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Chapter 56 Bethany, I Don't Like Such a Joke
Chapter 56 Bethany, I Don't Like Such a Joke
Chapter 56 Bethany, I Don't Like Such a Joke
Her past? Her experience?
She had become Bethany for six years, and there might be no one who could still remember Melisa
Hamilton.
"You are really good at rubbing into the wound." Bethany smiled bitterly. She didn't want to mention her
past, but Raymond asked about it repeatedly.
"Maybe it's cruel," Raymond stated very seriously, "but if you can't face the pain directly, you will never
be able to embrace your past. You avoid talking about it because you has no courage to do it. It doesn't
mean you really get out of the pain. Only when you truly get over it can you move forward."
This guy was indeed eloquent.
"You do have a point," she said.
"Then tell me about it." Raymond looked her in the face and asked, "Tell me why you chose to be a
doctor first. I've read your resume, and it's a rare case that someone at your age can have such high
medical skills."
Raymond did play up Bethany's experience with Mrs. Gina on the phone, but most of what he said was
true. The Masston Medical Institute was indeed the number one in the whole medical field, and
Bethany was capable enough to be admitted to it at such a young age.
"What a surprise to get your praise for me!" After Bethany bantered with him, her dark eyes dimmed,
and she looked towards somewhere ahead. She then explained seriously, "I wanted to study medicine
because of my mother. I don't really remember too much about her, except that she was always sick
and had to take medicine all the time. Apart from that, there is nothing I can recall about her. I felt that
she was always away from home, and my father lied to me that she had gone on business trips. When
I grew a little older, his lies didn't work anymore. Not until then did he tell me that my mother had died
of illness. I didn't know much at that time, so I told my dad that he should have got her a doctor when
she was sick because doctors could cure my mother's illness. In that case, my mother would not have
died. Then my father told me there were some diseases that could not be cured by doctors, and that
was my mother's case. At that time, I thought I should become a doctor who could cure any disease
when I grew up. However, by the time I began studying medicine, I realized that no one was
omnipotent, including doctors."
Hearing what Bethany said, Raymond appeared sad. After a while, he chose his words carefully and
asked, "What about your father? Also died of illness?"
Her father?
Because her mother passed away when she was very young, she was not so impressed by and
affectionate towards her mother. Nonetheless, her father was different as she and her father had been
sticking together through thick and thin for so many years.
Raymond watched her quietly as her eyes darkened and became teary little by little.
"He took his own life," Bethany said slowly, "by jumping off a building."
Suicide? That was totally unexpected to Raymond; he thought it was because of illness or an accident.
Even after so many years, she still felt tightness in her chest after she told him about that. She let out a All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.
long sigh and smiled self-mockingly, saying, "I can't wrap my head around why my father would choose
to do it. Maybe, as you guys said, I was fated to have a hard life, and it was me who brought bad luck
to my parents and caused their death."
Raymond was unhappy with her self-mockery at the moment. No one would be able to bear it when the
one, whom they stuck together with through thick and thin, took his own life.
Originally, Raymond wanted to ask about her husband, but he didn't have the heart to do so suddenly
and bit his tongue.
"It's all over." Raymond said with encouragement, "They say after suffering comes happiness. Your life
in the future will get better and better."
It was the kindest words he had ever said to her since they knew each other.
"Thank you," Bethany replied lightly.
"There is one more thing I do not understand. The Masston Medical Institute was surely the best in the
medical field, and the salary there is very high. If you worked there for a few years, you would be able
to buy a large house with full payment. Why did you determine to give up such a decent job and come
back to be a doctor in an ordinary hospital? And you even have to live in a little apartment with your
kids."
No one could understand it as she could not honestly tell them that she came back to look for her son.
"Raymond, do you want to chat or investigate me?" Bethany looked sideways at him and asked, "Are
you suspicious of my background and feeling insecure to have me around? Don't worry, as a doctor, I
do abide by medical ethics, and I will try my best to cure your illness."
Raymond was lost for words. The way this woman thought was so...
"Let's talk about you, Col. Zavala?" Bethany was also curious about him. "As the only heir to the Zavala
family, why did make up your mind to join the military?"
"I did what I wanted. That's all."
"So perfunctory..." Bethany complained under her breath. She then asked curiously, "Last time you told
me that you had never been in a relationship. Is that true?"
"Of course." Raymond said, "I grew up in the army, and there were no female soldiers there. After
retiring from the military because of my injuries, I came back to take over the company. Since then, I
have always been busy with work."
It seemed to be true. Bethany found it hard to believe that Raymond had never been in a relationship,
so...
"So that means not only have you never been in a relationship with Aria, but you have never loved
her?"
"Right."
"In that case, why did you knock her up and make her give birth to a kid for you?"
Raymond was rendered speechless.
"You're such a jerk, aren't you?" Bethany complained, "Although I don't really like that Aria, in terms of
this matter, you were the one in the wrong. If you don't have feelings for her, you should have kept your
distance from her. Not only did you not keep your distance, but you also faked a marriage and let her
give birth to your child. Are all you men like this? Only treat women as toys?"
Speaking of that, Bethany thought of Adriel and couldn't help giving Raymond an earful.
"It's not what you think!"
"Then what is it? Could she give birth to a baby behind your back?"
Raymond was subdued.
Seeing that he was speechless and looked like he had something hard to disclose, Bethany could not
help being mischievous. She uttered, "Is it possible that you don't like women at all? That's why you
faked a marriage with Aria and have a child. Not only can you have a son to continue the bloodline of
the Zavala family, but it can also perfectly hide your sexual orientation. Am I right?"
"Bethany!" Raymond snapped at her.
His sternness and fury spoke volumes, and Bethany wiped the smile off her smile instantly and said, "I
was only joking."
"Bethany, I don't like such a joke!" Raymond seriously reminded her. He didn't know why he was so
angry at the moment.
Noticing that he was indeed mad, Bethany was somewhat at a loss for a moment. She then hurriedly
uttered, "I'm... I'm sorry."
Now Bethany really wanted to give herself a slap across her face. She had been taught a lesson
before, while she still had no filter.
Raymond fixed his eyes on Bethany, who obviously appeared frightened, and averted his gaze
helplessly; he regretted it.
Bethany had been low-spirited since the car accident. She finally felt pumped up through their
conversations and even joked with him, but the good atmosphere was totally ruined by him in the end.
Raymond was just going to apologize to her when a nurse shouted at the door of the inpatient building,
"Bethany, the patient in bed 3, you need to come back to your ward for an IV drip!"