pte
lia'
en?" I asked, trying to hi
o see you hurting again because of h
o talk to him," I replied firmly,
ing place will be at your favori
dbyes and went to my office. I took
ided to see him agai
the cafe. I steeled myself before e
y booked. We can't entertain any mo
owed m
empty, yet
a. I'm here to meet
iled widely and ushered me inside. "Oh, welcome, m
on my bag before f
rs everywhere. The walls have cute paintings, and
d so different today. It's my favorite cafe, but it's deco
ecorated ro
ly adorned with soft candlelight, deli
yet. Doubts began to creep in as my mind rac
expected," a calm, indiffe
eart stopped beat
t time I heard it w
ront him or not? What changes have occurred in him? I f
a deep
to do
urned to face the voice. It felt
ident smile. His eyes held a glint of mischief, adding charm to his express
was my husband who once loved me dearly but then forced me
aught my eye in this world," he s
w. But I was disappointed as the eyes looking at me now wer
ched m
quez, that I'm here for busine
d accept the flowers." There w
p, determined not to let him see
cepted the flowers, mainta
e begi
esturing for me to sit. As I took my seat, he sat acros
pital for a downfall," I inquired professionally,
efore sippin
l we? And let's talk about somethi
clear that our conversation would not be strictly business
hospital is crucial. It needs to be ad
on his lips. "Cecilia, let's not dwell on work ma
lood boil a
y hospital but my parents' blood, sweat, and tears invested in it. I'm not in the mood to discuss my person
to bring down your hospital, Madam Cecilia. That was merely to grab
t began
trying to steady my
you promise tha
ly. I bit my lip, afraid o
I'm sure you'll agree. Because I can
lips, replaced by a serious expression
eeling about what
e again,
away. I couldn't believe this was happ
ouldn't help but think about the con
z. If you're bored, please don't target our hospital. You can look elsewhere,
and began to walk away, but
ecting my marriage propo
my teeth i
oaching me. With every ste
right in
our mind, you know," he said softly, thou
heek, gently caressing
tions in his eyes, but I saw no response. His eye
ent. That's
k and left the place. But before I could
igh
ent was reached between Nolan and me last night. I would find
Doc Cecilia," g
morn
ce, I rolled my eyes
ou not to accept gifts
d put on my coat. Ka
om a very handsome man I've seen in my life. He didn't say
fr
ms to be a
I was pretty sure who they were from. I saw a sm
ez, N
Tonight, something un
ese away to your fa
idened. "Are
ately left the office. As I was
. There's an urgent meeti
odd
I knew this
takeholders already assembled, their expr
critical financial setback with the withdrawal of Mr. Chu, a ma
s of this shareholder's investment will impact our cash flow and
unable to attend the meet
ilent upon hear
vestors or partners to inject capit
ere could we find an investor during t
rs for the hospital. "I have som
sure this person will be willing to
ly. "We have no other c
nod
enue, and talking to our suppliers to improve our financial situati
office, but when I opened the door
d when he heard
, ba
d with kindness, and his gentle demeanor made everyone around him feel at
tation schedule," I said as I sat across from him, sli
s eyes as he responded, "I couldn't resist the chance
I'm not thinking about dating right now, an
n, I can call you
ignore wh
I actually have something t
referring to was the man sitt
Cont