Sebastian’s POV"I have just one rule, Jasmine."Like a statue, she froze on the spot. Her hand that was on her bag was a bit shaky, it was clear that she was nervous as she did a poor job hiding it. Thankfully, I could see right through her like an open book. What baffled me was her sudden state of nervousness. For one that dished out rules like they were mere alphabets, I was in awe. "A golden rule, that you must NEVER break.” I said, placing more emphasis on the 'never’. If I was going to stick to three of her rules, it was only fair that she agreed to mine. And what made this more interesting is that she never saw this coming. I bet she was expecting to feed me her shitty rules and leave while I choked on them. Such a joke. “You might as well spew whatever you have to say.” She murmured with a sign, all that gave her anxiousness so cheaply. “You may want to sit.” I mocked her subtly. “You have one minute to speak.” She didn't relent.“Upon arrival, we are no longer sworn ene
Liam's POV “Are you sick?”"No," I answered another of Brady's hundredth questions. It was like he had a pocketful of them, as I was tired of keeping count. It was almost fifteen whole minutes since I got into his office and he began with the nonstop interrogation like I was dying the next minute and he needed everything about me in a book, or maybe I was a wanted criminal and somehow, I didn't know about it. Going on and on with the questions I was obviously not done with, got me more irritated. Was Brady trying to piss me off and get me on his bad book, not like anyone was on the good one, but then, all of his act seemed like he was doing this on purpose. “Do you have a sick child?” He kept at it. How convenient. “No.” I groaned a response. I was the one in need of a favor, I guess I would stick with whatever came with it. “Or a sick wife or family member?” He threw yet another of his numerous questions at my face, unapologetically. Jeez! I was done. If he threw one more que
Author’s POV“That's absolute rubbish!” Dr. Berneji fired at no one in particular. In the conference room, he was seated with his Dr. Jenkins, they discussed at length, as they made reference to the magazines in their hands. They both seemed worried like the inevitable had finally befell them. "I totally agree with you.” Dr. Jenkins sighed. "It would only take a dumb person, or probably a bitter soul to sign such a thing into action and expect his subordinates to follow suit like zombies.” He finished, finally catching his breath. “And we are no zombies!” Dr Berneji agreed with Dr. Jenkins. The door opened to see Dr. Liam, and oddly, he didn't seem like he was in a bad state. He joined the conference meeting, taking a seat at the extreme, away from them in a subtle way. It wasn't so obvious that he desperately wanted to be out of there as soon as possible. “Welcome, Dr. Liam.” Dr. Jenkins waved in his usual fashion. “Hello.” Dr. Liam responded with a fake smile to butter it. He
Jasmine's POV“You’ll be fine, Jas,” I whispered to myself, fighting tears from rolling down my cheeks freely. I grabbed a handful of the fabric of my lab coat and sniffed it. I missed saving lives and finding fun in just performing an operation or having a counseling session with a client... There was Mrs. Bianca, one of my best and most loyal clients. Even after the fall of the miracle doctor, she still placed her life in my hands, hoping for a miracle, and I almost messed it up for her, how careless of me. I couldn't help but wonder how she was fairing, was she okay? After surviving that almost fatal surgery, what did she think of me? “Jasmine... Please, stop.” I snuffled and wiped my tears with the back of my palm. "It isn't over yet, you will be fine,” I whispered courageously. The era of being a miracle doctor was over after all. But then, I didn't care about the fame, I just wanted my job, and the peace like in the good old days. But I guess it was me asking for too much.
Liam's POV“I think I should take your word for it.” I sighed as I slouched on the couch in my bedroom. I got home not quite long ago, and I was still not in a good state. It wasn't just that I got my request declined, even though that is a good reason to sulk, but in my case, it was how Brady demeaned me like I was job hunting or some beggar at his freaking mercy. "What words?” Rylee dropped whatever she was doing and came to sit on the edge of the bed that was close enough to where I was lying. Her concern and interest in everything that had to do with me always turned me on, like she was so freaking devoted to a fault. It wasn't just about her loving everything premium, which included gist, of course, but you could tell she genuinely cared from the depth of her heart. I prepped up on an elbow, so I could at least talk to her like I acknowledged her presence and concern. It was the least I could do, respectfully let her in. “I wanted a leave of absence for just two days and he
Author’s POV "Hello, Mr. Brady, may we please have a moment of your attention?” Dr. Brady took the lead. He was in the company of Dr. Jenkins and they were both in Mr. Brady's office. The atmosphere was thick with suspense as they all looked serious. "Hello, Dr. Berneji and Jenkins.” Brady looked away from his desktop for just a moment and then looked back to his desktop. “We won't take forever.” Dr. Berneji chipped in as though he was trying to persuade Mr. Brady to give them an audience. “Like right?” Brady's eyes were still on his monitor. "Yeah, we're sorry for the inconvenience this impromptu meeting might cause you, but we would be out of your hair before you know it.” Dr. Berneji spoke up once more. Beside Dr. Berneji, Dr. Jenkins restlessly shifted on his feet one at a time. He was surely running out of patience. It was partly because of his short temper that Dr. Berneji took the lead and coupled with the fact that Dr. Berneji was a rank ahead of him and he was also the
Author's POV “Wait... What?” Brady scoffed. He was in shock about what Dr. Berneji and Dr. Jenkins just spewed. For a split second, he went numb and just stared at them, from Dr. Berneji to Dr. Jenkins and back to Dr. Berneji. With that, the vicious cycle continued.Dr. Berneji and Dr. Jenkins simply remained seated in silence, they had dropped the grenade and it was expected to cause an effect, that may be disastrous enough to bring the whole place down in a matter of seconds, without a chance to rectify your mistake. “Is this some sort of prank?” He was still in disbelief. "Are you guys kidding me right now?” He demanded an immediate response. Till this moment, he was yet to reconcile what he just heard to his reality. "Sadly, you heard just right." Dr. Jenkins was quick to spill. He was itching to get the hell out of Mr. Brady's office, but he knew that would be one of the most wrong decision he would make probably since he started his career in the field of his dream, as it wo
Chapter 82: A Family Like No Other, Finding Love In The Oddest Place. Rylee's POV“You needed to see his face,” Liam made a mockery of Brady. "He was like a big baby.” He began to laugh loudly for the umpteenth time since his narration. When he returned home yesterday with the news that Brady granted him a one day leave because of what his colleagues did, he never stopped making a mockery of Brady and serving his colleagues the very much deserving accolades. Right now, I've heard the story about a million and one times, just in a different tone and face jest. Liam was a handful. How did it take me so long to realize my boyfriend was just as troublesome as the word spelled boldly? Even though I tried not to laugh, I found myself laughing so hard that my ribs almost cracked. He had me on his team effortlessly making fun of his boss and the fun part is that we never felt guilty, not for once, even though Brady was brutally bruised. I could only imagine how his chubby cheeks and ego w