rt of her body ached as if it h
f the previous night rushed back all at once. She forced herself t
have lost
y, she had crossed the lin
shut off s
hair slightly tousled. He walked over to the sofa, sat
composed, his tone unr
ght, but her throat felt par
e. Smoke drifted around him, softening his ou
stood and spoke again
o the bed, his ey
n engagement party. Tell me, Madeline-were you actually drunk,
sharp, making Madeline
unk. Don't overthink it, Dr. Spencer. As for
ut a brief,
expression returned to i
in
By then, he had already put on his shirt
y. "No one else will find out. I hav
r, then paused wit
ills in the
but there was no room f
ut quietly
llowed the
headboard, taking a long time b
he nightstand, where the emergency pills lay,
a doctor. Careful
ead, making sure she wo
.
on time-ten-thirty, exactly half an
the locker room. The moment Nathan stepped in
look surprisingly refreshed
t a faint sce
that alcohol? A
e fragrance instantly. As a doctor, his sense of smel
ell me you've got
riosity fla
nd opened his locker, rea
tone flat and indifferent. "Someone insisted I drink a few
amily's engag
ble cousin. Earlier that morning, rumors had already spread that the engage
lit up
e family who don't know who you are? Someone actual
del
ed even, without th
ned in shock. "The heiress of the bankrupt family? Julia
at Nathan, cle
efly, his expression co
e Daniel uneasy, but h
uld she make
r in front of everyone at their own engagement party. She lost con
let anyone know what had ac
too much, but why do you sme
ok her back
his coat, his voice steady and distant. "She could
ed her upstairs? Since when do yo
the top orthopedic specialists in the country. Women-both inside and outside the
e Madeline
arke family had already embarrassed themselves enough. There was no
a simple matter of damage control-calm, c
u wouldn't get involved with anyone anyway. After
is tone completely flat. "Returning here was part of Profe
, Nathan had already changed into his surgical at
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