From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 205

Adolphus stared at his phone after the call ended, a helpless smile tugging at his lips. He leaned back in his office chair, glancing over a few surgery schedules. There was no rush to head back to the infirmary.

A knock on the door broke his thoughts.

“Come in.”

Harrell stepped inside, holding a bag of medication.

“You went to see my mentor, didn’t you?”

“Yep. He heard I’ve been staying at your place and asked me to bring you the meds you needed. When are you off? Edison and Orville are still hanging out at Apex. They want to grab dinner together.”

Adolphus checked the time. “Half an hour or so. You got here just in time, actually. I have a case I want you to look at.”

He pulled up Fidelia’s file on the computer, then stood so Harrell could take his seat.

“I’m a psych major, you know. I barely understand half your surgical cases… Wait, is this PTSD?”

“Yeah. Earl is her attending physician. He’s your junior from school.”

Harrell scanned the file, not looking surprised at all. He knew how things stood between Earl and Adolphus.

Back when Earl wanted to switch to psychology, it was Adolphus who’d gone to Harrell for help. Without that, Earl’s grades and personality would’ve kept him out of the program entirely, never mind being accepted by Harrell’s mentor.

Earl was stubborn by nature. Being a psychologist meant dealing with a lot of pressure, and it was easy to get swept up in your patients’ struggles. Too much exposure could drag anyone down.

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