Belle was finally back on duty at the pediatric ward, and while the vast majority of her colleagues felt genuinely uplifted by the news, a certain someone felt entirely otherwise. The exact millisecond Dr. Peachy Lopez overheard a couple of floor nurses gossiping about Belle's triumphant return, her fingers balled into tight, violent fists—to the absolute point where her sharp nails dug deep into her palms, leaving angry, red crescent wounds.
Peachy had never in her entire life harbored this level of undiluted hatred toward another human being. It was only when Belle appeared at the hospital that these dark, toxic emotions began to swallow her whole.
Belle the high achiever! Belle the gentle, perfect nurse! The legendary angel that the sick children adored—Belle! The unremarkable woman who had somehow, out of absolute nowhere, become Dr. Eli's girlfriend.
