b-but, isn't this too much." Zack and Noah's eyes bulged when they heard the amount of money, while Angela shook her head in disagreement. She gave Chloe a slight smile and replied, "No, its not, you all deserve this and more please accept it."
Angela saw Chloe, Zack, Noah, and Zoey as good people but, who suffered because she hired Sam. Chloe shook off her dumbfound expression and slid the check back to Angela. Angela was astounded and Chloe began to speak, "I'm sorry I can't accept this or any compensation."
Angela responed with a slight stutter "B-b-but y-you-." She was interrupted by Chloe putting her hand up and her continuing to speak.
"You're friends with my daughter and a kind person and what kind of person would I be if I just took your money like this.
If you really want to compensate me, you must promise to be a good friend to Zoey and pay for the hospital room while also returning Noah's money to him after he so graciously gave us the money to pay for it. Does that sound like something we can agree on?"
Angela could see should she would not be able negotiate anymore and sighed with a smile, "*Hah* You've got a deal Ms. Yang." Angela stood up and shook Chloe's hand.
She then turned to Noah and asked for his bank details to give him a refund. Noah handed them over and a total of two thousand dollars with an extra three thousand was entered into his account.
Noah and Zack had to be dragged out ONCE AGAIN by Chloe as they saw the amount of money that was transferred into his account and just froze.
When they left Angela sat back down in her chair smiling as she said to herself, "It's no wonder Zoey is the way she is she was raised by her." She leaned back in her chair and let herself drift into a deep sleep just as Zoey did.
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