Chapter 178
Chapter 178
In the elevator, Leanne’s gaze was fixed firmly on the digital floor indicator, an aura of ‘Do Not Disturb’
practically radiating from her.
Her eyes were on the numbers counting down, while Curtis had his eyes on her.
With no one else in the lift, Curtis let his unabashed gaze drift over her, tracing the sleek curve of her
hair, skimming over her pale ear, and finally lingering on her elegant jawline.
“You’re avoiding eye contact. What’s the matter, hiding something?” he teased.
Without so much as a twitch, Leanne retorted, “I’m not looking because I don’t want to. I’m tired of the
sight.”
Curtis chuckled, “That’s a shame; I’m not tired at all. How about this? You turn around, close your eyes,
I get to look at you, and you don’t have to see me. Win-win.”
Leanne pursed her lips. ‘Jerk,’ she thought.
His voice floated over her head,nguid. “Cursing me in your head again?”
She didn’t response. When the elevator doors opened, Leanne bolted, striding away briskly.
Joy
by was waiting for her downstairs, waving cheerfully from the driver’s seat of the car she had to return
to her boss by the end of the day. She was determined to make the most of thest few hours with it by
dropping Leanne off at work.
As Joy caught sight of the tall, handsome man trailing out of the building behind her friend, her smile
vanished.
Leanne climbed into Joy’s car, epting the coffee from the cup holder.
“That for me?” she asked.
“Yep,” Joy replied, her expression a mix of amusement and conspiracy.
had deep
After a brief struggle to maintain herposure, Joy blurted out, “I know your feelings for him once,
and it’s impossible to just switch those off. Plus, I’ll admit, the guy’s like a Greek god-all charm and
great service.. if you catch my drift.”
Leanne nearly choked on her coffee, coughing so hard she could hardly speak.
Joy handed her a tissue, insistent on finishing her point, “It’s natural to slip up, remember, you can’t go
back to eating leftovers! You’ve had your bite, just don’t for seconds!”
but
go
back
Leanne, clutching the tissue, exined with a heavy sigh, “He just showed up this morning.”
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Joy was adamant, “Morning sex is just as bad!
Regretting sharing too much with her friend, Leanne shot back, “Could you possibly rinse
your
brain along with your face each morning?”
Joy shot back with her unique logic, “Ever heard of the phrase ‘A little indulgence keeps the doctor
away’? Without those small treats, how would I cope with the daily grind?”
She reinforced her advice, “Just this once, okay? No more going back for seconds. You got that?”
“I didn’t go back!” Leanne protested, her patience wearing thin.
Arriving at the hospital, Amy greeted Leanne with a tease, “What’s with the long face so early in the
morning?”
Leanne sighed, “Just reflecting on my questionable taste in people.”
An unreliable ex-husband and a bizarre best friend.
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As she checked her phone, there was a new message from the Turner family’s second daughter, who
justst night imed an $8000 bag was beneath her-now begging for help with a penny-saving deal,
“Help me click on this link to chop a bit off this price. Can’t let this penny go!”
Leanne sighed again, “Oh right, the new friend who’s both unreliable and entric.”
“I don’t use that app,” she texted back to Selina, then sent a one-cent gift before changing into her
scrubs and preparing for her rounds.
Before leaving the office, her eyesnded on the small calendar on her desk. The day circled in red,
the end of a one-month cooling-off period, was fast approaching.
Curtis arrived at hispany early in the morning, where Caleb handed him sev important documents
and a financial statement to sign off on. Once he was don presented him with another file.