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DAMIEN'S POV
"Hey! There's a line here!" shouts a man somewhere behind me. He sounds angry, but I don't give a fuck.
The Chief of Medicine himself said we'd always get the priority here, so that guy can go to another hospital if he wants.
I guarantee, though, that there's no place in the world where everyone is treated equally. That's just a hippie pipe dream.
Hey, I don't make the rules. I just happen to be good at this game called life, and I'll admit there were also quite a few lucky rolls of the dice. So there are benefits to being an Anderson.
You can hardly blame a man for taking advantage of all the privileges he's been given, especially at a time like this.
A young nurse behind the laminated counter fixes her green eyes on me like she's ready to chew me out. "Sir, I'll have to ask you to go back to the end of the-"
"Listen," I say calmly, cutting her off. "Maybe you're new and you have no idea how things work around here, so I'm going to let that attitude slide. You're going to do exactly as I say or you're going to lose your job. Understand?"
She looks bewildered, her pretty green eyes big as saucers. No doubt her training hasn't prepared her for this.
To her credit, she shuts up and gives me a small nod. There's a hint of defiance in the way she clenches her jaw. She's indignant, but she doesn't want to get fired.
Smart girl.
Under normal circumstances, I'd crush every little sign of impudence in her. She looks exactly like the kind of girl I'd enjoy doing that to. But this is not the time.
"Lily," I say as I glance at the name tag on her chest. "Get someone who's in charge and tell them Charles Anderson needs immediate attention. Repeat the name for me so I know you understand me."
"Charles Anderson," she says with a pair of furrowed brows over her angry eyes. She's not happy about being treated like an imbecile, but I need to know she's going to relay the correct message.
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