Page 17 of Doctor Bossy

Even amidst my bloodcurdling rage, it still warmed my heart that Griffin was going this far to punish his son for what he did to me.

“Well, how the hell was I supposed to know he would do this? He hadn’t pulled anything like this before, no matter what I did. I think maybe the old man is getting delirious because he was furious. I genuinely thought he would deck me or something.”

I couldn’t deny that the thought of Griffin hitting James brought me a modicum of pleasure.

The warmth inside me bloomed, but then it was immediately wiped out by the next set of statements.

“But I really thought Becca would get off her high horse and accept my apology already. Especially after those pictures got out. You would think she would at least want to talk to me to get it sorted out.”

A red haze of rage filled my vision. I always suspected that he was behind the leak, but for some reason, knowing how it happened made it worse. Knowing that he showed it to his friends? Even after he knew how uncomfortable it made me to even take them? Over a drunken game?

It made me sick.

So, even if he had not leaked the photos on purpose, he was still a cruel asshole in my book.

And I wanted to finally tell him that I now knew who he really was. I knew everything.

I made a move toward him but then held myself back, remembering where I was.

No. If I went to confront him now, it could lead to a whole fight, and everything would come out again. This was the place I wanted to work at, and I couldn’t afford to cause another scandal here, especially with the boss’s son.

James already ruined my career once; I wasn’t going to let him ruin this opportunity too.

So I mustered every ounce of self-control inside me and tamped down my anger, urging myself to simply stay put until his feet walked a distance away. Then, I gave myself a few minutes to calm down before setting off to look for Griffin.

He was coming out of the conference hall and about to turn into the courtyard when I found him. He didn’t look surprised at my presence, but he did frown when he saw me, although not for the reason I originally thought.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

The question startled me. Did he see something on my face? Was I that obvious?

I shook my head, not wanting to get into it. “Nothing. Do you have some time today to talk about…you know?”

He checked his watch. “I was just on my way to lunch. Come on.”

I fell into step beside him, and we lapsed into silence as we walked. It wasn’t that I had nothing to say…my thoughts were simply preoccupied with everything that happened earlier.

The run-in with James had been so revealing. Although he looked the same, he sounded like a completely different person, exactly like the assholes I refused to even associate with back in college. Was he always like that? How had I not seen it before? Was I that blind?

I did not know how long we’d been walking, but I was so lost in thought that I did not see the ditch right in front of me until it was too late, and my foot was already about to enter it.

Luckily, Griffin saw it coming, and his strong arms wrapped around my waist, yanking me toward him in time.

“Watch where you’re going.”

“Thanks,” I said, feeling my heart pound from the near incident. “I didn’t even see tha—” The rest of the word got lost in the back of my throat when I looked up at Griffin.

His face…

He had the oddest expression on his face, almost as if he was the one in pain. But it was his eyes that drew me. They were ultra-focused on me, and a dark heat swam in there, something I couldn’t entirely identify.

Or maybe I could. But I just couldn’t believe it.

Oh boy, I thought, my heart thundering for a whole different reason.I think Dr. Griffin wants me after all.

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