Love At The Wrong Table

Nevertheless, Emmanuel proceeded to Room 8 as earlier, Juan had messaged him that the female patient was waiting in Room 8.

Emmanuel gently pushed the door, which was indeed unlocked. “Is anyone here?” he called out but received no response. He looked around the private dining room, and just like Juan and Rhea, he was stunned.

What’s going on? Is this a place for treating patients or for a romantic date?

Emmanuel might not be very emotionally sensitive, but he had good analytical skills. He quickly realized that something was amiss.

Then, he noticed an exquisitely prepared lunchbox on the table in the room, clearly made by his date.

Emmanuel frowned, believing it couldn’t likely have been a room mix-up. He had agreed to Juan’s invitation to treat a female patient, so why did the room look exactly like what Hannah had described to him-a blind date setup?!

There could only be one truth: the female patient Juan mentioned was, in fact, Hannah Quillen!

Emmanuel expected, Juan immediately called him and said, “Manny, we’ve

to attend to. Ask her to wait for a while.”

phone but turned to ask Hannah, “Ms.

again. Nevertheless, she had asked a favor of Emmanuel, so she clenched her teeth and said, “Fine! I’ll wait for him, but tell

replied to Emmanuel, “Manny, she’s waiting for you

replied before ending

now certain Hannah was behind all this after hearing Juan’s conversation with the patient. He was typically punctual and never arrived late, but now he had decided to let Hannah wait a little while. After all, she was persistent

guess anymore; this lunchbox was definitely from Rhea!

said, Hannah hadn’t lied. As romantically obtuse as Emmanuel was, he admitted that Rhea was indeed a gentle beauty. Sadly, though, his heart was solely

Emmanuel was actually curious to try it. He