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Alex, still crouched under the desk, grabbed the edge of Ellie’s white coat, doodling while listening to the conversation. He thought, ‘I never expected that someone as weak as she could actually make my mom apologize!‘
Ellie stood by her desk, watching Nancy leave with a sad expression. She couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. However, if she hadn’t driven her out, she feared that Nancy might have said something else.
Ellie felt conflicted–her life was good, and she was content. So was Alex, focusing on his career. They had both moved on, leaving the past behind.
Life was short, and they had already wasted too much time on each other. Ellie didn’t want to get trapped in the past again. She hoped Alex would never remember her and the two kids.
Ellie didn’t pay any attention to Alex. As soon as Nancy left, she walked out too. Alex slowly crawled out from under the desk, returning the pen he had swiped from Ellie’s desk.
“My mom seems to like her.” Alex propped himself up on the desk with one hand, sitting on top of it.
“Mr. Warren.” Barry returned, cracking the door open slightly.
“I have a question.” Alex said, walking over to the door, his sharp gaze locking onto Barry’s, “Why is my mom so much closer to Dr. Thompson than I am?”
Barry wasn’t sure how to answer. “Well… Dr. Thompson is from the Thompson residence. The Jaslands circle is small, so it’s not surprising that Mrs. Warren knows Dr. Thompson.”
“Fair point.” Alex replied, “Do you think she knows Dr. Thompson has two kids?”
“No, she probably doesn’t…” Barry stammered, suddenly terrified.
Alex patted Barry on the shoulder and walked out of Ellie’s office.
“Where are you going?” Barry quickly followed him out.
Alex didn’t look back. “I need to talk to Dr. Thompson.”
It seemed like Alex was dead set on explaining whatever happened last night and clearing things up with Ellie. He was determined to fix his image in her eyes.
Alex wandered around the hospital, taking sharp turns, and finally stepped out of the elevator with Barry just as Nancy appeared in front of them.
“You little brat, stop right there!” Nancy spotted Alex and, in her high heels, started marching toward him.
Alex looked around, snatching a medical report from a man who was about to enter the elevator. The man reacted fast, gripping the paper, but Alex yanked it hard, and the paper was torn in two, half in the man’s hand and half in Alex’s.
“Are you out of your mind?” The man shouted, clenching his fists, ready to punch Alex.
“Emergency!” Alex said smoothly, pulling a few hundred–dollar bills from Barry’s pocket and slipping them into the man’s hands before shoving him into the elevator.
“You can’t hide from me forever. You better not try running again! How could you do that to Scarlett? Now tell me, what’s going on? Why aren’t you at the office this morning, and why are you here?” said Nancy.
Nancy stormed toward Alex, ready to slap him. Just as her hand was about to come down, Alex handed her the torn medical report he grabbed from the man.
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“I’m not feeling well so I came for a check–up, Why did you follow me here?” Alex coughed, pretending to be exhausted.
“Playing tricks on me again, huh?” Nancy snatched the medical report from Alex’s hand. Alex quickly took a few steps back, prepared to make a run for it.
Nancy glanced at the paper, and her face instantly darkened. “Wait. Is this really your test report?” She stared at it, clearly in disbelief.
Alex noticed Nancy’s sudden change in expression and took another step back. Then he seriously nodded, saying, “When I got off the elevator, the slip got damaged. Maybe it’s hard to read the details.”
Nancy turned to Barry. “Is this really Alex’s medical report?”
“Yes, it’s Mr. Warren’s…” Barry answered and quietly turned away.
The next second, Nancy’s vision went dark, and with a sudden thud, she collapsed to the ground without warning.
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