A Whisper that went unheard novel Chapter 13

Melody looked up at Krystal when she heard her name.

Krystal was gorgeous, but her no-fuss demeanor was even more eye-catching. Her white shirt had nary a wrinkle, and her high-waisted black pants accentuated her waistline perfectly.

The way she looked at Melody was unapologetically arrogant and filled with disdain. It was a gaze that would make anyone uneasy.

Her words were phrased as a question, but her tone indicated that she was not concerned about Melody's answer at all. Instead, it sounded more like she was merely notifying Melody.

Melody looked at Jeremy, and their eyes happened to meet.

However, his gaze barely lingered on Melody before he asked, "What has us discussing a case have anything to do with her? Why do you even need to ask for her permission?"

Krystal responded casually, "Didn't Dr. Franklin say you're leaving together?"

"When did I say I would go with her?" Jeremy asked.

Their exchange sounded monotonous, but no one noticed how humiliating it was for Melody, the subject of their discussion.

Everyone in the department more or less knew that Jeremy didn't care for his fiancée, Melody. His comments now were completely disregarding her dignity as well.

Both sympathetic and entertained gazes fell on Melody. She couldn't ignore them even if she tried. However, she could only pretend not to notice.

Each breath triggered an ache in her chest. Melody tried her best to control how she sounded, striving not to appear overly pitiful.

"It's a doctor's job to discuss cases, so you don't have to ask me, Dr. Finnigan."

Krystal raised an eyebrow before responding, "That's true. You won't understand anyway."

With that, she looked at Jeremy and asked, "Shall we go?"

Jeremy nodded and gathered the other doctors who had also joined in earlier. However, he hadn't made it two steps before he stopped in his tracks and turned back to look in Melody's direction.

His eyes were dark, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

Melody's bright eyes stared back at him. Perhaps due to her hearing impairment, Melody's eyes were especially pretty. They were bright and clear, with not even a trace of murkiness.

Jeremy stood there staring for a second before he turned to look at Harold, who was standing close. "Are you not going to join us upstairs? I remember you had a patient with meningioma before."