Chapter 213:

But Kylee was quick to mask her anger, replacing it with a pitiful, downcast look.

Her voice, tinged with hurt, quivered as she said, “Belinda, isn’t this… Isn’t this a bit too much?”

Belinda tilted her head, feigning innocence with her expression. “Too much? Didn’t you say you didn’t want to leave the hospital? That’s why I came up with this compromise. If you don’t think it’s fair, then maybe you should consider looking for work elsewhere now.”

Her smile returned, sharper this time, cutting like a blade.

Kylee’s composure cracked for just a moment. She was at a loss for words. She understood Belinda’s intentions perfectly now—Belinda wasn’t showing her kindness; she was humiliating her.

She had only one choice to make: stay and be humiliated as a perpetual intern, or leave the hospital and concede total defeat.

At that moment, Caiden’s calm, authoritative voice broke the silence. “I think Belinda’s proposal is reasonable. Kylee, the terms have been laid out for you. The decision is up to you. Take the evening to think it over and give me your answer by tomorrow morning. Meeting adjourned.”

left the

her with warm smiles. Each compliment was

beneath the table as her jaw tightened. Jealousy, frustration,

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to bear the humiliation any longer, Kylee left work early. She went straight home, locked herself in

Baker to tell him this, Baker immediately rushed back home

What’s wrong? Why are you crying like this?” Baker

“Kylee,” she said, raising her voice slightly, “isn’t today the

for only

you are crying?

tense minutes passed before the door

the room, her face red and her eyes swollen from

herself into her mother’s arms, sobbing

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