Chapter 1837

Yvette's expression lit up with the thrill of gossip. "Who are we talking about? Is it Dr. Wilfred?"

"It's about a friend," Karina lied smoothly, her face betraying nothing.

Yvette's face immediately screamed, "Yeah, right."

"Come on, at least come up with a better excuse. That 'it's for a friend' line is so overused it's practically expired," she teased, before shifting gears. "Alright, spill the details. And don't leave anything out. I want to know everything. Not just for gossip but to help you figure things out."

With no other choice, Karina recounted Wilfred's hot-and-cold behavior toward her.

After hearing the story, Yvette leaned back with a sharp hiss, as if processing something heavy. "I think your, uh, friend's boyfriend might just have something he's keeping to himself. Maybe there's a reason he doesn't want her to know." Karina's brows furrowed slightly.

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"Think about it," Yvette continued. "If he really didn't care, would he have been so quick to catch her when she almost fell? That's not how indifference works."

Yvette's words struck a chord, and Karina replayed the events of the previous day in her mind. Without the haze of emotions clouding her judgment, she began to notice details she had missed.

For example, Wilfred's gaze-it wasn't like usual. There was a faint but unmistakable emptiness in his eyes, a lifelessness that set him apart from his usual composed self.

been so caught up in her own frustration and sadness that she hadn't realized it

her food untouched. "Thanks, Yvette. I have something

eating? Hey, come back!"

nervous energy coursing through her. The frustration and sadness from

The hallway leading to the director's office stretched ahead, and

speaking to him, clearly

influence. If we succeed, it'll

called out

confused

received no response. He

toward where Wilfred's gaze

added

fixed, wondering

his attention

than the project.

enough. Send the project proposal to myoffice later, and I'll review it. I have something else

the group behind and walked

half-expecting him to keep walking. After yesterday's coldness, she had braced herself for rejection and was prepared to lay all her cards on

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