Chapter 24: why did you take long to answer the phone?

Because she had indeed undergone double eyelid surgery, her previous eyes were not big enough and affected her appearance on camera.

Alice's words hit her right in the heart.

"Give Dr. Liao a bribe. If this gets exposed, it will have an even bigger impact on you," Alice said.

"You!" Yolanda was furious, pointing her finger at Alice. "If you have the guts, let the doctor come out and identify me. Now, I must get the plastic surgery hospital to fire you! I have plenty of money at home, so I don't need to be a celebrity!"

With that, she stormed out in a rage.

Alice's delicate eyebrows furrowed. This woman had come prepared...

"You must fire Alice!" Yolanda shouted outside.

The supervisor in charge and the nurses all came over.

"What's going on?" the supervisor asked.

"Alice was rude to me. You must fire her! Otherwise, this won't be over!" Yolanda shouted.

"Why was she rude to you?" the supervisor asked, looking at Alice, who remained silent.

"Didn't you hear me? She was rude to me! Can't you understand?" Yolanda sneered.

"Alice, apologize!" The supervisor didn't bother to investigate and just demanded an apology.

Yolanda was still not satisfied, her arrogant expression showing. "I said fire her! Don't want to? Do you know what will happen if I post something negative about your plastic surgery hospital online?"

The others hesitated and looked serious.

The Wanmar Plastic Surgery Hospital was known for its excellent service and quality, and if a staff member was reported three times, the nurse would be fired and the doctor would have their salary reduced. The rules were strict.

Yolanda was a popular star, and this incident could cause a big problem for the hospital.

The supervisor had the authority to directly dismiss employees, and she couldn't let a probationary staff member damage the hospital's reputation. "Go to the HR department," she said.Alice was slightly stunned as she looked at Yolanda's arrogant, proud, and cruel expression.

"Got it," Alice said, without saying anything else. She turned and went to the HR department to settle her salary.

Alice received her salary of less than a month and went back to her apartment.

She didn't care about the job.

If there was work to be done, she would do it, but she wouldn't force herself to do it if there wasn't any.

Her goal was to leave Star City.

However, this Miss Sun was even more arrogant than before.

The next morning, Alice got up early, left her phone in the apartment, and took a taxi directly to the police station.

It would take a month to reissue her ID card, so Alice applied for a temporary one and reported her passport as lost.

After completing the procedures, she quickly left the police station.

A week later, she could go to apply for a new passport with her temporary ID card.

She left through the back door and returned to her apartment the same way.

As soon as she entered the door, she heard her phone ringing.

She was worried that it was from Adam.

If she didn't answer that man's call, the consequences would be severe!

After picking up the phone, she looked at the caller ID and her face showed panic. She lay down on the sofa beside her, pinching her nose with one hand, and answered the call with a groggy voice, "Hello, who is it?"

"Why did you answer the phone so late?" Adam's low and intimidating voice came through.

Alice looked at her phone and quickly sat up, "Sorry, I fell asleep on the sofa because I got up too early this morning and sat on the sofa. I didn't expect to fall asleep...I'm sorry. And I'm not going to work at the plastic surgery hospital anymore. I was...fired."

Can she hide anything from Adam, who has such immense power?

So, as long as it has nothing to do with her escape, she can be honest, which makes her seem somewhat sincere.

"Alice, anyone who plays tricks behind my back won't live to see the next day."Alice's scalp went numb, and she felt a chill run through her body. "I know, but what I said is true. Yolanda made things difficult for me at the plastic surgery hospital and forced the supervisor to fire me. That's why I left. You can go and ask..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the call was unilaterally disconnected from the other end, cold and dominant.

Alice didn't know if what she said had any effect. Her timid tone and weak posture were reminiscent of a victim who had been persecuted for many years.

And Adam was the heartless perpetrator.

She felt a bit uneasy...

So when her phone rang, she was startled and almost dropped it.

It was an unfamiliar number. She answered, "Hello?"

"I'm from the HR department of Marumi, Alice. I've been calling you several times and finally you answered. Why haven't you come to work?"

Alice was puzzled. "Didn't you know when I went to collect my salary?"

"Yes, we knew. I'll see you this afternoon then."

After hanging up, Alice saw that there were indeed several missed calls from the HR department before she answered Adam's call.

She went to work at the plastic surgery hospital after lunch and found out that there had been a small incident while she was away.

The supervisor who fired her had been fired.

It was said to be the decision of the management, citing reasons such as firing employees for no reason and not valuing employees, but instead trying to please unreasonable customers.

It was a reasonable explanation, no problem at all.

But Alice knew very well that this was Adam's way of abusing his power.

Alice returned to her post and waited for her temporary ID while working.

Just when she was waiting patiently, she received a call from Aunt Charlotte.

As she needed to put her phone on silent while working, Alice didn't know. When she took out her phone at noon, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

In terms of time, it was midnight when Aunt Charlotte called.

Why would she call at such a late hour?Did the child miss her?

Alice hurried to the restroom before returning the call.

She made sure there was no one in the restroom before answering the phone.

As soon as she picked up the phone, Aunt Charlotte's anxious voice came through, "Alice, something's wrong. Lily has a fever and is having seizures..."

"What..." Alice's head was throbbing with panic. "Take her to the hospital right away!"

"But Isaac and Kevin are at home, I can't leave them alone!" Aunt Charlotte replied.

If Aunt Charlotte took Lily to the hospital, then two-year-old Isaac and Kevin would have to be left at home, which was not safe!

But now Alice couldn't think about all that. Lily was already in a dangerous state with seizures!

"Aunt Charlotte, are Isaac and Kevin asleep? They won't wake up for a while. Take Lily to the hospital first, hurry!" Alice's heart was pounding with anxiety.

"Okay...okay!" Aunt Charlotte got Alice's approval before hanging up the phone. She picked up the feverish child and hurriedly grabbed her phone and wallet.

Alice sat on the ground, feeling weak, and tears streamed down her face.

She was so worried about Lily that she couldn't stay calm.

She wished she could fly back to her children right now!

But she couldn't, she couldn't even leave because she didn't have her passport.

All she could do was sit here and worry, crying...

The door to the restroom opened, and a nurse walked in. She was startled to see Alice in such an emotional state. "Alice, what's wrong? What happened?"