Be Mine, Doctor!의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 33

Before Luna truly step out of the room, Nick called her name again.“Luna.”Her hand froze midair, fingers just brushing the cold brass doorknob. For a brief second, she considered ignoring him. But something in his tone—low, measured, almost careful—made her pause.“What?! What now?!!” Luna snapped, turning her head sharply. Her cheeks were still flushed, not only from anger but from the humiliation of that absurd conversation about babies and price tags.Nick leaned casually against the edge of the bed, though his eyes betrayed something far more serious than his relaxed posture suggested. He studied her—really studied her—as if memorizing the way fury sharpened her delicate features.“Can’t you speak calmly to me?” he asked, the corner of his lips twitching.“No! I can't!”Her answer came instantly. No hesitation. No diplomacy.Nick let out a short breath that might have been a suppressed laugh. The tension in the room thickened, yet underneath it was something dangerously close to

“Wait, Nick.”Eric’s voice cut through the heavy silence just as Nick’s hand reached the polished brass handle of his office door. The late afternoon sun filtered through the floor to ceiling windows behind him, casting long golden lines across the marble floor and turning the air inside the executive office thick and almost suffocating.Nick stopped, but he didn’t turn immediately. His jaw tightened, a faint muscle ticking beneath his skin. He was not a man who liked being stopped—especially not when his thoughts were already somewhere else.“You… Are you starting to love her??”The question lingered in the air like smoke from a freshly lit cigar.Nick slowly pivoted, one brow arching with controlled disdain. “Love? Love is a strong word. She’s the first one to not instantly reply my messages.”The answer was casual. Too casual.Eric leaned back against the edge of the desk, crossing his arms, studying his friend the way a predator might study another—calculating, amused. A low laug