Chapter 5

In the director's office, Sean Morgan looked at Isaac with a grave expression. "Dr. Howard, a patient filed a complaint against you for assault, and the video has already been leaked online. I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult for us to keep you."

"Dr. Morgan, it was a misunderstanding!"

Isaac tried to explain, but Sean waved his hand to cut him off. "Whether it was a misunderstanding or not doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that you have to leave.

"I'll make sure your final pay is deposited on time, along with your full severance package. You won't be shorted a single penny, I assure you."

"Dr. Morgan, I've worked at this hospital for six years. I was supposed to be promoted to department head next month…"

Isaac frowned. "You know how long I've waited for this and how much this job means to me!"

Sean let out a sigh. "Look, why don't you apologize to the mother's husband? He might be willing to give you another chance."

Walking out of the director's office, Isaac felt as though his world had completely collapsed.

In a single day, he had lost his wife and was on the brink of losing his career.

Julia was truly ruthless. After five years of marriage, she was willing to destroy his life's work all for the sake of a side piece.

Taking a deep breath, Isaac bought a bouquet of flowers and a present for Noah, then made his way to Julia's hospital room.

When he arrived, Julia had just been taken out for post-partum physical therapy.

Daniel was resting inside the room.

The moment he caught sight of Isaac, he bolted upright, clutching Noah tight against his chest as he glared at him with suspicion. "Isaac, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to apologize."

Isaac set down the flowers and the gift. "I'm sorry for hitting you earlier. Please give me a second chance so I can stay here and keep practicing. I promise I won't ever lay a hand on you again, nor will I ever show up in front of Julia."

"You caused my wife to go into early labor, and you think a simple apology is going to fix that? Not a chance!" Daniel yelled.

"What do you want, then?"

"I want you out of this hospital, out of this city, and out of Julia's life!"

Daniel stared him down, his tone suddenly shifting to a smirk. "Actually, I've known about you for a long time, Isaac. The moment Mrs. Gordon brought me in, I knew you existed.

"Even though she claimed Julia had already divorced you, I did my own digging. You guys were still married back then, but I didn't care because I knew this day would come sooner or later."

He stroked his son's cheek, brimming with smug triumph. "Look at me now. Aren't I the ultimate winner? I'm the legitimate son-in-law of the Gordon family now, while you're absolutely nothing!"

Realizing there was no point in speaking to him any further, Isaac gave up on pleading.

He turned around to leave, but before he could take more than a few steps, Daniel's sharp scream rang out behind him.

"What is this? Isaac, how could you be so vicious? How could you hide a needle in the baby clothes you gave my son?"

"What needle?" Isaac frowned in confusion.

Before he could even process what was happening, Julia and her entourage of friends burst through the door.

"What happened? Daniel, what's going on?"

As soon as Julia stepped inside, she saw Daniel holding Noah, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Noah was crying hysterically, and blood was oozing from a tiny prick on his arm.

"Why is Noah bleeding? Who did this?" Julia asked.

"I don't know!" Daniel shook his head, shouting in outrage.

"I have no idea why your ex would do something like this! He came in pretending to apologize and begging me not to report him. He even offered to give Noah some clothes. I felt sorry for him and agreed. But when I went to try them on Noah, I found a needle hidden inside!"