The Best Friend's Contract novel Chapter 80

As soon as they see the smile on my face, they begin to thank me as their eyes are wet with tears before praising the Lord, leaving me to watch their every movement; liking how their belief is such a beautiful thing to watch, somehow they know that they depended everything on something.

Truth be told, this is my favourite moment of all, when their faces just light up when a surgeon walks out of the room with a smile, assuring that the surgery went well. As if everything changes, their lips curve up into a wider smile and they begin to ease themselves down.

Another precious moment is when a newly-known father walks out of the room, telling the gender of the baby with tears in his eyes as the whole family begins to cheer for their new family member. I've once watched the scent multiple times, during my night shift, just to see how life is full of meanings.

We're all capable of making something as beautiful as that and the look on their faces are what matters most, they were all happy, thrilled.

I excuse myself as I make my way down the hallway, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear before meeting a middle-aged man begins to hug his grandchild, leaving me to think that there's a lot more to see if I just look at the positive side.

''I heard you did well with the monitoring,'' I turn to see Lucas smiling down at me as he's also standing in his light blue scrubs, leaving me to think that he just got out of a surgery, too.

''I deserve a promotion, now.'' I joke and he starts to laugh, ''You were performing a surgery?'' I ask, seeing him wiping away a couple beads of sweat on his forehead as he nods.

He clears his throat, ''Twins. They were beautiful,''

''Well, congratulations to the both of us.'' I pretend to be holding a glass of wine as I lift my hand up, receiving myself a chuckle from him before he starts to join me; our hands meeting up.

My eyes wander around to meet a familiar figure which surprises me, ''You're still here?'' I ask, causing Lucas to turn and follow my gaze; as Aidan starts to make his way towards me, pecking onto the side of my face before placing his hand at the back of my waist.

''I was at the office,'' He replies.

''Aidan, this is Lucas. Lucas, this is Aidan.'' I introduce them both to each other as they begin to shake hands, my eyebrows furrow at the sight of Aidan's firm handshake which is quite normal when he's meeting clients and colleagues but I decide to let it slide.

Lucas smiles, ''The husband, right?''

''The friend?'' They hold their gazes for a few seconds longer before they begin to let go of each other's hands, causing Aidan to stand tall without even bothered to look away while I feel like I'm standing in between of a glaring contest.

''Also an obstetrician,'' Lucas adds.

''I've heard. You're quite known for your work,'' Aidan replies.

Lucas, on the other hand, starts to chuckle. ''Not quite as known as you. You're the successful man here that was the talk of the hospital for awhile when you two got hitched,'' He says. ''I'm sure I'm just an obstetrician who makes hundreds of thousands per year while you make millions,''

''Billions,'' He corrects which causes Lucas to stare at him in surprise.

''Remind me again not to mess with you,'' Lucas begins to joke as they both laugh, even though I know by the look on Aidan's face, he seems to be putting on a perfect act. ''Well . . . I better get going. It was a pleasure meeting you,'' He adds before smiling at me and heading towards the other side of the hallway.

I furrow my brows as I look up at Aidan, ''Seriously?''