Chapter 16
fern. You need to get out?
Amaris shot Chirican annoyed look “Didn’t you hear me? I’m going to sleep.
Osric’s long, bony hand rested casually on his collarbone, and the steel watch on his wrist caught the light, shining brilliantly
He glanced at her from the corner of his eye, amusement dancing in his expression. “Mc. Wynn, this is my room, and you’re sitting on my bed. Telling me to leave! Seriously!”
Amaris felt a jolt of
tion, quickly scanning the room around her. It hit her – this wasn’t the same room she’d crashed in last night. This was
She had entered the wrong rooms
Morted, she stood up to leave, but Ourie Chand caught hier wrist, and she didnt alare glance.
glance back as a shiver ran down her spine
Behind her. Chric, his eyebrows slightly furrowed from the red wine he laid indulged in observed her stiff figure. “Listen, if you want to stay in my room, fast say it. This whole act is beneath you”
It was a mistake?” Amaris inated, mentally muttering about his inflated ego
me, don’t you? One pressed, a cheeky grin playing on his face.
You think too highly of yourself”
As soon as those words left her mouth, she realized her tone had come out way weaker than she intended. Turning back, she quickly added, “Really. I don’t like you at alir
Ouric’s gaze hardened a bit, and he loosened hisgrip on her wrist. “That’s good to know
He was just pretending to be her boyfriend for Fenella’s sake and didn’t want her to get any
ideas
But oddly enough, it bothered him when she made it clear she didn’t have feelings for him
Amaris practically bolted from the room, and as he watched her hurry away, he couldn’t help but find her a little endearing.
After she took the initiative to video chat with Fenella, he decided to let today’s incident slide–bed set her up with a job at his company the next day
Even a clerk position was better than having her out there mingling with the wrong crowd.
She seemed to naive. It was like she couldn’t even tell the bad people from the good ones
With that thought in mind. Ouric drifted off to sleep. But when he woke up the next morning and went downstairs, he noticed there was still no sign of Amaris.
Without waiting for him to ask anything, the maid jumped in, “Oh, Ms. Wynn mentioned she didn’t find a job yesterday, so she going to hustle harder today and left early”
“Od so chase after another jols, hub?‘ Ouric
‘Ostic grated his teeth, thinking. What excuse is she gonna use if she can’t find any today? But line did he knows, Amaris was genuinely on the job hunt today
At exactly ni
she showed up at Curevard Medical School, where she had I previously sent in her resume.
Gurnard Medical School consisted of two parts Curevard Traditional Meds and Cuevard Medical University, and Thane Crowe, the renowned traditional medicine expert was invadirector.
“Uh, ha. I’m here to apply for a job,” Amaris said, glamming at the long line ahead for registration and feeling her heart sink a little.
“You don’t lane a degree?” the registrant asked, eyeing the blanks on her application forms with disdain. “If you want a spot in our hospital, you need
master’s. Even a Pdi isn’t rare here! Just go away and don’t hold up the line!“.
He was already calling security to kick Amaris out
“But I have an interview!” Amaris protested, feeling the irritation swell inside her. Seriously, It’s just a small hospital. Why be so rude? she thought, “That’s probably a mistaker” the registrant said.
“If you don’t have a degree, you should just leave and stop wasting our time,” a fellow applicant chimed i
“Exactly! Dr. Crowe’s hospital isn’t for just anyone to walk in, especially not on connections!”
“Yeah, who’s got time to spare? You’re making a fool of yourself!”
Amidst the back–and–forth, things took a turn when someone in the line fainted out of anxiety.
“Whoa, someone’s passed out! Quick, call a doctor! Everyone step back and let some air in
