Chapter 172 Away for a Few Months

The dinner was uncomfortable for Jenny. She had to watch as Yvonne fed Alec across from her and whispered sweet nothings. At one point, she regretted accepting Old Mr. Faust’s invitation.

She also noted Alec’s ambivalence toward Yvonne-he did not respond to her, but neither did he turn down her advances. That was typical jerk behavior.

When she was silently badmouthing Alec, the two suddenly locked eyes. Feeling caught, she hurriedly looked away and pretended that nothing had happened.

Old Mr. Faust was unconcerned by the odd atmosphere surrounding the dinner table and turned to Jenny. “Jenny, are you free tomorrow? Want to go hiking with me?”

has arranged for me to work at one of its free clinics in the countryside. I’ll only be back after

Mr. Faust appeared shocked and glanced at

froze upon learning that she’d be away, but he soon collected himself and remarked, “That’s very kind of you, Dr. Walter! But do the free

free clinics. Posting an excellent resource like Jenny would be a huge loss to the hospital and the patients

and loss while performing charity, that’s no different from putting on a show.” She stared at him coolly in

place, Alec could do nothing about it. He understood the sarcasm in her words-she implied he was greedy and materialistic. He gritted his teeth and glared at her. “As the main shareholder of the hospital, it looks like I have neglected to ask for updates. No one bothered to inform me about this

main shareholder of Parrington Hospital, but you’d better not interfere

shot her a cold look with an air

himself into the conversation. “Jenny is right. Working at the free clinic is a great

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