The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 244

A few days later, Riley received a call from Bernice Halloway. "Riley, are you free tonight?"

"Is something going on?"

"We're having a little get-together. Same place as last time. Want to come?"

Riley paused before asking, "Are Tessa and Sienna going?"

"Yeah. You should come too."

If Bernice, Sienna, and Tessa were going, then Lawrence, Felix, and Zachary were definitely going. And if those three were there, it was highly likely Sebastian would be there too.

So Riley declined. "I'm on call tonight. Let's make it next time."

Silence stretched over the line for two seconds. "...Alright, let me know when you're free."

"Will do."

Seeing Riley hang up the phone, Mrs. Gable couldn't help but say, "I can watch Alora. If you have plans, you should go. You just moved to Statenbury, it's important to build your social circle."

Riley knew Mrs. Gable meant well. "I know."

Mrs. Gable nodded and didn't press the issue.

The following afternoon as Riley was finishing her shift, she received a call from Zachary Chambers. "Dr. Vance, want to grab dinner?"

Riley's knee-jerk reaction was to refuse. "I'm actually tonight..."

He cut her off. "It's a welcome dinner for the new hospital director. Are you sure you don't want to come?"

Why would a board member and the director having dinner have anything to do with a department head like her? "I don't think it's appropriate for me to be there, is it?"

"Of course it is. You know the new director. He specifically asked to have dinner with you."

"I know him?"

The other end went silent, followed by a few seconds of rustling before someone else took the phone. "Riley, remember me?"

That voice...

Riley felt a surge of excitement. "Dr. Jenson?"

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