Crashing into an Old Flame
Chapter 248: Lifelong dedication

Chapter 248: Lifelong dedication

Mature Content 18+

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’’Are you willing to listen now?" Maxim asked when Louis’ movements gradually slowed down and he stopped struggling further.

Louis looked at him, bewildered, ’’What are you talking about?"

Maxim nodded at Alex.

Alex and the other nurses who were holding Louis down slowly released. Still gauging his expressions, they stepped back from him.

Seeing that the man seemed to be more composed than earlier, Alex sighed in relief and briefly narrated the incident of his own surgery to him. Afraid that his words would be too shocking, he even toned the information down.

Louis leaned back on the hospital bed, his gaze shifting between Alex and Maxim.

’’You mean... Dr. Rick left? Without operating on me?" he asked after a few moments.

’’When he is back, you can question him about his actions’’ Alex said, although he inwardly cursed Dr. Rick in his heart. He could not even fathom how a human could be so ruthless. That man just had to be that inhumane. Not only did he ruin his own career, he even ruined the whole damn reputation of their hospital.

Alex did not think that he was a saint. He came and left the hospital according to his mood. He did not respect many of the rules in the hospital. And many such things that were quite immoral to be mentioned.

But one thing that he knew was that he would never, ever, be reckless with the patient he was treating. In the operation theatre, he would give it his all to save even one percent of the possibility of a dying patient. A doctor was allowed to have his personality, his fears, and his flaws but at the end of the day, his bottom line should be his patient.

’’What about my health? I am conscious now... How did my surgery go?"

Maxim glanced towards the door.

Alex shook his head at Maxim, ’’I will text Veronica to bring his report over later. But if we step out without clarifying things with him then we will not have an opportunity to explain anything anymore,’’ There was still the herd of those men who were waiting for the opportunity to barge inside.

Maxim nodded.

He pulled out his phone before turning it towards Louis, ’’These are your reports. Your condition had gone unnoticed for long...’’

’’W-W-What condition?" Louis’ grip tightened on the white sheets, his reddening eyes went back and forth between the document and Maxim.

...

"He seemed to be taking it well. Do you think he accepted it?" Alex asked Maxim when they crossed the hallway.

Maxim turned to look at him quietly.

’’What? I am just asking. Do you have to stare at me?" Alex scoffed.

Much to their surprise, Louis regained his calm when they told him about his health condition and he did not seem to be startled either.

Maxim frowned slightly, ’’Not sure.’’

’’What? He did not respond that much and acceptance is better than any other reaction in such a circumstance. We can only hope that he learns to accept this whole thing,’’ Alex massaged his shoulder. As a doctor, he hated when any of his patients reached a dead end.

He wanted nothing more than for all of his patients to recover and be discharged from the hospital to live their happily ever afters from there on.

But uncertainty was another name for a place like a hospital.

As much as he wanted to change things, some things were set in stone and out of anyone’s control.

As pitiful as Louis seemed, there was nothing that he or any doctor in the world could do to change the situation he was in.

’’It might take him some time,’’ Maxim remarked.

Alex sighed, not realizing that he was having a rare peaceful conversation with Maxim, ’’I hope that he grows to see through his current circumstances and accept them wholeheartedly. Whatever time he is left with, he could spend it with his loved ones...’’ Speaking up to that, Alex’s voice lowered, ’’His family would be least know about his condition beforehand and spend their remaining time with him, creating beautiful memories to last for a lifetime. Not everyone is as lucky as them. At least... I was not as lucky as them...’’ his voice trailed off.

Maxim stopped walking.

Feeling Maxim’s gaze on him, Alex looked back at him. The defenseless expression on his face disappeared like an illusion.

He pulled out a cigarette from his pocket. As he lit it, he continued speaking, ’’I was quite young to understand what it is to hang from the ceiling. I thought it was supposed to be some game. So, when I witnessed my mother hanging inside her room through the window, I thought she would wake up in moments and call out my name as always. Except, she never did.’’

The smoke lingered in the air, followed by the lingering echo of his words in front of the elevator.

Maxim looked at him quietly, ’’I am sorry,’’ he said after a moment.

’’I didn’t ask for your apology. And you didn’t ask for my childhood sob story either. So there is nothing you should apologize for...’’ Alex paused, ’’Or maybe there is...’’ he chuckled before stepping inside the elevator. As the elevator door started closing, he watched Maxim’s face for any shift in his expression.

But as usual, his face remained unchanged.

Once the elevator doors closed completely, Maxim’s steps faltered slightly.

...

Diana was buried in the pile of documents on her desk when she heard the sounds of approaching footsteps in her direction.

’’Dr. Warner is unavailable at the moment. We have rescheduled your appointments. If it’s not an emergency, then please...’’ her words trailed off when she tilted her head only to find Maxim standing in front of her desk.

’’You are back,’’ Diana glanced at him.

Maxim held her hand and pulled her up from the swivel chair.

The moment she stood up, she was pulled into his warm embrace.

As he held her tightly in his arms, Diana panicked, ’’What are you doing? We discussed keeping things professional at the workplace,’’ her voice was muffled due to her face being buried in his chest.

’’Those were the rules before we started dating. You are my girlfriend now.’’

’’But this...’’

’’Did you not say just now that my appointments have been rescheduled? I don’t see a patient in the vicinity,’’ Maxim kissed the crown of her hair.

Diana clutched his shirt, ’’But... the staff members will gossip.’’

After this whole Louis incident, Diana was more aware of how things could go awry just because of a few simple poisonous words.

She had no idea who badmouthed her in front of Louis but that single incident caused a chain of events which eventually landed Maxim and Alex in a pickle.

When he heard the hesitation in her voice, Maxim kissed her again, gentler this time, ’’What happened with Louis is not your fault. What he heard or what he decided, was all on him. Don’t blame yourself for others’ decisions. And...’’ he paused for a brief moment before he continued speaking, ’’You are not a secret affair that requires hiding. You are my lifelong dedication. Someone I deserve to declare as mine to the whole world, fair and square.’’

And as soon as he finished speaking, he broke the hug, held her hand, and led her to his office, still complying with her wishes.

Diana followed him in a reverie, without a word of protest.

Just the racing beats of her heart betrayed her composed exterior.

As soon as the door closed, she reached for his collar and dragged him down to capture his lips.

Maxim was surprised briefly but as soon as he recovered from his daze, he reached a hand behind him to lock the door.

He picked her up by her waist and carried her to the desk without breaking the kiss.

By the time she was placed on the desk, her coat was shoved to the floor and her dress was unzipped, gathering around her like petals.

He clasped his fingers in her hair, giving it a gentle tug.

Her neck arched slightly, and his lips trailed down her mouth, sliding to her chin before he kissed all the way to her chest.

His mouth captured her hardened nipple.

’’Ah...’’ A moan slipped from her mouth and Diana tugged at his hair harshly when his tongue licked her nipple before his mouth sucked at her breast, gathering more of her softness inside, ’’I... Maxim...’’

When she tugged his head closer, he supported her breast between his teeth.

A pair of dark sinful eyes smoldered her as a teasing voice entered her ears, ’’Not shy anymore?"

Her toes curled when she heard his deep voice.

His other palm reached to cup her other breast, squeezing and pinching her nipple alternatively.

The teasing glint in his eyes deepened when she arched her back, giving him more access to what he called his ’feast’.

’’Always a dirty little girl behind the closed doors, aren’t you?" With every filthy word he uttered, his teeth grazed and sunk into her breasts and her panties soaked further.

’’Maxim...’’ she gasped his name, looking at him with limpid eyes, ’’Please...’’

’’Please what, Ana?" he shifted his attention to her breasts as he gave one a hard squeeze while licking the other like a delicacy.

Diana gasped when she felt his other palm sliding inside her panties. Unabashedly, he thrust two fingers inside her entrance and she was so wet that she did not feel any friction.

Just an unending itch seemed to be growing within her.

Her legs pressed together instinctively, trapping his hand between her thighs as she panted softly.

Her fingers treaded inside his thick mane.

Maxim tilted his head to look at her, only to be met with the slight of her wet lips, flushed cheeks, and needy and desperate eyes and that was all it took for his member to be wide awake.

Maxim felt like he was quite pathetic.

Fuck, she could just keep him at her feet and he would worship her as his goddess.

That’s how she owned him. Body and soul.

’’Lunch time started two minutes ago...’’ Diana’s voice was hoarse.

’’Hmm, so?" Maxim curled his fingers inside her wetness.

Diana did not know where she got this godly amount of patience from but even at this turn, she still had it on her to cling to this tiny bit of sanity she was left with, ’’You are busier today. But you can’t skip lunch. I need to discuss your appointments too. And a few minutes are needed to talk about anything you might feel like sharing...’’

He smiled, flashing those dimples that took her breath away for a few good seconds. And at that moment, he slipped another finger inside her.

’’Ahh...’’ Diana moaned, from equal pain and pleasure.

’’What’s your point, sweetheart?"

’’Y... You have 10 minutes to make me.. come. If you can’t, then... then we can choose to stop here..’’ she whispered, despite herself. Stop? Who was she kidding?

Maxim chuckled.

The sound of his laughter tickled her insides.

He slipped his fingers out and she immediately felt the emptiness consuming her.

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