There was simply no reason for Claire to refuse.
The General was a man who commanded the utmost respect.
As for his spineless descendants, if they dared to cross her path, she would not show them an ounce of mercy.
Take that idiot Reggie Darwin, for example.
Well, speak of the devil.
The moment Claire stepped out of the office, she bumped right into Reggie.
"Hey gorgeous, your name is Claire, right?"
"I am General Darwin's grandson, Reggie Darwin. You can just call me Reggie."
Reggie struck what he clearly believed was an irresistibly handsome pose.
Claire almost burst out laughing.
Where did this absolute moron come from?
"I do not know you," she replied flatly.
Dr. Sterling was standing right beside her.
The old doctor had secretly worried that Claire might be blinded by the superficial allure of a wealthy heir.
If she actually fell for a sleazebag like Reggie, it would be a tragedy.
A catastrophic waste of her brilliant potential.
But thankfully, the girl raised under Hale's guidance was remarkably grounded.
He had already made the Darwin family's toxic dynamics crystal clear to her.
She didn't give Reggie even a fraction of an inch.
"Well, we know each other now, don't we?" Reggie smirked.
"Besides, you know my grandfather. Knowing who he is should be more than enough."
The man was unbelievably thick-skinned.
Claire just stared at him in absolute, stony silence.
Her unblinking gaze was intense enough to make his skin crawl.
"What are you looking at?" It was the first time a woman had ever made him squirm under her stare.
And a stunning one at that!
A sudden chill crept up Reggie's spine.
"I was just checking to see if you had a label slapped on your forehead that says, 'My grandfather is General Darwin."
Reggie looked bewildered. "Why the hell would I wear a label like that?"
"Because otherwise, how would anyone possibly know you are the General's grandson?" she shot back smoothly.
"Honestly, sticking a 'General Darwin's Grandson' barcode on yourself might actually make you somewhat interesting."
Claire offered the suggestion with mock sincerity.
Reggie's brain finally caught up to the insult. This woman was openly mocking him!
His face instantly darkened. She was just a lowly doctor, yet she dared to humiliate him to his face?
He figured she was just jealous of his status as General Darwin's grandson, yet too terrified of fis grandfather's power to actually do anything about it. fo FindNovel.net
He had dealt with plenty of women who played hard to get like this.
A fleeting look of vicious rage twisted Reggie's features.
He was not known for his patience or his temper.
He was just used to masking his explosive anger with superficial charm when trying
to coax a woman into his bed.
Dr. Sterling noticed the dangerous
shift in Reggie's expression and
4ediately stepped in
Reggie
what exactly are you trying to pull?"
"Claire is the specialist treating your grandfather. She is not one of the girls you play
your twisted little games with."
Listen to the old doctor's phrasing—those girls merely played games with him.
Because realistically, how many women could actually harbor genuine feelings for a degenerate like Reggie?
He possessed absolutely zero talent, coasting through a meaningless job just to pass the time.
If he hadn't been shielded by his family's vast wealth and influence, he would have been fired years ago.
A man like him was nothing but a complete waste of oxygen.
And yet, he remained nauseatingly arrogant.
"Dr. Sterling, I never said she wasn't treating my grandfather," Reggie scoffed lazily.
"And what is wrong with the girls I play games with? Everything we do is completely consensual."
"If Lara here is willing, she is more
than welcome to play a few gamet
with me
Reggie purred,
shooting Claire a sleazy wink.
The idiot could not even get her name right.
"Sorry, but I have absolutely no interest in getting to know you," Claire replied, her voice dropping to a glacial chill.
Her demeanor was aggressively aloof.
Reggie was metaphorically slammed right into a brick wall.
But instead of backing off, the rejection only seemed to ignite a predatory thrill within
him.
Claire's stunning beauty was certainly one factor, but he was also deliberately trying to provoke Dr. Sterling.
In Reggie's arrogant eyes, Dr. Sterling was nothing more than his grandfather's hired help.
His grandfather might have needed the old physician, but Reggie certainly didn't.
So why the hell was the old man acting so high and mighty?
Reggie absolutely despised people like Dr. Sterling who walked around with an air of moral superiority.
"Come on, Lara, don't be so cold. Are you just playing shy because Dr. Sterling is watching?"
"Here, take my card. Give me a call when you are free."