Chapter 109: New Colleagues

Chapter 109: New Colleagues

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

I was stunned for a moment and slowly came back to my senses. Was I already encountering such at frustrating thing on my first day at work?

I took a deep breath, trying to maintain my composure. “I understand you prefer privacy, but I was assigned this office by the administration.”

“Since I’m new here, I have nowhere else to go, I continued firmly. “Perhaps we could share the space professionally?”

The man studied me with calculating eyes. His gaze was intense, almost predatory in its assessment.

“What’s your name?” he asked abruptly.

“Elena Blackwood,” I replied, meeting his stare without flinching.

He pulled out his phone and made a quick call. “Fisher, come to my office. Now.”

Within minutes, a cheerful man appeared in the doorway. His warm smile was a stark contrast to my unwelcoming colleague’s cold demeanor.

“Elena!” Dr. Fisher exclaimed with feigned surprise. “What are you doing in Hugo’s office?”

“Dr. Porter assigned me here,” I explained. “But it seems there’s been a misunderstanding”

Dr. Fisher shot a disapproving look at the man called Hugo. “Hugo, you can’t monopolize an entire office. The

hospital needs space for new staff.”

“I don’t share,” Hugo replied curtly, spraying disinfectant on his desk.

Dr. Fisher turned to me with an apologetic smile. “Elena, would you like to share my office next d have

plenty of space.”

said quickly, gathering

Fisher shook his head at Hugo. “Your lack of

disappointing.”

ignored the comment, continuing to sanitize his workspace with

Fisher led me to the adjacent office, which was bright and welcoming. A woman with kind eyes looked

from her desk.

head of our

and extended her hand. “Welcome to Riverside Administrative Medical

about your

shaking her hand. “I’m excited to contribute to

with obvious interest. “Your experience at the Northern Territory Central Healing Institute is remarkable for someone your

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have

separating us from Hugo’s office. “Don’t mind our peculiar neighbor. Dr. Hugo Ashworth is brilliant but has severe

Ryan added.

revelation. “He’s that skilled

are extraordinary,” Dr. Ryan confirmed. “He consults on our most

clearly exceptional. I felt both intimidated and excited by the caliber of

outside the window suddenly struck like daylight, tearing through the sky, and the

left me exhausted. I arrived at the hospital the next morning

“Elena, you look tired.

stress of starting a new position,” I

hospital, we encountered Dr. Hugo Ashworth and Dr. Jane Porter in the

to me. “But he’s completely oblivious to

interrupting our conversation. Professor Theodore Ashworth’s name

I said, stepping aside

spoke with my former mentor, I noticed Dr. Ashworth glance in my direction. The brief look unnoticed by Dr. Porter, whose expression

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