“That’s not true? Miss Yu Seol Hee, you never laugh in front of me in the hospital. You always look tense.”
Well, I don’t want to make mistakes at the hospital. Especially not in front of Doctor Oak.

To avoid getting caught, Seol Hee put Ssomteori down on the examination table and pushed it towards Doctor Oak.

“Nothing really happened.”
“Hmm.”
“I’m sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom right now. Can I go? You took so long to come, I really can’t hold it in anymore.”
And then she rushed out.

After making sure Doctor Oak wasn’t watching, Seol Hee bent down quickly to check her wound.

“Ouch……”
She hadn’t felt the pain earlier because she was afraid Doctor Oak would notice, but now that she was out of his sight, the wound throbbed painfully. The tear was deep enough to be visible.

“Sigh.”
It was 6 o’clock. The hospital would close in an hour. After that, she could keep her distance from Doctor Oak while cleaning. She just had to hold on for one hour.

She quickly rinsed her wound with water and found a bandage to stick on her hand. As soon as she finished, she put her left hand back in her pocket and went back into the examination room. Thanks to her quick thinking, she was able to finish the examination without being caught.

When it was time to clean, Seol Hee sighed in relief.

“I wasn’t found out.”
She quickly moved away from Eun Woo. It was cleaning time, and every time she pushed the mop handle, the wound would open and hurt.

I need to hurry. If I finish quickly, I can go home. If he asks why I’m injured tomorrow, I’ll just say I was cutting a watermelon at home and accidentally cut my hand too.

Just as she was about to finish cleaning, the door burst open and Eun Woo walked in. He was definitely at the reception desk earlier, why did he come here?

Eun Woo squinted his eyes and looked at Seol Hee.

“Miss Yu Seol Hee.”
“Yes.”
“You’re hiding something from me, aren’t you?”
At his suspicious words, Seol Hee’s voice grew louder.

“No? What, what am I hiding from you, Doctor? I’m an honest person.”
“I don’t think so.”
Eun Woo reached out and gently pulled Seol Hee’s left arm, which she had been hiding behind her back. Her hand was trapped in his large, firm grip.

His warm body heat engulfed her.

She was caught. She tried to hide, but he found out after all.

Eun Woo lifted Seol Hee’s hand and checked the bandage.

“What caused this wound? When did it happen?”
His brows furrowed. Seeing his reaction, Seol Hee forced the brightest smile she could and spoke in a highpitched voice, interjecting with giggles.

“Oh, I was cutting a watermelon yesterday and accidentally cut my finger. Silly, right?”
It’s common this season. I love watermelon so much.

She wanted to sound casual, but she kept stuttering because she was nervous. Her tone of voice was also awkward. As Seol Hee began her clumsy excuses, Eun Woo twisted the corners of his mouth.

“That’s not true.”
“…….”
“Miss Seol Hee, you didn’t have any injuries on your left hand this afternoon.”
When did he see my left hand? His observational skills are topnotch.

Seol Hee spoke again, her voice firm.

“It’s true. It’s a wound from yesterday.”
His eyes stared into hers. She could feel her pupils trembling.

“Let me see.”
Soon, Eun Woo carefully peeled off the bandage from her wound. It hurt a bit, but it was bearable thanks to his gentle touch. He sighed deeply as he examined her torn skin. His sigh was heavy.

“Miss Yu Seol Hee, I’m not a fool.”

She thought she would get angry, but she bit her lip at the resigned tone. A sharp wound cut with a knife and a blunt wound bitten by a dog are different in shape. As a veterinarian, there was no way he would not recognize the wound once he had checked it.

In the end, Seol Hee spoke honestly.

“Actually, I was bitten by the patient dog earlier.”
If she was going to be scolded anyway, she might as well take it. If she lied further, it could make matters worse.

No, it might have already gotten bigger.

“When were you bitten? You’ve been with me all along.”
“When you went to get the Malasezia medicine for the Chihuahua’s hair loss earlier.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
She didn’t want to disappoint him. She didn’t want to ruin the opportunity she had been given by a mistake in a job that might be considered easy. That’s why she didn’t say anything.

“Were you afraid of getting scolded?”
Without responding, she hesitated and swallowed her words, so he asked again.

“Did you disinfect it?”
Seol Hee shook her head.

There was no time to avoid being found out by Dr. Ok. She just quickly put on a bandaid. Eun Woo, still holding her left hand, went into the examination room.

Her hand, small and thin, unlike his big and strong one. She felt tense at the hand of a man who always performed delicate surgeries but was strong.

Was he mad? He must have been. He thought it was ridiculous that she couldn’t even correct it properly. He must have thought it was absurd that she couldn’t handle something she was entrusted with.

Her heart burned at the thought of disappointing him.

However, unlike Seol Hee, who was nervously drumming her feet, Eun Woo disinfected the wound with a calm expression. As she watched the disinfection, she found herself staring at his hand.

His hand, manly with prominent joints. His fingers were very robust. He gently swept over her hand with his thumb.

A ripple passed over her skin. It was a sensation, a bit different from being ticklish, like a tingle of electricity flowing through.

Startled, her body shook.

“Why, why?”
Why did he touch her hand? Was there something wrong with the wound?

“It’s nothing.”
She looked at his face, but there was no change in his expression. With a calm face, he finished cleaning Seol Hee’s wound and raised his head.

The distance from Eun Woo was too close and she was so tense that she could not breathe. Every time she took a deep breath, it seemed his scent would seep into her lungs.

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