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    Elena got up and stepped toward the door as she answered the phone. “Mr. Wace, hello.”


    Felix didn’t beat around the bush. He invited her to check on Gerald—some kind of medical consultation.


    Elena didn’t even think twice and epted Wesley’s request immediately. “Of course, I’lle.”


    For one, she owed Wesley for helping her outst time. And two, she had been meaning to meet Gerald anyway. Now, she didn’t even have toe up with an excuse.


    Autumn had settled in the. The sycamore trees lining the streets had shed their green, now glowing in shades of gold.


    Every time the wind blew, the leaves drifted down, dancing softly before settling on the ground. A jeep sat idling by the curb.


    Kason tapped the ash off his cigarette, his sharp gaze locking onto the woman standing outside the café, speaking on the phone. She wore a gray knit sweater, her long hair gathered in a loose, low bun, stray strands framing her face. There was something effortlessly calm about her, yet she was undeniably captivating.


    She looked different today—softer, more at ease than the other times he had seen her.


    A thought struck Kason—he owed Elena an apology. Right after their brief meeting, he had been called away on duty so quickly that he never got the chance to say a word.


    Lost in thought, he only realized his cigarette had burned down when the heat scorched his finger, jolting him back to the present.


    Felix ended the call and turned toward the back seat, where Wesley sat in silence.


    Wesley’s deep voice broke the quiet tension in the car. “Well? What did Elena say?”


    Felix hesitated before replying, “Miss Harper agreed immediately. She didn’t ask any questions.”


    The air inside the car instantly turned ice-cold, just as Felix had expected.


    Felix was puzzled. Wesley was the one who wanted to talk to Elena, yet he refused to call her himself and instead made Felix do it.


    Wesley’sst encounter with Elena had ended badly. Since then, he had thrown himself into work, barely leaving the office for days. Thepany’s executives were walking on eggshells, terrified that one wrong move would put them in Wesley’s line of fire.


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    Felix had seen Wesley angry before, but never like this. This was different. He had assumed Wesley and Elena werepletely done with each other. But then Gerald’s health took a turn for the worse. The doctors admitted his condition was hard to treat, yet Wesley asked Felix to call Elena for help.


    Felix wondered if Elena really knew how to practice medicine. Was this call really about Gerald, or was Wesley just using it as an excuse to see Elena? Wesley’s eyes darkened, his expression unreadable.


    Elena walked back inside the café, her expression unreadable.


    Lydia arched an eyebrow. “Who called? Why did you step outside to take it? You hiding something from me?”


    Elena didn’t bother lying. “Wesley’s assistant called. Wesley wants me to treat Gerald.”


    “You agreed?” Lydia frowned.


    Elena gave a small nod. “Yeah.”


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