Chapter 2

(Three)

The three people besides me were frozen in place. The first one to come to his senses was Dr. Xavier. He gestured towards Ethan Grant with a "please" motion.

"Mr. Grant, you heard that, right? Please leave the ward; my patient needs to rest."

Ethan stared at Dr. Xavier and then at me for quite a while before he let out a couple of laughs and pointed at me, saying,

"Ava Lowder, playing the same old game again? Fine, I'll wait for the day you regret it and come begging to me."

After Ethan left, Claire Grant looked at me as if she wanted to say something, but Dr. Xavier escorted her out under the pretense that I needed rest. After all the unnecessary people were cleared out, Dr. Xavier turned around, looking at me with great interest,

"So, the person you like now—is me?"

His eyes were hidden behind the reflective lenses, making it hard to read. His pink lips opened and closed in a way that seemed very soft and kissable... oops, lost my train of thought.

"I never lie!"