"You heard him. I'll send him over to apologize to you in person later. Can we put an end to this drama now?"
His voice was quieter then, and the bluster was gone.
It would not be an overstatement to say he was totally bowing down to Andrew!
Yet Andrew just shook his head, his voice icy as he said, "I don't need his apology. An apology from a doctor without morals is an insult to me! You're the director, and you think you can just brush it off as youthful ignorance?
"Heh, anyone else might have been duped by you! However, today, Mr. Ellington, you're out of luck. Because you've run into me, Andrew!"
Norman had not expected Andrew to push further and exploded, "Andrew, what do you want from me? Are you not satisfied? Do you want to hit me, the director, too?"
Andrew replied with scorn, "Sorry, but I'm a civilized person. Resorting to violence is crude, and that's not my style."
Logan looked on, his face a picture of sorrow.
What was that supposed to mean?
Was he implying that he was the uncivilized one?
"The bottom line is, Daniel has to go," Andrew insisted.
Norman's face was a mask of icy resolve. "I'm sorry, but my stance hasn't changed. You can't meddle in our hospital's business! You have no proof for the accusations you've made against Dr. Charlton. So, Mr. Lloyd, I think we've heard enough from you!"
In a flash, Andrew grabbed the registration book from the front desk and hurled it right at Norman's face.
"Looking for evidence? This book is all the evidence we need! It lists every single person who's made an appointment to see our hospital's top dogs for treatment!
"Should we track each one down and check their background? Should we confirm whether, as I've said, Daniel has been giving special treatment to the wealthy and influential, arranging meetings with the hospital's top specialists?
"And what about the regular folks, the everyday people? Did Daniel just turn a blind eye to them?"
After tracking down the old lady from earlier, Andrew led her straight to Norman and confronted him with a fierce look.
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