Chapter 26
Their eyes locked, and Ellie’s face turned pale with anger, struggling to believe that Alex actually called her hypocritical
Tears welled up in her eyes, but her voice was unwavering “I don’t need it she said.
Ellie put down her bag and started tidying up the ward. She decided to swallow everything for the chance to be promoted.
Alex stared at Ellie, noticing her pained and frustrated expression. He glanced down at the pink diamond necklace in his hands, breaking the silence that filled the room
“Help me up! I need to go to the bathroom!” he snapped from behind her. Ellie ignored him. His head was injured, not his legs–he could’ve been up and about since morning.
“Did you hear me. Ellie?” Alex grumbled, throwing something at her. She rolled her eyes and stepped into the caregiver’s area.
After making the bed, she stepped out again, only to find Alex blocking the doorway, peeling an orange and glaring at her. “Did that idiot Aaron say anything to you?” he asked.
Ellie pon
pouted and bravely shot back, “At least Aaron’s better than you”
- el. “You little bratt Try saying that again!”
He threw a half peeled orange at her, along with the peel.
Ellie picked up the dripping orange from the floor and tossed it in the trash can.
“That day in your apartment, Aaron started the fight. Why don’t you go yell at him instead?” Alex moved aside to let her pass, but he bent down to grab another orange and lay back in bed, carelessly tossing the orange peel her way
Ellie didn’t wa
want to argue, so she pretended not to hear him,
“Talk to me, Ellie!” Alex snapped, his frustration boiling over. He hurled the orange at the ceiling, creating a loud thud as it landed back on the bed. Ellie stared at a stain on the ceiling, walked over, and tossed the orange in the trash. Just as she turned to leave, Alex grabbed her wrist.
She looked down at his hand gripping her wrist. “You’re not wrong; the ceiling started the fight first,” she smirked.
Alex was taken aback.
Ellie wrenched her wrist free, grabbed a tissue, and wiped the orange juice stain off the blankes, So continued their silent standoff–Ellie ignoring him, and Alex sulking.
She originally thought a single night of caregiving would be all, but Nancy didn’t come to the hospital for two or three days.
Not only did Ellie have to treat Alex, but she also had to keep him company and manage his meals. On top of that, Alex kept purposely making things difficult for her, leaving her exhausted and overwhelmed.
Every time she wanted to just walk away, she remembered the director’s promise to consider her for a permanent position. She gritted her teeth and endured everything.
Early one in
morning.
ing. Ellie wheeled Alex to get a CT scan. One moment he was strolling around in the room, and the next, he was back on the bed saying he fel dizzy and couldn’t get up. Ellie had no choice but to fetch a wheelchair. “Get in the wheelchair,” she said.
Alex lay there scrolling through his phone, not hothering to look at her. “I’m dizzy. I can’t sit.”
Frustrated, Ellie had to shift him to an emergency bed. As they wheeled him towards the imaging room, Alex kicked at her arm. “Push my pillow up higher.”
Ellie stepped forward and adjusted the pillow
for him.
want water, he demanded before she could even take w
two steps away.
Ellie frowned. “You can have some after the scan.”
Before she could finish, he yanked the IV line out of his arm. The nurse exchanged awkward glances with Ellie, who stopped dead in her tracks, seething with anger
been her
In the corridor, Alex sat in a patient gown, sulking on the gurney, glaring at Ellie, who was wearing a white lab coat and trying to keep composure as their gazes locked.
Every now and then, patients and nurses strolled by, unable to resist stealing glances at them. Clearly, their silent communication had transcended than of a typical doctor and patient, and whispers began to circulate.
“What’s up with those two? Are the doctor and the patient a couple?”
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“I heard they’re dating. The girl’s a doctor in our department, and her boyfriend is some rich guy”
“That makes sense. He looks handsome but seems like trouble.”
“For sure. There’s probably some domestic violence lurking beneath the surface.”
Alex was left on the gurney, and after waiting for what felt like an eternity without Ellie making a move, he finally snapped, “Are you gonna come over here or what?
The onlookers couldn’t take it anymore.
“Dude, treat your girlfriend better!”
“Seriously, can’t you see she’s almost in tears?”
Fuming. Alex gritted lus teeth. “She’s not my girlfriend”
Suddenly, a guy in a patient gown pushed through the crowd. “You two will get along. Catch her!”
Before the words could even settle, the guy shoved Ellic forward. With a yelp, she lost her balance and fell straight into Alex’s arms
Another round of gasps erupted as Ellie crashed into Alex, taking him down on the gurney. In that split second, their lips collided, and they both let our mulled noises of surprise
The gurney, propelled by their momentum, careened down the hallway while the two wide–eyed lovers remained locked in their kiss
The corridor quickly filled with onlookers, many pulling out their phones to capture the moment. Some snapped photos while others recorded videos
Finally, the gurney collided with a cart beside the nurse’s station, bringing them to a halt.
Ellie scrambled off the gurney, abandoning Alex and daring into the elevator Alex slowly sat up, instinctively touching his lips, where Ellie had just kissed him
All day, Ellie laid out in the plastic surgery department, to embarrassed to show her face again. As closing time approached, she overheard a colleague mention that Ales had been discharged, and she felt an overwhelming sense of relief.
Later that evening, around ten, Nancy returned home with her husband after a night out. She spotted Alex staring at a painting of a woman on the wall, licking his lips in a daze. “You got out of the hospital pretty quick, buh” she asked.
Alex snapped back
I back to reality and hurried upstairs, munering to himself, “Damn it!”
After Nancy finished her shower, she stepped out of the bathroom, multitasking with her skincare routine while chatting with her husband, “Honey, it seems like Alex and Haley are really into each other. If he’s thinking about settling down, we should help him on.”
Alex’s father, Todd, put down his magazine “With his attitude, if he doesn’t find someone who can handle him, I truly worry he’s gonna blow through all his money. Honestly, if Ellie hadn’t gone into medicine, she would’ve been perfect for him.”
Nancy smiled at the thought of Ellic. That girl’s too soft. There’s no way she could tame your stubborn son. She’d be more suited to be a beloved daughter than a daughter–in–law”
goes, establish a family before building a career. We need to talk to him and ensure he’s ready to take over the company. He can’t keep bring so irresponsible, Nancy declared, pulling Todd upstairs to find Alex.
As they approached Alex’s room, they noticed the door was slightly ajar, Nancy pushed it open and stepped into the room,
Inside the bedroom, Alex was rolling around on the bed, hugging a pillow and mushing his face into it, breathlessly making sounds of delight. His parents glanced at each other, their expressions a mix of shock and amusement,
