NovelFinishNadine's tone was as robotic as her smile, and Brad couldn't help but frown. "Wipe that fake smile off your face!" he snapped.
He'd seen the photos of Nadine and Jack. Her smiles in those stills were so radiant, so full of life. Compared to that, the smile she wore now was as fake as it could be.
Having seen her sincere and sweet smile before, Brad couldn't stand her practiced, professional smile. He couldn't shake the feeling that she wore a different mask with him than she did with everyone else.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe thing that bothered him most was how unbearably fake her smile was when aimed at him. It was so fake that it made his blood boil.
Nadine didn't want to argue with someone as paranoid as Brad, so when he told her not to smile, she simply stopped. She tilted her head slightly, staring lazily at the ground, giving off an air of nonchalance.
She could read Brad like a book. His gaze made it clear he was itching to pick a fight. But she couldn't be bothered to argue with him or listen to his complaints. Thus, she kept quiet, focusing intently on her feet and treating him like he didn't exist.
Her complete disregard was like fuel to his fire. He was so angry that he wanted to rip her apart. The thing that really irked him was the way she was acting as if he wasn't even there.
He cleared his throat to draw her attention, but to his surprise, she didn't even lift her gaze. She continued to stare at the ground, as if looking at him would give her nightmares.
At that moment, his anger erupted. "Am I your patient or not?" he demanded through gritted teeth.
Nadine nodded nonchalantly. "Kinda, yeah. But to be more precise, Seraphina is your attending physician. I'm just her assistant." Someone as inexperienced as her had no business treating someone as important as Brad. Only someone of Seraphina's caliber could handle a high-profile patient like him.
Even though he was wearing a hospital gown, he was still handsome. Sometimes, she couldn't help but think that Brad would when he wore a burlap sacke probably still look like a fashion icon After all, his face was so absurdly perfect that it felt like an injustice.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEven if he were wrapped in nothing but a sheet of paper, there'd still be people swooning over him. In this appearance-driven world, Brad's face alone could be his livelihood.
Brad glanced at her and asked in an accusatory tone, "Then, why haven't you done a physical exam on me? Aren't you supposed to check my blood pressure, blood ото oxygen levels? Or are you discriminating againstas a patient? Judgingthrough jaded glasses?"
In reality, a nurse had already taken those measurements earlier that morning. But that didn't matter. Brad wanted to make Nadine's life difficult because she infuriated him. This woman who had used him as a substitute while pining for Jack, who'd even had a child with Jack-had kept her secret hidden from his family for six years. Nadine was calculative and deceptive. He never should've saved her in the first place!
Even though he was boiling with anger on the inside, his expression sex. Nadine @duld remained composed.
see right through him, though. This jerk was just trying to make things difficult for her. He was as petty as they came! Still, the customer always cfirst. Since he wasn't pleased, she had no choice but to put up with him. "Hold on, Mr. Hamilton. I'll get the equipment right away."
Back when she worked as a nurse, she'd used these devices before and e was quite proficient with them. M Henge, she didn't have any trouble taking Brad's measurements, and she expertly used her skills to shut him up.
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