Chapter 76

After staying in the hospital for three days, I had no choice but to discharge myself early to avoid having my salary docked by Ophelia. When Emma heard I was leaving, she rushed over to stop me. "Your leg's not even healed. How can you leave the hospital?" I cautiously took a few steps around the bed to ease her concern. "See? It's fine. I'm doing better. I'll lose my salary if I don't return to work." Emma looked at me with disbelief. "What kind of company is this? They have no humanity at all to demand that you return to work when you're like this! "You should sue them and find a new job. I'll help you." If I could sue, I would, but unfortunately, I couldn't. "It's fine. Don't worry about me. I really need the money to get by." Reluctantly, she gave up. As she was about to leave, she suggested again, "Just try it, even if it's just for one more day. Please, for me, your only friend. Can you do that?" Mom, Emma, and Halston—they seemed to be the only people I had left in this