Kenneth did say Ingrid had a beytriend now, but lasper didn’t believe it. Then Timothy said she had a boyfriend too
Iranemed like everyone knew the was in a relationship–everyone except Jasper
Ingold was working in het office when a voice suddenly came trom the doorway.
turned her head and saw Jaqur standing there in a white coat
His expression pave nothing away. “Come with me for a moment.”
ben turned and walked off without waiting for a response. Ingrid stood up a beat later and followed him to his office
She didn’t close the door. T Clifford, what do you need?”
Jasper said flatly, “Close the door.”
the heatated, then complied while staying near the entrance to maintain as much distance between them as possible in the small room
Jasper had sat down. When he turned and saw her wary stance, he passed for a moment before asking. “What do you take me for?
In that instans, both of them thought of the same name–Brandon
Ingrid’s face remained unreadable “What do you want?”
Jasper our straight to the point. “Are you dating someone?”
Ingrid’s heart clenched, but she kept her expression neutral. After a few seconds, she replied, “We’re just colleagues. I have no obligation to tell you anything.
“And this is work hours–please don’t bring up personal matters with me at the hospital again.”
“Jasper ignored her words. “He doesn’t work here, does he?”
Ingrid’s expression med blank. “We’re getting married this year. If you’re still working here by then, I’ll send you an invitation assuming you’d even want to come.” For a split second, Jasper’s face darkened–not because of any shift in his expression, but because his complexion physically changed.
Asharp paintwisted in Ingrid’s chest, but she refused to guess what he was feeling Was it repet? Was it hear
The silence in the office was suffocating, and Jasper said nothing for a long time. Ingrid then turned, walked out, and shut the door behind her
She didn’t stop wallong. It wasn’t until she had gone quite a distance that she realized she had been holding
breath
the let out a quint exhale. But the bitterness in her throat immediately surged upward, stinging her nose, and beating her eyes. She quickly ducked into the stairwell as she was afraid
After all this time, the had thought she could be indifferent to Jasper. She truly believed she was ready to move forward, that she had no intention of looking buck
But the ears she couldn’t hold back, and the ache in her chest that felt like a blade twisting deep–both reminded her that she wasn’t as decisive as she had imagined. Even meeting Quincy wasn’t because she was eager to start something new. It was because she was terrified of falling to the same pit again.
From that day on, Ingrid didn’t see Jasper for several days. But she still heard the nurse giping about
“The OR staff said Dr. Clifford has been in a terrible mood lately. No one dares to speak during his surgeries.” “Why?”
“Everyone’s guessing he had a fight with his girlfriend. It’s not like anyone here would’ve pissed him off.
*Then Dr. Sadler must be having a rough time.”
“Actually, no. Even though Dr. Clifford has been in a bad mood, he hasn’t taken it out on Dr. Sadler. Everyone says that while he’s strict, he never lashes out unfairly.”
“I like that. If you can reach his level in your field, a little temper is expected Who can be completely guild–mannered and still be that good?
“Chlord is the ideal man. I don’t know what his girlfriend could possibly be unhappy about.”
“Exactly! And it’s not like he’s so player. I heard a nurse from OB–GYN and a doctor from the lab department have been privately pursuing him for a while. “
“They know he has a pillriend, right
“Well, that depends on the mosal compass. Some people think as long as he’s not married, it’s fair game”
Ingridened to it all. Since when had people from other departments been chasing after Jasper? Judging by the conversation, everyone else already knew–yet this was the first time she
had heard about it.
Then again, Jasper also had no idea what was going on between her and Quincy A brief pang of nation gpped her chest
People always said that, in l, it was inevitable to experience heartbreak twice. The first was when a relationship ended. The second was when you found out the other person had moved on Ingid was seh, She couldn’t gick jasper busting her again–so she chose to protect herself first.
