No matter which incident it was, whatever the Chime family was involved in was never a good thing.
"I've already told you my end of the deal. The rest is up to you." Hera stroked Tiramisu and shrugged.
Augustus didn't give a clear answer. "I'll go back and check first."
He needed to see if the documents were still there.
"Goodbye," Hera bid coldly.
Augustus turned to Catherine. "Can we talk?"
The next patient hadn't arrived yet. Catherine looked at Hera. Seeing that Hera didn't object, she went outside with Augustus.
The driver quickly opened the door when Augustus and Catherine stepped out. Augustus wanted to invite Catherine into the car to sit down and talk, but she declined.
"I have more patients later, so I can't stay for long. Whatever you need to say, just do it here," Catherine said as if she were speaking to a stranger.
Augustus felt a pang of disappointment. "Catherine, it's been so long. You've changed, yet somehow, you haven't changed at all. I'm happy to see you have your own clinic. Congratulations on achieving your dream.
"I still remember when you told me you wanted to open an alternative medicine clinic of your own. Back then, we—"
"I'm sorry, but my next patient is about to arrive, and I don't have time to talk about the past. If there's nothing urgent, I'll be heading back in," Catherine interrupted, not wanting to hear more. She turned to leave.
Augustus quickly grabbed her arm. "I'm sorry, Catherine."
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