The next moment, the man in the corner turned his perfect side face in the shadows.
Mira and Zoe called out a name in a low voice at the same time, "Cedric!"
Mira wanted to leave without being noticed, but Cedric had already seen her. He squinted and stepped back, "Miss, do you want to go upstairs? Sorry, I'm getting in your way."
Mira had no grounds for running away. She lowered her head and tried to pass them quickly, pretending she didn't know Cedric. The stairs were narrow, Mira weighed her options and finally chose to pass with her back to Cedric. However, the moment she brushed past him, Mira could feel her buttocks rubbing against Cedric's hard thingy...
Damn it! Mira could almost feel his shape! She blushed as she fled and trotted upstairs.
Cedric grinned, looking in the direction Mira left.
Joan Foster tugged at Cedric's shirt and asked, "Doctor Moore, what are you looking at? Do you know her?"
Cedric shook his head and let go of Joan, "No."
Joan was a patient who pretended to fall and threw herself into Cedric's arms just now.
She didn't want her plan to be ruined because of that unexpected woman. She peeked at Cedric shyly and said, "Doctor Moore, maybe we can grab a drink..."
"Sorry, Ms. Foster," Cedric interrupted her with a smile, "I'd love to, but you know, I can't date patients. By the way, I suggest you should exercise more to avoid falling again. Right?"
Joan blushed with embarrassment. She nodded awkwardly and left disappointed.
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Mira quickened her pace until she reached the door of Cedric's office. She didn't want to run into anyone again...
Speaking of the devil, "Mira!" she heard someone shout her name.
Mira froze and saw Ava come over and greet her happily, "Are you here for Dr. Moore? What's that?"
Hearing this, Mira hid the thermal cup behind her and replied nervously, "I make some soup for Jimmy."
"Oh, I see."
Fortunately, Ava had no doubts and turned around to get back to work. Mira breathed a sigh of relief and quickly slipped into Cedric's office.
When she put the soup down, she heard the office door suddenly being pushed open again.
Mira frowned and blurted out, "Why are you back so soon? Aren't you flirting with that lady patient..." She paused when she saw who it was.
The person who came in was not Cedric, but Emma Carter, the head nurse on this floor. When Mira just worked in the hospital, she had seen Emma give Cedric a movie ticket shyly.
However, the shyness on Emma's face was replaced by vigilance and ridicule now.
"You're Mira Baker, Dr. Moore's patient?"
"Yes." Mira could tell that Emma was unfriendly to her.
Emma cast a glance at the soup on the table with contempt and said, "Is this soup for Dr. Moore?"
"No, I..." Mira tried to retort, but Emma interrupted her, "Don't deny it! If I hadn't just met Ava, I wouldn't know what you want to do. Jimmy is going to have the operation, right? Can he drink this soup?"
Mira had nothing to say.
Emma's gaze roamed over her and she sneered, "Is that how you please him? I didn't know you were so cheap! You are not sending Dr. Moore the soup, you are sending yourself to his bed, right?"
Mira was annoyed by Emma's taunt and she retorted, "Miss Carter, I don't think you were thinking about sending yourself to Dr. Moore's bed when you gave him the movie tickets."
Emma was irritated at once as if Mira touched a raw nerve, and she shouted, "What did you say?!"
"Can't you hear me? You should be polite to me!"
"You're just a slutty Omega! Why should I be polite to you?! I warn you! If you don't want to be torn apart by Dr. Moore's admirers, stay away from him!"
"Do you mean it's dangerous to go after Dr. Moore? Then you should be careful too, Miss Carter."
"You b***h!" Emma's face twisted with anger.
Mira snorted and continued, "Let me tell you, I'm not interested in Cedric Moore at all. He is handsome and rich to you, but he's just a male chauvinist to me. Also, have you ever thought that maybe it was him who asked me to give this to him?"
However, Emma was angrier when she heard Mira's words. She swore and tried to grab Mira's hair, "You f*****g b***h! Are you insane?! How could Dr. Moore let a slut give him soup!"
Suddenly, the office door was pushed open. "Do you guys have a party here?"
Emma withdrew her hand at once as soon as she heard the man's cold voice.
Mira didn't expect Cedric to come back at this time, and she couldn't help but get worried. Did Cedric hear what they just said?
In a blink of an eye, Emma put on a gentle face again and she complained to Cedric, "Doctor Moore, this woman just spoke ill of you."
Cedric's face looked weary after operating all night. He asked lightly, "Really?"
Emma pointed to the soup on the table and said, "Doctor Moore, Mira Baker is trying to seduce you. She told me that she was here to bring Jimmy some soup, but now she showed up here."
After saying that, Emma secretly glared at Mira, as if mocking her that she was just a joke.
Cedric glanced at Mira and shook his head helplessly, "Yes, Mira is after me."
Emma gave Mira a withering look, "I knew it!"
Cedric continued, "Although I have rejected her, she seems to be very obsessed with me, which bothered me a lot."
Mira rolled her eyes in her heart. Cedric must have heard her remark him as a "male chauvinist" just now.
She didn't plan to say anything else, but thinking of Jimmy, she had to bite her tongue.
Emma eyed Mira in disgust and she said, "Well, it's not difficult to handle her. We can ask security to kick her and her brother out of the hospital. We have to keep her from here!"
Seeing that Cedric didn't refute it, Emma smiled complacently and walked to the door, "Security! Over here, please! Here is a lunatic harassing Dr. Moore!"
Very soon, several security guards rushed in and restrained Mira.
Mira was not strong enough to struggle at all. Mira realized that she could no longer be silent, and immediately, she said loudly, "Doctor Moore, I apologize for what I just said. I didn't mean it!"
She couldn't let Jimmy get kicked out of the hospital!
Cedric opened the thermal cup on the table. Seeing the st steaming soup, he asked, "Is it?"
Mira nodded and hurriedly said, "I'm really sorry..."
The employees of the hospital gathered around and pointed at Mira, whispering.
"Yes, she seduced Mr. Moore and failed. Is she mad?"
"It's the first time I've seen such a cheap woman..."
The harsh comments reached Mira's ears, and she felt her face burning up with extreme embarrassment. She tried her best to ignore the comments and stared at Cedric, waiting for his response.
But Cedric didn't say anything to stop the security.
The security guard got impatient and pushed Mira out of the door, "Come with me, Miss"
"Let her go," Cedric said lightly.
Emma was puzzled, "But why? Mr. Moore, she just offended you..."
Cedric smiled and said, "Don't get nervous. I was just kidding. Mira is not chasing me, she's my..."
Mira felt her heart in her throat, and the crowd at the door was quiet immediately.
"She's my maid, and I asked her to bring me this soup."
Everyone let out a sigh of relief, but only Mira had mixed feelings.
Hearing Cedric's "explanation", Emma's hostility towards Mira turned into contempt. She snorted, "So, you're a maid? How dare you say Mr. Moore is a 'male chauvinist'?"
Mira still kept silent.
Cedric sat down, tasting the warm soup and waving his hand, "What are you all doing here? Get back to your work."
"Yes, Doctor Moore."
The crowd dispersed quickly, but Mira could still feel their unfriendly gaze fixing on her.
Cedric was satisfied with the soup and he said, "I've heard that only a careful person could make delicious food... But you're always being careless, especially when it comes to your language."
"...That makes us square? You've embarrassed me as a punishment just now. If there's nothing else, I'm going back now," Mira said coldly and took a step back.
Cedric put down the spoon and let out a sigh. He leaned against the chair and said, "You wanna walk away like this, my maid? Come and massage my shoulders, I'm very tired now."
Mira frowned, upset. Did Cedric's tiredness have anything to do with her?!
"Forget it. You just offended him. Don't make him angry again," Zoe sighed.
Mira let out a sigh as well, but she only dared to sigh in her heart. She walked over to Cedric and massaged his shoulders and neck.
"Is that enough?" Mira was getting impatient, but no one responded to her.
She looked down and found Cedric was asleep.
It seemed that he was really exhausted, and he didn't even notice when Mira stopped.
A beam of soft sunlight shone on Cedric's handsome side face through the window, which made him look more gentle and less distant than usual. Somehow, Mira swallowed and reached out and fiddled with a lock of hair on Cedric's forehead.
"How would someone always be so annoying with such a beautiful face?"
Then, she moved her slender fingers to his eyelashes, "Wow, you got long eyelashes."
Suddenly, a big hand grabbed Mira's wrist.