Chapter 8 Emily Slapped Amelia

The doctor also looked puzzled. "We don't know either. She came out of the restroom a moment ago, and then she was just gone." Amelia followed Gabriel down the minivan. Upon hearing this, she suddenly said, "Maybe Dr. Sterling had second thoughts about the medical mission. Could she have gone back to Crestmont because she couldn't put up with the hardship?" Mallory, returning just in time to hear this, was furious. "What absolute rubbish! How shameless can you get to project your own nasty thoughts onto someone else? "Dr. Sterling's professional ethics are known to all of us. She would never just run away. Watch your mouth, or I'll rip it off your face!" Amelia, who had never been spoken to so bluntly, looked as if she'd swallowed a dead fly. She was utterly embarrassed and inwardly cursed at Mallory. "I was just speculating. There's no need for such language, Dr. Prescott." "Enough!" Gabriel cut them off. "This isn't the time for arguing. Get security and expand the search. We m