Yvette's expression lit up with the thrill of gossip. "Who are we talking about? Is it Dr. Wilfred?"

"It's about a friend," Karina lied smoothly, her face betraying nothing.

Yvette's face immediately screamed, "Yeah, right."

"Come on, at least come up with a better excuse. That 'it's for a friend' line is so overused it's practically expired," she teased, before shifting gears. "Alright, spill the details. And don't leave anything out. I want to know everything. Not just for gossip but to help you figure things out."

With no other choice, Karina recounted Wilfred's hot-and-cold behavior toward her.

After hearing the story, Yvette leaned back with a sharp hiss, as if processing something heavy. "I think your, uh, friend's boyfriend might just have something he's keeping to himself. Maybe there's a reason he doesn't want her to know." Karina's brows furrowed slightly.

*

"Think about it," Yvette continued. "If he really didn't care, would he have been so quick to catch her when she almost fell? That's not how indifference works."

of the previous day in her mind. Without the haze of emotions clouding her

faint but unmistakable emptiness in his

so caught up in her own frustration and sadness that she hadn't realized it at

untouched. "Thanks, Yvette. I have something I

eating? Hey, come back!" Yvette

heart pounded as she walked briskly through the hospital, a mix of anticipation and nervous energy coursing through her. The frustration and sadness from

halt. The hallway leading to the director's office stretched ahead, and there he was not far from

colleague was speaking to him, clearly trying to make a

only approved because of your influence. If we succeed,

no response. He toward where Wilfred's

for negotiation. "I've heard enough. Send the project proposal to myoffice later, and I'll review it. I have something

group behind and walked off-straight

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