Chapter 197

The clinic was always bustling, and Leanne had been seated most of the morning, barely finding a moment to quench her thirst.

After the last patient left, Leanne stood up, stretching her aching back and washing her hands, hoping for a brief respite.

She took a sip of water, finding it tasteless, and yearned for a cup of coffee to jolt her

senses awake.

The intern called out the next name in a young girl’s sweet voice, “Curtis!”

Leanne, who was mid-sip, nearly choked.

Before she could gather her thoughts, a man in a sleek suit with broad shoulders and long strides walked in as if he’d stepped out of a fashion magazine.

The intern was momentarily stunned, rechecking the name, “Curtis, right?”

In a light grey suit with a meticulously done blue diagonal-striped tie, Curtis’ pocket square peeked from his chest pocket, complementing his crisp white shirt, exuding the elegance. of a British gentleman.

A slight smile played at the corners of his mouth, his eyes twinkling with amusement. “Do I not look the part?”

The young girl quickly denied any confusion, her cheeks reddening.

Leanne set her glass down, frowning slightly. “What are you doing here?”

and holding a cup of coffee. The once mundane chair

to see the doctor,

corporate spy sent by a rival hospital, he gaze questioning his every

knew you’d give me the stink eye,” Curtis chuckled, leaning

a double-shot mocha with milk, Leanne’s favorite.

he intentionally rotated it so the label faced her.

it. If she weren’t in the hospital, she might

being in the hospital, she had a

it back. We have a policy against

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stern tone., “I just ran

Castillo, I would have joined you for coffee if I knew!”

was too late before Leanne could turn

away.

it out loud. “Mso

such a sense

Dr. Castillo,

to own it. Otherwise, how could she explain a patient ordering her coffee

the restroom just now.”

she addressed Curtis as any other

has been a bit off lately,” Curtis confessed, “Sometimes,

consider it. Perhaps he genuinely had

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