The mean dry, whem Ings dated at the hospital, eveyone had a gift box from Jasper. The male stall received shoring kits and tea, while the female stall get skincare protects and dement
The gifts were thoughttal, bath in vahu and sentimetri. It veltraje lose sauny prople smiling so early in the morning
Compared to escort, the hospital ing it worked at now was ich smaller. Aside from doctors, there were only uses in her department. She didn’t have a private office, past her amwekaper within a bajelmaan.
That morning, the others were buzzing with prisip about Jasper, all tying to guess which hospital in Wales City his hopedic surgeon giflend worked at
Noone doubted that his glilfriend was a deto.
Iwas a doctst. Jasper had only replied that she worked in
the how perryone conveniently overlooked the fact that someone in the group chat had specifically asked if his girlfriend was a doets inthopriden.
Ingid hept het eyes on her computer, het rais on her colleagues, and her mind on Jasper. Her thoughts were a tangled mess
Before lunch, someone asked. “M. Leone, are you ordering food
She replied, “You pays prabeat I’ll eat at the cafeteria”
handser jasper a few leet away, walking alongside several doctors
Sheepped out of the office after putting on her coat–only to lock
Ingidumetright back aspunden insinct, pretending to search for something at ber desk
(masse beside her asked, “Ms. Drone, what are you looking for?”
mind went blank- the had come up with something last. Before she could, a knock sounded behind her.
-ridden, she turned abruptly, Timothy stood there, smiling, “Ms. Leone, are you heading to the cafeteria
Ingrid took an extra second to process that the person in hot of her wasn’t jasper, then forced a reply “Yes Do you need me to bring you something?” Timothy shook his head. “Noneed I’m going too. Let’s go together.”
calone with han; she called a few other nurses along After getting their meals and sitting down, a tall figure suddenly appeared behindber
“Mind if I join you?”
Ingrid nearly dropped her bite of carrot at the sound of his voice. She turned her head Sure enough, fanger stood there with a cafeteria tray.
The group welcomed him wainly, and he took a seat beside Timothy
Someone asked. “. Clifford, how do you like the food in Wales City?”
Jasper antwered, like Wales City’s tomato pasta, buttalo wings, lemon buttes fish, and chill.”
“OglDr.Cited’s piliendis from Wales City”
Jasper smiled. “I wasn’t great with spicy food before, but she trained me.”
Ingrid focused on her meal, but every bite tasted like cardboard.
Someone teased, “De. Clifford, you look so happy whenever you talk about your girlfriend”
Jesper hall – joked, “I’m already trying in hold back. She doesn’t like me mentioning her in public.”
Timothy couldn’t help but ask, “Why not?”
Jalges seplied, “She’s mad at me right now and ignoring me completely
Achillandown Ingrid’s spine. Suddenly, the feared that if she remained to expressionless, someone might notice something was off
Berpulli cached its peak. She fored herself to meet Jasper’s gaze, pretending to share the sacuriosity as everyone else. Her eyes were filled with interest–just like any other gossip- loving bystander.
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Jasper casially asked, “So, are you all in relationships?“.
Sonce said yes, and some said no
Timothy then answered, “Tis currently pursuing someone.”
bevetal nurses chuckled and threw glances in Ingrid’s direction. Unlike the others, Timothy didn’t try to be subtle.
Ingi aduentat escalated from candidating food to a lump in her throat. She thought jasper would look at her, but he was looking at Timothy instead.
With a prstently neutral expression, Jasper said, “Is that so? I had a chat with Dr. Keller this morning. Told him I’d like to mentor you in the fire. But if you’re busy dating, I won’t takar kupi
