When Samuele left Mancini Manor, he went straight to the hospital.It was far too early for his first morning rounds—so early that even the shift nurse who usually assisted him hadn’t arrived on the ward yet. But he didn't care. All he cared about was seeing the face he had yearned for all morning: Dr. Bella.He texted her, and she replied that she was still at the doctors' quarters, arriving in five minutes.Five minutes later, he texted again. She replied that she was in the locker room and would be in his office in five minutes.When another five minutes passed, and she still hadn't shown up, he decided to look for her himself.As he reached the doctors' locker room, a junior resident was just leaving. "Good morning, Dr. DeLuca," the doctor greeted him respectfully."Good morning," Samuele replied in his deep, cool voice, without slowing his pace for a second.He stepped inside, only to stop dead in his tracks.Bella was leaning against her locker, a soft smile on her face and her p
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