Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Ch 64: Let’s have a talk
When Emily dropped Rika off, she signalled the driver to take them back to the hospital they had just come from. They had much to ask the doctor, but they did not want to ask it in front of Rika.

As soon as Emily entered the office, the atmosphere was tense, and Damian’s intimidating presence behind her did not help her case.

All the doctors kept their distance from her and her partner, but Emily did not care. She was here to meet the old doctor and no one else.

“Excuse me, but do you have an emergency or an appointment? I am afraid that our staff is busy right now. You will need to book one if you want to meet them.”

The receptionist tried to be brave and deny the pair their entry. But that was a foolish thing for her to do.

Damian was losing his patience, and Emily would not have stopped him. But the old doctor who tensed Rika decided to interfere before things could take a drastic turn.

“It’s alright! These two are the guests I was waiting for. Please cancel all my appointments for today. I will be busy starting now.”

The old lady assured her receptionist, but that did not lower the worry in anyone’s heart. If anything, they all looked even more worried.

“But director, these two look-”

“Why do you all look at us with an expression like we will eat your director alive? We want to talk to her about something.”

The receptionist did not believe Emily when she said that. However, the director was more cunning and decided to move Emily and Damian toward her office.

“Please, follow me. Everyone, do not disturb me unless it is an emergency. And bring us some refreshments as well.”

The director ordered before she led the pair to her room.

Emily and Damian remained calm all this time, but as soon as they sat down, Emily started asking her questions.

“So, would you care to tell me Rika’s report? Or do I have to coax it out of you? I am sure you are more than aware of what we are capable of.”

The director did not look phased but had a careful look in her eyes.

“Of course! I will tell you all you want to know, so don’t worry. But I want to know the identity of the patient who caused the two most famous names in the underworld to be worried about. Won’t you tell this old lady about it?”

The director asked with a gentle smile. Although she looked harmless on the outside, Emily did not feel secure. After all, she knew this director’s true nature.

“So, you won’t tell, huh? It doesn’t matter. Looks like that child’s information is not secure on the net anyway, so I just looked it up. I was surprised to see the information I found. But I am sure you are not here for that, right?”

“You are here to know what is wrong with your friend and how to cure her.”

The old lady maintained her smile, but it did not fool Emily.

“Get to the point, old lady. And if you are thinking about using Rika for your amusement, don’t. This is your last warning.”

When she looked at the old lady, Emily’s eyes shined with the warning. It made the director shudder, but she quickly recovered her expression.

“Don’t worry, dear. I have no interest in that child…beyond a medical sense. I have never seen a case of a late presentation like hers. Usually, people are not at risk of dying from this, but her case is different-”

“Dami, no-”

Emily reacted as fast as Damian did, and she was shocked when she was able to stop Damian from killing the old lady.

“Relax, child. I was not done talking yet. Your friend will be fine if she decides to undergo treatment. But from what I know of her, she seems to be in denial. You’ll need to get her to accept herself first.”

The old director made it sound easy, but this was the most challenging task.

Emily did not want to make an enemy out of the old director, but it was looking increasingly unlikely to be able to control himself.

“I see! Thank you for the insight. Unfortunately, we both need to leave now. I hope I can count on you in the future as well.”

Emily quickly stood up and noticed the gratitude in that old lady’s expression.

The old director knew that Emily had just saved her life, but she would not verbally tell the alpha pair anything.

As soon as Emily managed to drag Damian out, she sighed and leaned against him.

“You-”

“I know what you want to say, and I agree with you for the most part. But we will need that old lady and her assistance to keep Rika’s matter under wraps. I do not want anyone in her family to know what is happening.”

Damian quieted down once he finished speaking.

Emily understood his frustration well, but there was an order to the things that she needed to do to secure Rika.

…

Rika’s head throbbed as she came around. She had no idea where she had ended up this time, but she did know that she needed to stop waking up in unknown places.

“Are you awake now? Just what the hell did you do for you to be knocked out like that? Also, can you get some for me? Not for myself! But there are people I would like to fuck over.”

Charon looked half amused, half terrifying, when she looked at Rika with her face full of disappointment.

Rika suppressed her yell when she looked at Charon’s face. The puppy Rika had brought back home also jumped up her bed to bite at her leg…or, well, at the bedding she had.

Charon quickly picked up the puppy, and it growled back at her until it was released to snuggle with Rika’s leg again.

“Well, fuck you as well. I bathe and feed you, but the only one you like is Rika, you little shit!”