Chapter 52: No Innocent Scapegoat
Lariette didn’t let her chance encounter with Alaric bother her, unwilling to ruin her morning. She knew the man wouldn’t risk causing a ruckus in his own workplace.
Alaric had more to lose if he decided to shout and taunt Lariette like how he often did in the Elsher family home. He wouldn’t ever let his colleagues and subordinates see him as a bully.
"Miss Lariette Elsher, please come in."
Lariette and Ruediger had just sat on the bench chairs lining one side of the hallway when the nurse called for the former, addressing the lady using the name registered on the hospital record.
"Yes, I’m coming."
Rising to her feet, Lariette glanced at Ruediger while saying, "Wait for me here. The checkup shouldn’t be long."
Even though Ruediger himself offered to accompany her today, Lariette felt bad if he had a long wait. He said he took the day off work just to chaperone her to the hospital.
Well... even if Ruediger was good friends with the company CEO, he still shouldn’t take advantage ah.
"Nah, don’t worry about it," Ruediger chuckled, helplessness imbuing in his eyes, "The doctor will decide on that. Surely she has to be thorough when doing any checkup."
Ruediger didn’t mind whether the wait would be short or long. It was better than having the doctor doing the examinations half-heartedly and causing issues for Lariette next.
"Hehe, I’ll buy you a drink later. Either coffee, tea or something else," Lariette smiled softly, understanding the concern beneath Ruediger’s words, "I’ll go in now."