Chapter 18

NOAH “Dr. Morgan, did you fight with Ava? She seems to be in a bad mood today.” It was Dr. Collins, Ava’s friend—or should I say, minion. I raised an eyebrow, my voice dripping with sarcasm. “Oh, so now her mood is tied to mine? Interesting. Should I start taking credit for everyone else’s bad days, too?” “Dr. Morgan, we all know that Ava likes you, since you two studied together in the UK. She even went through all that trouble just to work in the same department as you,” she said, clearly trying to gain sympathy. I looked at her coldly. “Just because she likes me doesn’t mean I have to like her back. The world doesn’t revolve around her,” I said, my voice as icy as my gaze. Dr. Collins was about to speak, but Ava interrupted her. We hadn’t noticed her presence until then. “It’s alright, Zoey. I’m fine,” Ava said softly, reassuring her friend before turning to face me. “Noah, I’m sorry about this. Zoey was just worried about me,” she explained, defending her friend. “If you’re not fee