Chapter 136 - Degrading Her.

Oliver left shortly after their conversation. 

Kyra decided to meet her high school best friend, Jennifer. However, not immediately but after some time. As Jennifer has changed a lot character wise, she wanted to observe her friend, find more about her before meeting. 

Oliver wanted to stay for more time but he had back on back meetings in his company and besides that, Kyra had other work to do. 

Sophia's father, Mr. Richard is coming and she wants to meet with him. He didn't ask her much as he wanted to respect her privacy but something felt fishy. Sophia doesn't know that her father is coming. And, Kyra lied to Sophia that she has some other work. 

Oliver didn't butt in. Maybe they are planning a surprise for Sophia and that's why she lied. 

But why did she lie to Lisa as well??

'Don't think much, Oliver. Give her time.' Oliver told himself. 

His worry is not because Kyra is hiding something but it is because Matthew, his arch enemy is coming as well. 

He has heard that the Collins family and Richard family want to get tied by marriage. Collin's elders have promised to marry daughter into Richard's family and Kyra is the only girl in Collins family. Moreover, Matthew has confessed his feelings for Kyra openly. Kyra's brother has once told him this and at that time Oliver didn't know Kyra. 

'Matthew got rejected every time Kyra proposed. She didn't agree to date him even when she was single. There is no need for me to feel insecure,' Oliver convinced himself. 

The day passed and the weekend flew in no time. 

This time, Oliver and Kyra haven't met on Monday for their early morning cycling. As Kyra is on her periods she said she would rest, so Oliver went back to his former exercise plan. Monday - Gym. 

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Kyra reached the hospital earlier than usual. She has some files of the patients to go through and upload them into the database. 

"You came early." Ron, who is the early one, said in surprise when he saw Kyra. 

"I had work." Kyra answered, not raising her head from the document in her hand. 

Ron placed his bag on his desk and approached Kyra before sitting on the chair nearer to her. 

"Have you seen our hospital's website today?" he asked. 

"Not yet. I will surf it after I upload these files. Why are you asking?" Kyra asked, still not raising her head. 

"There will be a field trip next week," he said. 

"Field trip?" Kyra asked, looking at him. In her parent's hospital, there are no field trips but workshops. 

"Yes. You are new right, I forgot." Ron chuckled, slightly slapping his head for forgetting. 

"What we do on field trips is, we select one town and do some free checkups for the citizens there. If we are able to finish it early, we will chill." Ron said. 

"It's mandatory?" Kyra asked. She doesn't like to mingle much so, she prefers to be left behind.

"It is. Our hospital and the other hospitals under Serenity Groups do this every year. Each department has to go once a year. We selected this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday because of less work load. There are no scheduled surgeries on this Thursday and Friday. For these two days our night shift doctors will be taking up." Ron explained. 

"Ok. I will postpone my other work for this weekend then." Kyra said. There is a slight disappointment visible in her eyes that Ron chuckled. 

"We will be paid twice the daily income for working on weekends. We also get free coupons to chill in resorts and ticket charges for traveling as a compensation. We can use these coupons and tickets on any other weekends this month.Our staff waits for this field trip, you know." Ron said, thinking that Kyra is sad as she has to work on weekends as well. 

"Oh." Kyra said. Paid twice the salary, free coupons and tickets doesn't excite her. She is not lacking money and as for resorts and traveling, she got bored of them. She is disappointed because she and Oliver planned to go on a long bike ride for two days. They scheduled it this weekend as they both are free and Lisa, Sophia are going out of the city. 

"Our hospital management treats us really well.", Kyra said and smiled. 

"Of course! This plan is introduced by Dr. Oliver Miller to the board. As he is the major shareholder they have agreed to his plan. I heard that the resorts which we will get to stay in are under Dr. Miller's company. Even the ticket charges come from his pocket. Our hospital has to pay twice the salary for those two days, that's it."

"Although our sir looks cold and doesn't interact much, he is kind by heart." Ron said before going back to his desk. 

Kyra smiled when she heard his words. Oliver is really kind and soft hearted. He put on that facade so that people won't try to get close to him unnecessarily. 

Only if they see him how he is with her, they wouldn't be calling him cold and aloof. 

"You are blushing! Don't tell me you fell for our sir as well." Ron exclaimed from his place just in the time when Teressa and her tails entered the office. 

"Her? Who would like her?" Teressa said and laughed. 

"What's wrong with her?!", Ron asked, frowning. 

"What's wrong with her?" Teressa asked, laughing hard. 

"Her horrid dressing style, that nerd glasses, that old fashion hair style." Teressa said. 

"Only shallow people like you judge a person by how they look." Ron sneered. 

"So protective of her, aren't you?" Teressa laughed, mocking. 

"Don't tell me you like her." she added and when Ron heard that he flushed. 

He doesn't know about love but he admires her and he likes her character and attitude. 

"Dear God, did you just blush?" Teressa laughed. 

"You really like her, don't you?" she asked. 

"It's not like that," Ron said, looking at the floor. 

"Says the person who called me narrow minded." Teressa counterattacked. 

"ENOUGH!" a voice came from the door, making Teressa and Ron look at the source of that voice. 

It's Jennifer. 

Kyra didn't give a fučk about what Teressa and Ron are talking about. She simply doesn't care about what other people think of her. She just does what she likes and that never changes. But when she heard Jennifer, Kyra raised her head to look at her high school friend who looked beyond angry. 

"Is this how you were taught, Teressa? I knew you were a mean person but I didn't think you were this narrow minded. You look this beautiful but what's the use? No one likes you. I have never seen someone proposing to you. Whereas the girls who are not as beautiful as you have already found a boyfriend and are already in love." Jennifer said with a sneering smile. 

"You-", Teressa scoffed but didn't argue. Jennifer is from a family which can't be played with. 

"Cat got your tongue?" Jennifer laughed. 

"It's not that I don't get a boyfriend. I don't want an ordinary man as my boyfriend." Teressa said. She only wants Oliver.

"Very high expectations. Don't worry, I will book a seat for you in church to become a nun. Not finding a man would be very embarrassing. Becoming a nun would reduce it." Jennnifer said. 

Kyra almost laughed out loud. Her friend is really as sharp as before. And, that nun line was used by Jennifer many times when they were in school.

"You are crossing limits, Jennifer." Teressa warned. 

"You did it first, Teressa. If you don't want me to cross the line you better do that first." saying so, Jennifer took a seat next to Kyra. 

"You should have said something, Ria." Jennifer said. She doesn't know why but Ria always maintains her composure. She never gets angry nor talks back and this makes her the prey to this bullying. 

"I prefer not to take those to heart. It's not like her words affected me." Kyra said and smiled. There is nostalgia evident in her eyes. 

The more Jennifer is talking, the more resemblance she could see in Jennifer. 

Her friend Florence is still the same and it is just the face that changed. 

"That's even better. I lost my composure so soon that I was always called a hot head by my friends." Jennifer said. 

'That you are.' Kyra thought. She herself would have called Jennifer hot headed many times. 

Jennifer smiled and her eyes brimmed with nostalgia as well. She is remembering her friend Alex who is now Kyra. 

"Anyway, let-" before Jennifer could speak a couple of nurses rushed inside. 

"Dr. Collins, Dr. Smith, you are wanted in the emergency room now!" they said in such a hurry that Kyra and Jennifer had to rush. Ron also followed them to see what happened. He have ten minutes before their shift starts. 

By the time they reached, they saw a man getting rolled inside. He looked like a rich, powerful man. Dressed in a suit that costs millions, he has blood on his head. 

"Uncle Richards..", Kyra called and rushed to the patient. It is Sophia's father!