All Chapters of The Don's Innocent Nurse: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Adriano’s POVI put the phone back on my desk, trying hard not to laugh. I just got off the phone with Ralph and just like I predicted, Melanie tried to escape.She was a goddamn spitfire and something tells me this wasn’t going to be her only attempt.I got to give her credit though, she was ballsy and might have just gotten away with it if I didn't have cameras in the hospital.Why did I have surveillance in a hospital?Because that hospital would pretty much not exist without the large donations I made every year.I was the real chairman of the hospital board and the person currently occupying that post was just a figurehead who worked for me.Watching Melanie try to escape through the cameras, I couldn't remember the last time I saw something so entertaining and I bet Ralph could hear the humor in my voice when I called to inform him what was going on.I grabbed Melanie’s file from my table and opened it again. By now, I was pretty sure I had the contents of the file memorized bu

Adriano’s POVI could hear the laughter all the way up in my room and it pleased me that she was getting along with Alice.From the way Alice was willing to bake her a cake for her at the last minute, I could tell that she had taken a liking to her even though they only met briefly this morning.I opted for comfortable gray sweatpants and a white shirt, then I waited a while before I decided to make my way to the kitchen.And I was glad I did because I witnessed Melanie’s reaction to the cake, she also looked kind of torn, like she was trying to reconcile the person she thought me to be with the gesture.Even I wondered what pushed me to do something like that for her. She was still staring at the cake which Alice had already lit a candle on so I chose that moment to announce my presence.“Aren’t you going to make a wish?” I asked and I watch her freeze in shock at the sound of my voice.I walked into the kitchen, my eyes never leaving hers.“I expected you to come down earlier,” Ali

Melanie’s POVI got out of the house to find the driver who I've come to know as Ralph waiting for me in front of the car."Good morning, Miss Jones," he greeted.“Good morning, Ralph,” I responded, walking towards him and I paused in front of the opened back seat.“Is something wrong?” Ralph asked, sensing my hesitation.“This is too much,” I whispered loud enough for him to hear me.“What is too much?”“This car! It’s too ostentatious,” I replied. “Isn’t there another vehicle you could possibly drive me in? Something less flashy.”He looked a bit taken aback by my outburst but he was quick to recover and I could swear he seemed amused.The boss instructed me to drive you in this car," he replied.“I’m an intern, Ralph. A freaking intern! How do you think my co-workers would react when they find out I’m being chauffeured around in a fucking Rolls Royce!?”“I’m afraid you’ll have to take up your complaints with the boss. My job is just to follow orders,” he said. “Please get in the ca

Melanie’s POVI’ve never been the most sociable person. I was somewhat of a shy person.Case in point, I had one close friend throughout high school. Her name was Hannah. We did almost everything together and I even considered her my best friend. But she got into UCLA and although we made a promise to keep in touch, Hannah suddenly stopped picking my calls and responding to my texts.I wasn’t so dumb that I couldn’t read the message she was trying to pass along. She had moved on and probably made cooler friends in Los Angeles so she no longer had need for me.Since then, I’ve been very careful not to get too close to people. We might be friendly but I always maintained healthy boundaries in order to avoid sending mixed signals.Sure, it wasn't the best way to live and I sometimes felt lonely but it was better than subjecting myself to the possibility of another rejection. The few dates I also had only cemented my decision.But for the first time in a while, I’m thinking of erasing th

Adriano’s POV“How’s our new physician doing?” Nik asked.I swear sometimes he forgets I’m his boss and not just his friend.“She’s fine,” I answered blankly. “Now why did you barge into my office?”“I just came to see my friend,” was Nik’s jovial response but I knew that wasn’t all there was to it.“This is working hours so tell me exactly why you’re here,” I said.“It’s about, Marcus,” he said. “I found out he wasn’t working alone after all.”I nodded. We had already suspected that so it was no longer news.“Is that all? You don’t have any more news of his associates?""I haven't been able to identify who it is but word on the street is they're Russian," Nik answered.Adriano didn’t like the sound of that. A number of Russians have tried to take over their territory over the years but none have been successful.“There’s good news though,” Nik added."What could be good about the fact that Marcus was working with people who could be possibly trying to overthrow us?"Nik smiled. “Rela