Lahat ng Kabanata ng You Denied Me, Now You Beg Me: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Adrian Duran froze. "What did you just say?"I closed the medical records and slid the file across the table back to him."I will not accept this patient."The entire consultation room fell silent. Adrian stared at me, the frown on his face deepening.Adeline Duran might look pale while sitting in her wheelchair, but she still seemed to have a lot of energy in her.It had been 20 years since, and they looked like they'd been living a good life. Adrian was the eldest son of the Duran family, and naturally, he was now the successor to the massive Duran Group. Meanwhile, Adeline had become the family's most precious apple of their eyes.They probably would also never recognize me, the bespectacled head cardiologist before them, as the real Duran heiress that they once kept out of their home."I know that you're the most authoritative cardiologist in the city, and it's not easy for us to get an appointment with you. But you don't have to worry about the money. You can charge us what

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. Then, Adrian's arrogant laugh was heard."You should have agreed to it earlier if you knew that this was going to happen sooner or later."I interrupted him and said, "But I have one condition. I want this consultation to be live-streamed online."Adrian's laughter stopped abruptly."Live-streamed?" he echoed, his voice turning cold. "Don't you know that you're being attacked left and right online right now, Stella Knight? And you still think that isn't enough? You want them to curse you even more?"I glanced out the window, my lips curling slightly upward."Wouldn't that be something you want? Millions of people would see me finally giving in and bowing to you and treating your sister's treatment in real time."And I could even use the opportunity to admit my faults to the online community and give myself a way out of this."Adrian fell silent. Seconds later, he let out an extremely pleased hum."You're a person of

"What?"The look on Adrian's face changed at once. He stared at me with tightly furrowed brows. "Are you serious, Dr. Knight?"I pointed at the medical reports and shoved them toward him. "I said, Adeline Duran is not sick at all."Silence ensued for a couple of seconds.Adeline coughed twice and spoke as though she were squeezing the words out of her mouth, "Forget about it, Adrian… I don't think Dr. Knight can treat me after all… Don't make it hard for her anymore."Adrian grabbed her hand and turned to me with a cold smirk."Can't you see just how pale Adeline's face is now, Dr. Knight? And do none of the other hospital reports and top expert consultations mean anything to you? You still dare to say that she's not sick?"If you don't have the confidence to treat her, just say that you can't. What's the point of coming up with a blatant lie like this?"The live comments continued exploding online."What the hell is wrong with this doctor? How could she say that advanced hear

Less than two minutes later, there was a loud commotion outside the hospital room. Someone was crying and shouting loudly in the hallway, and the sound only grew louder and louder.The door was then thrown open with a loud slam.An elderly woman with gray hair and dressed in an old coat stumbled in, her face covered in tears, her eyes red and swollen, and her mouth downturned in an ugly yowl.Two bodyguards pretended to try and hold her back, but she flung them off without any issues."Stella Knight! Give me my son back!"The old lady screamed my name the moment she appeared at the door and lunged at me, grabbing at my doctor's coat. She was very rough and much too strong for her appearance."How could you just prescribe some random medicine to my son to get rid of us simply because we couldn't afford to bribe you! He died last night! You're the one who killed him!"She cried and screamed loudly while yanking roughly at me. Her nails dug deep into my flesh as she tore at my arms

Adeline's face turned ashen the moment she heard me mention the livestream. She immediately turned her head around, her eyes darting around the room before finally realizing where the cameras had been hidden.Her eyes were filled with fear.Dr. Pearson stared at the blood analysis report and finally lowered his head.The room was silent for a few seconds.Then, Adeline broke down. "Mom, Dad… I can explain…"She fell to her feet and crawled over to Jeremy, tugging at his pants. "I didn't mean to do it! I was just scared that I would lose you… I was afraid that she would come back and take away everything from me…"Tears streamed down her face, but this time, nobody was there to wipe them away for her.Jeremy looked at her, a hint of disgust surfacing in his eyes. "Since you're not even sick in the first place, you might as well stand up."He took a step backward, his pant leg slipping from Adeline's grasp. He continued, saying, "The Duran family raised you for 20 years, and I be