Emergency departments are always busier than other departments. When Amelia returned, she was immediately confronted with a series of severe car accident cases. She performed one surgery after another, not even having time to eat lunch. Instead, she chewed a Snickers bar to make it through until 9 pm.
By the time she finished, she was completely exhausted.
Her phone had numerous missed calls and unread messages, most of which were from Isaac Thompson. The last message, sent ten minutes ago, said he was waiting for her downstairs in her dormitory and wanted to talk.
Although Amelia felt that there was no need for them to talk at this point, she insisted that the breakup should be made face-to-face and clearly understood.
So she sent a message to Daniel Cooper: I have something to do tonight, I'm staying in my dormitory.
On her way back to the dormitory, Amelia had to pass through the underground parking lot. After walking this route for more than two years, she was used to it. However, halfway through, she saw Director Huang come out from a dark corner.
She stopped cautiously, but saw that he seemed to be acting normal, smiling and saying, "Dr. Foster, are you off duty? I'm going to your dormitory to find someone, we happen to be going the same way."
Seeing him behaving properly, Amelia didn't make a fuss, but she still took her phone out of her bag and held it in her hand as they walked forward.
As cars came and went in the parking lot, and with her own martial arts skills, Amelia was alert but not afraid.
However, she forgot that at the end of the passage, there was a storage room for medical waste which was also a blind spot for surveillance cameras. She never expected Director Huang to be so cunning.
Before she realized it, Director Huang had grabbed her hair from behind, covered her mouth and nose with an ether-soaked handkerchief, and forcibly dragged her into the storage room.
Unprepared, Amelia took a big breath and felt dizzy after struggling a few times. In her panic, she dialed a number, but her phone dropped as soon as the call went through, while Director Huang pushed her into the storage room.
Inside the dark room, not seeing anything, an overwhelming sense of fear enveloped her.
Amelia was truly scared now. Desperate to stay conscious and not faint, she fought back against her attacker.
But she hadn't eaten properly all day and had inhaled the ether, leaving her with little strength in her limbs.
Director Huang pinned her against the wall, one hand covering her mouth to muffle her cries and the other hand around her throat, cursing, "You little slut, still got some temper, huh? But I must admit I like your cold and aloof manner... Just be good and submit to me— I'll cover your father's medical fees from now on."
As the man's disgusting mouth came closer, Amelia first bit him hard, then put all her strength into her right knee, slamming it into his groin.
Director Huang's face went pale immediately, his bloodstained hand covering his crotch as he fell to his knees.
At that moment, the door to the storage room was suddenly forced open.
Amelia couldn't see who it was, but noticed a figure moving in a flash, followed by the shrieks of Director Huang.
Her nerves instantly relaxed, and she slid down the wall, collapsing onto the floor.
The cool breeze blew fresh air into the room. Amelia hadn't inhaled much ether, so she sobered up quickly and finally recognized Isaac Thompson as her rescuer.
Normally a reserved man, he was now throwing punches and kicks full of fury, as if wanting to beat Director Huang to death.
Amelia sat on the floor to catch her breath. Seeing Isaac show no signs of stopping, she finally got up and dragged him away.
Isaac took out his phone to call the police, but at that moment, Director Huang tried to turn the tables and falsely accused Amelia of seducing him and inviting him here to engage in an illicit affair.