From the moment Ingrid appeared, Zelda sized her up. Dressed in a nurse’s uniform, Ingrid stood at five feet four inches, with a well–proportioned figure, fair skin, and gentle, striking
To most people, she would undoubtedly be considered beautiful, but Zelda, having been in the entertainment industry, was used to the flashy, sharp, and sensual types.
Hei first thought was that Brandon, accustomed to fine dining, was now maving the simplicity of plain soup and cabbage
Zelda’s gaze fed on Ingrid’s face, her tone dismissive. “Did you seduce Brandon, or was it the other way around?”
Ingrid remained calm. “He doesn’t have mountains of gold, and I don’t have a sea of diamonds. So, seduction isn’t really the issue. It’s just not worth it.”
Zekla’s eyes narrowed as she sensed something off about Ingrid that didn’t match her appearance Ingrid was not innocent
With a shift in her demeanor, Zelda snarled, “Look at you, openly playing the mistress, huh? 1 bet you’re ready to lose your job over this, right?”
Brandon, his face darkening, intervened, “Stop shouting like that..”
Ingrid was unflustered and responded, “I don’t know what Brandon told you, but when he pursued me, he was single. Lended it with him the moment I knew you were coming back” Zelda didn’t buy it. “So, you broke up with him, but now you’re still spending nights together, letting him stay with you, never going home?”
Brandon, exasperated, grabbed Zelda. “Can’t you two just talk about this later?”
Zelda shouted, “Are you going to make me wait here and listen until you two admit everything? Do I need to catch you two in the act to get the truth?!”
Before Zelda could get another word out, a glass of water splashed right into her face. Brandon was startled. He turned to see Ingrid holding an empty cup.
Water dripped down Zelda’s face, and Ingrid’s cold gaze met hers. “Keep your mouth clean. I don’t care who you are, and I don’t owe you anything, no matter what my relationship with Brandon ”
Zelda had never been so humiliated. Brandon was her man–he had always been, despite their fights and quarrels, No matter what, he would always return to he
But this time, Brandon was different. Something was off, and now he was talking about breaking op.
had waited at his house, but when he couldn’t kick her out, he simply stopped coming home
Zelda had scoured through his place, eventually finding a clue. It was a book on mursing, not medicine, with markings in a woman’s handwriting
Suddenly, everything clicked. The woman Brandon had brought home was a nurse. She was close, too close–right under his nose.
Ferious, Zelda lunged at Ingid, but Brandon blocked her, “Get out of here!”
Ingrid stood her ground, calm and unbothered. “You two can talk it out. Does this have anything to do with me?”
Zelda screamed, “Get off me!”
With his patience wearing thin, Brandon snapped at Ingrid, “Can’t you stop stirring the pot?”
Ingeld shot him a disgusted look “How about we stream this live in the orthopedic conference room?
“One a deputy director, the other a female celebrity. It was a perfect match from the start. Let’s see who would dare start cheating”
Her words struck at Brandon’s cowardice. But surprisingly, Zelda had to swallow her own gilt. She had to cheated on him, too.
Zelda and Brandon paused. He was wounded and suddenly saw Zelda in a new light–someone who was now beneath him. He instinctively took a step back Seeing the disdain in Brandon’s eyes, Zelda thought Ingrid was deliberately trying to turn him against her. With a swift motion, she tried to slap Ingrid. Ingrid raised a hand to block, stepping back slightly.
Zelda missed her hand instead grabbing at Ingrid Ingrid barely flinched, feeling a chill on her palm instead.
Brandon intervened, pushing Zelda bark “Enough already!”
her.
Zelda stumbled back, crashing into a table and wincing in pain. Her eyes
yes filled with tears as she glared at him. “Brandon, are you hitting me now?
His face drained of color. “You wanted to know why I don’t want you anymore? Here’s your answer. I love her. I want to be with her. Leave. I never want to see you again.”
Zelda, filled with fury, turned her rage on both of them.
Ingrid could already picture the chaos outside. Brandon and Zelda were both losing it, their voices rising in a bale of pride. She had no intention of being caught in the middle as the third
She turned to Brandon coldly. “So, tell me. Did I interfere with your relationship?”
Brandon met her emotionless gaze and remembered her earlier words. She was willing to jump into the fire rather than dig through the trash.
Since she chose Jasper-
He walked toward the door, throwing it open. There was no one standing directly outside, but shadows scurried out of view. The hallway was filled with more than one person eavesdropping ingrid’s heart skipped a bear Her Instings told her this was about to get worse. Two seconds later, Brandon spoke
“I love Ingrid we had already broken up before we put together. The reason we didn’t go public wasn’t because we were hiding it. it’s because we didn’t want it to affect our work to please,
don’t interfere with us again
What was worse than Zelda’s expression was Ingld’s, who hadn’t even spoken yet.
Then, a voice came calling out from outside the door. “Dr. Clifford.”
