Lover's Scalpel Chose Fame Over My Mom
My girlfriend, Bethany Olsen, and I are known as the two pillars of the surgical department.
Bethany is an extremely skilled surgeon who has developed her own unique surgical method. Meanwhile, I'm well-known for being able to deal with all sorts of complications and side effects, no matter how tough they are.
Throughout our five years of relationship, Bethany keeps her guard around me to prevent me from learning her techniques. She refuses to let me watch her surgical footage. Even if we end up in the same surgery, she'll always hide the most critical step from me.
She does all this simply because she's afraid that I might steal her job.
Later on, my mom becomes terribly ill. Only Bethany is capable of performing a life-saving surgery on her.
I get down on my knees and beg Bethany desperately to save my mom. Yet, she refuses to operate on my mom, no matter what.
Bethany even sneers at me. "It so happens that your mom falls ill at such a right timing, eh? I think you just want me to operate on her right in front of you so that you can learn my techniques!"
In the end, my mom's heart stops beating in the ICU. When I'm dealing with the postmortem process, I accidentally overhear Bethany's conversation with a colleague.
"Gregory kneeled before you today, Bethany. I can't believe you still listened to Seth's advice by not performing the surgery on Mdm. Webber."
Bethany says nonchalantly, "Actually, I was starting to doubt myself. Thank goodness Seth told me that it's almost time for our work performance to get evaluated. I'm very sure Gregory is trying to seize the opportunity to climb the career ladder. As if I'll let him have his way!
"Besides, Gregory isn't my student at all. If anything does happen to his mom, I can take the liberty to let Seth handle it. I've already taught him everything I know, so right now, he lacks a patient to test his skills on."
It turns out that Bethany isn't afraid of me stealing her job. It's just that I'll always be an outsider to her.
I just turn on my heel and walk away without saying anything. After all, I still have to see my mom off one last time.
As for Bethany, she has nothing to do with me the moment she refuses to perform the surgery on my mom.