Chapter 41 (Part Two)

However, the police said, "The defendant, Layton, was born on November 23rd, 19XX. He was 17
years and two months old as of the time of the case. Although he is a minor, he has reached the age of
full criminal responsibility. He needs to bear all legal responsibilities."

Nicole lowered her head and said, "I see."

Nicole clenched her hands and thought, 'Now Layton gets hurt, even if one year later, he may not be all
recovered well. He needs to be treated at any time. What if he is in prison? And his future will be
ruined.'

The police gave Nicole a subpoena to the court and recorded Layton's condition with the doctor. Then
they left, but there were still two people left to guard at the door of Layton's ward in turn.

Nicole didn't sleep well last night, and she had no appetite, so she couldn't eat anything. By the
afternoon, she noticed that she was not feeling well, but she was still in no mood to pay attention to
care about herself.

Nicole stood up and was about to go to the bathroom, but the nurse came to look for her at this time.
"Is you Layton's family member?"

Nicole nodded, "Yes, I am."

"Please come with me to the charge window to pay for Layton's operation!"

Nicole's heart skipped a beat. She looked at the bill the nurse handed her. When she saw the total
amount of money on it, she felt like a sharp pain coming out of the ground and spreading all over her
body, making her heart tighten, her face red, and her whole body uncomfortable.

Nicole whispered to the nurse in embarrassment, "Nurse... I don't have so much money now. Can I pay
for it a little later?"



The nurse did business as usual and said coldly, "No, you have to pay the fees first before I can give
Layton the next treatment."

Passers-by cast curious glances at Nicole.

Nicole lowered her head in embarrassment, bit her lower lip, and whispered to the nurse, "I... I don't
have so much money. When Layton was hospitalized... I didn't pay for it. You have also given him
surgery. Can you wait a few more days?"

"When he was in hospital, his father had already paid for it, so he didn't owe money yesterday. But
today, with the rescue and medical fees this morning, you have to pay for it first."

Nicole suddenly fell silent. An indescribable sense of self-esteem and inferiority surged up in her heart,
making her not know what to do.

The nurse persuaded in a soft voice, "We know you also have difficulties. I also want to help you, but I
just work for the hospital. If I can't do it properly, I can't explain it to the superior, and I will be punished.
I can help one or two people out of kindness, but I have seen too many poor families like you, and I
can't help either. So, I'm really sorry. You'd better figure out a way to pay the medical fees. Otherwise,
we can't prescribe medicine for Layton tomorrow."

Nicole said in a low voice, "I see."

The nurse nodded and left without saying anything more.

Nicole was not in the mood to go to the bathroom anymore. She went back to the ward to take her bag,
said goodbye to the police and went out. She had to go to the company. Except for advance salary, she
had no better way to pay for the medical fees.



However, even if she had an advance of two or three years' salary, it would not be able to pay for the
medical fees of Layton, and the company would not have an advance of so many months' salary for
her.

Nicole didn't care and went to the company first.

When Nicole arrived at the company, it was almost time to get off work. The colleagues in the office
seemed to be very busy, and no one could care about each other. The tone was a little impatient than
usual when answering the phone.

Nicole hesitated at the door for a while until her colleague Miss. Chen, who came back from making
coffee in the tea room, saw her and exclaimed, "Ah, Nicole, you're here. I haven't seen you for only one
day. Why do you look so haggard? You don't wear makeup. Your dark circles are so serious!"

Nicole forced herself to smile and asked, "Miss. Chen, have you been busy working these two days?"

"Busy! Alas, we took over the job after you leave. But how can we do it? We know how hard you have
been these days. We really can't do your job!"

After a pause, Miss. Chen pulled Nicole aside and whispered, "By the way, I have something to tell you.
After you were absent from the meeting without permission, Miss Li was scolded by Mr. Lambert. She
is angry with you. In the past two days, she has put pressure on the handsome man to recruit people
as soon as possible. If she recruits people, she will fire you!"

Nicole's heart skipped a beat. Only then did she know what the consequences of her impulsive
behavior were. 'If the company fired me, I would get compensation. But how much money could I get
after coming to the company for less than a year? Moreover, the company dismissed me, so I couldn't
get advance my salary. How could I pay Layton's medical fees? If I don't have a job in the future,
Layton needs money, and I have to pay for the rent and living expenses. What should I do?'



Nicole was extremely nervous. She patted the hand of Miss. Chen and said, "Thank you, Miss. Chen.
Thank you for telling me the truth. I'll go to the manager to apologize first. Another day I'll..." Nicole had
meant to invite her to dinner, but now even a dollar was very important to her, she could only be a
miser, so she said, "Chat with you!"

Ignoring the astonishment from Miss. Chen, Nicole strode towards the HR manager's office.


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