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

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This wasn’t a difficult question to answer. Either it was true, or it wasn’t.

But saying “no” outright would put Nate in an awkward position, especially after he had just admitted that he brought the project to Seavora for her.

On the other hand, if she didn’t deny it, the media could twist the story, turning a groundbreaking medical achievement into a narrative about Nate using a life–saving project as a romantic gesture for his supposed girlfriend.

“I’ll answer this,” Lena finally spoke, taking the metaphorical grenade. “Professor Neumann and I were university classmates. He was my senior, and now he is my teacher and colleague. That is the extent of our relationship.”

Her words fell like a gavel, and the journalists‘ cameras clicked away more furiously than

ever.

Sitting beside her, Nate’s gaze dimmed as he looked at her.

It was clear now–she would never come back to him.

If she had even the slightest inclination, she wouldn’t have denied their connection so thoroughly.

“Professor Neumann, is it as Dr. Lane says? Did you two date in the past?” the journalists pressed on.

Nate felt a chill spreading through his heart, but he knew that following Lena’s lead and sparing her any embarrassment was the best way to show his love for her.

loved her, even if she

and I share a mentor–mentee relationship and a friendship. Today’s surgery wouldn’t have been such a success without her. Thank you all,” Nate said,

at Lena.

eyes met–a steady, calm, and warm exchange that spoke volumes without words.

crowd, Aaron watched everything unfold, his expression

press conference successfully concluded, the director let out a long sigh of relief. Finally, a load off my mind. Professor Neumann, Dr. Lane, thank you both for your hard work. To celebrate today’s success, let’s have dinner

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excuse herself but swallowed her words when she saw how excited

usual. All she wanted was to go home, sleep deeply, or sit on her

following the story closely all day but hadn’t wanted to disturb her during the surgery.

Dr. Lane,” Keira began, her voice

though her voice was tinged

the triumph, those who cared for her knew how much pressure the

to pick you up for some relaxation?” Keira

critical for the patient.

to her work was something Keira deeply admired.

Since her breakup with Jace and leaving Riverwave Corporation, she hadn’t truly committed to any work. Even when she worked briefly with Ron, she was

ever working again, but this aimless existence drained her sense of purpose. She felt like she was

thinking a lot about this and had