Chapter 434 Playing Hard to Get
Kevin chuckled with a hint of coldness in his smile. Despite being significantly shorter while sitting there, his presence was still enough to make Mabel’s heart tremble. “I heard you’ve been inquiring about me lately,” he said.
Mabel was stunned. It was true that she had been inquiring about him recently, but it was mainly due to the relationship between Mia and Evelyn. She was worried yet reluctant to ask Evelyn directly and make her uncomfortable. So she resorted to inquiring. But how could he possibly know…
“Are you curious about how I found out?” Kevin could tell what she was thinking at a glance, and his eyes showed a teasing look. “This is my hospital.”
In other words, plenty of people would tell him what he
wanted to know.
Mabel felt as if she was being stripped naked and scrutinized. She wanted to explain but stammered and struggled, not knowing where to begin. She became so flustered that her
face turned red to her neck.
“Mabel, why were you inquiring about me?” With deliberate intent, Kevin continued to press her, as if he wanted to extract
some
“I… I…” Mabel bit her lip and quickly let go. “I didn’t mean to. I just want to know what happened to Evelyn.”
“That’s why you inquired about me?” Kevin stood up and walked up to her. “You’re interfering in the private affairs of a leader, understand?”
Feeling guilty and unable to find the words to explain herself, Mabel could only endure his criticism, neither too light nor too
harsh.
Thinking about their previous arguments and the attention she had consciously paid to him during these days, the emotions buried in her heart suddenly erupted like scorching lava from a volcano, burning in her eyes and deep within her heart. Her nose felt sore, and she offered an insincere apology, saying, “I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”
After saying that, she turned around and walked toward the door as if she couldn’t stay any longer, regardless of Kevin’s
reaction.
Kevin was taken aback for a moment, and as he turned around, he caught sight of her flushed eyes. How could he let her go so easily?
He took two long strides forward, grabbing her wrist with a
firm grip, his fingers closing tightly. The ease in his voice
vanished, replaced by a subtle sense of urgency. “You make
mistakes and then try to run away. When will you learn to face
yourself?”
“I can’t.” Mabel turned her back to him. Without seeing the suffocating look in his eyes, she finally became bolder and
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dared to argue back to him. “You are my senior, my leader. If you criticize me, I have to listen.”
Mabel was so angry that she said something contrary, and
her tone was full of dissatisfaction.
Kevin raised his eyebrows and pulled her closer to him. Looking at her big eyes, which were about to burst into tears, he tugged at her wrist again until she was about to fall into his
arms.
“You can’t face yourself?” He raised her chin and kissed her
lips. “I’ll help you.”
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