Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Another plot going downhill.

At the hospital, Edward and Jennie Mayfair were standing over Ruth who was sleeping. She had been sedated and there was an oxygen mask attached to her nose through which she was breathing. She was pale and she suddenly appeared to be so much worse than when they last saw her.

Jennie was sniveling and Edward was frowning, but the trophy for most worried relative in the hospital room went to Collin who was pacing back and forth nervously. He was quiet so nobody knew what was on his mind but if they could pry it open, they would hear him blaming Phoebe for Ruth’s illness.

The doctor that had called them walked into the room along with two interns that usually shadowed him. He was holding a patient chat with had Ruth’s name and other details. He walked closer to the Mayfairs and addressed them in a serious voice.

“Mr. and Mrs. Mayfair, i am sorry for coming late, i was making my rounds.” He looked at the freckle faced male intern next to him and added, “Doctor Boosie has told me that he has shared with you the details of Ruth’s illness. All the tests have been conducted by me and my team personally so i can assure you that my diagnosis is correct, i am the head of my department. If you have any doubts, you can take a look at my qualifications.

Your daughter is suffering from an autoimmune disorder. It has always been there as seen from some of the symptoms she exhibited but the condition was mild. As a result of excessive stress, her condition has worsened lately.”

Collin didn’t wait to hear anything else and he hurled out a bunch of curses.

“It’s because of Phoebe that her condition worsened. That stupid Ophelia has been calling other maids and one of them shared news about Phoebe so she told Ruth and then Ruth collapsed. I told you that we should take this slowly, one step at a time. What if Ruth dies right now?”

Jennie let out a muffled groan, she was already blaming herself and wishing that she had listened to Collin. On the other hand Edward felt that sooner or later Ruth was to find out the truth, this was just an unfortunate incident. It wasn’t as if they could hide Phoebe away as if she was an illegitimate unwanted child so he stepped in to stop his son and perhaps talk sense into him and end the Phoebe hate train he had going.

“Collin watch your words, nobody is at fault here, especially not Phoebe. The only two people to blame for this situation are us, because we brought home the wrong child and whoever it is that is responsible for that screw up. That poor girl found out long time ago that she was a Mayfair and she kept it to herself. If she wanted to vex Ruth then she should have told her but Phoebe didn’t. Can’t you give her some credit for acting sensibly? Ask yourself why she didn’t blast it all over the country if she wanted to be a Mayfair that badly. Moreover, Ruth was sick long before Phoebe came along.”

“But this particular incident is her fault.” Collin insisted. “If she didn’t want to be a Mayfair then she should have stayed away. Her personality and manners don’t match us anyway so whether she joins the family or not, we don’t lose or gain anything.”

Furious at his son’s words, Edward raised a finger to point at him and warn him to watch his mouth Luke beat him to it.

“Collin, you should know when to stop.” he calmly.

Luke wasn’t in the mood to hear any arguing, all he wanted was for the doctor to tell them how Ruth was going to get better. Everything else could be dealt with later, not now, and especially not in front of strangers. Doctors liked to gossip and there was no doubt that one of the three in the room would speak on what they had just heard with another person.

“Doctor, thank you for hard work so far but we would like to know to proceed now that we have a diagnosis. What treatment do you recommend?” He asked

The doctor handed the chart to one of the interns and put his hands in his pocket. “For now we have to study her and treat the symptoms, we shouldn’t worry too much just yet.” He didn’t want to scare them to the point of them transferring Ruth to a different hospital as per her instructions.

Shaking his head in disagreement, Luke shook his head adamantly. “I beg to disagree, judging by the symptoms and tests done this is a very serious issue and if we wait any longer her condition could worsen. Will you be responsible if she dies? I need to confirm this with Dr. Murphy…..”

“NO!” Ophelia shouted from the back gaining all the attention to herself. She fidgeted with her fingers for she didn’t know what to say.

Ruth had given her specific instructions not to allow Dr. Murphy handle her case because if he did, he would find out that something was amiss.

“Miss Ruth was disappointed when she heard the news about the illness and she doesn’t want to see doctor Murphy anymore. He has been treating her all these years but never clearly defined her illness. What can he possibly add to the table now? I think we should listen to the experienced doctor here and not worry too much.” Ophelia rubbed her nose nervously.

“What do you think you know Ophelia, it’s your fault that Ruth is this way. It wasn’t your place to tell Ruth that Phoebe was our daughter and she wasn’t, you went over board!” Jennie was visibly angry and Ophelia knew that she had messed up. If things went south, she would end up losing her job.

Ophelia fell on her knees and rubbed her hands as she pleaded for forgiveness.

“Sir, madam, it wasn’t my fault. Miss Ruth just happened to overhear my conversation on the phone. I did not deliberately set out to share such news with her.”

“Keep your mouth shut Ophelia, we will deal with you later.” Edward warned sternly. “Go on Luke, let’s hear what you have to say.”

“I am not trying to dismiss the doctor’s diagnosis but I just find it hard to believe that Dr. Murphy missed this. In my opinion Ruth is in a severe state! She cannot breathe properly on her own and he’s suggesting that we wait. It doesn’t make sense to me.” Luke’s words were enlightening and his family agreed.

Dr. Murphy walked in right on time because Luke had called him earlier. The doctor that had traveled up country dropped everything and came as soon as he could.

His face was drained of blood immediately when he read the patient chart, he looked at the other doctor in shock. “Are you certain that these test results are correct?”

The older doctor avoided eye contact and pressed his lips in a firm line. “Y…yes of course….”

“If you are certain then there is no time to waste. There has been a development in medicine and a bone marrow transplant can correct this kind of auto immune disorder. That’s if you her parents and family are willing to donate.” Dr. Murphy’s statement caused the other doctor to gasp.

“Oh my God!” Ophelia whispered, turned around and made the sign of the cross. Only God was going to save them now.

This plot was not going to work if the condition was deemed curable. Why had Doctor Murphy showed up now?