Chapter 36

Zara's POV
A few days after I got out of the hospital and recovered. I didn't find Doctor Leo present when I was discharged. But the next day I went straight to work and met him. There were many things that were confusing in our work while I was not joining because I was hospitalized. I felt that my work was piling up and getting harder. Finding many things that did not match the previous data that I had archived.
Feeling annoyed but I tried to hold back this feeling. Because I was worried that it would affect my health again. So I really had to be able to control myself so that I would not easily get emotional. I had to be able to position myself in a stable state. Ensuring that my health would be well maintained. Hoping that with maintained health, I can freely work and continue my work.
Now I am starting to implement a healthy life. Managing my mindset and my time at work. Regulating my emotions so that they don't explode. Because I felt fed up after three days of being hospitalized in a saturated and boring state. My feelings started to become unstable when Doctor Leo was not present at the pick-up event to go home from the hospital. But instead, Orion, who seemed more loyal, was always there for me.
I seem to start to sympathize with Orion, and my heart is bought with his more attention than Doctor Leo, who is uncertain. Moreover, lately I always find Doctor Leo always together with Ismaya. It seems there is something unusual between them. I suspect they have a deeper relationship and feelings between them that I don't know but I can easily read.
Hmm... Am I jealous? Yes, of course, I start to feel that feeling in me. But I am no one Doctor Leo so I have no control and power to control him. I have no authority in me over him. Including Ismaya even though she is my best friend but I can't limit her from having feelings for Doctor Leo. I left very early for work after being discharged from the hospital one day. Until finally I came home later because there were many things that had to be fixed.
I have to make sure everything is finished in just one to two days. Because I don't want to waste time on things that are repeated. Everything must move on to research and ongoing work, not go back to the previous work that has been completed. So I forced Doctor Leo to revise everything. Luckily I have archives on my laptop and cellphone.
I also prepare hard file archives not only soft files. Because if not I would be caught out. That has become my habit at work. Make sure there are backup files so that everything remains safe and corrected. I monitor the performance of all, and this is the most chaotic because I feel caught out, but luckily, I am smarter and neater.
"Doctor Leo, why is this like this?"
"Huh?" I looked around.
"Yes, why is this different?"
"Different how?"
"Here, take a look!" I was a little angry and raised my voice.
"Um..." He just nodded while reading these two different files.
"Right? I'm not seeing things wrong. Try to revise it again and match it with the data on my laptop. I don't want to know everything has to be finished in a maximum of one night! If not...." I almost threatened but I changed my mind because I suddenly felt embarrassed towards him. Because I was too loud and dominant. I started to remain silent and continued to ask about all these mistakes that I had just witnessed.
"Emm, while I was being treated, who helped you work?"
“Em... Julian and Orion."
"Huh? Are you right and not mistaken in saying anything?"
"Yes, I was not wrong in saying it, they did help me work harder when you were not with us to work. But I didn't mean to accuse and corner both of them. It's just that those are the facts and reality that happened.”
"Emm..." I started to think that someone wanted to camouflage the research results. Could Orion and Julian be that evil? But what could be their motive for this fraud? I was really haunted by bad prejudices towards the two of them. Although my conscience denied feeling anything strange. I know who Orion is, even though he has an annoying nature, I don't believe that he would do something as despicable as that to our work.
On the other hand, I also don't really trust Doctor Leo who is a new person in my environment. Because I just got to know him not long ago. So is it possible that he is an honest person and very dedicated to this job? Anyway, I have to investigate all of this without their knowledge.
"Hey Zara, are you going home?" Suddenly Ismaya came over to me and Doctor Leo.
Doctor Leo and I looked at Ismaya with cold eyes. Because I also clearly felt disturbed by her coming here. She just entered my office. When I was annoyed with Doctor Leo because of his dirty and messy performance.
"Yes, in a moment, I have unfinished work. Why are you asking me like that?"
I was also a little annoyed because Ismaya didn't try to be professional. She always considered me as her best friend and didn't see where we were. She always called me Zara without adding the term doctor in front of my name. So sometimes I felt a little unappreciated by her. But could this be the influence of my feelings for Doctor Leo and I was jealous of Ismaya? So I made a problem of something like this. Even though before it felt normal when Ismaya always called me that in public.
"I need your help, get used to me coming home with you? Because we're going in the same direction."
"Where is your car?"
"It broke down and is being serviced at the repair shop."
"Umm ..."
"How? Is it okay?"
"Umm... Yes, but wait for me until I finish this work!"
"Okay then, thank you in advance."
Ismaya also started to join me and Doctor Leo here. I felt disturbed, actually, but had difficulty speaking what I honestly felt. I still had to maintain my authority so as not to look weak. Ismaya was so loyal waiting for me here. I felt rushed and uncomfortable actually in this kind of situation. It seemed like Doctor Leo felt the same way. Like looking awkward and a bit confused. But Doctor Leo and I continued our work.