Filed to story: The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion
However, if the opposite was true, she had also worked out an arrangement for her daughter.
Helga’s heart was heavy when she traveled to the hospital.
At first, she felt oddly relieved when she decided to give up, but now she had to worry about the odds of the surgery.
Danika seemed to sense Helga’s anxiety and comforted her, “Don’t worry too much about it.Just like I said, there is a high chance of success.It’s worth taking the risk.If the leading surgeon is your concern, I could request the department head to take on the surgery.”
Even though Danika was confident in her skills, she knew that having the department head in the surgery sounded more reassuring to the patients.
Hence, she didn’t mind handing the surgery to the head.
Helga didn’t look too happy about the suggestion.
She shook her head and announced, “No.I trust you, Dr.Zellweger.”
She had complete trust in Danika’s integrity after witnessing how Danika went above and beyond for a patient, and she was also confident in Danika’s skills.
Danika was glad to hear that from Helga.
Perhaps, the trust she earned from patients was the main motivation in her career.
It was late when they helped Helga settle down at the hospital.
She was surprised to find Melissa waiting at the hospital entrance.
“Why didn’t you go home?” she asked.
“How can I sign off when my boss is busy at work?”
Melissa chuckled and opened the car door for Danika.
“Boss, do you think you should buy me dinner to reward my hard work?”
“No problem,” Danika agreed as she hopped into the front passenger seat.
To thank Melissa, Danika treated her to a meal and even invited Alfred to join them, which would create an opportunity for Melissa to interact with him.
Melissa was too surprised to speak when she learned about Alfred’s attendance.
When Alfred showed up, she hung her head nervously and dared not even take a look at him.
Alfred, however, did not feel odd because he was used to Melissa’s shy demeanor around him.
Only Danika was speechless at Melissa’s bashfulness.
She sighed silently, “She couldn’t even take advantage of the opportunity I created for her!”
“Why did you invite me? It isn’t purely for dinner, right?”
Alfred stared at Danika.He knew she wouldn’t normally have the time to dine with others.
Danika wanted to clarify that she had no other motive but changed her tone when she met his eyes.
“I just wanted to ask you how the company’s doing lately.”
“Oh.Everything’s going smoothly,” he replied curtly, much to her embarrassment.
She thought, “That’s too simple of an answer!”
Laying Up Trouble for Yourself
“Things are fine on my end, but Jade seems to be struggling with some issues.If you’re free, you should help her out.”
Jade was responsible for the fashion design work, which was out of his scope, and he decided to rope Danika into the issue.She asked, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s probably some issue involving her ex-husband.Anyway, her projects aren’t going too smoothly at the moment.”
Alfred had no clue about Jade’s work struggles.
Since they were custodians of the company who worked independently, he would not offer his help if Jade didn’t ask.
Danika harbored a guess after listening to him, and she answered, “Sure.I got it.”
Alfred dropped the topic of Jade and asked, “Do you like the apartment?”
“It’s pretty decent.” She nodded.
He smiled, unsurprised at her satisfied response.
The two engaged in their conversation and ignored Melissa’s presence.
Melissa wanted to chat but couldn’t find a chance to interrupt their conversation.
Meanwhile, Danika, who was worried for Melissa, lectured Alfred, “I know that the company’s still in the growth stage, but you shouldn’t bury yourself in work.You need to consider settling down—don’t miss the right time.”
He frowned at the abrupt topic shift.
“Since when did you start worrying about your employee’s marital prospects?”
“Of course I do.You’re my ace.I have to be concerned about your marital prospects.”
Danika sounded serious.
She would have shoved Melissa into his arms if only Alfred wasn’t against it.He scoffed in an ambiguous response, “Save it.You should worry about yourself.”
“Okay,” she replied, feeling speechless when she noticed that Melissa was still staring at the ground.
She slid her hand underneath the table and squeezed Melissa’s hand while sending signals via her eyes.
A confused and naive Melissa asked her, “What’s up?”
“You blockhead!” Danika thought.
However, Melissa finally caught up as she turned to Alfred with reddened cheeks.
“Alfred, do you have anyone in your mind?”
It was an important question for her.
Alfred shot her a look and glanced at Danika.
His gaze traveled between the two and instantly grasped the situation.
“Do you have a crush on me?”
Caught by surprise at his bold question, she froze before nodding and answering in an almost inaudible voice, Yeah.”
“Okay.”
Alfred dropped a puzzling answer.
Melissa was confused as well.
What did that even mean? Was that a rejection? Thankfully, Alfred didn’t keep her guessing.
He clarified, “We’re incompatible.”
She felt her heart break into pieces.
“Why so? You’ve never gotten to know me.”
“You can’t explain incompatibility.It has nothing to do with how much I know you,” he argued without looking at her.
He never took a liking to Melissa ever since Danika tasked him to teach the woman.
After he finally sent Melissa away, he would never allow her to return under his wings.
On the verge of crying, Melissa was stunned by how brutally she was rejected by her first-ever crush.He didn’t give her a chance at all.
Feeling defeated, she turned to Danika.
“Boss, say something.”
Danika sipped on her coffee and sighed wistfully as she thought, “What else can I say? I can’t possibly ask Alfred to date her.A relationship is not child’s play.”
“Uh, Alfred, you don’t have to reject her outright.You can get to know each other,” she bit the bullet and put in a word for Melissa.
She was to blame for even thinking of inviting Melissa and Alfred to dinner.
“You’re laying up trouble for yourself,” she secretly scolded herself.
When You Turned Me Down in the Past
“Yeah, you should at least give me a chance to get to know you better.”
Melissa nodded and looked at Alfred with anticipation.He ignored her and turned to Danika.
“Why didn’t you think of giving me a chance when you turned me down in the past?”
