Fiona looked down at her ringing phone with an uneasy heart. How many times would he have called now? As she was about to tuck her phone back into her pocket, it began to ring again, so she picked decided to answer it this time.
"Fiona! Where the hell are you? Arin is about to lose her mind. Get back here now!"
She scrunched her face as she pulled the phone from her ears to save her eardrums. "I took the day off. I told Arin, why is she still making such a fuss? She doesn't even like me. Why must I be the one to do her makeup?"
"You know how she is. Come on Fiona. Just this once, help us this once-"
"No! I..." she let out a sigh. "How many times would you say this? I entered the company as an actress as well. Why are you people treating only me like this? You refuse to get any scripts for me and you made me run errands for the other celebrities and not I am the personal makeup artist to that devil?"
"Why are you making such an issue out of this? You know why we don't give you any dramas?"
"That scandal was two years ago, and it was false. You told me to wait a year."
"Is this what you want to discuss over the phone? Come back to the shoot and we'll talk there. Hmm?"
"No! I will only talk to the CEO. Until you arrange a meeting for us I won't come back."
"Fiona!"
"I am ending the call right now and turning my phone off. If you are serious, you would find me. Until then, I need to spend time with someone worth my time." She said as she cut the call.
Fiona let out a heavy sigh as she focused her gaze on the entrance of Lugen memorial hospital. "I'm coming Xian, I'm coming."
***
Shuha walked out of Logan's empty office with a frown. She stopped at his secretary's desk before she left to ask where he was.
"Oh, I'm not entirely sure, Doctor Lu. He did have one of his very suspicious expressions on his face as he left."
"Like he was up to no good?" Shuhua asked.
"No, not that one. He looked excited, he kept humming and when I asked him where he was going, he said he was going to seduce his future bride."
"What?"
"But all he was on his schedule is a session with Mrs Zhen."
Shuhua's eyes twitched as her fist tightened. 'Just what the hell is that bastard up to? He always does this when he sees a beautiful woman.' She thought. 'Abandons me for someone else.'
"Is there a reason you wanted to see him? I could leave a message for him."
Shuhua shook her head. "No, never mind. You don't even need to tell him I was here. See you." She said as she walked away.
Shuhua didn't know why she was still going to look for that disloyal jerk, but she just kept walking till she ended up in the VIP ward. He was supposed to meet her for lunch. He knew how important today was and he blew her off for that annoying actress.
"What does he even see in her? She is a horrible person, a mother and married!" She huffed, stuffing her hands into her pocket.
"Um... hello?" A soft call spiked her attention, and she turned around to see who it was. Shuhua had a petite frame, so she had to look up at most people. She was used to it. But this woman, however, was just in her line of sight. They could be the same height.
"How can I help you?"
"I think I'm a little lost. I'm looking for room 719?"
Shuhua tilted her head and pointed behind Fiona. "That's room 719."
Fiona turned to look at the unoccupied room she just came from. "Yes, but there is no one there. I'm here to see a patient and they told me at the reception that she is in 719."
"Are you related to the person?"
"Well, not family-wise, but I guess I'm her best friend."
"I'm sorry, but I can't give out information to someone that is not family," Shuhua says.
"Yes, but it's different. The patient I'm going to see doesn't have family, intact, other than myself. I don't think she has anyone that even likes her." Fiona insisted.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, I can't help you."
"It's Xian Mina, I'm sorry, Zhen. You know her, right? The actress?"
Shuhua froze. That woman? Why does she have to keep hearing that name?! "And so what? Does her being famous suddenly mean we can bend the rules and escape prior engagements?!"
Fiona's eyes widened. Did she really do something that she should be yelled at for?
"I'm just trying to see if she is okay."
"If she wanted to see you, she would have called already and told you the right room, I suggest you leave before I call security miss."
"Security! It's not that serious."
"Oh yes, it is. This is the VIP ward. You should know what the name suggests. Now leave."
Fiona frowned as she turned around and walked back to the elevator. How was she supposed to get through to Xian, when her phone was switched off? It had been switched off since she got admitted. She really needed to see how she was doing, but was it really impossible to even visit her?
Shuhua turned around in a huff, immediately regretting her behaviour once the woman had left.
"It's not like I said anything that wasn't true." She stated.
"Shuhua? What are you doing here?"
Her head snapped up, and before she could stop herself, she spat. "You disloyal jerk! Weren't we supposed to meet for lunch?"
Logan's eyes widened when he looked down at his watch. "Ooh, sorry. I forgot. Is it too late now?"
Shuhua sighed. "What's your excuse?"
"I had to see a patient."
"In her room? Since when do you have sessions in the patient's room?"
He shrugged. "It's Xian Mina. I can't stress her out. She is already going through a lot-"
"What about me?!" Logan's eyes widened at her sudden outburst. "Do you think I wasn't also going through a hard time?"
"Shuhua, I'm sorry. We can schedule another call with them, you do-"
"It's too late. The time has already passed. I can't believe you abandoned me for that horrible woman." She sighed as she walked away.
"Hey! Why are you insulting her? I was the one that messed up, not her!" He yelled after her, sighing when she didn't even acknowledge him. "She pretty mad, huh?"