Chapter 65: Male Species
Xander stared at his mobile phone as he contemplated if he should give Yera a call.
"Ron, do you think I’d look too clingy if I call her now?" Xander asked. He was sitting inside his hotel room while Ron was organizing all the things he needed for another important meeting tomorrow.
He wanted to check if she was already asleep. They were expanding their hospital to Country V, and he had to fly there to take care of an urgent matter regarding the construction of the hospital building, which seemed to be somewhat problematic. He was not sure if he would already be able to return home tomorrow.
’What’s with the hesitation, Boss? Aren’t you naturally clingy?’ Assistant Ron mused. He wanted to voice it out but decided not to since he did not want to lose yet another bonus, so, instead, he replied, "No, Sir, you wouldn’t. It’s just a call... Some couples would even talk the whole day. I think you should just follow what your heart tells you to do because a heart is always sincere."
Xander already called Yera to remind her not to skip dinner. Just now, he received a message from her, telling him that she would sleep in his office because she had an emergency operation to perform late that evening.
He quickly dialed Yera’s number...
*Ring...*
He was startled when his call was picked up after only one ring. Usually, it would take several rings before Yera would answer his phone calls.
"Hello, Darling... Miss me?" Xander shamelessly asked with a wide grin on his face. He could picture the flush on Yera’s face because that was how Yera would respond to his brazen moves lately, unlike before, when she would just give him an icy look, combined with her hissing and blunt retorts.
Xander heard the sound of a man coughing before the man spoke on the other end of the line, "I’m sorry, but Deyna is out to get something, and I think she forgot to bring her phone with her. It’s left here in our department’s lounge room, and I answered because it may be urgent. Is it urgent? If it is, I can look for her and pass her the phone."
Instead of answering, Xander asked in a low voice as his ears reddened, "Deyna?"