Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 274

I didn't go to the lunch because Lena had already made plans with me.

She mentioned that her senior from college was coming to their hospital as a guest lecturer. She'd talked to him and set up a meeting to discuss Yuna's treatment plan. "Then I'll bring Hayden along." I said. Since Yuna was his sister, it made sense for him to be there and hear everything firsthand.

After a

all, the final call on whether to go through with the surgery would be his.

Lena hesitated, and I could tell something was off. "Is there a problem? Is it inconvenient?"

"It's better if you come alone. He's only got a short break, and we'll have to keep it brief," Lena explained.

I went to the hospital alone with Yuna's medical records. Lena was waiting for me and, after skimming through the documents, she led me toward the lecture hall.

As we walked, she filled me in. "He's super busy. After the lecture, he's got a packed schedule, so you'll probably only get four or five minutes with him."

I raised an eyebrow. "That busy? Is he, like, the President or something?"

Lena laughed and played along. "Basically! He's an internationally renowned professor now. The only reason he's even here is probably because the hospital administration's been praying for a miracle, or maybe one of the directors pulled some serious strings." I glanced over at Lena and noticed a flicker of sadness in her eyes.

in her own right, but compared to the senior she admired, her accomplishments probably felt small in

been holding onto this one-sided crush

is about being with someone who matches you, but it's also about walking

met him privately?"

him, I wouldn't be dragging you along now," Lena said, nudging me. "Like I said, he's this big-shot professor, always with an assistant

wasn't that she didn't want to see him;

contact, right? Why not give it

glanced away. By then, we'd reached the lecture hall, where a huge

was packed. On stage was a young, handsome guy

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point, and his voice was smooth, like he was

he wore caught the spotlights, making him look almost

that aura, saving lives

in her heart all this time, never letting anyone else take

people even crammed into the aisles. Since Lena and I got there late, we had no choice but

maybe I was imagining things-when we walked in, it seemed like Nate