Chapter 576:

With her arms crossed and a sharp edge in her tone, Elvira gave Maia a look full of disapproval. “Maia, did you forget everything I warned you about? I told you to stay away from guys like him — he’s not the type to take seriously! Even if you both had something to do here, it doesn’t mean you had to come together. That’s not a good enough reason to be here with him, let alone walk him to his appointment. Isn’t he already in a relationship? Why isn’t his girlfriend here instead of you?”

Keeping her composure, Maia answered coldly, “His girlfriend is on a business trip — out of town for a few days.”

For a second, Elvira couldn’t find the words.

Just because Chris’ girlfriend was away didn’t make it appropriate for Maia to step in like this.

Trying to steer the conversation elsewhere, Maia spoke up quickly. “Anyway, let’s drop the subject. What brings you here today?”

A flicker of hesitation passed through Elvira’s face before she responded, her tone lacking conviction, “Oh… I was asked to give a lecture at the hospital.”

Maia arched a brow, unconvinced. “Is that so?”

doubt flickering in Maia’s eyes and grew even more rattled. In a rush, she said, “Honestly, I was just consulting Dr. Beresford about adding the newest

why she’d come to Wront on a business trip, but the truth was that Elvira wasn’t even supposed to be giving a lecture.

her a skeptical glance but let it go, steering the conversation elsewhere. “So, did your brother head

threw Elvira off balance. She fidgeted, her gaze darting

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look, her tone sharpening. “You promised you’d make sure he left. Wasn’t that what

birthday. I rushed over to surprise you, but I didn’t expect to run into you so soon. You celebrated with your family yesterday,

reply, her

Pattie that said, “It’s my night to take you out

but she quickly settled on

turned to Elvira and said, “Here’s the deal. Dinner’s on me tonight, but you

given Zoey her word, and she was determined to keep it. It wasn’t just loyalty; she also didn’t want to risk crossing Zoey.

along. “Alright, alright, you’ve

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