I looked at the nurse, and my appearance disheveled.
But still, I gritted my teeth and said to the nurse, "Could you please call my wife? She won't answer my calls. She thinks I'm using the phone to trick her into coming back."
I spoke with self-mockery and helplessness.
The nurse's sympathy grew deepened.
She still pulled out her phone and dialed Chloe's number.
This time, it connected quickly. "Hello, I am a nurse from the Central Hospital nephrology department..."
"You're psycho, Osborne! You despicable jerk! You couldn't fool me alone, so you brought backup, didn't you? And you, young lady, how can you be so vile and malicious at such a young age? What, you gave up nursing to team up with Osborne to mess with me?"
Chloe was convinced I was lying to her. Her patience had run out, and without letting the nurse finish, she lashed out with harsh words.
I quickly grabbed the phone. "Chloe, I'm not lying to you, grandma is really in bad shape, please come back and see her one last time. I'm begging you, okay?"