He Let His Intern Carve on His Mother's Heart
Peggy Flannery, the new recruit who's being mentored by my husband, Eugene Shaw, insists on practicing how to carve words onto a patient's heart.
It so happens that my mother-in-law has suffered from a sudden heart attack. So, I quickly take her to the hospital so that Eugene, who's also known as a genius surgeon, can save her life.
Unbeknownst to me, Eugene is quick to entrust my mother-in-law to Peggy, who has barely joined the hospital for three days, so that she can practice her carving on her.
Peggy is very careless with her strength. When she's in the middle of carving something onto my mother-in-law's heart, she accidentally punctures a heart valve, resulting in my mother-in-law's instant death.
Once the death happens, Peggy wails to Eugene, "That hag is really frail and delicate! I'm not even done carving my name onto her heart! What should I do now?"
Eugene wipes her tears away gently. There's heartbreak in his eyes as he says, "It's fine. No one will be able to bully you with me around."
Once Eugene exits the operating theater, he declares that the surgery is a failure and that I should start preparing the funeral matters.
Unable to accept reality, I grab him by the shoulders and keep questioning him.
"Isn't this just a minimally invasive surgery? How did Mom die just like that? I want to see the surgical footage!"
But Eugene responds by slapping me angrily.
"Your mom is already old, to begin with! How dare you pin the blame on others when her frail and weak body is the main cause of her death! I haven't even begun to settle the score with you for giving Peggy such a huge fright!
"Hurry up and sign the letter of forgiveness! If this incident does affect Peggy in any way, I'll file for a divorce right away!"
Needless to say, I'm so furious that I can't even utter a single word after hearing Eugene's shameless words.
Does he seriously think that my mother is the one who's dead?
I merely chuckle icily in return. "Honestly speaking, you have more right to sign the letter of forgiveness than I do."