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Chapter 37

Seraphina straightened up with obvious satisfaction, a slight smile curling at the corner of her month.

She glanced once more toward the stall, then left the restroom with triumphant ronfidence.

Seraphina had not been hack at the conference for long when Aris also returned.

Until the meeting was completely over, Aria walked out with Rowan and two distinguished experts from the medical field.

“Aria, I heard from Rowan that you were Prof. Morrison’s last student, and at such a young age, you’re able to independently perform.complex surgeries. Truly, the student has surpassed the master.”

Aria smiled modestly. “Dr. Bennett, you flatter me. I owe everything I’ve achieved to my mentors.

Dr. Bennett shrugged with good natured exasperation. “You, just like your teacher, are far too modest! Kenneth was the same way–brilliant but never willing to take proper credit.”

After bidding farewell to the two senior physicians, Aria and Rowan headed downstairs together.

That’s when they noticed a crowd had gathered in the lobby, and Seraphina was at the center of attention, dramatically describing how she had lost her bracelet, even requesting to review the security footage.

“Ms. Cross, where exactly did you lose your bracelet?”

“Yes, that’s personal property–how could it just disappear!”

Seraphina appeared genuinely upset, and upon seeing Aria approach, she deliberately said, “I remember I went to the restroom, and when I encountered Dr. Ashworth there, my bracelet was gone afterward.”

with

the conference were from Silverstone Medical Center and knew

That couldn’t be right,

Dr. Ashworth doesn’t seem like that kind of

approached slowly. His gaze fell on the gathered crowd with

here?

to spill her voice carrying perfectly pitched distress. The bracelet you gave

Kane frowned slightly.

that when the bracelet

look at Aria when they heard this accusation, the weight of their

also fixed on

kind of misunderstanding here. Aria on’t the

seemed to trigger something dangerous in

Rowan’s support wa

controlled bury. “How long has Dr. Sterling known her to

it was collapsing, as if she were falling into an endless

Chupiter) 7.

on her handbag until her

hat she hadn’t expected him to publicly question her integrity, making her look gudly in front of

people based on revin and evita on personal relationships.

certainly easy enough

predatory intensity “If she took it, we would know by checking her belongings, wouldn’t

hanging in the air like a

her gaze to hide a triumphant smile, then pretended to hesitate with false magnanimity. “But it wouldn’t be appropriate to search personal belongings in public like

was cold and merciless. “Didn’t you say the bracelet was stolen? When someone is suspected, they should be willing

If you haven’t done

“Yeah, exactly.__”

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