Chapter 3~A Problem

"Don't tell me that the man with the gunshot wound is your ex-lover or one of your fans in New York," Daxton walked after Eve after they finished the surgery to remove the bullet from Axel's arm.

Hell, Eve hoped Daxton was deaf or at least pretending to be so he didn't hear Axel's sentence a moment ago.

During their surgery, Daxton showed no sign that he was listening to anything, but once out of the room, he ran after Eve like a duckling missing its mother.

"My family has an industry label, but I'm not an artist." She stood at the end of the door to her room and held the door shut to prevent Daxton from entering with her.

Daxton stood awkwardly in front of her as he realized she seemed annoyed by his question. "Well, he's your ex-lover." He nodded with an annoying smile. "Does Andres know that you have a patient today who is your ex-lover?"

Eve wanted to close the door immediately and leave Daxton without saying anything, but of course, she couldn't do that. "You know what Daxton? Next time I'll let you handle your own creepy patients, and I'll never help you again." She said in a calm voice.

"What?" Daxton looked surprised, "why are you so—"

Eve didn't let Daxton finish his sentence as she closed the door with a bang that made a startling sound.

"What the hell are you doing, Eve?" Kaira raised her head and looked at her in surprise.

"Hey, Eve? Did I say something wrong?" There was a knock on the door.

Eve rolled her eyes and let Daxton stand there until he felt tired of himself.

"Is there a problem?" Kaira moved her chair closer when she saw Eve sitting down while hiding her head in her hands.

Yesterday was a crazy day, and today, she started her morning with something even crazier.

"Eve, you're worrying me with—"

"My engagement is off." She lifted her head and looked at Kaira calmly, "Last night, I saw Andres cheating on me, and I don't want to continue the engagement with a jerk like him."

Kaira raised a hand to cover her mouth while her eyes bulged perfectly.

Eve knew this was shocking news, but after all the shocking things that had happened since yesterday, she couldn't give the same reaction as Kaira.

"Eve," Kaira reached out to her, but Eve shook her head and rejected Kaira’s embrace.

"I'm tired of crying, don't make me cry again."

Kaira let out a long breath, "Alright, then what do you want me to do? Kick his dick and make sure he can never fuck anyone?"

"I'm afraid you really do," Eve breathed out, "don't do anything that could get us charged by the police, Kai. I don't want to have to deal with Andres again."

"Oh God," Kaira shook her head. "You're right. Good bye, bastard." Kaira said.

Eve put her head back down.

Honestly, she still wanted to cry.

Yesterday was the most exhausting long day of her life, and this morning, she had already gotten another surprise she had never thought she would get. She needed her notebook and started writing things down there to make a new plan after her old plan fell apart with Andres' affair and the night she lost her first experience with a strange man.

"Should I open the door and kick Daxton's ass to make him stop knocking?" Kaira muttered under her breath.

"Just do what you want to do. I just want to take a little nap here."

"Oh yes, of course you need sleep, Eve. I know you didn't sleep all night." Kaira's voice sounded as if she was concerned.

Hell, Eve was also concerned about Kaira.

Instead of not sleeping through the night, she was sleeping soundly in the bed of a stranger she met at a nightclub. And damn it, she had just met him again this morning when she had hoped they would never see each other again for good.

"I'll leave you, but you can call me whenever you want to talk." Kaira rose to her feet and patted her head three times, "You did great, Eve. I'm so proud of you."

Eve knew that Kaira had said those words because she wanted to support Eve's situation this morning. Pathetic. If only Kaira knew that what she did last night was not much different from the dirty things Andres did.

"Hey, Eve—" Daxton's voice rang out as soon as Kaira opened the door, "oh my! I want to see Eve, not you, Kai!"

"Do you think I want to see you?! I just want to kick your ass, Daxton!"

And after that, there was no sound other than their increasingly faint bickering.

Eve closed her eyes—letting her head rest on her desk and spending time there doing nothing.

She didn't sleep, and she wasn't even sleepy at all. However, she knew that there was still a long way to go until her shift. So, what should she do?

***

"Eve! I don't mean to bother you, but you should come out to see what's going on." Kaira's face appeared at the door of Eve's room a few hours after she had locked herself in there doing nothing.

She lifted her head, and she was sure her face looked a complete mess right now because she remembered that she had just spent the last few minutes crying over her asshole ex-fiancé again.

Kaira stepped in with a worried look on her face, and Eve frowned even more when she heard a faint commotion as the door to her room swung open.

"I was worried you'd—"

"Eve, why are you staying there? Andres came and messed things up!" Daxton appeared at the door shouting loudly. His words cut off Kaira's sentence, but Eve was sure that Kaira also wanted to say the same thing to her—the same topic—the same problem.

"Stupid bastard," Kaira muttered while turning her head in annoyance.

"What are you waiting for? I don't understand the problem between you. Andres forced his way into the doctor's office and made the security guards keep him outside. He's angry, and it looks like he'll still be angry if you don't come there!"

Eve tried to understand what Daxton was saying, but her mind found it difficult to comprehend.

Wait a minute, Andres?

Oh God...

Eve immediately got up and ran from her room. As soon as she came out, right at the end of the hallway connecting each doctor's private room with the reception desk in the center, she could see Andres shouting for her. As soon as he found her standing there, he tried to walk over. But of course, the security guards forbade anyone who wasn't a doctor at the hospital to enter there. This was the staff room, and Eve had just discovered that her ex-fiancé was making a mess there.

"Eve! I know you saw me, so hurry up and get here before I make another mess!" Andres shouted so loudly that it made all eyes look straight at Eve.

Oh God, as if last night's mess wasn't enough to destroy her, this time Andres also intended to destroy her work?

Since she first found out that Andres was having an affair, she hasn't felt any anger. She was just disappointed and sad. However, when she saw what Andres did this morning, the anger grew beyond her control.

From where she stood, she watched as several security guards began to push Andres away because he had just made a lot of noise and annoyed everyone. Andres rebelled and refused to be asked to leave, but of course, the security guards didn't listen to him.

There was another commotion as Andres shouted in anger at what the security guards were doing. He even called out to Eve a few times, which made the security guards get rid of him even faster because they didn't get a sign from Eve that she allowed him to come to see her.

Eve still stood there without doing or saying anything.

She felt her heart skip a beat, and she regretted running out to see how Andres humiliated her.

"What the hell is going on here?" Daxton stood behind her and muttered softly with confusion.

"You'd better go to your room, Eve. I'll have someone stand guard out front in case that jerk comes back here." Kaira took her by the shoulders and led her into her room.

Eve let out a long breath.

God, what had just happened?

She never thought that she would experience the most embarrassing thing in her entire work history.

What would the patients and her coworkers at the hospital think when they found out that her asshole fiancé had just gone crazy in front of the reception desk while she stood by like a lifeless statue?

She is not an actress who has to protect her good name from scandals that become public consumption. She was just a doctor who worked behind a scrub and a stethoscope hanging around her neck. But she was still a woman with dignity, and now Andres was doing something to mess up her good name and integrity as a doctor.

"Eve," Kaira called her name again and pulled her away.

Eve knew that some of her coworkers were starting to stare at her because they were curious about what happened. However, she knew that she couldn't give any explanation about what happened a moment ago.

What should she say?

Should she tell them that her fiancée had cheated on her and was now trying to get her back?

Hell, NO! Big no!

"I didn't think that this would happen today." Eve walked into her room and let Kaira close the door.

She sat back in her chair and rested her head on the table—just like her position a moment ago.

If she cried earlier because she still felt hurt and disappointed, this time, she wanted to cry because of the anger burning in her heart. In her entire life, this was the most... painful, sad, annoying, and embarrassing moment she had ever had.

"Who knew that jerk had lost his shame to do such a stupid thing in the hospital?" Kaira responded as she took a glass of water from the corner of the room. "Have you eaten, Eve? When was the last time you touched a spoon?"

Eve shook her head.

She couldn't remember the last time she had eaten.

The ill—effects of alcohol started to take effect from the moment she woke up for the first time, and she remembered that she missed the medicine that someone had prepared for her. So, once she got to the hospital, she took her own medicine without caring that she hadn't eaten anything.

There were some medicines that could be taken without eating, but that didn't mean she didn't need to eat anything. She still needed food... either to get energy, to keep working properly, or to cry out loud.

"Do you want me to order something?"

"You think we can order food and eat in peace after what happened earlier?" She raised her head and looked at Kaira in disbelief.

"Who cares?" Kaira picked up her phone and showed her some of the food she had ordered, "After seeing the mess, I can conclude that this won't be a one-time thing. He might come back another time or even try to harass you at your door. Anything can happen, and I want you to be prepared for it."

Eve thought Kaira's words over carefully, and her heart agreed.

If there was anyone Andres knew very well, then she was that person.

She spent two years with Andres and she understood that Andres was not a man who gave up easily.

She used to admire that character. However, now she has to be wary of Andres' ambitious attitude.

For her, there is no forgiveness if someone cheats on her.

There is no second chance for a man who tries to turn things around by letting her feel guilty about his affair.

Wasn't it Andres who broke their agreement? But why was he blaming her by using her principles and beliefs as a weapon?

"Don't take my words seriously." Kaira waved a hand in front of her face, "I know Andres won't stop coming after you to try and get you back. But whatever happens, don't ever go back to him. If you want, you can stay at my apartment for as long as you want to avoid your asshole ex-fiancé. However, I think your apartment has better security than this hospital, so Andres will never be able to access the elevator if you don't want him to."

Eve nodded, "I'm safe in my apartment." She said. "Thanks for your advice, Kai. Just so you know, I never thought about going back to him. So, don’t worry about that."