Alexandra's POV
I was about to thank the person and apologize but then I clearly saw his face , and I was baffled .
" The Devil " , I spoke unknowingly in a very low voice .
When I saw that his face was becoming darker by the second and his gaze had turned ice cold , I realised I had spoken the words on my mind . My hands automatically lifted up to cover my mouth so that I could avoid speaking anymore words that could lead me to my early death .
At that moment my subconscious was screaming at me , ' RUN ALEXANDRA , RUN YOU IDIOT '
So I followed my subconsciousness's advice and started running at an inhuman speed towards the stairs . I knew that I had to abandon the lift which was earlier in front of me as I knew that if I took it then he would be able to catch me easily .
I didn't stop running until I reached the top floor i.e. the fifth floor where the chairman's office and my cabin was located . I checked the time and found out that it was already 9:59 am . I wanted to drink some water but I knew that if I delayed going to the chairman's office even for a single second then I would be late . So , I proceeded towards the chairman's office slowly so that I could catch my breath .
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When I finally stood before the door of the chairman's office , I straightened my doctor's coat , smoothened my hair using my hand and wiped the sweat on my forehead which had accumulated due to my marathon earlier . I knocked on the door and entered on gaining permission . I heaved a sigh of relief on noticing that the chairman was the only one present inside the room except me .
" Finally !! I was worried that the buyer would appear before you . " Dr. Francis said on seeing me come in .
" Sorry Dr. Francis , I would have come earlier but I had to go the reception for some reasons . " I said with a sorrowful look on my face .
" Don't worry about it , you are here and that is all that matters but next time do try to come earlier . " said Dr. Francis
Dr. Francis is very down to Earth and I love that fact about him . He is very forgiving of small mistakes and is someone that all the people in the hospital look up to and admire . Till date I have never heard anyone say that they don't like him . He treats all of us like his colleagues and does not judge a person based on their appearance and age . All in all , he is an amazing person .
I had just taken a seat when there was a knock on the door after which came the voice of Michael , who is the chairman's assistant .
" Dr. Francis , I am here with our esteemed guest . May we enter ? "
" Come in " said Dr. Francis .
When they entered , Dr. Francis and I stood up to greet him . Yesterday Dr. Francis didn't tell me his name and it also slipped my mind to ask him for it . So , currently I knew nothing about this buyer neither his name nor how he looked like . I would be lying if I say that I wasn't curious in the least about his identity as buying a hospital needs a lot of money and he had also somehow managed to earn Dr. Francis's trust which was an amazing feat as Dr. Francis does not trust people easily . I was facing away from the door , so I turned around to greet him and the moment I turned around , I was shocked to the bone .
I saw the Devil standing beside Michael and the expression in his eyes mirrored mine . I could see that both of us were shocked to see each other . The expression of shock in his eyes stayed for merely a second before it turned back to a cold and indifferent look , but it took me some time to digest the fact that it was him who was in front of me .
' What in the world is he doing here ? Is he here to buy the hospital ? What if he tells Dr. Francis about the incident ? Would he make Dr. Francis fire me ? Oh sh*t , I am doomed . ' Multiple questions were swirling inside my head but on the surface I appeared to be calm . The earlier shock had been replaced by panic .
Dr. Francis broke me out of my reverie when he introduced me to him .
" Dr. Alexandra meet the CEO of Gray Corporations , Mr. Lucifer Gray , I am sure you have heard of this capable and talented young man , and CEO Gray meet Dr. Alexandra the youngest and currently the best cardiologist and surgeon in our country . Today she will be showing you around the hospital . " said Dr . Francis .
" Dr. Alexandra , it's a pleasure to meet you " said Lucifer , holding out his hand for a handshake . I noticed the devilish smirk on his face .
" The pleasure is all mine , CEO Gray " I said with a formal smile and shook my hand with his . He squeezed my hand with an enormous amount of force and the smile on my face stiffened . Just when I felt that the pain was becoming too much for me to handle , he took his hand back .
After that he and Dr. Francis talked for a few minutes before I was asked to start the tour . The tour could have been delayed for a few more minutes but the Devil did not want any refreshments so there was no reason to delay the tour any longer .
At the start of the tour , I was looking at the Devil's expression multiple times but there was no change . I was waiting for him to bring up the topic but he did not say a single thing so I thought that maybe , just maybe he had decided to forgive me .
' Who are you kidding Alexandra , he has been named the ' Devil ' for a reason you know . ' My subconscious said making my silver line of hope vanish .
In the end , I just kept that matter in the back of my head so that I could show him around properly without forgetting any important details . I had started the tour from the fifth flour and each floor took almost half an hour , so it took us about 3 hours to go around the entire hospital .
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After we were done , we went back to the chairman's office .
" Dr. Francis , I like the hospital and I would like to buy it . We can schedule the date of signing of the paperwork when we are both free . " said CEO Gray .
" I am glad that you will be the one to buy my dear hospital CEO Gray . " said Dr. Francis with a huge smile on his face .
" Hmm ... Now I will take your leave Dr. Francis . " said CEO Gray . His assistant went outside after hearing his words , probably to call the driver .
" of course , Dr. Alexandra do you mind seeing our guest off ? "
" Not at all " I said and proceeded towards the door behind Lucifer .
We exited the office and went inside the empty lift . I started panicking again as I thought that he would bring up the topic but he did not speak a single word .
When we finally reached the entrance , I saw his car and I turned around to leave after wishing him a safe drive . I felt extremely happy and blessed that he did not talk about the incident but my happiness was short lived as he called my name as soon as he saw me leave .
" Dr. Alexandra "
" Yes " I said while giving a stiff smile .
" I just wanted to tell you that I am a very vengeful person and I tend to keep grudges . " Lucifer said with a devilish smirk on his face and then he left in his car .
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