All Chapters of Paging Doctor Heartbreaker: Chapter 121 - Chapter 127

When she flipped it over, she glanced at the screen. In the dim glow, the message caught her eye.[Hello? Are you there? If they don’t suspect you, then why would you say anything? Don’t be stupid.]Irene read it once, twice, and her pulse rate automatically quickened as her thoughts raced into overdrive. Did this have anything to do with the drugs? Did Sine take them? Or maybe she was being paranoid and jumping to conclusions. It wouldn’t be the first time.She stared at the phone in her hand, then looked at the break room door. Then the phone again.‘Fuck it.’Her resolve crumbled.She clicked on the message, opening up the entire conversation. The screen glowed invitingly bright, the words appearing in an instant at the touch of her finger. She read them backwards, starting with the most recent texts, working her way up.The texts answered all her questions, laying Talia’s earlier claims to rest. Texts that made her heart thunder against her chest with such force that she was sure

“What?” he said defensively. “You did get rid of a drug thief.”“Oh god, Irene,” Talia burst into the kitchen after them. “I can’t believe it was her. Did you know? I would have bet my kidneys that I was right about Dr. Swift.”“Calm down, Talia,” Irene shushed her, suddenly overwhelmed by the attention she was receiving over it. It had been a couple of hours, but that was plenty of time for Andy to make a public announcement to the entire hospital. “We don’t know why she took them.”“Calm down? I cried for you. I grieved, Irene. I don’t know what I would have done if that had happened to me. Actually, you know what? I would have punched her in the face the moment I find out. Rationality be damned.”Talia was too excited, and there was no reasoning with her. Irene took her cup from Andy and gulped half the drink in the kitchen, nearly choking because it was strong. Then, she headed back to the living room to find Brenden and Dr. Stone in a deep discussion about a patient they had both

She felt bad but the thought of Brenden hanging out with Dr. Swift, laughing and unconsciously flirting made her feel worse.Irene was sitting behind a computer in the nurses station looking up labs. When Dr. Swift passed by and disappeared into the dictation room, Irene reacted without thinking, standing without hesitation and following her inside.Dr. Swift was just opening the chart she carried in and turned around at the sound of the door opening. When she saw it was Irene, she smiled tightly, then turned back around and began flipping through pages.“Irene,” she said cordially, resuming her work, and Irene stood there a moment while wondering what she was doing. What had she planned on saying because everything was suddenly blank.Irene cleared her throat. “Dr… Swift.” The use of her formal name hung in the air, highlighting the barrier between them.“Did you need something?” she asked without looking back.Irene looked at the sink, wondering if she could pretend that she was com