Chapter 127

Howard handed the smartphone to her with a casual flick of his wrist and said, “See it.”

Gwendolyn tapped the screen awake, navigated to the settings, and found the emergency contacts list. It was blank.

Her fingers caressed the edge of the phone as she mustered the courage to look up at him and ask, “Mr. Chadwick, could I be your emergency contact?”

Howard set aside the tablet he’d been reading from, took the phone, and punched in her number without a second thought.

A smile crept onto Gwendolyn, unbidden.

“Happy now?” He raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smirk playing around the corners of his eyes.

She nodded, eyes lingering on him..

“I’ve got a lot on my plate these days. Cliff will drive you home from work. Someone with your skills shouldn’t have to grind through the ranks at the hospital,” he said, as though he thought the place beneath her.

The hospital was a jungle. With her gentle nature, she was bound to get the short end of the stick.

Warmth flooded Gwendolyn, touched by his concern.

“Mr. Chadwick, I’m working toward my medical license. Just one more year of residency and I’ll have it. Dr. Yates supervises my consultations, which wouldn’t break any rules.”

to stand on her own

with a

apprenticeship route was still

she was ready to

opposite direction of her

window, she asked, “Mr. Chadwick, where are

into high society tonight to see if it’s anything

her by surprise that he remembered

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in her simple jeans and blouse, she felt out of place. She wondered if she would embarrass him. But her worries evaporated when they arrived at Bayridge City’s

select waiters. The dim, romantic. lighting and opulent decor set the scene. Through the expansive glass walls, Bayridge City’s glittering nightscape unfolded, crowned by the newly

per hour, offering a 360–degree view of Bayridge City’s

The table was adorned with exquisite floral arrangements with the stuff of fairy

recognized this from whispers and movies. There was the legendary candlelit dinner, complete

it match what you’ve seen on screen?”

in

nodded, “It does.”

paled in comparison to the reality of tonight.

served their meal with a silent grace,

Chadwick, is tonight a

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