97 It will get worse before it gets better 1 (1/2)

Tuesday…

Max went to work feeling unsettled.

The previous evening, Elizabeth was clingy which is totally out of character for her unless there is something bothering her. She was like that after work, so he deducted that something happened during those eight-to-nine hours how much she was at the Franciscan Medical Center. Considering that her performance at work is impeccable, it must be something related to that Dr. Snobby. After all, Liz gets uncomfortable in the area of human relationships, while her professional side shines.

Max asked Liz three times how her day was. The first time, she snuggled next to him. The second time she spoke about two surgeries she is going to assist on this week and about a virologist with whom she will collaborate on finding the cure for a new virus which attacks the nervous system before asking him how his day was and listening attentively. The third time she reminded him that they should go to bed.

He enjoyed the snuggles and the fact that he got to sleep next to Liz (again!) without the need to come up with a reason for it. However, nothing she mentioned justifies her clinginess which brought Max back to Dr. Snow.

Max grasped that Liz doesn't want to talk about Dr. Snobby and Max's guess is that Dr. Snobby approached her (probably without impacting her work), and she rejected him successfully. Anything else would result either in her breaking down or her not being so clingy.

The fact that she didn't talk about it tells Max that he still needs to work on getting Elizabeth's trust, but on the other side… if a woman made a move on him at work and he rejected her, he would not tell that to Elizabeth either. Why upset Liz for no reason? It might sound like he is rubbing it in and wanting her to be jealous. After coming up with this point, Max concluded that Liz probably thought on the same lines, and that is why she didn't tell him.

Well, the only thing Max can do is to have faith in Elizabeth and to let her know that he is here for her, whenever she needs him.

That morning he noticed that Elizabeth's mood was much better, and Max chooses to believe that is due to the power of his hugs. In the history of Maximilian Anderson, no woman woke up grumpy after spending the night in his embrace. He is confident in that fact.

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8:37 AM

That Tuesday morning, Liz entered her office apprehensively. She sighed in a relief when she noticed no flowers or anything else out of place. Dr. Snow got the message, and he will not send her flowers anymore.

Liz was a bit apprehensive for not telling Max about Dr. Snow sending her flowers the previous day, but now that she confirmed how it was a one time thing, she is confident that she made a wise choice. She does not want to risk Max getting upset and punching Dr. Snow again. Drama-free is how she likes her life.

Tuesday is Liz's day for surgeries, but since she has none scheduled, she decided to spend the day in her office reading through the files of two patients on whose surgeries she will assist on Thursday, and the rest of the time she will work on her research paper.

Usually, she would spend her Tuesdays in the Urgent Care, keeping busy by helping out. But on Tuesdays Dr. Snow is in Urgent Care and considering the recent events, Liz does not want to linger there and give him any ideas that she is doing it so that she can be close to him.

The only meeting for today Liz has with Dr. Kaviraj at 11 AM. One of Dr. Kaviraj's patients will come for a pre-surgery checkup and Liz will be there as well so that she can meet with the man on whose surgery she will assist on Thursday.

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10:02 AM

Dr. Snow is checking the time every few minutes. Why is Elizabeth not here? She always comes to the Urgent Care on Tuesdays.

Is it possible that Elizabeth is so upset at him that she does not want to see him? Not possible. She was always friendly, and he didn't do anything out of line in order for her to avoid him. Right?

Ever since Saturday, his mind is a mess.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

He spilled his heart to Elizabeth (and intentions for the future) and ended up being punched and watched that despicable playboy carry Elizabeth outside the restaurant like he saved the day. Why did that bastard punch him? They were only talking!

To make things worse, everyone in the restaurant gave him reprimanding looks, like he is a villain and he even ended up paying the bill! By the time he got out, there was no sign of Elizabeth.

Dr. Snow wanted to call Elizabeth, but he was not sure what to say. After some deliberation, he understood that he was too sudden and too direct, and it spooked her away. Based on the information he has related to Elizabeth, she never had a serious relationship, so his choice of words like a 'lifelong partner' was too much for her… especially because they are not dating (yet).

However, he is accompanying her for a lunch for weeks, and he noticed that she is oblivious to his intentions, treating him like a mere coworker. That is why he wanted to meet her outside of work and that is why he rushed when he realized how that despicable playboy wants to sink fangs in HIS Elizabeth. Ah, just the thought of that playboy with Elizabeth makes Dr. Snow's blood boil.

All that is in the past, he can't erase it. But he needs to fix it.

Dr. Snow decided on a safe route: flowers to wait for her at work first thing in the morning. He does not know much about flowers, so he bought one of the most extravagant bouquets which store down the street offered.