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, languid. “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 the last 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, accepting 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 her composure, 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

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back

Leanne, clutching the tissue, explained 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.

As she checked her phone, there was a new message from the Turner family’s second daughter, who just last night claimed 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 eccentric.”

“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 eyes landed 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 his company 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.