Chapter 28: First date
(Olivia's POV)
The Northern Territory Medical Center was bustling with activity when I arrived. I'd deliberately chosen a time when I knew the waiting room would be full—more witnesses to my "suffering" meant more sympathy.
"Miss Oasis?" The nurse called, her eyes widening slightly at my appearance. "The doctor will see you now."
I nodded weakly, making sure to wince as I stood. The scratch on my cheek from Gloria's attack was minor—barely breaking the skin—but I'd carefully avoided cleaning it, allowing the dried blood to make it look worse than it was.
"What happened to you?" Dr. Grace Bennett asked when I entered the examination room. As Lily's aunt, she knew me well enough to be suspicious of my theatrical entrance.
"Gloria Ellis attacked me at the of
