Chapter 45

When Teresa switched her phone back on, she discovered that she had a lot of missed calls. Some were from her brother and Wendy, while the others came from Allen and Gary. She was supposed to be on clinic duty for the afternoon, yet she had inexplicably disappeared, so the hospital was bound to punish her. With that thought, she mentally prepared herself for being fired. In the taxi, she returned Allen's call. "Dr. Murray." "Teresa, is there something you need?" There was nothing noticeably off with his tone. For a moment, Teresa was confused, unsure what to say. But at that moment, Allen spoke up again, his voice tinged with concern. "How are you feeling? Better?" That befuddled Teresa even more. "What?" In an apologetic tone, Allen said, "It's my fault. Despite being your superior, I didn't notice you were having a fever and still arranged for you to take the clinic shift. How about this? You have my permission to take three days off to rest and recuperate." Teresa couldn't m