Crashing into an Old Flame
Chapter 229: Save him

Chapter 229: Save him

’’Maxim,’’ she called out his name the moment he turned to leave.

Maxim halted in his tracks but he did not turn to look at her, ’’When you came to LA, did I not tell you that you can’t play the princess here? This is not the castle that you are used to..."

Diana froze.

Maxim tilted his head towards Veronica, ’’Brief me about the patient’s past medical records along the way.’’

Veronica who was standing aside frozen while witnessing their argument, snapped out of her reverie. If she had any doubts regarding the nature of their relationship before this, those doubts did not exist anymore. Although they were arguing, but it was apparent what kind of relationship they were in.

Veronica inhaled a deep breath and rushed after Maxim who had already walked away.

Diana stood there rooted to her spot as she looked at his retreating back. That view perfectly merged with the image of the young Maxim turning his back on her.

The harshness in his tone reminded her of the days when she had just arrived in LA and he had been so intent on staying away from her.

’’Castle...’’ Who was he to decide if that mansion was a castle or a prison?

"Princess...’’ A bitter smile crept up her lips. A broken Princess?

Diana hugged her arms as she looked at the hospital one last time before she inhaled a deep breath and turned to leave.

...

Veronica briefed Maxim about the patient’s past records and reports of the most recent tests conducted by Alex as they walked towards the operation theatre.

’’Dr. Warner, you can take some time to go through these at your office,’’ Veronica proceeded to hand the reports over to him.

But Maxim halted her movements with his consequent words, ’’I will assist Alex. He will be in charge of the surgery.’’

Veronica wanted to say something else but she held back. Although Maxim was talking calmly, but she felt like his tone was rather scary, colder than usual. She did not if it was her illusion or if her instinct was right.

Nevertheless, she was surprised for the umpteenth time throughout the whole day when his words registered in her mind. Considering Maxim’s and Alex’s behavior like that of oil and water, she expected them to clash again about who was going to take charge of this case.

Given Alex’s cockiness, he would not have agreed to assist Maxim. It was already his biggest compromise that he took the initiative to ask for Maxim so that they can work together.

But Veronica understood that this was the best for the current situation since Alex was more aware of the patient’s condition than Maxim who just arrived. So, with Maxim assisting Alex, things would be more convenient. And things would... get better.

Hopefully.

Veronica’s face turned pale and her fingers holding the files trembled.

All of a sudden, someone walked in front of them and interrupted her internal panic attack. Veronica and Maxim stopped in their tracks and Veronica glared at the person who blocked their path in that manner, ’’What do you think you are doing, mister? Can’t see where you are going?" she chided.

What did she deserve to get such a day in her life? Why was everything going so wrong? What was wrong with the world today?

Before she could continue to scold this unwelcomed stranger, Maxim spoke up, interrupting the series of scoldings resting at the tip of her tongue ’’What are you doing here?"

Veronica glanced at Maxim when she heard his words but then she realized that his gaze was fixated on the man who blocked their path.

Did... he know this person?

Veronica wondered as she tilted her head and glanced at the stranger keenly this time. But this time as she paid attention to the person standing in front of her, her eyes grew wide.

The man seemed like a cut out of some male model straight from a magazine. Despite his towering figure, he could beat women when it came to his striking features. But as she looked at the man standing there with a menacing gaze and sporting those swoon-worthy chiseled features, she momentarily forgot that it was not an appropriate time to appreciate male specimens.

When the person did not respond, Maxim’s brows tugged together, ’’Is everything fine with Mom?"

Logan’s fingers curled into a fist as he looked at Maxim, ’’Save him,’’ he spat those two words in a raspy voice.

Maxim looked at Logan and it took him a second to realize that this had nothing to do with Hazel.

He glanced at the hallway Logan had just walked out from. It was the one that led to the operation theatre.

Logan glanced at him without averting his gaze. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was ashen.

’’We will try,’’ Maxim patted his shoulder once before he walked past him.

Veronica followed Maxim, once again befuddled by the progress. By joining the dots from Maxim’s response, she could more or less tell that that handsome man was talking about Louis. He and Maxim also seemed to know each other well since Maxim mentioned his mother the moment he saw the man.

But from what she could see, even Maxim was confused by that man’s strange request to save this patient but why did he not ask the reason behind such a request then? Was he not curious?

The more Veronica tried to conclude it, the further she found herself bewildered.

But what she was unaware of was Maxim and Logan met each other under special circumstances.

They could be considered friends and although Logan became a part of Hazel’s and Maxim’s life gradually but his past was a blank sheet to them.

Maxim was never a curious person when it came to most people so he never intended to dig into things that did not clash with his interests. But looking at the way Logan acted just now, one certain thing was that he did not share an ordinary relationship with the patient.

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