Chapter 9
The white walls of the hospital hurt my eyes.
After Nicole had finished the blood transfusion, the doctor insisted
that she stay in the hospital for observation. However, Cruz never came to see her once.
The phone kept vibrating, it was a photo sent by Angela.
The photo of Cruz feeding her porridge…
A photo of Cruz standing by the sickbed.
When Cruz was asleep, she stole a photo of him kissing his cheek.
Nicole deleted one by one, her heart no longer wavering.
When the heart dies completely, even the sense of pain will disappear.
up early.
On the last day of the waiting period, Nicole woke
The sunlight streamed in through the curtains as she packed the last piece of clothing into her suitcase.
The plane tickets to Paris lay quietly in the bag, for the flight at three in the afternoon.
At that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Cruz stood at the doorway, dressed sharply in a suit, as if he had just returned from an important meeting.
“Angela is out of danger,” he cut to the chase. “I p. ised to accompany you to withdraw the application, and I will keep my word.”
23:23
Nicole quietly watched th
“However.” Cruz added, “if you make the conte mudake
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time. I will still bring up divorce*
Nicole suddenly felt like laughing
There will be no next time.
She was about to embark on her own journey of life
Along the way, the two of them remained silent
Nicole tightened her grip on the bag strap until the car stopped in front of the courthouse.
“We’re here.” Cruz unbuckled his seatbelt. “Hurry up. I still need to g to the hospital to see Angela.”
Nicole looked at the familiar glass doors of the courthouse, absentmindedly running her fingertips along the edge of her phone
She needed to find a way to distract Cruz and make sure he didn’t follow them inside.
“I…”
Just as he started speaking, Cruz’s phone began to ring.
“Angela?” he frowned as he picked up the phone, “What’s wrong” Don’t cry, I’ll be right over.”
Hanging up the phone, Cruz turned to Nicole and said, “Angela is feeling unstable, I need to go over there first. You go in and cancel the application yourself, and let me know when it’s done.”
Nicole lowered her eyelashes, hiding the relief in
eyes: “Okay”
Chapter 9
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