ngrid had heard about the new cabochack ungra Peaceheart–a stunning mixed race bearly with insane medical skills named Cassandh A
But Peacebeat comped over a thousand ares, and each depa eni hatir own imiking it wasn’t easy to run into people ourside of your specialty:
But that didn’t stop Ingrid from recognizing the woman beside Alisha at a glance—after all, Alisha worked in cardiothoracic surgery. When Ingrid looked at Camanda, Cassandra was already booking back at her. Neither of them showed any reaction on their !
The only one who looked awkward son Alisha, forcing a
Ingrid wasn’t sure if she was being paranoid, but she felt Jasper stiften slightly beside her
However, before she could take a closer look, he caveally draped an arm around her shoulders, his face rating an easy sin
an easy smile. “Dr. Gibson, you
are you free tomorrow night! Come join us for
No matter how big Peaceheart Hospital was, gou always spread fast, Alisha had already heard about ingrid’s promotion to a nurse and Jasper tearing the entire orthopedics department to dinner at Nightly Cravings
But with Cassandra stämding right next to her, the pretended not to know, “h? Wh
Jasper, his time warm, replied, “Ingrid just got promoted. We’re treating our friendson dinner
Alisha tuled. “Congrats! I’ve got the night shift tomorrow, sol must make in I’ll tear you both to deter another day instead!||
Ingrid responded politely. “No need for that, really, pasper just wanted to find an excuse for everyone to get together.”
Right then, Capunda unexpectedly spoke. “Congratulations.”
Ingrid hadn’t expected Cassandra rochime in the instinctively replied. “Thank you, Dr. Volt.”
Cassandra’s striking gray–blue eyes lifted slightly. “You know whol am?”
Jugoid smiled. “I’ve heard of you
del you too.”
Cassandracenamed the smile. “I’ve hearder
The exchange felt normal on the surface, but Ingrid picked up on an underlying tension from Candra, who didn’t seem hostile at all, but from Alisha’s expression How to describe at? Like the was smiling through discolot.
Jasper, on the other hand, didn’t even give the moment a chance to dragon. He swildly cat in, “Alright. We’ll catch up another time. We’ve got to get going”
With that, he grabbed Ingrid’s hand and walled off, not lingering for a second longer. Ingrid quickly bid farewell to Alisha and Cassandra, leaving behind an atmosphere that wasn’t exactly wwward – but crtainly loaded
Compared to when she
Irun into Alisha alone at the supermarker, this felt even more off.
Ingrid was petreptive. She had the urge to ask Jasper if he Candra, but the woods got stuck in her throat
- had promised jasper she wouldn’t jump to conclusions or play matchmaker in her head
besides, if the rodes were reversed if Jager kept asking her about every man she spoke to–she would snapped at him by now
Andeven if Jasper dad know Casandra, even if there had been something between them in the past, what could she do about it? It was is the past.
If lasper didn’t want to bring it up, then she would just pretend she didn’t know
The next evening, Ingrid and asper waited outside of Nightly Cravings for their colleagues to arrive. Since everyone lived in different parts of the city, they were arriving at different times. Whenever a group arrived, Jasper would lead them inside to the private room, leaving Ingrid waiting at the entrance.
Just then, a sky- Blue Lamborghini Urus pulled into the parking lot. Even from several ineters away, Inguklinstantly recognized Cassanda au the stepped out of the dewer’s seat.
It wasn’t post thur Cassandra luda distinctive presence–there simply weren’t many people in York City who drove a Lamborghini Urus. The first time ing id had ever seenone, Jasper had bees behind the wheel
Cassand a walled toward the entrance. Ingid knew she couldn’t just ignore hari, no alaer met her gaze and greeted her with a police smile. “Dr. Volt
ingrid nodded in response, but before she could say muse, another group of colleagues attired..
1 colleagues, but a thought ingred in the back of
Adew inundes later, Jasper walled of the restant
expression was as normal as ever, which made gileyehes–me I’m just overthinking th
mur had arrived, tary moved to a pinete room upstairs. Neatly 40 prople had shown up, filling tisu large tables Fondas was already lively by nature, but with a crowd like this,
cona dared to tease Jasper and ingidaemit ther teletkenlip–Jasper was still fairly new at Peacebwart, and no one knew how they were
someone finally broke the kr.
For your wedding bampiei?“
talled and said, “We ll definitely final you ind werking lead
chirst, we’ll throw a party but sain oose–yea
The slude room etapielin playful cheers, with ever par praanising to be there Just then Jasper’s plusse li op. He glanced at the screen, then answered the vall Ingrid couldn’t hear the conversation, and jasper farely spoke the simply sat there for about this to rating ther Tran poopna nup to the restcom real quirk”
On the surface, Ingrid remained composed, but the thing that crossed her mind was that phone call—and Cassanda.
