Killed By Allergies, Condemned By Her Own Son

The nurse just rolled her eyes at me. "Lady, you've got to be joking. Everyone in this hospital knows Dr. Peterson's girlfriend is Ms. Selena Collins. If you want to skip the line, at least come up with a decent lie."

I froze, but the situation was too critical to argue. So, I could not be bothered to explain and grabbed her arm.

"Find Josh right now and tell him I'm Madelyn Cook. Repeat everything I just told you, and he'll handle the rest!"

Seeing how frantic I looked, the nurse dared not delay further and rushed upstairs to Josh's office. Moments later, he followed her out.

The second he saw me, he coldly snapped, "What's wrong with you?

"Selena just called me. She went out of her way to treat your parents to a meal, and not only were you ungrateful, but you also lied that your mom had an allergy and attacked her with a knife. It seems like you've grown bold!"

The accusation left me speechless, but there was no time to argue. I panickedly pointed toward my car and yelled, "They're not my parents; they're yours!

"They're both unconscious in the car! Hurry up and send them to the ER!"

To my disbelief, Josh did not even bother to glance at the car. Instead, he shook me off and turned away. "My parents have lived abroad for years and never visited. You're lying through your teeth just to skip the queue!

"Selena has a PhD in nutrition. She told me your mother just has indigestion from overeating, and as the director of the hospital, I must avoid favoritism. I can't let you cut in line.

"Register and wait like everyone else. Stop trying to use the Peterson family name to take shortcuts."

Realizing I could not rely on Josh and not knowing how long the queue would take, I decided to take Fred and Lora to the nearest public hospital instead.

Just as I was about to leave, hospital security suddenly set up barricades around my car.

I stared at them in shock. "What are you doing?"

The bodyguards shot me with looks of contempt. "Ms. Collins just called. She said this car belongs to her and you took it without permission, so it's stolen property. It isn't going anywhere until she arrives at the hospital."

My face flushed with rage. "This is my family's car! On what grounds does she call it stolen?"

The bodyguards remained unmoved. "Apologies, but Dr. Peterson has made it clear that Ms. Collins' orders are equivalent to his own. Please stop causing trouble."

Darkness swam before my eyes at the thought of the two unconscious elders in the car. Josh was committing murder!

I tried calling him again, only to find that my number was blocked.

Left with no choice, I called the police and briefly explained how Selena had harmed Fred and Lora, leaving them unconscious, and that hospital security was illegally detaining my car.

A police car arrived shortly afterward.

Just as I thought tables were turning, Josh intercepted and spoke to the officers in his capacity as the hospital's director before I could reach them.

"My wife is having a dispute with our housekeeper. The two elders just have an upset stomach, but she's lying and claiming an allergy to frame the housekeeper.

"As for the car at the ER entrance, it's not ours. It used to be in my name, but I transferred the title to Ms. Collins a long time ago, so my wife did, in fact, take someone else's car without consent.

"I apologize on my wife's behalf for wasting police resources. We're very sorry."