CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Chapter 1866

"You sent that girl away? I honestly thought you'd keep her around, maybe even adopt her," Yvette teased.

Karina choked on her water, launching into a series of startled coughs. "Adopt her? What nonsense are you talking about? She's an adult! How would that even work?"

The thought alone was absurd. Adopting a grown woman? Not only was it unfeasible, but considering their earlier dynamic as semi-rivals, it was outright bizarre. Just imagining it gave Karina goosebumps.

Yvette, unfazed, leaned lazily against Karina's desk, sipping from her water cup like she hadn't just said something ridiculous. "Anyway, I heard you've taken on a new research project?"

Karina shot her a skeptical glance. "How do you always hear about these things so quickly?"

Yvette smirked. "Please, who do you think I am? They call me the *Queen of Internal Medicine Gossip.* Now, spill!"

Karina sighed, a trace of resignation on her face. "Yes, I've been selected for a project, but nothing's been finalized yet. I heard they're organizing a visit to the main headquarters soon, but I haven't received any official updates. I still don't know when they'll finalize everything."

to the process by now. But this one was different. The moment she read the project proposal, she had been stunned and

herself to ask Wilfred directly. He was swamped with responsibilities, and she didn't want to bother him over something that

in excitement. "Who said it hasn't been finalized? It's been decided for days. You've just been so busy taking care of that girl that no one had the chance

for a

think. The hospital's already making arrangements. I even heard you might be going abroad!

skeptical. "I'll need to confirm it first,"

steps quickened with every second, and by the time she burst through the door,

expression calm and knowing. "By the look

her breath. "So, it's

dispenser, filling a glass and carefully adjusting the temperature before handing

she took the glass of warm water he handed her. The soothing temperature helped calm her nerves a bit,

caught

about this,