Conquest Game: The Aloof Husband is Dangerous!-Chapter 122 - 117: Reunion with an Old Friend

The elevator doors happened to open, and Stella Jennings cast a disdainful glance at her, swaying her steps as she walked out first.

After last night’s dinner, she increasingly felt that there was something inappropriate between Laura Quincy and Jason. As for the truth of the matter, she was determined to find out!

After work, Laura Quincy arranged to meet her friend Nina Pierce at a barbecue stand by the roadside they frequented. As usual, they ordered grilled meat, tofu, cucumbers, lotus slices, chicken wings, and chives...

Along with several bottles of beer.

"Nina, I had a very vivid dream last night. It scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat and couldn’t sleep for a long time. I thought I would forget about it once I got busy today, but it keeps replaying in my mind, and I can’t forget it."

"Ah! Dreams are just dreams. Don’t take them too seriously."

Nina Pierce dismissively waved her hand, not thinking much of what her friend said.

Laura took a sip of beer, "But you know what? I’ve been dreaming about that girl in the castle for a long time now, like a series with a storyline that occasionally enters my dreams. The girl’s experiences in the dream make my heart ache, and I feel a deep empathy..."

Nina Pierce laughed, "Laura, I think you should really write a novel. You’re dreaming of storylines like a series."

Laura glared at her friend, "Stop teasing! I’m serious! If it were just a straightforward dream about the girl in the castle once or twice, I wouldn’t think much of it. But it’s been over half a year, and the girl’s condition in the dream keeps changing. Her belly gets bigger each time, but her location never changes, as if she’s trapped in a castle..."

After listening for a while, Nina exclaimed, "Whoa! Could it be a dream with a message?"

Laura frowned, "A dream with a message?"

Nina took a bite of her skewered meat, "I’m just kidding! But this dream of yours is really strange, dreaming the same thing for over half a year? Do you think you have any connection with the girl in the dream?"

Laura furrowed her brows, "At first, I also thought it was just a peculiar dream, but you know what? Last night, I saw the girl’s face!"

Nina looked at her in confusion, "And then?"

The image still echoed in Laura’s mind; the moment the girl turned around, it was like seeing a replica of herself...

"The girl looks exactly like me."

Upon hearing this, even Nina took a sharp breath.

"Wow! No wonder you’re breaking out in cold sweats if you’re dreaming of a horror film."

"That’s why I wanted to talk to you. If this image keeps haunting my mind, I’m wondering if I should see a psychologist."

Laura said, resting her chin on her hand with a helpless expression.

Nina thought for a moment, frowning, "You said just now that the girl’s belly keeps getting bigger? Meaning she’s pregnant?"

Laura nodded, "Yes, but she’s not happy in the dream. It’s as if she’s being imprisoned, always in that luxurious castle, hoping someone will rescue her."

Nina looked at her friend with curiosity; could this dream signify something?

"Laura, try not to worry too much. We’ve got a new psychologist at the hospital. I’ll ask him about it tomorrow at work, and maybe he can provide some effective insights."

"Okay."

Laura took another sip of beer, hoping that it’s really just a dream.

Otherwise, it would be too horrifying...

Although the situation of having yourself as the protagonist in your dream is common, none have been this vivid and terrifying...

Most importantly, the situation of the girl in the dream doesn’t match her own life at all!

She rubbed her forehead, sighing...

The next day.

As soon as Nina arrived at the hospital, she prepared to find the new psychologist. Her friendly nurse Turner quietly warned her, "Dr. Pierce, be careful. I heard the new Dr. White is quite... well, unrestrained. But he’s also very handsome! Many girls are willing to risk being harassed just to get an appointment with him."

Nina smiled nonchalantly, "No problem. If he dares to mess around, I’ll chop off his mischievous fingers with a scalpel!"

Turner stuck out her tongue, "Dr. Pierce, you truly are the most fierce female doctor in our department."

Nina chuckled, not taking the title seriously. Anyway, everyone in the hospital knew she was a tough woman...

She raised her steps towards the new psychologist’s office. Last name White? A familiar face popped into her mind...

Then she shook her head. How could it be such a coincidence?

From a distance, she saw his office filled with people, all female.

Nina shook her head, thinking young women nowadays are too easily captivated by a man’s appearance...

So superficial!

With this thought, she still walked over, when suddenly a familiar yet unfamiliar voice reached her ears, "Miss Chase, dreaming is normal, you don’t need to take it too seriously."

"Dr. White, but I often dream of animals and tall buildings. It’s terrifying! I’m really scared!" Miss Chase’s voice was squeaky.

"This may be related to your work pressure, but it doesn’t necessarily mean a psychological problem."

The man’s voice was rich and mellow, like a cello’s sound, so full-bodied it was intoxicating...

Unable to help herself, Nina stopped in her tracks. Could it really be him?

She remembered he had gone abroad for further study, and according to his roommate, his entire family had moved overseas, planning to settle there and not return...

As she hesitated and stood her ground, Nurse Quinn happened to pass by, "Dr. Pierce, why are you standing here? Are you here to see Dr. White too?"

Nina snapped out of her reverie, "I have something I need to consult with Dr. White, so I came over."

Perhaps hearing the voices outside, a deep and mellow voice of a man came from inside, "Is it Dr. Pierce from surgery?"

Suddenly being named, Nina Pierce was somewhat surprised. She took a deep breath and calmly walked to the door, greeting with composure, "Dr. White, nice to meet you. If you’re too busy, I can come back another time."

Theodore White squinted at her. She seemed much more mature and capable than he remembered; five years ago, she was just an innocent college student.

But now, she was a surgeon.

Her waist-length hair had been cut short, and the clean and sharp short hair seemed to suit her better.

"Junior, long time no see."

Theodore White elegantly curved his lips and walked calmly in front of Nina Pierce, extending his hand.

Nina Pierce was somewhat frozen. He...

Could actually call her "junior" so nonchalantly and say "long time no see," ha...

Obviously, they were deeply in love before, but now he could greet her so calmly...

Nina Pierce slowly curled her lips into a sarcastic smile. The man who left so decisively, why did he come back now?

Might as well have stayed abroad forever.

How wonderful if they never met again!

It would spare her from recalling those unpleasant memories...

Nina Pierce did not reach out to shake his hand, she just stood there coldly, her expression frosty and indifferent, "You should call me Dr. Pierce."

With a simple sentence, the relationship between them became suddenly unfamiliar.

Theodore White looked deeply at the woman in front of him. She probably still harbored resentment for what happened back then...

Never mind! It was his fault.

"Dr. Pierce, what brings you to see me?"

His tone was always courteous, but to Nina Pierce’s ears, it sounded exceptionally insincere!

"Never mind."

Throwing down this sentence, Nina Pierce turned and left.

Her mind was in a mess now, she completely forgot what she wanted to ask, and when she turned to leave, her steps were unsteady.

Theodore White watched her leaving figure deeply, silently sighed.

Nurse Quinn suddenly came over and curiously asked, "Dr. White, do you know Dr. Pierce from before?"

Theodore White nodded, "Yes, we were schoolmates."

Quinn’s eyes twirled, "But why do I feel like Dr. Pierce doesn’t seem to like you?"

Theodore White shrugged, "Maybe I accidentally offended her back then!"

Quinn nodded in half understanding, "Oh..."

Back in the office, Nina Pierce took quite a while to calm down, then pulled out her phone and called her friend Laura Quincy.

"Laura, guess who I ran into?"

"Who?"

Laura Quincy asked curiously, vaguely sensing that her friend’s emotions were fluctuating at the other end of the line, as if she was somehow agitated...

Nina Pierce sniffed, "Theodore White."

Laura Quincy exclaimed in disbelief, "What? That bastard Theodore White showed up again?"

She had been best friends with Nina Pierce for years, fully aware of her friend’s first love in college, and knew that he had hurt her deeply...

Since then, Nina had tried dating another boyfriend, but they broke up shortly after due to incompatible personalities.

After all, it was the deep influence of her first love on her...

Nina Pierce’s lips curled into a bitter smile, "Remember I told you last night that our hospital had a new psychiatrist?"

Laura Quincy pressed her temple, "It’s him, isn’t it?"

Nina Pierce nodded silently, "Yes, I went to see this new Dr. White today and found out..."

Laura Quincy sighed softly, "Nina, you towards him..."

Nina Pierce shook her head vigorously, "No! I have no feelings for him anymore, but seeing that person again after five years, inevitably brings back some buried memories, I..."

Laura Quincy understood, "I see, meet at the usual place tonight?"

Nina Pierce felt extremely agitated, her good mood utterly ruined by the sudden appearance of that bastard man.

"Mm."

After hanging up, Laura Quincy got called to the meeting room.

As she pushed the door open, she saw Jonah Xavier and a few colleagues from the legal department sitting there discussing the case. She was somewhat puzzled thinking: why was she called here to discuss the case? She knew nothing about legal matters!