"How dare you say it's nonsense! Don't you know that anything is possible in this big world?" Patricia held her head high and her tone was proud. She didn't want to admit that she was being a bit dramatic and old-fashioned right now. She was really freaked out being stuck in the mortuary and that was that.
"Well, I am sure that it doesn't include ghosts being real. Everything you ever encounter that makes you believe that ghosts are real is just a phenomenon of nature. That's all. You should believe in science. By the way, your name is Patricia, right? Come on! I will take you to Leena's room." Tom shook his head at her again. To be honest, he didn't understand how Leena was friends with this girl. She was too chatty and too vivacious for his liking. Tom could tell that she was not the gentle and caring type of girl at all.
"Thank you! What's your name by the way? Are you the Tom that Leena mentioned before? The almighty doctor?" Patricia looked at Tom in surprise. He was a doctor, and he was also Leena's friend. Maybe she was right. This man in front of her was Tom indeed.
"Yes. My name is Tom Qin. You can call me Doctor Qin. How about you? What's your family name?" Tom's tone was polite but distant. One could tell from his self introduction that he didn't want anything to do with Patricia.
"I'm Patricia Bai. Why? You don't trust me? That's why you asked for my full name." Patricia couldn't help but press her lips together in a tight line in annoyance as she followed Tom. He was so obvious! It looked like she wanted something to do with him. Well, yes, she did when she first met him. But not now. She had lost interest in him as soon as she found out that he was a doctor.
"That's not what I meant, Miss Bai. Please don't think too much. I just think that we are not close enough to call each other by our first names. That's why I wanted to know your family name." Tom was always like this. He acted distant and polite to the ones he wasn't familiar with. He liked to keep his distance. It was as if he didn't want to make new friends.
"Fine. Whatever." Patricia was disappointed. She just found out the man she had a big crush on for days was a doctor. To be honest, this was enough for her to give up her original plan. Now, Tom's attitude was like cold water to a dying fire. Well, she was right. There was no way she was going to be together with a doctor. And she didn't regret it at all.
"I remember that I promised you a meal. Don't worry, I won't break my promise. Once Leena wakes up, I will surely take you out for dinner." Tom suddenly said these words out of nowhere. And this made Patricia fully give up on the idea of getting to know him, let alone being with him.
"You don't have to. I am not that pathetic. So you don't have to worry about it, really, Doctor Qin. Besides, please don't think that everyone who approaches you wants something from you. Well, I admit that I was charmed by your appearance at first sight. But it doesn't mean that I will pester you endlessly, especially after I know now that you are a doctor. Don't worry, I don't want to chase you after all. So you don't have to intentionally keep your distance from me or be this careful around me. What a turn off!"
Patricia smirked coldly at Tom. She always hated men who were so full of themselves and thought that every woman who approached them was interested in them. She admitted that she was indeed interested in Tom at first. But it didn't mean that she was willing to endure Tom's conceited attitude. He was straightforward and obvious. So she didn't have to embarrass herself anymore. She would gladly leave Tom alone.
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