Chapter 316

Elizabeth hit the brakes for a second, then quickly canceled the button; she was in a rush to hop in the elevator. She jabbed the floor button. When she got upstairs, she saw Kieran had sent another text.

Kieran: [What’s up?]

Elizabeth scratched her hose and typed back: [Mr. Getty, I sent it to the wrong person. My bad.]

Kieran: [Who were you trying to send it to?]

Elizabeth: [Joseph. He wants to team up with Lila.]

Kieran: [What kind of team-up?]

Elizabeth: [Not sure. Maybe for a company spokesperson or some jewelry gig.]

Kieran got all worked up. He thought, ‘Is this gonna mess with my plans? If Lila takes Joseph’s offer, can she still do my endorsement?’

Kieran: [Elizabeth, are we friends?]

Elizabeth squinted, wondering why he was asking.

Elizabeth: [We don’t have to be.]

Kieran: [Don’t be like that!]

Elizabeth ignored Kieran and sent Joseph the agent’s Facebook contact, leaving a message: [Here’s Lila’s agent’s contact. I’ve already talked to Lila. You can hit them up later.]

Joseph quickly replied: (Thanks. I’ll treat you to a meal if it works out.)

Elizabeth: [Nah, it’s cool.]

Kieran kept blowing up her phone: [Elizabeth, let’s grab a bite, I need to talk to you.]

Kieran: [Elizabeth! Even though you and Alexander are divorced, I think… ]

Elizabeth couldn’t be bothered with Kieran’s texts, so she set her phone to Do Not Disturb and got back to work. Kieran was floored. He had personally approached Lila but got shut down, yet Elizabeth managed to get special treatment. Kieran suddenly had a lightbulb moment: to work with him, he needed to go through Elizabeth.

“Elizabeth,” Amanda suddenly called out.

Elizabeth nodded. “Yeah?”

“Come with me to the clinic today.”

Chapter 316

“On it.” Elizabeth quickly threw on her white coat and followed. While riding down in the elevator, Elizabeth overheard a few department heads chatting with Amanda.

“Ms. C, deputy director spot is open?”

“What, you thinking of joining our department?” Amanda, in a rare good mood, joked.

“Oh, we wouldn’t dare.” They all laughed. “Your department’s too intense.”

“Which department isn’t intense?” Amanda shot back, scrolling through her phone.

Elizabeth stood quietly behind them, just listening.

“Got anyone in mind for the promotion?”

Offienda replied, “Not yet. Let’s see how things go for a month.”

“I think Laura’s pretty solid, you might wanna consider her.”

Amanda teased, “Oh, you know our department well, huh?”

They all laughed and got off the elevator. Elizabeth followed Amanda, who asked, “What do you think of Laura Dr. Dixon? She’s pretty good.”

Elizabeth answered honestly, hands behind her back.

“Still not stable.” Amanda sighed.

Elizabeth squinted, not getting what Amanda meant by “not stable.”

“Wow, it’s packed today.” Amanda looked at the computer, feeling swamped. “Help me out more today.”

“Ms. Carter, you kidding? How can I help you?” Elizabeth said, half-jokingly.

“Mr. York said you have potential.” Amanda looked up at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth paused mid-chair-pull and asked, “What else did he say?”

Amanda replied, “Isn’t it enough that Mr. York praised you? He never praises anyone, but he praised you!”

Elizabeth blinked. That wasn’t what she meant. She was worried Nick might’ve spilled the beans about her other identities in his excitement.