After seeing my mother off, I returned to work. You would think that was the end of Hugo's fiasco, yet he proved too foolish to know when to stop.He followed me to my desk. "I mean, it's fine if you don't think I deserve an apology from you, Dr. Benford. I was never the kind to hold grudges anyway. But… well, Director Benford seems to be paying me a lot of attention lately, so I was worried she might have worked up a temper against you because of me, and… that would affect your marriage, right?"I shot him an unamused look. "Do you get paid for doing nothing?"Hugo bit his lip, muttered something about "earning his wage," and left.Ten minutes later, a scream rang out from the operating studio nearby.I frowned. Memories of my past life—of dying because of this himbo making the most basic medical mistake—surged back.Still, no one was scheduled for an operation today. So what was that?I headed for the studio and arrived just in time to see Adam Lark, a colleague, shouting at H
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