Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 28:

Norah raised her gaze, carefully assessing Sean. He wore a sharp suit, his shirt buttoned to the top, and a dark blue tie neatly in place, giving off the vibe of someone heading to an important meeting. With eyebrows sharp as blades and eyes twinkling like stars, he stood out with his remarkable looks.

Yet, his expression was stern, and his eyes met hers with a chill, clearly not pleased with her observing him.

“Miss Wilson?” Sean called again. “Should you wish to discuss something, we can talk about it in the car.”

After a moment’s pause, Norah, still fixed on Sean’s face, nodded in agreement. “Okay.” It seemed rude to decline since Sean had offered the ride. There was no bad blood between them. Besides, she was the physician for Rodrigo and Susanna. Once she had treated them, Norah planned to distance herself from Sean. They were simply acquaintances.

As Sean led Norah to the car, she felt a bit ashamed, her clothes clinging to her from the rain. She aimed for the seat next to the driver, but was taken aback when Sean held the back door open for her instead.

Given the stormy weather, Norah didn’t protest and climbed into the back. Sean shut the door behind her, and Norah noticed his suit was wet on one side. Unlike him, she hadn’t caught a single raindrop walking from the bus stop to the vehicle.

Norah mused that Sean seemed kinder than the rumors suggested.

Though their paths had crossed a few times, Norah had never witnessed the harsher side of him. Phillip offered her two clean, dry towels. Norah accepted them, dried her completely drenched hair, and noticed that her wet skirt had left marks on the leather seat, with mud everywhere. She was sure she looked a mess.

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Trying to remain calm, she murmured, “Thank you, Mr. Scott.”

“Dry off well. We wouldn’t want you catching a cold,” Sean said, not glancing up.

Norah bowed her head to towel dry her hair, contemplating that despite Sean’s chilly demeanor, he might not be as difficult to deal with as she had once thought. The fact that he had tilted the umbrella to her side had already improved her opinion of him. Maybe being friends with him wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

Seemingly casually, Sean asked, “Miss Wilson, you own a car, don’t you? Why would you choose to wait for a bus in the rain?”

briefly stopped drying her hair, then

reluctance and smoothly shifted the conversation, saying, “Are you on your way

her eyes

chimed in, “Mr.

them wait,”

to go out of your way for me. You can drop me off along the road, and I’ll catch a taxi,” Norah, with her hair and body mostly dry, overheard Phillip’s words and promptly interjected, “I’d feel bad

torn between whose advice to follow, used the red light to ask Sean, “What do you think I should do?” With Dreamview Villas and the

a hint of laziness, lifted his eyes. “Miss Wilson, if you’re worried about holding up my schedule, then accompany me to the office. Once

bother. I can easily flag down a taxi by the

are you sure

The weather wasn’t on her side. Turning down his offer now would seem rather ungrateful. “You’re right,

would only slow her down. She had already faced enough delays today because of Derek. At

is

checking her phone, Norah paused before responding,

“I wondered if you were facing a problem you couldn’t solve, Miss Wilson.” He retrieved a business card from the side pocket and handed it to

can’t handle, don’t hesitate to call me. And if I’m not around, you can contact Phillip,” he

away, and said, “Thank you, Mr.

gesture was mainly due to her role as his sister’s and grandfather’s doctor, which made it easy for her to accept

vanished. Derek’s nerve to mislead her with messages, leaving her waiting in the courtyard for more than thirty minutes, irked her deeply. Norah was not one to sit idly by. Before taking on her position at the hospital, she made sure to handle her personal matters

than an hour of driving, the car stopped in front of a grand office building. The skyscraper, boasting over 30 stories and clad in blue glass, displayed the name “Nexa Tech” from a

of Sean’s vast business empire. The Scott Group had its hands in various industries, and their

Sean was keen on venturing into the technology industry,

a halt. Norah, seated