al locker in the cramped changing room, peeling off her

ght is the department dinner. The hospital's primary investor, Mr. Cortez, will be th

oor. "I really don't feel

cking your monthly bonus," the hea

nd walked to a dimly lit, absurdly expens

rivate dining room. The space was already p

e kept her head down and walked straight to the em

and sat down, she heard Maureen and

other's medical bills?" Maureen whis

the money for his treatments? Look at her clothes, she's n

he squeezed it so hard her joints ached, but she kept he

espectfully pushed

arm looped through Kie

ilent. Everyone stood

r. His dark eyes swept the room and landed with

wn. Adelle sat pressed against his side. They look

y, expensive escargot and bottles of vi

nked everyone for their wishes and started talking abou

ood around her porcelain plate with her fork. Her stomac

, leaned forward and loudly asked Kiera

gs. He didn't look at Maureen. His eyes stared straight

he panicked and jerked her head up, crashing s

ith a lethal warning and a

fork slipped from her fingers and slammed agains

m snapped to Essie. Adelle's perfect

ork off the table. "I'm sorry,"

d laugh. He shoved his chair

hly against the marble floor. The

Kieran said coldly. He didn't spare anyone a sec

stop him, but Kieran didn't even turn his

freezing. Suddenly, Essie felt a short, s