I could feel the subtle friction as the pads of his fingers grazed my skin. So, I couldn’t help but glance back at him, just a quick look.
But it was enough to catch him sitting upright, his shirt collar neatly buttoned. Yet, his Adam’s apple bobbed sharply, betraying his tension.
From the side, those razor-sharp contours of his face were strikingly handsome.
It was the kind that made your heart skip a beat without warning.
…
Jonathan was an outlier in Jasper’s social circle.
If it weren’t for some roundabout family connection between them, a man like him—cold, indifferent, and obsessed with cleanliness—would never mingle with this crowd.
After getting together with Jasper, I naturally got to know him too. But every time we met, it was nothing more than a polite nod and greeting.
He liked silence, wasn’t much of a talker, and his personal life was as blank as a sheet of paper.
At gatherings, while others played cards or sports, Jonathan often left early. If he stayed, he’d sit alone on a corner couch, eyes closed, resting quietly, never joining the lively chaos around him.
Jasper used to joke about it.
“My cousin is practically a monk—pure and untouched. He’s 27 and probably never even been with a woman.
“But he’s gotten better this past year. Invite him to ten gatherings, and he shows up to three or four.
“If it was a few years ago, you can forget about it. You’d never even catch a glimpse of him.”
I’d actually heard of Jonathan back in college and had even seen him from afar a few times.
To me, he always seemed like the kind of man girls fantasize about for their first crushes. Distant, unattainable—a moon hanging high in the sky.
We never had much contact, except for a couple of times when I went to the hospital due to discomfort in my bosom.
By coincidence, I ended up with an appointment under his name.
I’d initially felt a bit embarrassed, but Jonathan was completely professional. That quickly put me at ease.
I even secretly scolded myself afterward.
After all, Jonathan was a surgeon—what hadn’t he seen before?
