Chapter 127

Still, things didn't go quite the way Elizabeth had hoped. "I helped you out. Shouldn't you return the favor?" Laurence raised an eyebrow, a knowing glint in his eyes. Classic quid pro quo—he landed "Virelia" from the Masons, and now she owed him a lecture. "Oh, you're just the sweetest, aren't you, dear senior," Elizabeth said through clenched teeth. She really wanted to yank him up and spill the beans on his fake illness. "As for Dr. Drake, don't worry about that. I already messaged the hospital director. The notice should've been sent." Right on cue, Emma's phone buzzed. The new email confirmed the lecture would be conducted by Dr. Lori's assistant. "Well then, I'll count on you, Miss Kaiser. It's scheduled two days from now. I'll see you at the hospital," Emma said before taking off. But just because she left didn't mean the room calmed down. "Laurence! You're just nailing this 'big brother' gig, huh?" Elizabeth hurled a pillow at him. So he'd made up his mind without even asking h