Luna scoffed. Since Wyatt was at odds with Rhett, she wanted to get closer to the latter all the
more.
She tossed the lunchbox into the trash and planned to search for more books on acupuncture.
Ethan was annoyed to see her ignore him and said, “I was talking to you. Didn’t you hear me? You upset Wyatt this morning. Don’t do anything else that’ll upset him more.”
Luna nearly laughed in exasperation. In her past Life, she’d never done anything that they didn’t like because she cared too much about their opinions and would do anything to please them.
But now, all she cared about was her feelings and would only do what pleased herself.
“I’ll leave the materials downstairs to you, Ethan. I’m going upstairs to take a look.” Luna barely acknowledged Ethan, gave him a cool glance, and went upstairs.
Her indifference stunned him. Through all his years of knowing Luna, she’d never looked at him like that.
Was she still mad about being forced to apologize that morning?
Hadn’t she always cared about Wyatt’s feelings? He was simply kindly reminding her, so why wasn’t she being grateful?
With a cold snort, Ethan turned and left the resource center.
When Luna came back down with the books she’d been searching for, she wasn’t the least bit surprised to see the empty room.
Ethan had always been selfish. With his mediocre background and ability, he had to rely on sucking up to Wyatt to stay in the team.
Back when she was the team’s youngest, most pampered member and Wyatt favored her, Ethan constantly used her to speak well of himself. Even when his failed experiment had almost ruined the project, she’d begged Wyatt and Wilson to let Ethan stay.
But when she was framed by Mia and fell out with the team, Ethan was the first to stab her in the back
Luna scoffed. If Ethan couldn’t handle even the slightest indifference from her, what would he do when she returned every hurtful thing he’d done to her, one by one?
After that, Luna dismissed Ethan’s behaviour and left the resource center. All the while, she was unaware that a pair of cold, furious eyes had been watching her from behind.
Ethan had assumed that once he stormed off, Luna would frantically call him to apologize and beg for help. There were a lot of materials in the resource center, and she couldn’t possibly
Chopper #
sort them all alone..
But to his shock, she didn’t come looking for him at all and simply left the room.
This wasn’t like the Luna he knew.
Could this be her true self? Had the obedient, docile lady just been a facade?
As if he’d discovered a massive secret, Ethan headed to the male dorm. “Just you wait, Luna. I’ll strip away your mask and get justice for Mia!
Wyatt had suggested that Luna apologize to Mia, so that clearly meant he cared about Mia the most. So, if he could please Mia, Wyatt would definitely be glad too.
Ethan had planned to persuade Luna to apologize to Mia so that they could mend things. That way, he’d have two people win his favor with Wyatt. But Luna didn’t know what was good for her and ignored his advice, so he would not show mercy!
Luna returned to the dorm and stuffed her laptop into her bag before leaving. Just before she did, she told her dorm mate, “If anyone comes looking for me, just say I’m sick and went to the hospital.
After that, she did go to the hospital.
As Luna carried her backpack, she headed to the acupuncture department of Velmora’s Holistic Traditional Medicine Hospital, which was affiliated with their medical school.
She’d checked the school’s website and knew that Erin Wilder, who taught acupuncture, would be there today supervising outpatient training.
However, before she even reached the department, she ran into Erin in the hallway. She called out, “Professor Wilder
But Erin cut her off and said, “You’re late. Get changed and come with me to the treatment
room.”
Luna had heard that final acupuncture trainings were mostly hands–on. Students doing local internships would follow professors on their outpatient rounds and learn through live cases. Luna didn’t explain herself. Instead, she simply followed the others into the changing room. pared to Wilson, whose practical sessions were followed by dozens of students, Erin’s group seemed sparse. There were just three interns, including Luna. The other two were a man and a woman respectively.
“Prepare the tools,” Erin said after putting on her mask.
Luna didn’t know what tools to prepare and had to quietly assist the woman, Suzie Hoffman. Luna only knew Suzie’s name because she’d noticed the intern ID badge while changing her
clothes carlier.
“First time here? Which professor recommended you? I don’t recall Professor Wilder saying we’d have a new intern today. What’s your name?” Suzie handed Luna a set of silver needles to
disinfect.
Luna glanced at Erin and was relieved to see that she wasn’t paying attention to them. She sighed slightly and said, “Luna Hayes.
“Luna Hayes? That name sounds familiar, Have we met before?” Suzie gave her a second look.
Luna tensed up. “Acupuncture is my second major. This is my first time here, and I came out of admiration. I don’t think we’ve met.”
“Is that true? I feel like-
Halfway through Suzie’s words, she was cut off by Erin, who was heading toward the treatment room with disinfected silver needles.
“What are you blabbering about? Get in here. Today’s patient has a serious condition, and the acupuncture session will take some time. I want you all to pay attention.”
Suzie stuck her tongue out behind Erin’s back. Then, she grabbed Luna’s arm and whispered, ” Don’t be scared. Professor Wilder might seem stern, but she’s actually the nicest out of all the professors in the school.
“You made the right choice picking this major. Since there aren’t many students, fewer get to intern locally. You’ll get hands–on guidance from her.
“Once your internship ends, you’ll be ready to treat patients independently. By the time you graduate and get a formal position, it’ll be an official physician status.
“Compared to other majors, where new doctors have to spend a year or two assisting professors, our pay and workload are way better.”
“Hmph!” A disdainful snort interrupted her.
It came from the male intern. He’d been wearing a mask the whole time. Luna couldn’t see his face or ID badge, so she had no idea who he was.
“If she’s really interested in this major, she won’t need that sales pitch,” he said, glancing at Luna. Then, he continued, “The school didn’t say we’d have a new intern today. If you’re in the wrong place, you’d better leave now. Professor Wilder is kind, and she won’t blame you if you go.”
“Rhett, are you crazy!” Suzie yanked at him.
Luna was briefly stunned.
So, he was Rhett! That gave her more reason to stay!
She was about to speak when Erin said, “Rhett’s right. If you’re in the wrong place, I won’t hold it against you if you leave.
“But if you stay and fail today’s assessment after the session, I’ll punish you!”
