Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

356 Courting trouble

“You were here when she treated me like trash, were you not?” Lolita glared at the pretty nurse.

“What is going on?” Doc Matt asked. He had been paying attention to what was being said and was quite startled.

Before Lolita could speak, Doc Amy beat her to it. “When she woke up yesterday, she was making a fuss to see you. I told her you were in the middle of carrying out an important surgery. Later on,

she started throwing a tantrum, we exchanged a few unpleasant words and I had to sedate her so she doesn’t cause damage to her injury, Cause when I checked yesterday, her wound was still fresh,” she frowned.

Lolita snorted at the obvious lies but didn’t say anything. A boyfriend would believe their woman over some other woman who was throwing herself at him anyway, so what’s the need to defend herself?

Doc Matt glanced at Lolita and saw the scowl that lasted on her face for a few seconds before asking, “Why was I not told?”

“After the complicated surgery, you locked yourself in your office and prohibited anyone from disturbing you,” Doc Amy said.

Doc Matt stood up from his seat and instructed, “Send her in for a full body check–up.” Doc Amy said her wound hasn’t healed after two weeks which was weird but he didn’t want to open the dressing

just yet.

“Yes, Doc.” The pretty nurse responded before they wheeled Lolita out of the VIP ward into Doc Matt’s office.

His office is so large that it contained everything except an operation theater.

everything was fine with her body. However, there was something weird he wanted to confirm.

in the heart. It was a miracle that she survived it but why was there no sign of stitches on her heart?

stitches.

could see what he was looking at, Doc Matt

can leave,” he said while attempting to carry Lolita up from the

she heard that and immediately tried to protest but when

her to

off your shirt,”

argue. She was about to take it off but felt a

“What’s wrong?”

felt a sharp pain in my heart when

eyes as he thought about the cause for a while but couldn’t find it.

that at the back of his mind and stepped forward to help her take off her shirt. Good thing it

She stole a glance at him but

mesmerized by how stunning the doctor was as

Matt could feel her hot gaze on him but continued his work seamlessly. After removing the dress, like he thought, her skin was smooth and clear.

became

sleep?” He asked out of nowhere before staring

eyes.

question caught her unaware and she had no idea when

back at her.

she slowly shook her head before lowering it. How could she still be attracted to him when he has a girlfriend? She bit her lower lip and prayed for the ground to open and swallow her.

no time to dwell on that. He has some research to do,

walking away.