Goodbye Saintess (by Edelweiss W.S.) novel Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Evanna had been young once, too. She could read these kids‘ thoughts without a word.

Metis clearly liked Sebastian, yet she was strangely avoidant of him. Why?

Evanna thought of the woman he had fought with in the parking lot. Could that be the reason?

“Goddamn, so he’s a horny playboy like my no–good jerk of a son, too?!” she muttered under her breath, shocked. “But… he

doesn’t look like one!”

When Sebastian returned to the car to invite her into the clinic, Evanna wisely flushed all her speculations from her mind without speaking. A young man’s private affairs were no concern of an older woman, after all.

“You must be really special to the good doctor, Sebastian! You could somehow summon her out of business hours with a single

call!” Evanna remarked.

“No, no. Dr. Fey was likely standing behind the door just as I was calling,” Sebastian replied nonchalantly, having failed to catch her undertone.

Evanna shot him a meaningful look, her mind churning. ‘He doesn’t harbor any feelings for the doctor, does he? Doesn’t he

know that no one stands behind a door at an hour like this for no reason?‘

Outwardly, she smiled. “Regardless, thanks to you, I finally got to secure a physical check–up from the best doctor in Astergrad!”

“You flatter me, Evanna.”

We finally entered the main hall. Medicines of all kinds lined the shelves around us.

Metis had put on a white coat while waiting. Calmly, she looked at us and began, “It’s actually outside business hours now,

Sebastian. What will you do to thank me for giving you this preferential treatment?”

Her expression left no doubt that she was really holding out for a reward.

I was stunned. “Er… Shall I treat you to dinner?”

She shook her head. “No. How about an honest answer? I’ll ask you a question.”

“What kind?”

“The woman you mentioned to Terry this afternoon. The woman you told him never to harass again,” she asked directly. “Who is she to you?”

Metis affected an aloof, uncaring air, but inside, she was nervous as hell. What if Sebastian confirmed she was his lover?

“She’s my employee. She works as my personal assistant now,” I answered, a little perplexed. “She’s a highly competent worker and is quite the looker, which is why an asshat like Terry went after her. I had to protect her.”

I had no idea why she would ask about Jeanine. Regardless, I had every reason to be honest. Metis deserved that for giving me this privilege.

A subtle grimace shadowed Metis‘ face. She caught the keywords that could spell trouble for her chances with Sebastian: ‘a looker,‘ ‘highly competent,‘ and ‘personal assistant.‘

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“So… you felt sorry for her?” she continued, following up on my answer

“Of course! I bet you would too if you were there. Jeanine’s a nice, decent girl! She didn’t deserve to be harassed by that idiot!” I replied, frowning at the memory of the incident.

I had completely missed the bint of jealousy in her eyes.

Metis seemed to abandon her line of questioning and turned to Evanna. “You’re the mother of Mr. Goldman, right? I shall see

You first.

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