lie'
as different. She was sitting behind her desk, her usual sharp gaze softer tha
," she said, her voice c
she was one of the most respected figures in the medical field and a woman who rare
ilities. Had I messed up on my last research paper? Wa
e smile. And just like that, I knew
ou," she said, sliding
ticals logo printed in bold at the top. My
tigious pharmaceutical company in the country, a place where only the best of
the envelope, my breath catchi
Miss B
you have been granted a spot in o
y eyes rushed through
in. I
lyn, barely able to process my own excitement. "Thi
her smile widen
I didn't even apply directly. I tho
tted. "But I pulled s
woman who believed in strict prof
've put in more hours than anyone else in the program, and your dedication is unmatched. Hawth
p in my throat. "I don't
ell, you could be retained as a full-time employee. This isn't just
Yes! Absolutely, I'll take it seriously. T
d. "I know
ing to believe it was in my hands. That wa
of medical innovation. The place where real change happened. The idea of
il
ty Se
my veins like a second heartbeat. I could barely kee
an internship at Hawt
e was almos
Y. Are you se
in my happiness. But just as I was about
n Haw
of the
ho absolute
a high-profile gala, where Jake had made a complete fool of himself trying
been a
efensive, but Adrian had barely spared me a glance before muttering
en him since
e working fo
be he wouldn't even notice me. After all, interns d
y chance. And no old, embarrassi
ing t
I shared with Cassie, who was already waiting
e demanded, practically shovin
exactly what I to
led me into a hug. "I knew you would
y of it still sinking
eyes gleaming. "And J
ed slightly. "I ha
d an eyebrow
se I wasn't sure h
Hawthorne Pharmaceuticals was mentioned. He hated Adrian, and even though I wasn't exactly the m
l him soo
ok convinced, bu
elebrating, but a tiny voice in th
t the kind of man to f
internship wasn't going t