Semua Bab Replacing Me After My Exam Failure: Bab 1 - Bab 9

As I looked at her in silence, my mom, Renee Olsen, stepped forward and seized my arm."Your sister is pregnant and wasting away from some mysterious illness," she said. "They say the new director here is the leading expert in the field. Take me to her."Her eyes carried genuine urgency, and her palm was slick with sweat against my skin.The touch instantly dragged me back to the night my fever had climbed to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. I had begged her for a simple bowl of oatmeal, only to have her slap my hand away in disgust."With grades like yours, you still dare ask me for anything? You'd be better off dead. I can always have another child."I shook her off with the same cold detachment she had once shown me. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but I have no idea what you're talking about. If you need medical care, please register properly and wait for your turn. No cutting in line."She froze, and her colleagues stared in stunned silence.Renee had always cared more about her reputation than

Renee's eyes widened as she scanned me from top to bottom, then burst into laughter."No kidding. I'm here to file a complaint against her," she said. "It's Dr. Coffey I'm looking for. With that brain of hers, she thinks she can impersonate an expert?"Standing behind her, I gave Robert a tiny shake of my head. He frowned, then tried to smooth things over in his usual conciliatory way."I understand the situation. Let me escort Ms. Olsen to dermatology for treatment," he suggested. "We'll cover all medical expenses here, and I'll handle Dr. Coffey's arrangements. Let's meet halfway and put this behind us. Is that alright?"My mother slammed her palm on the table, disgust plain on her face. "Absolutely not! If you let a doctor without medical ethics go unpunished today, who knows how many more patients she'll harm tomorrow?"She had always been obsessed with crushing me. When I was a child, she once accused me of stealing her ring and beat me savagely.Later, when the ring was fou

Renee blinked slowly, then lunged at me. "What are you doing here, you suspended failure? Dr. Coffey is coming to treat Cora today. Don't even think about causing trouble!"The live broadcast had already begun, capturing her rude behavior. To avoid disturbing the ward, the crew used hidden cameras, so she had no idea she was on air.A reporter stared in shock. "Ma'am, how can you speak to a doctor that way?""What doctor? I'm her mother," Renee countered. "Can't I discipline my daughter?"Murmurs of confusion rippled through the room. I pointed to the inner ward. "Isn't your daughter in there? Or are you too old to remember what you have said?"In my freshman year, after I placed last in the monthly exam, Renee brought home Cora, the top student who had lost both parents, and announced she was adopting her.I lost my bedroom and had to sleep on the couch. My meals went from a balanced diet to just plain buns.Renee kept me alive like a stray dog, providing the bare minimum. Mean

It was my dad, Laurent Jones.After signing the documents, he turned around and slapped Renee across the face. "Enough! Do you know what my relatives and colleagues are saying about us? You've completely lost your mind!""What?" She blinked, stunned.A reporter pointed to the tiny camera on his lapel. "I was wondering why Dr. Coffey insisted on a live broadcast and wouldn't let us use bulky equipment. Otherwise, we never would have seen the real you."The TV station had promoted the stream in advance. With Renee's outrageous behavior, viewership had skyrocketed to the day's highest."That brat planned this! She hates me, so she set me up while I was emotional!" Renee barked, attempting to barge into the operating room.Laurent caught her around the waist. "You've already made a fool of yourself. Do you want to turn the entire family into a laughingstock?"Losing it, she swung at him. "We're divorced! You have no right to control me! And what did I do wrong?"They were locked in

When I saw Renee, she looked gaunt and dark, her old arrogance replaced by frantic desperation.Her voice was hoarse. "You destroyed my career, stole Cora from me, and made your father cut all ties. Do you think you've won? Even if you changed your name, you're still my biological daughter. Officer, explain it to her. Children have a legal duty to support their parents."The police officer nodded awkwardly.Renee's eyes glittered with manic triumph, and her finger jabbed at my face. "No matter how much you hate me, you have to support me. And I saved ten years of raising you, so I'm still ahead."I had anticipated this. "I know the law, which is why I will provide only the bare minimum each month. If you're unhappy, you can always sue me, provided you can afford the lawyer's fees. This is the last time you can summon me through the police. The next time we meet will be at your funeral."She collapsed into the chair like a beached fish, then began shouting again, "Was I cruel to yo