All Chapters of Claim by the Don: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

Melanie’s POV The next few days went by pretty smoothly and I felt like I was finally getting a handle on things at work again after the tragic accident. A good number of the victims were still in the ICU but their prognosis looked good so fingers crossed they make it out alive. The ICU has been a revolving door of visitors coming to check on their loved ones and I could see the hope along with the sadness in their eyes during every visit. Then there was having to talk to the visitors when they seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown. At this rate, I might just get a psych degree because nurses had to do most of the grunt work while most of the appreciation went to the doctors. I watched Hayley walking out of a patient’s room with a frown on her face. "Is everything okay?" I asked when she got to the nurses' station. She shook her head. “No, my patient is still not getting better and to be honest I don’t think she would.” We knew this would happen. Our hero patient had b

Melanie’s POVThanks to what Adriano termed my ‘tantrum’ I was able to have more freedom so the next time, Hayley invited me out for drinks, I readily accepted.However, when we walked out of the hospital, there was a little snag when Ralph wanted to drive me to the bar. Thankfully, I was able to convince him that it was better if I walked with my colleagues and he could just meet us there.The bar was called, Leo’s and it was only a couple blocks from the hospital. A great walking distance.“I’m glad you decided to join us tonight,” Hayley said after we placed an order for a round of beers.“Yeah, me too,” I replied.Luckily, the bar wasn't yet crowded and we were able to snag a table and join two tables together so that the seven of us could sit together.“For a while there I was sure you thought yourself better than us,” one of the other nurses, April said.“April!” Hayley chided.I he

Melanie’s POVI hated to admit this, but Adriano was right.When I walked into work the next day, the news about my ‘hot boyfriend’ was already making the rounds.Humans were very confusing creatures. One moment they’re condemning you and the next they’re looking at you with newfound appreciation.That’s happened to me in a matter of a few weeks. Once they learned I wasn’t dating a middle-aged man like, Lydia has made them believe, their tune changed accordingly.Though I got jealous glares from some of the female staff I shook that off easily.At this point, I doubt there was anything that could surprise me anymore.Then there was Hayley, who felt bad for making me go out with them.“I’m so sorry you had to go through that,” she said.“You don’t need to apologize for the behaviors of others, Hayley,” I responded.“Still, I had been the one trying to convince you to come out wit

Melanie’s POVMy eyes flew to Ariana and Alice who were staring at us with amused smiles on their faces.My whole body balked and shivered as he drew closer to me, walking slowly, like a predator approaching its prey. I shouldn't have responded to him but I knew if I allowed him to see how scared I was, he'd think me weak.“You don’t plan to hurt me when we have an audience, do you?” I ask.He had never physically hurt me so I knew that wasn’t what he wanted to do but I wasn’t going to stick and find out anyway.Adriano halted at my words and he smirked at me.“If I wanted to hurt you, little nurse, you won’t be questioning it,” he responded.“My brother would never hurt anyone who didn’t deserve it, Melanie. Don’t worry about him,” Ariana said.He turned to glare at his sister. “Shouldn’t you already be on your way out of here?” he asked.“I just got here. Plus, Melanie and I still have

Melanie’s POVI stared in shock at Adriano's hungry gaze. His brown eyes looked so menacing and determined that it scared the hell out of me.“Hey, little nurse,” he said.“What are… what are you doing here?”“I’m in the mood for something sweet,” he answered.What? He couldn’t be serious.“I don’t know what your sweet cravings have to do with me,” I said and his eyes darkened even further.“It has everything to do with you, little nurse and I intend to collect,” he growled.I was speechless for a while before it suddenly clicked.“Is this about the cookies?” I asked.He cocked his head in amusement like I asked the most ridiculous question. "Are you offering something else?"I couldn’t stop the blush that crept up my cheeks at his question.“Is my little nurse having dirty thoughts?”“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I answered, looking away.