"Did you see how Dr. Yoon fight those goons? She's so cool! She could fight like a gangster." Migs excitedly told his colleague.
"Yeah! We all saw her, and we also saw how you run away and hide behind Dr. Sue." Nina, one of the staff nurses said.
"Shut up! I am no gangster. But it doesn't mean that I'm weak." Migs replied. He is obviously ashamed of what had happened though he admitted that he can't fight the big guy.
"Dr. Lee, Dr. Won" it was Nina who greeted the senior fellow, Dr. Rein Lee. He is with his junior fellow Dr. Janna Won.
"You are really good at gossiping Dr. Migs. Since you're doing it again, I suppose OR no. 2 is now ready to use. Because in 15 minutes, operation of Patient Huang Che will be taken in there" Dr. Lee said. His voice is full of annoyance.
"Ahh err...the boss is currently in there. Dr. Yoon is operating on him." Dr. Migs reply to him. He looks nervous because he knows what is going to happen next.
"Dr. Yoon? Who is this Dr. Yoon?" Dr. Won irritatedly asked.
"Uhm she is the new fellow and we got an emergency so.." It was Migs.
"I don't care who she is. What matters to me is the fact that she did not follow the hospital protocol. OR no. 2 was reserved for our patient and she doesn't have the right to use it!" Rein furiously said. "Prepare OR no. 1 and tell this Dr. Yoon to see me right after this operation."
"Yes, Dr. Lee." Migs replied. His voice is full of disappointment.
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Outside OR no. 2.
Along with the nurses and Chief Resident Dr. Sue, Michaelle meet the security squad of the patient that they had operated.
"How's our boss?" it was the big guy, it is obvious that he is the leader of the squad. Unlike a while ago, his voice sounds worried than authoritative.
"The operation is successful, he will be transferred to the Recovery Room." Michaelle smilingly replied.
"Ohh. Thank you! Thank you, Dr.."
"It's Dr. Yoon.."
"Thank you Beautiful Dr. Yoon!" the squad said in chorus.
Everybody burst into a sudden laugh. Except for Dr. Michaelle Yoon who just smiled.
"It is my job to save lives. Please take care of your Boss." Then along with the people who help the operation, Michaelle left the squad.
"We will forever be in debt to you Beautiful Doctor." the Big guy uttered to himself.
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Michelle was in the changing room when she received a text message from a certain Doctor Lee. He is demanding her to see him as soon as possible. She did not mind to make a reply to the text. Instead, she put her phone in silent mode and drop it inside her bag. Before she finally leaves the changing room, she unties her hair and lets it fall on its own. Though she did not spend so much time and effort on her hair, it always stays soft and straight. Everybody loves her hair especially her father, that's why she maintained it long and black.
"Dr. Yoon!"
Michaelle was about to leave the hospital premises when she heard someone called her name. She is pretty sure that he is one of her colleagues. She decided to look back to see who is this.
"Dr. Migs. You look terrible. Are you in trouble." Michaelle said to the first-year resident doctor.
"Not yet. But I will be. Soon." Migs took a deep breath before he continues. "If I did not see you here. Maybe this would be the end of my career. No, maybe worst. This would be the start of my miserable life." Migs said, then took another deep breath. He is catching his breath because he actually runs from the doctor's changing room up to where he found Dr. Yoon.
"What's the matter? Is it about this Dr. Lee?" Michaelle said blankly.
"Yes. He wanted to talk to you. Please see him in his office." Migs is practically begging. He almost kneeled and hugged Michaelle's legs.
"Dr. Migs, will you stand up?! People might see us." Michaelle was alarmed by their current state.
"No! I will not stand up until you agreed to see Dr. Lee. This is part of my tasks and I cannot afford to fail again."
Michaelle thinks for a moment before she speaks again. She got nothing to do so it is not really a big deal if she'll see this demanding doctor tonight. Besides, she wanted Dr. Migs to let her go and it will not happen unless she agreed on him.
"Alright. Alright..if that's the case. Fine. I could give 15 minutes of my time to this Dr. Lee." Michaelle finally surrendered. She could really tell from the way Dr. Migs hold her that he will not be going to let her getaway.
"Thank you, Dr. Yoon! Let me guide you to his office."
"You don't need to do that. I know where his office is, and besides, there are more important things to do than to guard me. I will see him ok? That's a promise." Michaelle smilingly said.
"Thank you, Dr. Yoon! I'll buy your lunch tomorrow as a thank you gift to you." Migs said and then he runs away again.
"No. It's o..." Michaelle wasn't able to protest because Dr. Migs was like 10 meters away from her.
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Michaelle knocks on the door. When he heard the signal to come inside, she grabbed the knob and slowly open the door. When she gets inside. She saw a young doctor, maybe the same as her age, sitting in the left corner of the room. He is obviously busy reading medical documents and some MRI results from the computer. The guy looks familiar. Small eyes, pointed nose, black hair, and pale skin. But she cannot remember where did she meet this man before.
"You could take a seat." The young doctor plainly said. His eyes were still fixed on his computer.
Michaelle sits down in front of him. Still, not looking at her.
"So I suppose, you are Dr. Lee. I heard you want to talk to me." Michaelle said. You could tell from her tone that she is annoyed with the person in front of her.
"Yes. You're quite hard to reach." Dr. Lee replied. Now his eyes on the document on top of his table.
"I'm also a busy individual. I am giving you my 15 minutes so I suggest you might use it well." Michaelle replied. This time, the other doctor sensed that she is pretty pissed off.
Dr. Lee looked at her. His face looks calm, but Michaelle could sense that he is wearing a mask. She could see through his eyes that he is not delighted with her.
"So let's make it short. You did not follow the protocol. Besides that you owe us an apology, you might subject into a disciplinary action after we reported this incident." Dr. Lee's voice is cold and unconcerned.
"I don't think I owe you an apology. The Boss or rather the patient needs to be operated, and any delayed might get his life into the worst state, which is death." Michaelle firmly replied.
"Can you prove to me that the patient needs an immediate operation?"
"Why should I do that? What will I get from doing so? I save lives, I don't waste my time into less important things."
"I will apologize to you and will do whatever you want. But, if you're decision about this patient is wrong, you'll do the same to me and you'll be happy to accept any disciplinary action from the committee."
"It looks like an interesting deal. Fine. I would be happy to see you lose this bet."
"That's alright. Mind you, I never lose on any bet." Dr. Lee smiled. But it is more like a touch of sarcasm.
"So this ends my allotted 15 minutes to you. I could surely see that you are really full of yourself." Michaelle said before she smiled back at him.
"Likewise. By the way, I heard you when you said that you will going to break my leg." Dr. Lee replied.
"What are you saying?"
"You are the clumsy lady in the supermarket. Now I know that you are really careless even at some serious matter like work." Then he moves his eyes back to his document. This is now the cue that she could leave now. Michaelle gave a bow to show some respect though she is really upset about him. She can't believe that the arrogant guy is one of her colleagues. How unfortunate she is. Then when she is about to leave the room, another female doctor enters the room. She gave a slight nod and walk away towards the door.
"What did she do here?"
"Do you know her Dr. Won? Is that your friend?" Dr. Rein interestingly asked the junior fellow.
"No way. I could not bear to have a friend that sucks up money from people like us."
"So it seems that you and the new fellow have a dark past."
"You mean? That woman, that Michaelle is a doctor?"
"I'm afraid that the answer is yes."
Janna looked puzzled, she runs towards the door to see if the woman is really her. 'How could a person, like Michaelle, who came from a poor family become a doctor like her.'
Michaelle is walking towards the main exit when she heard someone shouted her nickname.
"Chaelle!"
"Not again," she uttered to herself.
"Are you really Chaelle? The Chaelle that used to be my friend?"
"My name is Michaelle. Yes, my friends used to call me Chaelle. But, I didn't remember you being one of them. So, I would prefer it if you'll call me Dr. Yoon."
Janna got stunned from what she heard from Dr. Yoon. She did not know what to say for a moment but eventually regain her mind.
"So, you're a doctor now. How come you came here despite your position from your former hospital."
"Do I owe you an explanation? I came to this hospital because of personal reasons that you don't need to know."
"Perhaps you heard that Dr. Jeffrey Chen will also be working here."
"I don't care if he will be working here. But thanks, at least I'm aware of that."
"Don't ever think of sucking some money from him. He's now engaged and you can't seduce him anymore."
"Good for him. But bad for you. We know how much you adore him. You almost begged for his love back then. But still, he ends up to someone else."
"How dare you!" Janna said furiously. She is on the act of slapping her but Michaelle stopped her from doing so.
"I let you slapped me before, but I'll not going to let you do it again this time. You're being too much Janna." Michaelle firmly slapped Janna's hand away. She immediately turned her back away from her and walked towards the exit.
Janna left in tears. She is very upset because it is clear that she and Michaelle are now equal. She can't deny that everything that Michaelle had said is true.