ff

ws knitted tog

problem was that he didn't want this situation known to anyon

idden alliances and quiet rivalries, and as the designated suc

ould be seized by adversaries and used to destabilize his st

t reach the ears of the Dixon

there was no way to know where their loyalties truly

rranged for Aydan to see his trus

ply personal truth had already been u

w would only mult

rom the initial checks to the final ver

r who knew nothing, and endure t

's anger surging dangero

ile and lab reports, slipped them into a manila folder, and passed it to him

watch, rose from her seat, and

he lifted her bag, clearl

table. Instead, he raised his eyes and lo

clear confusion in her expressi

ood, his tall frame radiating an oppr

r slammed behind him, and

m instantly filled wit

difficult patients, but none who radiated such over

to her tone. "Mr. Dixon, what exactly are you doing? Unla

d directly in front of her, staring down wit

his gaze steadily,

delivering a final decree. "And you should also be the

at the sheer ab

e, she had never encountered a dema

esponsibility was to diagnose and file the report, and that task is finished. Your continued care will be overseen by Dr. Bar

an repeated stubbornly, complete

come, and even more so, he refused to ex

t least the secret remained c

. Dixon Group happens to be the largest shareholder of Apex Medical Center. Assigning you to overs

takable

nt on their position, those wo

r a moment, and then calmly set her bag back

up at the man who believed pow

is childish. Second, I'm not only a physician-I'm also a specially appointed visiting p

fly tracing the rigidly h

nt, you're the one who needs me, not the reverse. If yo

stunned in

ofes

features, unable for a heartbeat t

out manners struck h

r pleaded w

he had no

as ri

s the one who required a physician capab

s his sole option, and un