I Stopped Loving Him When He Let Me Bleed Out novel Chapter 37

Isaac's fingers twitched.

He shot Finn a knowing look but kept his thoughts to himself.

Taking the file Finn offered, he flipped it open.

Right there in the physician request box was the exact name he expected.

Sienna Sterling.

He closed the folder, a smirk playing on his lips.

It was a subtle, amused smile.

"Good luck with that."

Finn glared at him.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Isaac shook his head, offering no explanation.

He just pictured how Zachary had been publicly eviscerated and sent scurrying away.

It dawned on him that this overstepping, boundary-pushing ex-boyfriend wasn't much different from Zachary.

They were both walking straight into a slaughterhouse.

"Nothing," Isaac said, handing the file back. "Off you go."

Isaac returned to his office, shut the door, and stood by the window.

Down below, Sienna was marching toward the staff room, her lab coat catching the breeze, looking utterly formidable.

He watched her, struggling to reconcile this brilliant, ruthless doctor with the desperately in-love girl Finn had just described.

What exactly had time—and heartbreak—done to her?

In the staff room.

Sienna stared blankly at her updated schedule.

She flipped through it twice to ensure she wasn't hallucinating, then marched straight to Director Dayton's office.

"Director Dayton, I'm assigned to the medical center this afternoon to examine a Global Air pilot?"

Dayton paused his typing and looked up.

His attitude toward her had drastically shifted lately.

Where he used to be dismissive, he was now overly cautious, terrified she might stir up drama.

"That's correct. Orders from the top. Global Air is a major client; having them use our facilities is a huge win. Is there a problem?"

Stepping into the hall, she stared down at the paper, absolutely motionless.

Global Air. Decorated captain. Specific request.

She hadn't even seen the patient's file yet.

But stringing those clues together, she knew exactly who it was.

She squeezed her eyes shut and took a massive breath.

She could not fathom what game this man was playing.

Opening her eyes, she folded the schedule and marched toward the nurses' station.

Penny Sawyer was hunched over her charts. Hearing footsteps, she looked up.

"Sienna? What's up?"

"We've got an assignment." Sienna tossed the paper in front of her. "Medical center, this afternoon. A physical for a pilot. You'll handle all the nursing protocols."

Penny grabbed the schedule, her eyes bulging.

"A Global Air pilot? A decorated captain?" she shrieked. "Sienna, this is the VIP assignment of the century!"

She pointed at the chart, grinning like a maniac.