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.

was fine with her body.

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

stitches.

was looking at, Doc Matt

for her from now on, you can leave,” he said while attempting to carry Lolita up from the surface she

to protest but when Matt gave her a

and took her to the only bed in the office. It was Doc Matt’s bed.

your shirt,”

but felt a sharp pain

“What’s wrong?”

sharp pain in my heart when

the cause

to help her take off her shirt. Good thing it was a wrap gown… easy to take

a little uncomfortable with her naked chest in full view. She stole a glance at him but the man was busy

by how stunning the doctor was as he slowly took off

him but continued his work seamlessly. After removing the dress, like he thought, her

Matt felt confused for the first time since he became a doctor. How can a

sleep?” He asked

eyes.

was startled. The question caught her unaware and she had

back at her.

before lowering it. How could she still be attracted to him when

behavior but had no time to dwell on that. He has some research to do, so he helped her put the hospital gown back on and make her lie down before

walking away.