Chapter Thirty Nine ~ Lines drawn

Emily

I’m still touching my lips from the kiss as I sit in my office. It was unexpected and the way my heart stopped and stomach fluttered when he placed his lips on mine should be illegal. How can he make me feel this way when we’ve been apart for a long time and I hate him?

Right?

My thoughts are cut short by my door opening and it’s the Hospital Director! I jolt up from my seat at the unexpected visit, “Dr. Chen!.”

“My goodness Dr. Harper, please take your seat, I’m your guest here.” He says and from the rumors I’ve heard about him, he is acting very strange but I play along.

“Thank you,” I respond as I don’t know what else to say.

“I came to apologize.” He says uncomfortably. And I eye him closely waiting for him to continue. He doesn’t meet my gaze but after a few seconds he continues, “The hospital should have stood by you when those rumors came out. The office we gave you as well is not of standard so please allow me to clear my conscious.”

The moment he said rumors I fe