All Chapters of Actions Have Consequences: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The mother of the hospital director, Mr. Burr, needed an emergency heart surgery. However, just thirty minutes before the operation, my wife, Sydney, who was supposed to be assisting me in the operating room, called and told me to head to the director’s office. She claimed there was a mistake in the patient's medical records and said the condition had suddenly worsened. So, I went and waited in that office for nearly an hour, but she never showed up.Growing suspicious, I made my way to the operating room to see what was going on. That was when I saw Mr. Burr standing outside, absolutely fuming.The moment he spotted me, he stormed over and grabbed me by the collar.“I trusted you!” he snapped. “That’s why I chose you as the lead surgeon. But look at what you’ve done! You show up late to your own surgery. Do you even understand what medical ethics are?”I stood there frozen.Just then, Sydney walked out of the operating room, and our eyes met. She looked shocked and rushed over,

Just then, Sydney stormed into the room and saw everything. Her voice rang out sharp and angry as she marched up to me.“Aaron, what the hell do you think you're doing? Is this some kind of workplace bullying now?”I gave her a cold, sarcastic smile. “Workplace bullying? Please. I wouldn’t dare.”“You’d think Dr. Grey would’ve reviewed the patient’s file before stepping into surgery,” I said flatly. “But nope, not even a glance. What does he think this is, playing house with scalpels? This is a hospital. Patients come first. You might be able to pull strings for a while, but you can't fake it forever.”My words sparked an instant buzz around the room. It was as if people were just now realizing that Cedric only became an attending physician because of who he knew.I didn’t care what kind of looks they gave me. I turned around and walked out without another word.Sydney was furious. She chased after me, shouting, “You’re completely irresponsible! You don’t deserve to be a doctor!”

“What did you just say? That’s impossible!”Sydney was completely stunned. Instinctively, she turned to look at Cedric.However, Mr. Burr had no patience left to deal with her nonsense. His voice was sharp and cold. “Both of you, get back here now. If we don’t get a clear explanation for this, be ready to face legal consequences.”Sydney’s face turned pale as she ended the call. Her hand flew to grab Cedric’s arm.“You said the surgery was a success, that she just needed a week of observation and she'd be fine! So why the hell is this happening now?”Cedric was just as caught off guard, or maybe he’d never really understood the patient’s condition in the first place. However, of course, there was no way he’d admit that.He immediately pointed at me and shoved the blame elsewhere. “This has to be Dr. Hamilton’s fault! He must have withheld key information about the patient’s condition. Otherwise, I never would’ve made a mistake in my diagnosis!”I raised my hands in mock surrende

It didn’t take long before I applied for a position as a research associate at a leading German medical lab.Coincidentally, they were planning a new study on rare heart diseases in the coming months. Even better, the lab’s director happened to be in the country for a medical symposium, so we arranged to meet in person at the event.That morning, I showed up right on time. To my surprise, I spotted Sydney and Cedric standing at the entrance.It looked like they were attending the same symposium. Sydney scanned me from head to toe before sneering, “What are you doing here? Oh, I get it. You’re regretting the divorce already, huh? Well, let me tell you, Aaron, I’m not the kind of woman who looks back.”“I think you misunderstood. I’m here for the symposium,” I replied calmly, though my eyes couldn’t help but drift to the way she clung to Cedric’s arm.We weren’t even through the divorce cooling-off period yet, and she was already eager to be with him.So this was the woman I’d love