The Promotion

Beijing Tiantan Hospital.

Ava walked into the office and found the whole cardiology department including nurses were waiting in the office, with solemn and serious faces. She was a bit confused why all of them were here at this hour.

"Hello, Dr. Green." Everyone greeted Ava before she could.

"Hello, everyone. How are you all doing? Did you missed me while I was on holiday?" Ava said jokingly.

"Yes...Yes, we all missed you very much" Susan said laughing.

"Why are you all gathering here, is everything alright? Ava asked confused.

"Dean Davis called for an urgent meeting" Charlie explained.

"Cough..." Mia coughed twice to indicate someone was coming.

Ava turned and saw the dean was coming toward them with a serious face.

"Good Morning, Dean Davis." Everyone greeted all together.

"Good morning everyone. All of you come to the meeting room I have something important to discuss with you all. Susan, you come with me, the rest of the nurses can go back to their station." The Dean took a look at Ava and his face brightened.

In the conference room, the atmosphere was a little tense. Everyone knew the urgent meeting was related to the sudden illness of Director Brown.

"Most of you already know that Director Brown from the Interventional cardiology department had a stroke last night, it's an unfortunate situation. Although his condition was stabilized temporarily but it doesn't look very optimistic. Even if he recovered, that will take some time and he wouldn't be able to take over his position any time soon. In this situation, the department couldn't go on without a director. We could temporarily select one director, for now, to carry on the jobs but I have thought about it and decided not to go through the same trouble twice so today the meeting is about electing a new director for the Interventional cardiology department. Anyone have any opinion about who we should select?" The Dean looked around expecting someone to raise their opinion but everyone remained silent except for Sylvia Willis who was a Cardiogeriatrics specialist.

"Dean Davis, we don't have any opinion regarding this. We will follow you, whoever you chose to be the director of Interventional Cardiology." Sylvia said flatteringly.

Sylvia Willis was one of the deputy directors of the Cardiogeriatrics department of Beijing Tiantan Hospital. She was over 30 years old and had been working in this hospital for the last 5 years. She had a good relationship with the hierarchy of the hospital so it didn't take her long to become a deputy director. The relationship between Ava and Sylvia was not particularly good, because Sylvia didn't like Ava. They just casually exchange greetings sometimes.

"Well, Director Brown's situation was really unexpected, so I have been thinking about the situation since last night that who was capable enough to handle the responsibility and I would like to suggest Dr. Ava Green take over the responsibility of the Director of the Interventional Cardiology department. What do you all think?" The Dean seriously stated his opinion.

Ava was stunned. What? But she has only been working at the Beijing Tiantan Hospital for less than four months. How could she take over the responsibility of the director?

"Dean, It's is a big responsibility. I am very glad that you thought of me but I am not eligible to take over such important responsibility yet. It's only been few months since I have joined the hospital. I request you to please think about it again." Ava looked at the dean and said seriously.

"Dr. Green I've been working at the hospital for nearly 30 years now, I know very well what I am talking about. You are young, mature, and steady with good professional knowledge. Your interpersonal relationship with your colleagues of all departments and patients is very good and your operation success rate is the same as Director Brown. Although you have a lack of experience but I wouldn't give you such important responsibility if I didn't think you could handle it. What's more, I originally planned to promote you after Director Brown retired next year. It's just the situation advanced a little." The Dean explained very clearly and resolutely.

Dean Davis was a calculative man, he was already aware that Ava and Oliver Knight had some kind of close relationship otherwise why would he bother to ask leave for Ava twice and last night, he saw the hot news of the proposal display on Knight International office building. He was pretty sure the news had something to do with Ava and Oliver Knight. So he instantly decided to promote Ava to the director's position. He knew when Oliver Knight will hear about Ava's promotion he will be very pleased and that's exactly what Dean Davis wanted, to be at his good side. After all the men run the city.

Listening to the Dean everyone thought what he said was reasonable and started to discuss her achievements among them. Most of the male doctors in the cardiology department liked Ava anyway. Only a few female doctors didn't like her but they didn't dare to oppose the Dean.

"Dean Davis, Please think about it again I think there are many doctors more qualified to be a Director than me," Ava said desperately.

She was actually wondering if she should propose Dr. Sylvia's name, after all, she was her senior and a deputy director. Ava really didn't want this position, she knew if she became the director that will make many people angry at her and she didn't want to make enemies at her workplace. She just wanted to work in peace.

Sylvia, who was actually hoping that the position would be her, glanced at Ava coldly but didn't say anything. Since Ava entered Beijing Tiantan Hospital, she has been fighting for the limelight everywhere. There were only three female doctors in her department. Before Ava joined, everyone was circling around her. Now because of Ava, Sylvia became invisible. However, she didn't expect that Ava would snatch the director's position from her as well. How could she accept it? Silvia was furious but she was wise and didn't show her anger on her face.

"Doctor Green, I have made up my mind and you will be the next Director of the Interventional Cardiology Department of Beijing Tiantan Hospital. It's an order effecting from this moment. Congratulations. The meeting ends here." Dean Davis wouldn't listen to Ava so he decided to inform everyone of his decision and ended the meeting decisively.

After the meeting ended, everyone congratulated Ava one by one and went back to work except for Dr. Sylvia who just stormed out of the room the moment Dean left. As most of them already liked Ava, they didn't voice any objection regarding her becoming the Director of her department, and as for Ava even though she was reluctant but she had to obey the Dean's order. So she decided to accept the decision happily, she was never afraid of a challenge anyway.