The Doctor’s Rival: A Lesbian Medical Romance by Hayes Emily

Author:Hayes, Emily
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

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“Dr. Ross, the patient is worse now. He had a tamponade. We had to do an emergency pericardiocentesis to drain out all the fluid. Also, the PET scan is clean, so we were wrong about cancer,” Dr. Grace said, looking through the patient’s reports. The day had passed, but the mystery remained unsolved.

“What looks like cancer, but isn’t?” Katherine mused, before jumping out of her chair, “It’s tuberculosis!” she answered her own question, her eyes lighting up.

“But Dr. Ross, we did test TB. It was negative, and besides—he is a millionaire. How could he have gotten it?” Dr. Grace asked, baffled.

“He could not have gotten it here, but what if he’s been lying? The test could be a false negative,” Katherine said, persistent.

“Even if it is TB, affecting the heart is rare. We have no proof. How do you think he got it?” Dr. Grace argued.

“The one-month retreat you mentioned was not in Chicago. I don’t know where he went, but it was definitely somewhere outside the country. And no matter how rare a thing is, it becomes reality once it is happening in front of your eyes,” Katherine explained, talking about her theory as Grace listened intently, occasionally nodding her head.

“As for proof, the patient will tell us himself,” she continued, as the two moved through the ward and arrived at the patient’s bedside.

“I know you are lying, Mr. Mason. You were never in Chicago.” Katherine said directly, her grey eyes firm, her voice dripping with authority as the man squirmed.

“What.. what are you talking about, Doctor? Why would I lie about that?” Mr. Mason replied, his expression now angry.

“Look, I don’t have time for this. If you don’t tell the truth, you could die,” Katherine said. “I don’t care what you were doing. Just tell me where you were.” Katherine was fierce as her eyes bored into the patient’s.

“We have a theory that you have tuberculosis, and that you got it from foreign travel, since it’s virtually eradicated from the area where you currently live,” Grace said with a nod, urging the patient to tell the truth.

“Okay I . . . I will tell you, but you cannot tell my wife, please. I was feeling miserable here—just couldn’t take it anymore. So I went to India, to a famous ashram my friend went to. I just wanted to be at peace. I love my wife, but she can be a little unbearable at times. Please don’t tell her; it will break her,” Mason pleaded, his eyes getting glassy.

“Relax. We don’t have to tell your wife. She won’t find out—I will see to that,” Katherine promised, relieved.

“Grace, start the anti-TB regimen and do not document it,” she ordered before leaving.

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