Chapter 170: A Friend’s Anger
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Viona, who couldn't eat anything after vomiting at the fast food restaurant, now felt weak and ran out of energy because no food had been in her stomach since morning. Her head ached a little and dizzy. To get rid of her headache, Viona bought a glass of soymilk that was sold by a roadside stall. As soon as the order came, Viona immediately finished the soymilk in a short time.
"Child, what's wrong with you today… don't make it difficult for Mommy, Child," Viona said softly as she felt her stomach which was still flat.
"Are you angry with Mommy for refusing your Daddy's invitation to go home?" Viona added asking her very young fetus.
Feeling increasingly unwell, Viona finally relented and threw her ego away. She canceled her initial intention to stay in the hospital for a few days.
After waving at the side of the road, a taxi soon stopped. Viona quickly got into the taxi. She closed her eyes slowly in the taxi to suppress the nausea that started to attack her again.
"Madam, wake up, Madam, we have arrived at Mr. Fernando Gray Willan's residence. But these guards don't want to open the gate for us to enter," said the taxi driver, waking up Viona, who was still asleep.
"Madam, sorry, we have arrived, Madam ..."
"Yes, Sir, wait a moment, I'll talk for a moment with the guards," said Viona, cutting off the taxi driver's words.
Viona moved slowly towards the right side of the door where Fernando bodyguards stood. Viona slowly opened the window next to her.
"It's me, please open the door quickly, I'm not feeling well," said Viona in a voice that was barely audible when the window opened.
"Oh sorry, Madame, we didn't know that the lady in the taxi was you," replied a bodyguard with the largest body in shock. Viona just nodded softly without a word. She was really trying to hold back her nausea. It felt like all her stomach contents had almost reached her throat and was ready to come out again.
"Hurry up and open it. Madame is in the taxi!!" Shouted the biggest bodyguard giving orders to his other friends to open the big black gate. The other men immediately ran and opened the large gate quickly, and soon the taxi carrying Viona was finally able to enter the area of Fernando's mansion, where there were still lots of trees.
The taxi driver, who did not know Viona's condition at the back, slowed down while looking at the private forest area of Fernando's mansion. The journey that should only take ten minutes had taken around twenty minutes.
Arriving at the lobby of the super luxurious house, Viona immediately got out of the car while covering her mouth with her hands. She ran to the bathroom next to Fernando's study on the first floor. Teddy acted quickly when he saw Viona's bag was still left in the taxi.
"Has our Madame paid yet?" Teddy asked the taxi driver, who was amazed by the view of the big house in front of him.
"Oh yes, the beautiful lady hasn't paid yet," The taxi driver replied nervously, showing Teddy the number on the meter.
"Thirty dollars, is it? Here is fifty dollars, keep the change. Consider it our gratitude for driving our Mistress home safely," said Teddy as he handed the money to the taxi driver.
"Th --- thank you, Sir, now if you'll excuse me," the taxi driver stuttered while accepting Teddy's money.
Teddy just nodded slowly in response to the taxi driver's words. Not long after, the taxi left Fernando's mansion quickly through a different road from when he was let in. Teddy then entered the house carrying Viona's expensive bag. Teddy slowly put the crocodile skin bag on the sofa.
"Where's Madame?" Teddy asked some of the maids.
"That … Madame is in …"
"Huekkk ... Huuekkkk," Viona's vomiting voice sounded so clear that it made the maid unable to finish her words when questioned by Teddy.
"Is that happened since earlier?" Asked Teddy softly.
"After she got out of the taxi, Madame went straight to the bathroom and kept vomiting until now," the maid answered slowly with a worried face.
Knock
Knock
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Teddy slowly knocked on the bathroom door where Viona was in.
"Madame, are you okay?" Teddy asked softly when he didn't hear Viona's voice anymore.
"I'm okay, Teddy ... I'm just ... huekkk ... huekkk," Viona's voice, which was releasing her guts, came back when she tried to answer Teddy's question.
Outside the door, Teddy and several maids appeared worried because she kept vomiting for almost twenty-five minutes in the toilet.
"Call Master, I'm afraid something will happen to Madam, Teddy!!!"
" No ... umm I mean contact Doctor William first."
"Come on, Teddy, call Doctor William first. Poor Madam has been in the bathroom for a long time," several maids urged Teddy to call Doctor William. They couldn't bear to hear Viona kept vomiting in the toilet.
They were afraid that something bad would happen to Viona, Teddy finally obeyed the maids' requests. Teddy quickly looked for Doctor William's number on his phone list. Teddy's face looked pale after three unanswered calls to Doctor William.
"Hello ... Doctor!!!" Teddy shouted when the call was finally connected.
"Don't shout, Teddy, I'm still normal. What is wrong?" Asked Doctor William on the other side of the phone.
"It's Madame, Doctor, Madame has been in the bathroom for almost half an hour, constantly vomiting. We are very worried that something bad happens to herm" Teddy replied while glancing at the bathroom.
"Calm down, Teddy, I know. It's better for you to guard at the door and help your Madam to the bedroom. I will immediately come, and, ah yes, don't forget to notify Fernando. He must know the condition of his wife," said Doctor William, giving instructions to Teddy.
"Alright, Doctor, we'll be waiting and thank you," Teddy replied as he hung up the phone.
After his conversation with William was finished, Teddy then busily contacting Fernando. But he decided to cancel it, as he saw the bathroom door opened from the inside and Viona came out with a shirt almost wet with a face that was as pale as a corpse.
When she just stepped one foot out of the door, Viona suddenly fell unconscious and was immediately helped by the maids who had been guarding at the door. Seeing the fainted mistress, Teddy immediately put his cell phone into his pocket. He then ran towards the toilet where Viona was lying helplessly. He quickly carried her to the stairs leading to the second floor, where the mistress's room was, the other maids followed his steps.
Arriving in the room, Teddy immediately lowered Viona slowly on the bed. He then came out of the room leaving the maids alone to replace Viona's clothes. Outside the room, Teddy tried to call Fernando for the fifth time.
"Sir, sorry to interrupt you," Teddy said quickly when the line was connected.
"Talk, Teddy," said Fernando from the other side of the phone.
"Madame has fainted after vomiting in the toilet for almost thirty minutes, Sir," said Teddy softly.
He then told Fernando a detailed chronology. Soon Teddy was seen walking slowly towards the room where Viona was being taken care of by the maids
"How is it? Have you been able to contact Master?" Asked the maid named Rita to Teddy.
"I've called Master and currently he is on his way home, Doctor William too," Teddy replied with a wry smile as he saw his mistress lying on the bed in a helpless state.
Not long after, Fernando's car stopped in the lobby, Teddy quickly ran towards the lobby to welcome his master. Fernando got off in a hurry as soon as his car stopped in front of the house. When he was about to get inside, he stopped his steps when he saw Doctor William's car pulling up behind his car.
"Hurry up, Will," Fernando shouted to Doctor William, who had just gotten out of the car.
"Wait a minute …" Doctor William replied, as he opened the back door of his car to get his equipment.
"William, come on!!!" shouted Fernando impatiently.
"This bastard, he just orders people around!!" Doctor William said to himself.
"I am coming," said Dr. William as he ran towards where Fernando was standing.
Fernando, who was impatient, immediately ran to the second floor when Doctor William approached him. He was so upset upon hearing the news that Viona had fainted after vomiting for thirty minutes in the bathroom. Doctor William just shook his head slowly seeing the behavior of his good friend. He then walked up the stairs to Fernando's room where Viona was.
Arriving at the room, he immediately checked Viona's condition, which was very pale. After checking her pulse, Doctor William then took a syringe and injected a liquid medicine into her hand. Fernando just kept quiet seeing Doctor William injected her, because he didn't know anything about the medical world.
"Will, why don't you put an IV on my wife?" Fernando asked Doctor William, who seemed to be tidying his medical device into the box again.
"She doesn't need an IV this time," Doctor William replied, staring sarcastically at Fernando.
"Hey, what's wrong, Will? I'm asking you nicely, Will, why are you staring at me like that?!!" Fernando was irritated as he did not like seeing Doctor William's gaze.
"Come here, I have to talk privately with you outside," Doctor William replied, as he walked towards the door.
Without a word, Fernando followed his best friend's steps towards the door. Fernando then stopped his steps when he saw Doctor William stopped walking.
"Why do you …"
Bang!
Instead of getting an answer from the doctor, Fernando actually got a raw fist from a good friend he already knew for more than ten years, so that he fell to the floor.
"You're a jerk, Fernando!!!" Doctor William snapped in a rising voice.
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Viona, who couldn't eat anything after vomiting at the fast food restaurant, now felt weak and ran out of energy because no food had been in her stomach since morning. Her head ached a little and dizzy. To get rid of her headache, Viona bought a glass of soymilk that was sold by a roadside stall. As soon as the order came, Viona immediately finished the soymilk in a short time.
"Child, what's wrong with you today… don't make it difficult for Mommy, Child," Viona said softly as she felt her stomach which was still flat.
"Are you angry with Mommy for refusing your Daddy's invitation to go home?" Viona added asking her very young fetus.
Feeling increasingly unwell, Viona finally relented and threw her ego away. She canceled her initial intention to stay in the hospital for a few days.
After waving at the side of the road, a taxi soon stopped. Viona quickly got into the taxi. She closed her eyes slowly in the taxi to suppress the nausea that started to attack her again.
"Madam, wake up, Madam, we have arrived at Mr. Fernando Gray Willan's residence. But these guards don't want to open the gate for us to enter," said the taxi driver, waking up Viona, who was still asleep.
"Madam, sorry, we have arrived, Madam ..."
"Yes, Sir, wait a moment, I'll talk for a moment with the guards," said Viona, cutting off the taxi driver's words.
Viona moved slowly towards the right side of the door where Fernando bodyguards stood. Viona slowly opened the window next to her.
"It's me, please open the door quickly, I'm not feeling well," said Viona in a voice that was barely audible when the window opened.
"Oh sorry, Madame, we didn't know that the lady in the taxi was you," replied a bodyguard with the largest body in shock. Viona just nodded softly without a word. She was really trying to hold back her nausea. It felt like all her stomach contents had almost reached her throat and was ready to come out again.
"Hurry up and open it. Madame is in the taxi!!" Shouted the biggest bodyguard giving orders to his other friends to open the big black gate. The other men immediately ran and opened the large gate quickly, and soon the taxi carrying Viona was finally able to enter the area of Fernando's mansion, where there were still lots of trees.
The taxi driver, who did not know Viona's condition at the back, slowed down while looking at the private forest area of Fernando's mansion. The journey that should only take ten minutes had taken around twenty minutes.
Arriving at the lobby of the super luxurious house, Viona immediately got out of the car while covering her mouth with her hands. She ran to the bathroom next to Fernando's study on the first floor. Teddy acted quickly when he saw Viona's bag was still left in the taxi.
"Has our Madame paid yet?" Teddy asked the taxi driver, who was amazed by the view of the big house in front of him.
"Oh yes, the beautiful lady hasn't paid yet," The taxi driver replied nervously, showing Teddy the number on the meter.
"Thirty dollars, is it? Here is fifty dollars, keep the change. Consider it our gratitude for driving our Mistress home safely," said Teddy as he handed the money to the taxi driver.
"Th --- thank you, Sir, now if you'll excuse me," the taxi driver stuttered while accepting Teddy's money.
Teddy just nodded slowly in response to the taxi driver's words. Not long after, the taxi left Fernando's mansion quickly through a different road from when he was let in. Teddy then entered the house carrying Viona's expensive bag. Teddy slowly put the crocodile skin bag on the sofa.
"Where's Madame?" Teddy asked some of the maids.
"That … Madame is in …"
"Huekkk ... Huuekkkk," Viona's vomiting voice sounded so clear that it made the maid unable to finish her words when questioned by Teddy.
"Is that happened since earlier?" Asked Teddy softly.
"After she got out of the taxi, Madame went straight to the bathroom and kept vomiting until now," the maid answered slowly with a worried face.
Knock
Knock
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Teddy slowly knocked on the bathroom door where Viona was in.
"Madame, are you okay?" Teddy asked softly when he didn't hear Viona's voice anymore.
"I'm okay, Teddy ... I'm just ... huekkk ... huekkk," Viona's voice, which was releasing her guts, came back when she tried to answer Teddy's question.
Outside the door, Teddy and several maids appeared worried because she kept vomiting for almost twenty-five minutes in the toilet.
"Call Master, I'm afraid something will happen to Madam, Teddy!!!"
" No ... umm I mean contact Doctor William first."
"Come on, Teddy, call Doctor William first. Poor Madam has been in the bathroom for a long time," several maids urged Teddy to call Doctor William. They couldn't bear to hear Viona kept vomiting in the toilet.
They were afraid that something bad would happen to Viona, Teddy finally obeyed the maids' requests. Teddy quickly looked for Doctor William's number on his phone list. Teddy's face looked pale after three unanswered calls to Doctor William.
"Hello ... Doctor!!!" Teddy shouted when the call was finally connected.
"Don't shout, Teddy, I'm still normal. What is wrong?" Asked Doctor William on the other side of the phone.
"It's Madame, Doctor, Madame has been in the bathroom for almost half an hour, constantly vomiting. We are very worried that something bad happens to herm" Teddy replied while glancing at the bathroom.
"Calm down, Teddy, I know. It's better for you to guard at the door and help your Madam to the bedroom. I will immediately come, and, ah yes, don't forget to notify Fernando. He must know the condition of his wife," said Doctor William, giving instructions to Teddy.
"Alright, Doctor, we'll be waiting and thank you," Teddy replied as he hung up the phone.
After his conversation with William was finished, Teddy then busily contacting Fernando. But he decided to cancel it, as he saw the bathroom door opened from the inside and Viona came out with a shirt almost wet with a face that was as pale as a corpse.
When she just stepped one foot out of the door, Viona suddenly fell unconscious and was immediately helped by the maids who had been guarding at the door. Seeing the fainted mistress, Teddy immediately put his cell phone into his pocket. He then ran towards the toilet where Viona was lying helplessly. He quickly carried her to the stairs leading to the second floor, where the mistress's room was, the other maids followed his steps.
Arriving in the room, Teddy immediately lowered Viona slowly on the bed. He then came out of the room leaving the maids alone to replace Viona's clothes. Outside the room, Teddy tried to call Fernando for the fifth time.
"Sir, sorry to interrupt you," Teddy said quickly when the line was connected.
"Talk, Teddy," said Fernando from the other side of the phone.
"Madame has fainted after vomiting in the toilet for almost thirty minutes, Sir," said Teddy softly.
He then told Fernando a detailed chronology. Soon Teddy was seen walking slowly towards the room where Viona was being taken care of by the maids
"How is it? Have you been able to contact Master?" Asked the maid named Rita to Teddy.
"I've called Master and currently he is on his way home, Doctor William too," Teddy replied with a wry smile as he saw his mistress lying on the bed in a helpless state.
Not long after, Fernando's car stopped in the lobby, Teddy quickly ran towards the lobby to welcome his master. Fernando got off in a hurry as soon as his car stopped in front of the house. When he was about to get inside, he stopped his steps when he saw Doctor William's car pulling up behind his car.
"Hurry up, Will," Fernando shouted to Doctor William, who had just gotten out of the car.
"Wait a minute …" Doctor William replied, as he opened the back door of his car to get his equipment.
"William, come on!!!" shouted Fernando impatiently.
"This bastard, he just orders people around!!" Doctor William said to himself.
"I am coming," said Dr. William as he ran towards where Fernando was standing.
Fernando, who was impatient, immediately ran to the second floor when Doctor William approached him. He was so upset upon hearing the news that Viona had fainted after vomiting for thirty minutes in the bathroom. Doctor William just shook his head slowly seeing the behavior of his good friend. He then walked up the stairs to Fernando's room where Viona was.
Arriving at the room, he immediately checked Viona's condition, which was very pale. After checking her pulse, Doctor William then took a syringe and injected a liquid medicine into her hand. Fernando just kept quiet seeing Doctor William injected her, because he didn't know anything about the medical world.
"Will, why don't you put an IV on my wife?" Fernando asked Doctor William, who seemed to be tidying his medical device into the box again.
"She doesn't need an IV this time," Doctor William replied, staring sarcastically at Fernando.
"Hey, what's wrong, Will? I'm asking you nicely, Will, why are you staring at me like that?!!" Fernando was irritated as he did not like seeing Doctor William's gaze.
"Come here, I have to talk privately with you outside," Doctor William replied, as he walked towards the door.
Without a word, Fernando followed his best friend's steps towards the door. Fernando then stopped his steps when he saw Doctor William stopped walking.
"Why do you …"
Bang!
Instead of getting an answer from the doctor, Fernando actually got a raw fist from a good friend he already knew for more than ten years, so that he fell to the floor.
"You're a jerk, Fernando!!!" Doctor William snapped in a rising voice.
Viona, who couldn't eat anything after vomiting at the fast food restaurant, now felt weak and ran out of energy because no food had been in her stomach since morning. Her head ached a little and dizzy. To get rid of her headache, Viona bought a glass of soymilk that was sold by a roadside stall. As soon as the order came, Viona immediately finished the soymilk in a short time."Child, what's wrong with you today don't make it difficult for Mommy, Child," Viona said softly as she felt her stomach which was still flat."Are you angry with Mommy for refusing your Daddy's invitation to go home?" Viona added asking her very young fetus.Feeling increasingly unwell, Viona finally relented and threw her ego away. She canceled her initial intention to stay in the hospital for a few days.After waving at the side of the road, a taxi soon stopped. Viona quickly got into the taxi. She closed her eyes slowly in the taxi to suppress the nausea that started to attack her again."Madam, wake up, Madam, we have arrived at Mr. Fernando Gray Willan's residence. But these guards don't want to open the gate for us to enter," said the taxi driver, waking up Viona, who was still asleep."Madam, sorry, we have arrived, Madam ...""Yes, Sir, wait a moment, I'll talk for a moment with the guards," said Viona, cutting off the taxi driver's words.Viona moved slowly towards the right side of the door where Fernando bodyguards stood. Viona slowly opened the window next to her."It's me, please open the door quickly, I'm not feeling well," said Viona in a voice that was barely audible when the window opened."Oh sorry, Madame, we didn't know that the lady in the taxi was you," replied a bodyguard with the largest body in shock. Viona just nodded softly without a word. She was really trying to hold back her nausea. It felt like all her stomach contents had almost reached her throat and was ready to come out again."Hurry up and open it. Madame is in the taxi!!" Shouted the biggest bodyguard giving orders to his other friends to open the big black gate. The other men immediately ran and opened the large gate quickly, and soon the taxi carrying Viona was finally able to enter the area of Fernando's mansion, where there were still lots of trees.The taxi driver, who did not know Viona's condition at the back, slowed down while looking at the private forest area of Fernando's mansion. The journey that should only take ten minutes had taken around twenty minutes.Arriving at the lobby of the super luxurious house, Viona immediately got out of the car while covering her mouth with her hands. She ran to the bathroom next to Fernando's study on the first floor. Teddy acted quickly when he saw Viona's bag was still left in the taxi."Has our Madame paid yet?" Teddy asked the taxi driver, who was amazed by the view of the big house in front of him."Oh yes, the beautiful lady hasn't paid yet," The taxi driver replied nervously, showing Teddy the number on the meter."Thirty dollars, is it? Here is fifty dollars, keep the change. Consider it our gratitude for driving our Mistress home safely," said Teddy as he handed the money to the taxi driver."Th --- thank you, Sir, now if you'll excuse me," the taxi driver stuttered while accepting Teddy's money.Teddy just nodded slowly in response to the taxi driver's words. Not long after, the taxi left Fernando's mansion quickly through a different road from when he was let in. Teddy then entered the house carrying Viona's expensive bag. Teddy slowly put the crocodile skin bag on the sofa."Where's Madame?" Teddy asked some of the maids."That Madame is in ""Huekkk ... Huuekkkk," Viona's vomiting voice sounded so clear that it made the maid unable to finish her words when questioned by Teddy."Is that happened since earlier?" Asked Teddy softly."After she got out of the taxi, Madame went straight to the bathroom and kept vomiting until now," the maid answered slowly with a worried face.KnockKnockKnockTeddy slowly knocked on the bathroom door where Viona was in."Madame, are you okay?" Teddy asked softly when he didn't hear Viona's voice anymore."I'm okay, Teddy ... I'm just ... huekkk ... huekkk," Viona's voice, which was releasing her guts, came back when she tried to answer Teddy's question.Outside the door, Teddy and several maids appeared worried because she kept vomiting for almost twenty-five minutes in the toilet."Call Master, I'm afraid something will happen to Madam, Teddy!!!"" No ... umm I mean contact Doctor William first.""Come on, Teddy, call Doctor William first. Poor Madam has been in the bathroom for a long time," several maids urged Teddy to call Doctor William. They couldn't bear to hear Viona kept vomiting in the toilet.They were afraid that something bad would happen to Viona, Teddy finally obeyed the maids' requests. Teddy quickly looked for Doctor William's number on his phone list. Teddy's face looked pale after three unanswered calls to Doctor William."Hello ... Doctor!!!" Teddy shouted when the call was finally connected."Don't shout, Teddy, I'm still normal. What is wrong?" Asked Doctor William on the other side of the phone."It's Madame, Doctor, Madame has been in the bathroom for almost half an hour, constantly vomiting. We are very worried that something bad happens to herm" Teddy replied while glancing at the bathroom."Calm down, Teddy, I know. It's better for you to guard at the door and help your Madam to the bedroom. I will immediately come, and, ah yes, don't forget to notify Fernando. He must know the condition of his wife," said Doctor William, giving instructions to Teddy."Alright, Doctor, we'll be waiting and thank you," Teddy replied as he hung up the phone.After his conversation with William was finished, Teddy then busily contacting Fernando. But he decided to cancel it, as he saw the bathroom door opened from the inside and Viona came out with a shirt almost wet with a face that was as pale as a corpse.When she just stepped one foot out of the door, Viona suddenly fell unconscious and was immediately helped by the maids who had been guarding at the door. Seeing the fainted mistress, Teddy immediately put his cell phone into his pocket. He then ran towards the toilet where Viona was lying helplessly. He quickly carried her to the stairs leading to the second floor, where the mistress's room was, the other maids followed his steps.Arriving in the room, Teddy immediately lowered Viona slowly on the bed. He then came out of the room leaving the maids alone to replace Viona's clothes. Outside the room, Teddy tried to call Fernando for the fifth time."Sir, sorry to interrupt you," Teddy said quickly when the line was connected."Talk, Teddy," said Fernando from the other side of the phone."Madame has fainted after vomiting in the toilet for almost thirty minutes, Sir," said Teddy softly.He then told Fernando a detailed chronology. Soon Teddy was seen walking slowly towards the room where Viona was being taken care of by the maids"How is it? Have you been able to contact Master?" Asked the maid named Rita to Teddy."I've called Master and currently he is on his way home, Doctor William too," Teddy replied with a wry smile as he saw his mistress lying on the bed in a helpless state.Not long after, Fernando's car stopped in the lobby, Teddy quickly ran towards the lobby to welcome his master. Fernando got off in a hurry as soon as his car stopped in front of the house. When he was about to get inside, he stopped his steps when he saw Doctor William's car pulling up behind his car."Hurry up, Will," Fernando shouted to Doctor William, who had just gotten out of the car."Wait a minute " Doctor William replied, as he opened the back door of his car to get his equipment."William, come on!!!" shouted Fernando impatiently."This bastard, he just orders people around!!" Doctor William said to himself."I am coming," said Dr. William as he ran towards where Fernando was standing.Fernando, who was impatient, immediately ran to the second floor when Doctor William approached him. He was so upset upon hearing the news that Viona had fainted after vomiting for thirty minutes in the bathroom. Doctor William just shook his head slowly seeing the behavior of his good friend. He then walked up the stairs to Fernando's room where Viona was.Arriving at the room, he immediately checked Viona's condition, which was very pale. After checking her pulse, Doctor William then took a syringe and injected a liquid medicine into her hand. Fernando just kept quiet seeing Doctor William injected her, because he didn't know anything about the medical world."Will, why don't you put an IV on my wife?" Fernando asked Doctor William, who seemed to be tidying his medical device into the box again."She doesn't need an IV this time," Doctor William replied, staring sarcastically at Fernando."Hey, what's wrong, Will? I'm asking you nicely, Will, why are you staring at me like that?!!" Fernando was irritated as he did not like seeing Doctor William's gaze."Come here, I have to talk privately with you outside," Doctor William replied, as he walked towards the door.Without a word, Fernando followed his best friend's steps towards the door. Fernando then stopped his steps when he saw Doctor William stopped walking."Why do you "Bang!Instead of getting an answer from the doctor, Fernando actually got a raw fist from a good friend he already knew for more than ten years, so that he fell to the floor."You're a jerk, Fernando!!!" Doctor William snapped in a rising voice.
