Chapter 3

The nurse had just said there was a major car accident on the highway, and many injured people were being brought in. The hospital was short-staffed.

Luckily, I always carried the special military-grade painkiller and coagulant General Maxwell had given for Lily. I'd already given it to her, so for now, her life shouldn't be in immediate danger.

But time was precious. I was about to pick Lily up and switch hospitals when a doctor rushed over.

"Where's the injured child? What's the situation?"

I immediately moved aside. The nurse clearly reported.

"The child is five years old. A fruit knife was inserted into her abdomen. Depth unknown. She's currently conscious but has lost a significant amount of blood."

Dr. Carter quickly examined the wound, then used a flashlight to check Lily's pupils and complexion.

"Thankfully, initial assessment suggests no major organs were damaged, but blood loss is the primary issue. We need to clean and stitch the wound immediately to stop the bleeding."

He frowned deeply.

"But all operating rooms are full. Patients from the major car accident are lined up. No choice, we have to perform emergency stitches here first to stabilize her vitals."

He immediately turned to the nurse beside him and shouted.

"Prepare the wound cleaning and suturing kit, anesthetic, and blood bags!"

The nurse acknowledged and was about to run off but was yanked back by Tiffany.

"Wait!"

She forcefully pushed Brendon in front of the doctor.

"Treat my son first! His finger is broken, and he's bleeding a lot too!"

Dr. Carter glanced at Brendon's index finger, which merely had a tiny scratch, the blood already congealed.

His frown deepened, and his expression turned severe.

"Madam! Please stop this nonsense!"

"Your son only has a minor surface injury. He doesn't even need stitches. Have the nurse apply some antiseptic solution."

"Move aside, quickly! Hospital resources are stretched thin right now. Severely injured patients take priority. That's a basic principle!"

Seeing the doctor dare to contradict her, Tiffany raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.

"Principles? I am the principle here!"

Everyone was stunned by her sudden action.

She pointed at the bewildered doctor, screaming.

"A attending physician, daring to yell at me? Do you know who we are?!"

"I am the Vance family's daughter-in-law! This is the Vance family's golden grandson! Your director has to be polite to me. How dare you speak to me like that?!"

"My son's finger touched the blood of this little bastard, he might catch some nasty disease!"

"I order you, now, immediately, to give my son the most detailed full-body examination! From the top of his head to his toenails, don't miss a single thing! Otherwise, I'll have you kicked out of this hospital today, and you'll never work in the entire medical field again!"

Dr. Carter clutched his face, his eyes filled with humiliation and rage, but more so, with disbelief at the unreasonable woman before him.

"You…"

The surrounding crowd couldn't help but murmur condemnations, but Tiffany ignored them. She directly ordered the bodyguards behind her.

"Take him to examine my son! A doctor's duty is to save lives, not to save some rat from a gutter!"

Two men in black suits immediately covered the mouth of Dr. Carter, who was still trying to argue, and forcefully dragged him away.

Tiffany turned back triumphantly, casting a cold, mocking smirk my way.

My blood boiled with rage. I wanted to rush forward to stop her.

But the nurse beside me held my arm tightly, urgently whispering.

"Mom, calm down! We'll be the ones to suffer if we clash with people this rich and powerful. Saving the child is what matters!"

My eyes were bloodshot with anger.

"The doctor's been kidnapped! Who's going to save my child? Can money and power mean you can do whatever you want?!"

After roaring, I took a deep breath, trying to control my emotions.

The nurse was right. Lily's life was more important than anything.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't yelling at you."

"Where's the nearest hospital? I need to transfer her!"

I bent down, intending to pick Lily up and transfer her immediately, but the nurse stopped me again.

"There are too many seriously injured patients from the highway accident. All the major hospitals in the city are completely full right now. Transferring her now would mean waiting, and the child would be in even more danger!"

"The child has lost too much blood and needs an immediate transfusion, but… the blood bank is definitely low right now. You need to find someone to donate blood quickly. I'll get the child hooked up for now to stabilize her vitals!"