Chapter 54 Is It Just A Coincidence?

Natalie Snowden took the next three days off against her will.

Rather than being on vacation, it felt more like being put under house arrest. In those three days, she did nothing other than sleep and eat. Rather, the family did not allow her to do anything.

Whenever she tried to do something, someone would run to her and say, "Master says this" or "Master says that"…

She might not be used to it, but she was pampered as the Young Madam of the Winters family in those three days.

Except that she had not seen John Winters in those three days at all…

She was not eager to find out where he went, even though she asked the servants about his whereabouts. The Winters family servants were all very loyal. Whenever she asked about John Winters, all of them answered, "I don't know."

She understood that the servants might not know his exact location, but they ought to know where he roughly was.

Of course, she received no answers other than "I don't know."

Was that not a little too strange?

He was afraid that she might be involved with Old Master Winters again, but now he seemed to have abandoned her in the Winters family house…

'Something isn't right!'

She vaguely sensed that there must be something important going on. Meanwhile, she called Zoey Graham three times a day to ask her about her younger brother. Every time, Zoey laughed that she was being paranoid.

Howie was fine. Natalie was fine too, other than the fact that she was trapped in the house.

'But, why?

'Why is he trapping me in the house?'

Those questions persisted for three days. Three days later, Natalie was allowed back to the hospital.

She could not wait to get back to her work.

Everything was normal at the hospital, other than the rare occasion that Sean Quinton took the day off. Everything seemed to be as usual.

She remained on guard until noon when she and Zoey met at the cafeteria for lunch. "The past three days have been too peaceful. It makes me uneasy. It seems that I've worried too much," she told Zoey with a smile.

"You ought to change your opinion about that Young Master of a husband of yours!"

Zoey was wary about John Winters because of Natalie's injuries. She did not have any good impressions of men because of her past relationships, and she would rather wait for the right man to come along.

She would rather stay single than be the wife of a scumbag.

She might not have a good impression of John Winters, but he was not yet a scumbag in her eyes. "I think he might have the temper of the typical wealthy young master, but I don't think that he's a bad guy."

"Why do you say that? Just because he is handsome?"

Zoey laughed mischievously, "Appearance is everything!" Of course, that was one of the major reasons.

"And that's the reason why you always find scumbags."

Zoey pretended to be angry when she heard that. "Hey, don't punch down, alright? I won't talk to you anymore!"

"I'm just reminding you that a man's attitude isn't in direct proportion with his looks."

"What about Director Quinton in your department though? Isn't he a perfect man?" Zoey gave a counterexample.

"Well…"

Natalie thought about it for a while and said, "I can't find a retort to that!"

"Oho! Ohohoho! I knew that you still have feelings for Director Quinton! Too bad, if not for the wealthy young master's intervention, you'd be Mrs. Quinton in the future."

Natalie's face blushed when she heard that. "Focus on your meal! Even food can't keep your mouth shut…"

"Heheheh…" Zoey flashed a mischievous smile. Then, as though she thought of something, she said, "That's weird though. Director Quinton hasn't come to work for three days. That has never happened before!"

"What? Did he take three days off?"

She was already feeling a little uneasy when she did not see Director Quinton that morning. Sean Quinton rarely took any days off, unless he was so sick that he could not get out of bed.

It was normal for people to be met with emergencies. Director Quinton might be a workaholic, but it was not out of the ordinary for him to take a day off.

Three days, though…

Perhaps Director Quinton had a major emergency. She had taken one week off work anyway.

However, was it too much of a coincidence that Director Quinton took three days off during the three days she was in 'house arrest'?

Furthermore, she was in 'house arrest' because John Winters had caught them talking to each other in the hospital that night. He was furious, and had…

Did John act on Sean as well?

Natalie's heart started beating a lot faster when she thought of that. Zoey, oblivious to it all, continued, "It's not just that! I've heard rumors in the internal medicine department that Director Quinton has been transferred. I don't know the source of the rumor, so I can't tell if that's true."

"…"

'Transferred?

'Why have I never heard of it before?'

"Why, missing him already?"

"Stop that nonsense. There's nothing between me and Director Quinton. Who will be leading the thoracic surgery department now that he's transferred though?"

"That's out of your control, right?" Zoey said as she chewed on a piece of egg. "It doesn't matter who leads the department. Most importantly, we have to fulfill our duties, right? Don't worry!"

"…"

Natalie's mind was in a jumble. She felt that she might have involved Sean in the mess.

Of course, that was only a hunch. It might have all been an unlucky coincidence.

Was it really a coincidence though?

"Lost your appetite?"

"I just think that things are not as it seems. If Director Quinton is transferred to another department, there's no need to take three days off."

Zoey Graham rested her head on her hand and analyzed the matter seriously. "You're right! If Director Quinton wanted to leave, he would not desert his patients, but rather delegate his tasks before leaving. However, he disappeared without any notice this time, and for three days too!"

Natalie Snowden became more and more worried…

Her appetite was entirely ruined. She placed her cutlery on the table and grabbed Zoey's hand. "Aren't your brother and Director Quinton good friends, Zo? He should have been to Director Quinton's house before, right? Can you ask him for Director Quinton's house address?"