Chapter 120 Please Don't Take It Personally

The next morning, Emily dressed up for work and opened her door. But suddenly, she stopped short. The hallway was jammed with taped boxes and furniture draped in white sheets, and movers shuffled in and out of the unit next to hers. The unit had sat empty for three years, but it looked like there was finally a new neighbor. Just then, Emily's watch buzzed, pulling her out of her thoughts. Quickly, she locked the door behind her and headed to the hospital. … In the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery's office, Emily slipped on her white coat. Her day was packed, and a complex aortic valve replacement was scheduled that afternoon. She picked up the chart and immersed herself in pre-operative planning. Moments later, a knock broke the silence. "Come in," Emily said. The head nurse, Janet Rowley, walked in with an apologetic look. "Dr. Sterling, a patient is asking for you. She says she's feeling pain in her heart." "Have her register and wait her turn," Emily said without lookin