Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 18

She had.

On several occasions, when he had been pulling all-nighters at home for a paper or a research project, Serena had stood timidly behind him, holding a restorative soup she had spent six hours preparing. She would say in a small, pleading voice, "Derek, if there's anything you need help with, you can ask me. I can help..."

"You're from the countryside, what could you possibly know? Stop bothering me!" At the time, he had shoved her away with extreme impatience.

The soup, which had simmered for six hours, crashed to the floor, filling the room with the scent of herbs.

Serena's eyes had turned red. She knelt to clean up the mess, whispering timidly, "No... Derek, I really do understand. I can really help you..."

He hadn't felt the slightest bit of guilt. In fact, he'd been annoyed that she had dirtied his room and interrupted his research. He had pointed at her and snapped, "You think you can understand medicine just because you can identify a few herbs and make soup? Get out! Stop wasting my time!"

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Thinking back on it now, Derek's expression grew even more strained. "You never explicitly said you knew traditional medicine. Besides... that's completely different from the professional knowledge of Western medicine. It's not like you could have helped me anyway."

"Hah." Serena’s eyes dripped with scorn. "Mr. Wynn, it was precisely the traditional medicine you look down on that just solved a critical case that your modern medicine couldn't handle."

She curved her red lips, looking at Derek and enunciating each word. "You really should brush up on your professional basics."

Her cold eyes, like frosty stars, radiated endless contempt and disdain. "Get lost."

In that moment, the genius that Derek had always been so proud of was utterly shattered to dust by Serena.

Without a second glance, Serena turned and left with Alfred.

She walked away with such effortless grace.

The elevator descended to the first floor, and Serena stepped out.

Just then, she saw a group of five people entering the elevator across the hall with an imposing presence.

As Serena lifted her gaze, her eyes met those of the man standing at the front of the group.

He stood tall and elegant, one hand in his pocket, exuding an air of cool indifference.

His black silk shirt was slightly loose, with two buttons undone, revealing a line of smooth, pale collarbone that only accentuated the aloof and ascetic beauty of his face, lending it a touch of untamed grace.

His face was quite easy on the eyes.

More handsome than any man she had ever seen.

The elevator doors slowly closed, breaking their gaze.

Serena didn't give the brief encounter another thought. With her hands in her pockets, she strode out of the hospital like she owned the place.

"Nicholas, what's this? Smitten with that little lady?" Nathan Hart leaned in close to Nicholas Blackwood, studying his expression. "She's certainly a beauty. I don't think I've ever seen a woman that stunning. I just wonder... is she even legal?"

Knowing that Brianna was out of danger, the tension that had gripped Nathan finally began to ease.

The man lifted his eyes, and in the shifting light, his refined and handsome face looked almost sinfully devilish.

"I'm not that much of a predator."

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