"You know that VVIP patient from Summerhill? She's a devil," one of the doctors complained. "I shouldn't say this for ethical reasons, but she's a pain in the ass."

"Really? Some of the nurses complained about her, too."

The conversation reached Ashton, who was also eating lunch in the cafeteria. He didn't want to get involved but couldn't help but overhear.

The patient from Summerhill... wasn't that Alden's case? Ashton thought.

He didn't know who Alden had brought in, but he hadn't expected it to be a woman.

Alden's girlfriend? Could it be? Ashton wondered again.

His phone buzzed on the table, pulling him out of his thoughts. He looked...