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Aria remained calm and said, “Show me her positive test result.”
Hannah frowned. “Why should I?”
Vincent said, “The result is confidential, and only the medical staff are authorized to see it.”
Aría smiled at Hannah and Vincent. “Don’t you know that the patient has the right to see her test report?”
Owen gently helped Betty to her feet. Hannah was surprised to see Owen there. “Owen, why are you still here?”
Owen cast Hannah a cold glance. He was confused by her enthusiasm since he had little interaction with her in the past.
Now, he couldn’t help but see her as a shameless person. “Ms. Gibson, don’t you think that you are interfering?” he asked.
Holding the sick Betty, he had a worried look, but his tone contained impatience during his conversation with Hannah.
As a lawyer, Owen upheld fairness and justice throughout his life.
With impeccable professionalism and unyielding integrity, he even went against his family and offended the rich for the victims,
In the eyes of the public, Owen was the very embodiment of justice. Therefore, whoever he hated must be questionable.
Hearing Owen, Hannah changed her expression and quickly explained, “Owen, I didn’t mean that.
“It is confirmed that the new virus came from a girl who had been bitten by rats. The new virus is harmful to the kidneys and lungs, and it was named
HG13 virus.
“HG13 virus is highly contagious. If one is infected with it, all his family members will have positive test results. I am afraid you and Ms. Saxon are already
infected.
“Betty has the symptoms caused by the new virus, so she should be quarantined. Otherwise, more people will fall sick. This virus isn’t lethal, and I have the confidence to cure Betty.”
Eerie silence followed.
The passionate Hannah didn’t have any audience. Even her colleagues didn’t listen to her, and all their attention was attracted by the same thing.
On the table in the living room were several good dishes.
The medical workers in protective clothes couldn’t smell the food, but they were tempted by the good dishes anyway.
Hannah saw the dishes too, and her eyes turned red.
To help the villagers, she and her colleagues had a long day without a drop of water. In such a critical situation, Aria could enjoy good dishes.
“To make things worse, Owen has a misunderstanding of me,” Hannah thought.
Aria walked over to Owen, took Betty away from his arms, and carefully helped the elderly sit down. “You can take Betty away as long as you have her positive test result.”
She didn’t have much information about the new virus, but she was clear that it wasn’t highly transmissible among people.
She had faith in the medical teams, but there was Hannah, one leader of those teams.
In her eyes, Hannah was arrogant and presumptuous. She didn’t trust Hannah at all. Aria couldn’t entrust Betty to Hannah.
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Moreover, all Aria asked for was a test report, but Hannah refused to show it.
Ana couldn’t help but suspect that Betty had a negative test result. Soon, her guess was confirmed by Hannah.
Hannah snapped, “Aria, you’re so insistent on the test report because you know that the equipment you donated is defective and gives inaccurate results, aren’t you?”
Inaccurate test results? Aria frowned
Béfore Aria opened her mouth, Hannah went on, “You dumped the defective goods in the name of charity. This new virus is a challenge to all the affected, but you pursue your own selfish desires at the expense of our medical staff,
“The situation here will worsen because of the inaccurate test results. The healthy can’t be separated from the infected, so more and more people will
fall sick.
“When we strive to get rid of the new virus, your selfishness makes things more difficult for us.
“The villagers lost faith in us and got into a panic. It will cost us more effort for pandemic prevention and control work. As a professor of Kerano Global Health and Mandino University, how could you do such a terrible thing?”
When Hannah lashed out at Aria, Aria’s phone kept buzzing.
Aria checked her phone and saw complaints from her folks in Jamelan.
The villagers dreaded Aria, so they weren’t as candid as Hannah. However, their messages clearly expressed their doubts and dissatisfaction.
Winston spared no effort to placate the crowd and persuade them to trust Aria.
Hannah had little water that day. After the long speech, she felt thirsty and smelled the blood in her mouth.
Fury got her when she found that Aria had ignored her and read messages. Her eyes grew dim, and her body shook.
Vincent quickly steadied Hannah, and his voice became indignant for her sake. “Ms. Saxon, you know nothing about respect.”
Aria lifted her head and said casually, “My respect is reserved for humans only.”
A wave of humiliation washed over Vincent. He took a step forward and shouted, “You…”
Aria became formidable as her gaze turned icy. Instantly, Vincent félt a chill down his spine and froze in place,
Aria averted her gaze from Vincent and asked coldly, “Are you sure that the machines are the real reason for inaccurate results?”
There were numerous reasons for discrepancies in the test results.
The test samples, the operation of the machines, and the machine settings would affect the test results.
The sick might not be infected with the new virus, and there might be other explanations for their symptoms.
Now, Hannah claimed that the machines donated by Aria were problematic. How presumptuous!
Aria leaned down slightly, her expression gentle. “Betty, grab some food first. I will be back soon.”
Betty nodded. Her voice was raspy yet brimming with warmth. “Don’t worry about me, dear.”
Owen went over. “I’ll stay here. Go.” Aria looked at Owen with gratitude.
Kate was busy taking care of Violet. Aria couldn’t find another caregiver for Betty in a short time, given her awkward relationship with the villagers.
At that moment, Aria felt lucky that Owen was there.
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“Thank you,” Aria said gratefully. Then, she stood up. “Take me to check the machines.”
Hannah’s gaze lingered on Owen.
Hannah found that Owen was cold and distant to her all the time and that his expression turned soft whenever he looked at Aria.
She had seen that expression on Liam. She couldn’t help but think, “Does Owen have feelings for Aria?”
