A Lamborghini pulled onto the smooth roads of the prestigious street renowned for its ultra-luxurious residential towers, as Stacy navigated the unfamiliar roads with her hands gripping the steering wheel with nervousness, and holding on importantly to the exclusive card she was given as a visitor.
The exclusive neighborhood of CARLHILLS she drove through was a maze of neatly lined mansions, which created an ambiance that exuded luxury and elegance, while following the directions of her road map to where she was going. Having driven for extra minutes with no houses in sight again, her eyes spotted the Mega-mansion she was going to right in front.
The driver of the new client that she had been assigned to was meant to pick her up, but he had to run an urgent errand at the last moment which left her to her fate of finding the place herself. The extreme confirmation and security check at the first gate was enough to frustrate her already.
'Shit. This is another level of luxury,' she muttered as her car finally stopped in front of the mansion that was before her. The sheer magnificence of the intricate architecture and brilliant technology left her breathless
Thinking to walk to the front of the gate, Stacy's phone rang and it was Nadia calling.
"Hi, darling. How are you doing today?" Stacy faked a sonorous tone with a bright smile as she spoke to Nadia. Over the two weeks that Stacy had spent at the new hospital, Nadia had been her talking buddy and companion, and they ate ordered lunch together too.
"Not fine, B. You have to get out of that place right now," Nadia blurted out immediately, as she finally released the anxiety that she was holding initially in her before the call.
"Why? What is wrong?"
"I overheard Maria saying they intentionally assigned you to your new client, because he is a rude, insatiable, obnoxious jerk. One bad recommendation or dislike from him gets you fired or transferred to another place. All those who had attended to him in the past got transferred without prior notice because of a silly mistake. Sounds like a freaking misogynistic. The only doctor who was the last that had stayed was a male. The client is a risky gamble. They want you out!" Nadia recounted accurately in the same way that she had overheard it, with so much panic in her that her only friend was going to be ousted soon.
"That is crazy!" Stacy expressed tiredly as she ran out of the right words at the moment, while trying to process what Nadia had just told her positively. She couldn't understand why they didn't like her.
"I know, right? Those ladies are so evil. Bella was on my neck all morning, saying I am tactless because I went to a cheap university in some weird city. Now they have started assigning me to so many jobs, while emphasizing that I am so lazy and cannot do anything. When I have been waiting for months to be acknowledged by them?! Imagine!" Nadia rolled her eyes angrily as she ranted to the only person that she could, concerning the harsh treatment they were suddenly giving to her since they had succeeded in sending her only friend out.
Stacy chuckled slightly as she imagined the look Nadia would have on her face, "Calm down. Okay. You will be fine, I promise. They will soon get tired of all this shit."
"I should be the one telling you that. Please return to the hospital and tell them that you do not want a client like that. Ask Brown directly," Nadia suggested.
"I have no choice now, Nadia. I have signed the job acceptance already, and taken the file which contains only the most important details about the client's medical history. He is a VIP, so his personal information cannot fully be disclosed to me. I thought I would be working on board in that fancy hospital while helping bones heal, but here I am assigned to work with an obnoxious home patient for seven hours," Stacy lamented with a smile on her face, as her eyes darted to the front mirror of the car to see how she looked.
To see if she still had that perfect look and image of hers even when she was so anxious.
"I am so sorry you have to find it hard," Nadia muttered sadly as she shook her head.
"I am fine, darling. You know I can do it. In just two weeks, I have managed to charm the hearts of those obnoxious old elites in the V-VIP hospital room. I can deal with anything," Stacy asserted with confidence as she grinned widely the same way she usually did, even more if nothing was going fine.
"I trust you can. You can do it."
"Of course, I can. I will call you later in the evening to tell you how it goes. Bye darling," Stacy said as she stepped out of the car immediately and grabbed her bag afterward.
"Bye love," Nadia responded before cutting the call.
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The mansion was more than Stacy pictured as she made her way inside while being directed by the doorman, and she was impressed by the expansive windows framed by breathtaking views of perfectly manicured gardens, sparkling swimming pools, and rows of exotic trees and fragrant flowers which were around.
"Please this way," she was ushered in by the housekeeper, as she took her seat in the deluxe living room that screamed wealth and opulence.
Everything had the perfect taste; artwork, and color combination which was effortlessly merged in style and comfort to meet the perfect taste of luxurious tranquility.
'You can do this, Stacy. You've got this.' she thought inwardly to herself as she remained comported in a sitting position.
From behind where the majestic stairs were stationed, a strong, familiar cologne permeated the air and a compulsive nostalgia lingered in her. Still feeling overwhelmed by the thought of the person that flashed through her mind briefly, she stood up and turned to greet her client with a bright, flawless smile.
"Hi, sir. I am your doctor from today and my name is Stacy Howa....."
The sight of his familiar face as her eyes raised to meet her client struck her like a lightning bolt, as memories of the past flooded into her head, while her throat lost every necessary air that it needed to function at the moment.
She took a step back as her body instinctively recoiled, which was triggered by the adrenaline that sent her senses into overdrive.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment as the enormity of the situation that faced Stacy clashed against her, as all her pain threatened to engulf her as she struggled with tears and a heavy heartache.
A skull-splitting headache plagued her instantly and spun her eyes dizzy, as the room suddenly felt smaller and suffocating at the spot. It felt like she was suddenly hallucinating.
'Why in the world was she seeing Carlton?!'
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