Blurb：
Dr. Evelyn Hayes, City General Hospital's star obstetrician, faces an impossible choice when her husband Chad diverts their car to deliver his childhood friend Susan's champion show dog Mimi instead of rushing to a high-risk human delivery. As the pregnant patient's condition deteriorates, Evelyn's professional ethics clash with Chad's obsession with Susan's demands. This emotional medical drama explores marriage betrayal, professional responsibility, and the devastating consequences when a doctor's oath is compromised by family pressure. Will Dr. Hayes save her career after Chad forces her to prioritize a dog's birth over human life?Content：
My sister-in-law was in the throes of a high-risk delivery, and as the hospital’s star obstetrician, I was the one they called to save her.My husband, Chad, was driving me, but halfway there, he took a different exit. He was taking me to deliver his childhood friend’s dog.
“You’re an OB-GYN, you know what you’re doing,” he insisted. “Mimi is family to Susan. You have to save her!”
I was losing my mind. “This is a life-or-death situation for a human being! Are you insane?”
He just scoffed. “Mimi is a six-figure champion show dog. Do you really think some nobody at the hospital is more important?”
In the end, the mother died in childbirth. We lost them both.
When word got out that the patient’s family was raising hell at the hospital, Chad finally seemed to realize the gravity of what he’d done. He shielded his precious Susan and pushed me forward.
“You’re the doctor,” he said. “This was your responsibility. You’re the one who needs to go beg for their forgiveness.”
It wasn’t until we reached the family waiting area and he saw his own parents and his brother-in-law standing there that the color drained from his face.
1
I am the star obstetrician at City General Hospital.
Today was a rare day off, but my morning was shattered by a frantic call from my department.
“Dr. Hayes, we’ve got a bad one. A patient with a breech presentation took a fall, she’s in premature labor. It’s critical. We need you now!”
A jolt went through me. I threw on my clothes and rushed to the garage, only then remembering my car was in the shop for the day.
Just as I was about to call a cab, Chad pulled up, rolling down the window. “Heading to the hospital? I’ll give you a ride.”
I didn’t waste a second, hopping into the passenger seat.
We were halfway there, my phone buzzing with five missed messages from my assistant telling me the patient was already in the OR, when I urged Chad to drive faster. Just then, his phone rang.
The car’s Bluetooth system answered automatically, and the tear-choked voice of his childhood friend, Susan, filled the small space.
“Chad, you have to help me!”
“It’s Mimi! She’s giving birth, and there’s blood everywhere! I don’t know what to do, please, you have to come help me!”
Mimi was Susan’s pampered little dog.
Chad’s voice immediately softened. “Hey, hey, don’t panic. It’s okay. I’m on my way.”
I frowned, a familiar knot of irritation tightening in my stomach. Ever since Chad and I had gotten married, Susan had been a constant presence, a third wheel with zero sense of boundaries. And Chad, completely oblivious, catered to her every whim. Every time I got upset about it, he’d feed me the same line: “She’s like a sister to me.” His parents, who’d watched her grow up, always told me to be more understanding, which only made me feel petty and jealous.
I couldn’t help but cut in. “Chad, you need to take me to the hospital first.”
Susan fell silent for a moment when she heard my voice. Then, an idea seemed to strike her. “Oh, right! Evelyn, you’re an obstetrician! You must know how to deliver puppies, right?” Her voice broke into a sob. “Please, Evelyn, come with Chad. You have to save my Mimi!”
Chad glanced at me, his eyes silently pleading for my agreement.
“Absolutely not,” I said, my voice sharp. “There is a woman at the hospital who will die without my help. Your dog can go to a veterinary hospital.”
“Chad, this is a matter of life and death. Don’t be an idiot.”
2
On the other end of the line, Susan went strangely quiet for a two-count, then burst into a full-blown wail.
“I know you’re some high-and-mighty star doctor, Evelyn,” she said, her tone pitiful but laced with an undeniable arrogance. “But Mimi is my family. To me, her life is more important than anyone else’s!”
Before hanging up, she shrieked at Chad, “If anything happens to Mimi, I’ll kill myself!”
Chad panicked.
He slammed on the brakes, pulling over to the side of the road. He frantically tried to call her back, but she rejected it every time, finally turning her phone off.
He turned to me, his eyes blazing with accusation. “Evelyn, you know how much Mimi means to her. Why would you deliberately provoke her like that?”
“If she does something stupid, I swear to God, I will never forgive you!”
I was used to him taking her side, but the words still felt like a punch to the gut. Time was wasting. I was in no mood for this pointless argument.
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