Page 47 of Grumpy Bossy Doctor

"Thank you. It's only a small project, and it wouldn't have been possible without sponsorship from star loving citizens in Richmond," he said. "It was just a project by myself and some of my colleagues at the college I study."

"Oh you're still in college? That's impressive," I said. "It's amazing people were able to support you."

"Well you have to thank Dr. Ian Sullivan for that. You were with him that day right?" he asked.

"No, that was Ethan," I explained.

"Really? I can never tell those two apart," he sighed.

Me neither.

"So what's the next project?" I asked. "It's a shame it was a one-off event."

"Well, I'm…."

"Alright I'm done, let's head in," Lawrence announced as he walked up to us and uttered, "Who's this?"

"Lawrence, this is Tim Daniels. He organised a project I attended yesterday. A mini observatory, I've never been to one before," I explained.

"A mini? You don't have an official one?" Lawrence asked.

"Well it was just a project by me and some other college student. We can go bigger with time," Tim replied.

"Oh he's seeking a grant. I don't know about giving money to college students, princess," Lawrence sighed. "Might end up using them to pay off student loans."

"Lawrence!" I frowned.

"What?" he shrieked.

"You can visit during our next program," Tim said, completely ignoring Lawrence's rude comment.

Tim brought out his card and handed it to me. "You can follow our socials here or reach out to me through any of the twins."

"Thank you. I look forward to it," Lawrence said as he took the card from Tim.

"Right. See you around, Mr. Williams, Dr. James," Tim said before leaving.

"I'm sorry about this, see you soon, Tim," I said and waved goodbye.

"Did I ever mention my surname?" Lawrence asked as he thought about it.

"What exactly is your problem, Lawrence? That was rude and uncalled for." I frowned.

"Don't wrinkle your skin, princess," he said as he reached for my face, but I slapped his hand away. "Getting angry over common folk." Then he murmured, "I told your parents letting you travel around the world would taint you."

"He wasn't seeking your help nor mine," I said, trying my best to keep my voice down. "Now would you kindly give me his card or I go home immediately."

"Fine, here," he handed me the card. "You really are odd lately."

Odd? Me? Was Lawrence always like this? Cruel and mean?

I accepted the card and joined him in the restaurant. The meals were subpar to what Ethan had treated me to. The conversations were dry too, unless you found Lawrence boastings to be entertaining. At the end of the date, I was exhausted.

"It's a shame, I wanted to see you work at the hospital," he said with a sigh as he dropped me off at my house.

"Do not, visit me at the hospital," I warned. "Call me before any visit, or text, just like you did. Nothing else. I'm only agreeing to this because my parents asked me to. No other reason."

"Fine, let's go have dinner inside then," he said as he attempted to follow me into the house, but I stopped him and got behind the door.

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