Chapter 17

Pearl found out about Jonah's return to Ethria half a month later. During those days, a nearby village to their base experienced a sudden dengue fever outbreak. Most of the medical team had been dispatched there, working around the clock until they finally managed to control the spread of the disease. It was only during a meeting at the base that she heard the news from Lionel—that Jonah had returned to Ethria the day after the appreciation banquet. Pearl let out a sigh of relief. It seemed Jonah had finally thought things through. His so-called deep regret over her was nothing more than a passing wave of guilt. Due to their team's effective and rapid response to the dengue outbreak, domestic media outlets traveled all the way there to do feature reports on them. As a new representative of the medical team, Pearl accepted their interviews. She came across as poised and professional in the interview, and with those bright, expressive eyes beneath her sharp, short hair, clips of h