Layla POV
Beta Gordon looked up from his desk when I entered.
The warmth he performed for witnesses didn't bother to appear now.
"Layla. What is it?"
My gaze shifted to the short pile of papers near his desktop. He didn't seem to have noticed the missing acceptance letter yet.
I was deeply grateful for that.
The letter was in the drawer back in my cottage. I'd taken it because it belonged to me.
I released my clenched fists slowly before speaking.
"Admission started last week. Carla has done hers. You haven't said anything about my registration. When will I begin?"
He leaned back in his chair. Something settled in his expression that wasn't surprise. More like a man confirming something he had already decided.
"You're not going to medical school," he said simply.
The floor sh
