Chapter 60 - 59

Today one of the night shift doctors had an emergency. He needed someone to cover for him, so Aurora volunteered to do it, she wanted to see what the night shift was like, since management did not give her a lot of hours as per Dimitri's instructions. 

She did not want the other doctors to feel like she was not carrying her weight and was getting special treatment, so this was her chance to prove that. So even though the director insisted she go home early, she held her ground and told him she would stay. They compromised, she could stay for the first four hours, and they would get another doctor to volunteer with her, and that doctor can take the whole shift.

She had nothing to worry about because Enzo would be well taken care of by the nanny. All she needed to do was inform her mother-in-law and Dimitri of the changes so they wouldn't come looking for her. 

Unbeknownst to her, one of the doctors has had his eye on her ever since the first day. He did not hear anything about her having a boyfriend, so he thought she was fair game. He tried so many times to catch her attention but aside from work-related stuff,  she never really talked to anybody about anything else. 

This was his chance, he volunteered to take the full night shift for the doctor who had an emergency when they informed him she was going to be there for the first half of the night. He had four hours to make his move. 

They made the rounds together for the missing doctor instead of splitting the workload in half, which annoyed Aurora because they could have covered more cases, but she could not say anything since he was a senior doctor and he had more authority than she did. 

She knew that he was trying to make a pass at her, and she was trying to avoid him at all costs, but tonight she had no choice but to follow his direction. Every time she tried to write something down or look at someone's chart, he would try to look over her shoulder and press his body against hers, so she made a point to move away when she felt him coming near her. 

He also tried to flirt with her regularly, complimenting her on her attire every day, so she always pretended not to hear him when she passed by. She was a little apprehensive when she learned they were going to be on the night shift together, but she really wanted to be there and get the experience she needed.

"Miss Aurora, it seems like you look a little more tired today than usual. Your pretty face is not as fresh-looking. What do you think about going to my office and having coffee?" the doctor asked.

"No thank you, sir, I'm fine, I already had coffee earlier," She politely declined.

"Come on, you need a break, you can relax in my office and tell me about yourself," he said, trying to place his hand on her shoulder to steer her to his office. He planned to grab her and bring her to his office whether she wanted to or not.

Aurora had been alert her whole shift and stepped back as soon as he lifted his arm. "I still have things to do, I will take my leave," she said as she hurriedly walked away from him, not waiting for him to give her a reply.

The doctor smirked, "Hmph, who does she think she is? She's very conceited, she just got here, and she hasn't even bothered to make friends with anyone. I was just trying to be nice," he thought. He unclenched his fists and walked away. 

It was already 9, and her shift should have already ended, but she was still checking on one patient. Dimitri had been waiting for a while in the waiting area near her office. He looked worried as he checked his watch one more time. He tried calling her earlier to let her know that he was picking her up, but it seems like her phone was nowhere near her, or it might have lost power.

He was thinking about searching for her around the hospital when he saw her walking towards her office, "Sweetheart!" Someone called out, and when she turned to see who it was, she smiled, it was Dimitri, he had probably come to pick her up.

"What are you doing here?" she said, smiling at him.

"I tried calling you, but you never picked up," he said as he came closer.

She checked both pockets of her gown, "Oh, I think I left my phone in the office."

"I was on my way to pick you up earlier when you sent me the message that you were extending your shift," he said, wrapping his arm around her waist.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I took the night shift, but the director said I can only do four hours," she said as she touched his face. Dimitri turned his face toward her hand and kissed her palm.

"Let's go home," he murmured.

"I can't just go home. I still have work to do," she refused.

"Aurora, you've worked the whole day already. The rest of your time belongs to your family. Enzo did not have his dinner, he was kicking and screaming because you were not there," He lied. Daisy and the nanny had already helped Enzo adjust to his schedule and made sure that he took his meals regularly, so she really had nothing to worry about.

Dimitri tried to stretch the truth to make her feel bad because, in reality, it was he who could not have dinner without her.

"I don't know, I need to be here for my four-hour shift, I can't just leave," she said worriedly. She felt guilty about Enzo, but she had a responsibility to the hospital as well because she gave her word to them.

"It's been four hours, and your shift ended," he looked at his watch, "20 minutes ago."

"Oh yeah? Time slipped by so fast, okay let me get my things, then we can go," she hurried to get her stuff so they could leave.

Dimitri smiled when she left, his trick worked. Hopefully, she won't take any more night shifts in the future.

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One floor above, the doctor observed Aurora as she left with Dimitri. He sneered, "Just as I thought, you're just another woman easily impressed by money," he thought when he saw what type of car she got into.