Joseph Shaw reached out to take the bill from the departing nurse, intending to pay, but Charlotte Miller snatched it away, giving Joseph Shaw a cold glare. Her voice, overflowing with volcanic hatred, seethed with rage she couldn't quell: "You've already pushed her to the brink of death. She's using her own life to settle things with you. Do you think she wants you to pay, wants you to sign on this? You're truly naive."
She is Annie Gray's friend, and her dear friend is now struggling on the edge of life and death. She can't let her know that Joseph Shaw paid for her. If she finds out, it might drive her to death from anger.
Joseph Shaw was even gloomier, seemingly more furious than Charlotte Miller: "What do you know? How well do you understand her? What right do you have to prevent me from paying?"
