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Oxygen Crisis: My Wife Says I'm Expendable Chapter 11
"Now, everyone, run ten laps around the field to warm up!"The recruits paused for a second, then erupted into thunderous applause.Watching Queenie with her face shining under the sunlight, my heart that had long been frozen began to thaw little by little.With her here, everything didn't seem as difficult anymore.…Queenie's arrival breathed new life into the dull academy.She was both professional and witty, and the recruits quickly bonded with her.Here, she explained emergency first-aid and battlefield psychology in the simplest, most understandable way.While I was teaching, she would stand by quietly, handing me water when my throat went dry, or steadying me when I wobbled due to the pain in my leg.With her help, my teaching went smoother.We worked more in sync with each passing day. Sometimes a single look was enough for us to understand each other.Our other coworkers at the academy joked that we were like a perfect couple. I just smiled, neither denying nor conf
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Queenie was right. Why was I so focused on being negative about things?In another way, I could still make a difference in the career I loved.I looked at her and nodded seriously."Feeling better?" She grinned, her smile like the warm sunshine."Good. Let's go for a walk. The weather's nice today. I'll push you outside."That afternoon, she wheeled me around the hospital gardens for a long time. We talked about a lot of things.I learned that her grandfather had been a firefighter too, and he had died during a rescue mission.That was why she became a doctor and had such a deep concern for everything related to firefighting."I joined the rescue team because of you," she suddenly said.I was taken aback."I saw your story about how you were betrayed by your wife and nearly died in the fire. I wanted to see for myself what kind of man you are."She made a face. "Now, it seems you're not all that great. You're just a fool."Her words made me laugh, and it was the first tim
Oxygen Crisis: My Wife Says I'm Expendable Chapter 9
At the end of the letter, Leah begged for my forgiveness, asking me to visit her once.I finished reading it with a vacant expression, then tore it into shreds in front of Queenie.Forgive her?She nearly got me killed under her so-called "value maximization", and now she wanted me to forgive her?What a joke.Queenie watched me tear up the letter, saying nothing. She silently collected the scraps and tossed them in the trash.She muttered, "Good call. Some people aren't worth forgiving."I looked at her, a warm feeling rising in my chest.She always seemed to understand what I was thinking."Don't look at me like that. I just feel sorry for you," she said, slightly flustered, her ears reddening. I smiled and wrote on the board. "You don't have to anymore."Because I had her now.I didn't write that, but it was tucked away in my heart.…The trial for Leah and Roderick began soon after.With the irrefutable evidence and the severe public backlash, the court delivered it
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Leah and Roderick's faces kept flashing before me, their mocking and indifferent expressions stabbing deep into my heart.It was Queenie's voice that pulled me out of the nightmare."Wake up, Cedric. It's time for your dressing change."I opened my eyes and met her clear gaze.Sunlight filtered through the window, casting a soft glow around her.She was carefully unwrapping the bandages on my leg, tending to the gruesome wounds.Her movements were professional and gentle, but the pain still made me grunt in discomfort."It's normal to feel pain, as it means your nerves are still working," she said without looking up.I reached for the writing board. "Thank you."I had written these two words more times than I could count.During my time in the hospital, she had handled nearly all of my treatment.Not only that, but she would also chat with me about trivial things, distracting me from my pain and easing my anxiety.She was like a ray of light, shining through my world, which
Oxygen Crisis: My Wife Says I'm Expendable Chapter 7
"But two unauthorized persons came into the ward, disturbed my patient, and even threatened to have me kicked out."There was a brief pause on the other end of the line, and then the hospital director's voice became sharply cold."Who's that? Put them on the line."Joshua Wyndham, Roderick's father, seemed to recognize the voice of the director. His expression shifted slightly, but he tried to hold his composure."Director Burke, it's me, Joshua Wyndham. We just have a small misunderstanding.""Misunderstanding?" The director's voice simmered with restrained anger. "My doctor is being threatened by your people in my hospital. You're calling this a misunderstanding? Besides, I also heard that you're harassing a heroic firefighter?"Joshua's forehead was beaded with sweat."Director Burke, let me explain…""I don't want to hear your explanation!" Hector Burke interrupted him."I'm giving you ten minutes. Get out of my hospital now, or we'll report you to the cops for disruptio
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Two investigators immediately stepped forward and dragged Roderick out.Leah continued her last-ditch effort."Cedric, listen to me! Roderick's father is a businessman who's about to donate a large sum to our fire department. I just wanted to get along with his son. I was doing this for the future of the team!"How laughable.For her so-called "future", she was willing to sacrifice me.I didn't look at her. Instead, I wrote the final line on the board and handed it to Fabian."I request a criminal lawsuit against Leah."Leah read the words before utterly breaking down and collapsing to the floor."No, Cedric, you can't be so heartless…"Fabian took the board and nodded solemnly."I understand."He glanced at the nearby investigators."Take her away and start the formal investigation."Leah was forcibly dragged out, and her desperate cries echoed down the hall, fading as she was led away.The room finally fell silent.I stared at the ceiling, the anger and despair in my c
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