Chapter 55 Is It Because of Him Again?

Zoey Graham's elder brother was also a doctor in Huahe Hospital. They were not in the same department, but he and Sean Quinton were in the same cohort and thus had been good friends.

Other than Luke Shears, he was Sean's best friend. That was why Natalie Snowden thought of asking Sean's address from him.

Zoey became excited when Natalie asked that question. "Wow! I thought you said that you had no affection for him."

"It's not that. I'm looking for him for something important."

"What's so important?"

"I'll tell you after I've confirmed something. Can you help me ask for Director Quinton's house address now?"

Zoey blinked. "Aren't you very close with Director Quinton? Don't you have his house address already?"

"I've told you that I'm not that close to him. We don't have any relations outside of work."

Zoey only half-believed her, though she said cheerfully, "Promise me that you'll tell me everything after, OK?"

"Of course…"

"Alright then! After lunch, I'll…"

Natalie swiped away Zoey's lunch tray when she heard that. "No more eating! Please, get me his house address, quick! I'll treat you to a better lunch after this."

"You promise…"

"Yes, I promise. Ask your brother, quick!"

…

Zoey was an efficient woman. In less than half an hour, she had provided Natalie with the address she wanted.

Natalie had intended to take half a day off to check on Sean. However, without Sean Quinton, the backbone of the thoracic surgery department, the other doctors struggled to replace him.

Natalie's application for taking half the day off was rejected by the deputy director.

She managed to hold it in until the end of her shift, after which dashed out of the hospital.

She hailed a cab and arrived at Sean Quinton's house in less than twenty minutes. She hesitated for a long time at the entrance to his house and eventually gathered the courage to knock on his door.

"Why are you here, Nat?"

"Director Quinton."

She was anxious until she saw Sean Quinton open the door. He seemed to be in good spirits, and that had made her feel rather awkward.

"I've heard that you haven't been to work for a few days, so… I came here to check on you."

"…"

Sean could guess her reason for coming, though he did not expect her to actually turn up at his door.

Natalie noticed the sparkle in Sean's eyes but did not understand what it meant. "Perhaps… I shouldn't have disturbed you?" She said embarrassedly.

"No, it's just that I didn't expect you to come, so…"

He took two steps back to make way for her. "Please come in! My house is a mess, please don't mind it…"

"Oh, I don't mind it at all!"

Even though she said so, Natalie inhaled nervously when she stepped inside. "I thought… you were just being modest."

Sean Quinton blushed when he heard that.

He might be extremely intelligent and a master surgeon, but he was no different than a normal male adult when it came to housework. He was terrible at keeping his house tidy.

Furthermore, he did not expect Natalie Snowden to show up. He scratched his head nervously, "I'm sorry. I'll clean up now."

"It's fine. I'm just here to ask you about something. I'll leave immediately after that. Don't trouble yourself."

"I'll find you a place to sit."

He insisted on tidying up the things strewn around his house. However, he was terrible at that, so…

Natalie laughed drily when she saw him making a bigger mess. "Let me help you, Director!"

Natalie was used to doing housework. In a short time, Sean's living room took on some resemblance of normality.

She might not have been able to clean up each nook and cranny, but it was already a vast improvement from before.

Sean pushed the glasses on his nose and said, "Now I wonder if I need a woman in my life."

Natalie laughed heartily and said, "It's only after I see your house that I realize that not all doctors are clean freaks."

"Sorry for the trouble."

Sean pushed his glasses again. Then, he noticed Natalie holding a piece of paper in her hands. It was something that had been troubling him for the past few days].

That was a letter of resignation!

"Are you quitting your job, Director Quinton? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

He carefully took the letter from her hands, folded it, and kept it aside. "Didn't your husband tell you anything?" He asked abruptly.

Natalie Snowden's expression changed drastically immediately after she heard that.

'So it's true…'

"It has something to do with him… isn't it?"

"…"

Sean realized that Natalie had come to look for him without knowledge of the incident. He was a little regretful of what he had said earlier, but he could not take those words back. What he could do was to remain silent.

However, his silence was not the answer Natalie Snowden wanted. "Are you hiding something from me, Director Quinton?" She said.

"I'm not deliberately hiding it from you. It's just that I thought there's no point in you knowing about it, and I'd rather not trouble you."

"What actually happened?"

Sean Quinton did not want to tell Natalie. Or rather, he did not want to tell Natalie in her current state.

He knew that his fantasies were all but dashed after finding out that Natalie Snowden was married to another man. Whatever choices he made should not affect her life.

He was planning to forget everything, but she had appeared at his house.

Her concern was like a fatal blow to him. He had planned to continue his silence, but he finally opened his mouth. "I… am not resigning. I was asked to leave."

"What?"

Natalie Snowden jumped from the couch when she heard that. "How is that possible? You're the best surgeon we have in the thoracic surgery department, Director. Didn't the hospital provide you with public housing to retain you? Why would they let you go?"

"If they had a better reason to, yes."

"And is that better reason John Winters?"

She had hoped that was not the truth, but looking at Sean Quinton's awkward expression and adding that to what he said earlier, Natalie immediately understood.

Sean Quinton was silent against Natalie's penetrating insight. He sighed. "Well… I don't think I ought to talk bad about your husband in front of you. However… I can't deny that my resignation is related to him."

"What did he do to you?"

Sean Quinton smiled bitterly. "It's not something irredeemably evil. He only told me that I can either go to Country Y as a visiting surgeon for three years, or that I leave the medical world forever."