Irene froze. Isaac had a towel around his waist, but his entire body was still wet, and… there was a scarlet rash over every inch of his skin.Surprised, she asked, "What happened?""That's my question. What did you put in my bath?" Isaac was frowning—the rash itched so badly! Irene quickly spoke into her phone. "Something just came up. I'll talk to you later."With that, she hung up and hurried into the bathroom and checked the bath, and somehow fished out a substance that could cause oversensitive skin. But she never put it in… How did it get in there?"Don't scratch," Irene told Isaac when she stepped out. "Just wait here. I'll get you an ointment—"However, Isaac grabbed her by the neck before she could leave, a menacing air spilling out of him as he growled, "You did this, didn't you?"Irene was suffocating and instinctively shielded her belly. "I have no reason to hurt you, Mr. Jefferson," she gasped. "It does me no good—there's a misunderstanding here, believe me."
The mole had been pasted on the tip of Irene's nose and it started flapping about as she breathed, dangling and stopping short of detaching.Isaac was staring at her, and she was close enough for him to smell the thick scent of makeup.Frowning so much his brows almost met, he told her, "Your mole is falling off."Irene quickly clasped a hand over her nose—she blinked her fake eyelashes even as Isaac kept staring at her. "Don't tell me it's a fake mole to look pretty?" he asked.Irene racked her brains, and said, "O-Of course not. I've been applying some ointment to remove it."Plucking the fake mole off and holding it out to show Isaac, she said, "See? It totally dried up and fell off—"Isaac growled, "Keep that away from me."Disgusting!Irene smiled, took out a tissue, and rolled the mole into it before throwing it into a basket, then continued to apply the ointment on Isaac to curb his itch.When she was done, she told him, "You have to wait until it dries before you sle
Daisy said smugly, "She's a Zidonian, but she's stealing everyone's thunder. Our chief even recommended her for the next promotion, and she'd definitely be the next attending physician if we didn't do a thing about it. Well, now that I've slipped that drug into the bath salt she prepared for that Zidonian patient, rumor is already spreading that she'll be fired soon. The patient must consider her incompetent now.""That's enough, dear. We should be celebrating—why don't we jump into the bath together?" Bob suggested."Oh, you dirty boy," Daisy purred. …On the way back, Irene did not say a word in the car."We just have to show Admin the video we recorded of them, and it's over for them both," Jeff said. "So why the long face?"Irene said, "I hate intrigue. I really didn't expect them to do something like that.""There's a promotion at stake, after all. Moreover, an attending physician in Mead Clinic is a department chief in any other hospital. Of course things would get compet
Harvey never noticed that he was being tailed.When he opened the door to Irene's apartment, James gaped when he saw the house number. That was Jane Tanner's house! What was Harvey doing here? Were they acquainted?He was experienced enough to smell a rat! Deciding to find out what was going on between them, James walked up and knocked on the door.Irene was too tired to move, so Harvey answered it, and he frowned when he saw that it was James. "What are you doing here?"James scoffed. "That's my question."As he spoke, his gaze darted towards 'Dr. Tanner' who was sitting on the couch. There was a chair opposite her, clearly Harvey's.If they were strangers, they certainly would not be sitting together over dinner.Irene trudged toward them despite her exhaustion. "He's my patient. May I ask why you're here?""Yeah, I'm Dr. Tanner's patient too," Harvey chimed. "I'm here to consult about my condition."James did not accept that explanation at all. He did not try to e
Irene was left paralyzed in fear, unsure of how she should react.Did he notice something? The very thought left her gulping without knowing it.Nonetheless, Isaac paused just a pace away. "What are you afraid of? Did you think I'd force myself on someone as ugly as you?"With that, he turned and walked toward the bed, leaving Irene frowning and wondering if there was something wrong with him.Wait, there was—and it was quite serious too. By the time Irene brought a chair to sit at the edge of the bed, Isaac had already laid down, and she began to massage him.Her technique was precise and she applied the right amount of pressure, and there was no question that it was comforting.Isaac slowly closed his eyes—he somehow enjoyed the feeling that could make him sleep.Irene, however, was doing it while almost dozing off.While it was fortunate that Isaac slept early, he caught her by the wrist when she tried to leave. Was he dreaming again?As she lowered her gaze at him, s
Harvey appeared with bags under his eyes. "No, you don't have to."He had been worried because Irene never left Isaac's room the whole night, so he had been eavesdropping as he stayed outside.James frowned. "You've learned to eavesdrop now, Harvey? Picking up more unnecessary skills, are we?""You're the one who left the door open. I just came in," Harvey retorted, then turned toward Isaac "You don't have to look into anything—I paid off Jane Tanner to seduce you. She's ugly, but she somehow doesn't disgust you, right? That's because she put on a fragrance that confounds you. It's exactly because she's hideous that I hired her just to mess with you.""You're despicable!" James exclaimed—but Harvey's scheme did explain everything. He had just been curious as to why Isaac did not feel disgust toward that ugly woman!"I'm no match for him when it comes to business. Why can't I harass him in some other way?" Harvey tried to make his lie sound as true as possible.There was no hel
It was hell on earth.She saw a woman with dreadlocks whose skin was as dark as coal. She looked just like a hippopotamus, but she was only dressed in a pink tank top that was as thin as a feather. For some reason or another, Harvey was lying still as she straddled him, looking like he would rather be dead.It was too stimulating a scene for Irene, so she quickly turned around, and found James had appeared behind her without her notice."Dr. Tanner. Were you looking for Harvey?""Yes," she calmly replied. "He's a patient, so I was just checking on him…""How dutiful of you," James growled with contempt. Not sure why she deserved that, Irene pointed out, "I had been dutiful when I treated Mr. Jefferson as well. Is there anything that you find unsatisfactory, Mr. Cross?""You know very well what you've done, so drop the pretenses. We're only targeting Harvey and sparing you because you're so ugly, and there won't be a place for you anywhere if you're fired. Count your blessings
Erin continued to cry, and miserably at that. "Wargh…"James shook her arm. "Just tell me—what truth were you talking about?""It's all because of you! And you're still asking?!" Erin grabbed his hand and suddenly bit him.It was the second time he did so, and James was left clenching his teeth in pain. "Are you a dog?Why did she have to keep biting him?!"You're the dog! Your whole family are dogs! Urgh…"James's cheek twitched. "Say that again and I won't be so kind."It was fine if she cursed him, but not his family."Hit me if you dare." Erin suddenly dropped to the floor, her hair a mess. She was certainly in a sorry state especially with her stink of alcohol.Still, James merely rolled up his sleeve to check the teeth marks she left on his hand. "Unbelievable." After checking out from the front desk, he was about to leave when Erin wrapped herself around his legs. "It's all your fault. Don't even think about getting away."James looked down at her, wondering if t