"Didn''t like yesterday''s gift? That''s why you''re throwing a fit today?"


    "No," I answered firmly, but he still thought it was because of yesterday''s incident that I was upset. "Then why aren''t you eating?"


    "Fine, I''ll eat." As I picked up the lunchbox to eat in front of him, he figured I was still being moody. "Really want to make a scene?"


    "I''m not making a scene. I''ve been standing at the operating table for four hours today. After surgery, I had lunch with my mentor, then came back to rest. If anyone''s making a scene, it''s clearly you."


    He didn''t respond for a while. I continued, "You were the one who canceled my schrship spot, so why bother bringing me lunch every day? Is it really just out of brotherly love? Don''t you see the contradiction in your actions?" I leaned coolly against the wall, ncing at his lunchbox. Everything he was doing seemed pretentious to me.


    "Anyway, Kate asked you out for coffee today. Why didn''t you go?"


    Puffing my cheeks, I didn''t know what to say. I had been in surgery all morning; there was no way I could meet up, plus, he hadn''t bothered to check if I was tired from surgery.


    He only cared about why I hadn''t eaten the lunch he brought or why I didn''t ept his lover''s invitation.


    "I didn''t have the time today."


    Knock knock-


    There was a knock at the door. "ire, ude, I brought you guys some coffee." It was Kate''s voice.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Just like twins joined at the hip, these two seemed inseparable.


    Now, during lunch break, why would she bring coffee?


    Opening the door, I saw her handing out coffee to all my colleagues on duty, probably feeling the same way as I did.


    I''m not in the mood for coffee at noon!


    "ire, I ordered a bunch of coffees because I thought you and your colleagues have been working hard. So, I handed them out to everyone."


    I stayed silent.


    "Since ire is interning at the hospital, I appreciate everyone taking care of her. I''m ire''s brother''s girlfriend."


    Everyone politely thanked her.


    After introducing herself, Kate came in and linked arms with ude: "ude, Neil mentioned you came to the hospital to find ire. Did you bring lunch for her?"


    She pointed at the lunchbox, and ude didn''t avoid the question, nodding in acknowledgment.


    "Why hasn''t ire eaten yet?"


    I didn''t know how to respond when a nurse came over. "Dr. Floyd, Dr. Hilton wants you in his office. Looks like there''s another case at the criminal investigation department, another charred body." Hearing the words ''charred body'', I instinctively looked at Kate''s face. She was calm, as if she knew nothing.


    Well, she wasn''t the one behind destroying the bodies.


    "I need to get back to work."


    But Kate held onto me: "ire, are you still upset about ude canceling your schrship spot? Actually, ude did it in the heat of


    the moment. If you move backe 1.8


    home, he might still get your spot back, right?"


    I asked with a smile, "Do you really want me to move back in?"


    Her face went through a range of expressions, but she quicklyposed herself. "Yes... yes, of course, ire, you''re like a sister to me and ude. Even though you''re adopted, we always see you as our own sister."


    The nurse looked at me as if she had stumbled upon some juicy gossip. I paid her no mind. Grabbing a jacket, I left my office.


    I knew the nurse was trailing behind, asking, "ire, were you adopted by the Hart family? I think I read about it, your parents saved Mr. Hart, so he adopted you? Was that woman just now here to assert her presence?"


    Even the nurse, barely acquainted with the situation, could see Kate''s visit was about asserting her presence.


    "Maybe."


    I knocked on Max''s door and heard him saye in. Pushing the door open, I found him at the stage of buttoning up his shirt.