Chapter 84
Chapter 84
When Bonnie saw I was ignoring her, she stood up, with her bag in hands, looking all innocent and
docile, “Irene, Neil said you’re willing to divorce without getting anything. You… shouldn’t be so daft.
You’ve waited him for the best ten years of your youthful life so you should get something in return. A
woman’s youth is precious.”
With that, she turned around and left.
I was literally fuming. The other woman was advising the soon-to-be ex-wife not to divorce empty-
handed? Was she pretending to be a saint?
And she knew I was in love with Neil for ten years!
She must feel both smug and pity. I waited him for ten years, but those few short months she had with
him surely defeated that. She knew how good Neil was to her.
Neil must have told her, right? I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. It wasn’t the first time
I’ve been made a fool of. What’s another round of mockery from Bonnie?
I didn’t want to make a scene. I decided to travel as soon as the divorce was finalized. Time heals all
wounds.
“Spaghetti Bolognese is here!” Ste came back all excited. Noticing my gloomy face, she frowned,
“What’s wrong? You look upset.”
I forced a smile, “Let me show you something.”
I took out my phone and yed the recording.
Ste was fuming after hearing it, “How can that woman be so vicious? She’s trying to harm you? This
is outrageous, I need to confront her! This is driving me mad!”
“Ste, don’t.” I shook my head, “You don’t know where she’s gone, how can you find her?”
“Isn’t she from Rosemont College’s music department too? I’ll expose her over the school’s broadcast
radio. I, Ste, will make her drop out!” Ste said angrily.
“Why do you need to confront with Bonnie when I’m about to divorce Neil?” I said gently, “Wait until I’m
divorced. Revenge is best served cold?”
Ste was surprised, “When’s the right time?”
I smirked, “Like, say, their wedding day? It would make a nice wedding gift.”
Ste’s eyes lit up at the idea. She gave me a thumb up, “Right! We can’t just tell Neil. He might take
her side. Better to choose a time and ce to let everyone know what kind of witch she is. Let’s see if
she still dares to show her face.”
“Exactly. If Neil’s willing to divorce me for her, that means they’re likely to get married. No rush.” I
reassured Ste.
After dinner, as the sky grew dark, I told Ste to head back.
The ward was quiet again, with only the asional sounds of the nurses bustling outside.
Iy in bed scrolling through Facebook. Lots of people were posting pictures with their family and
friends waiting for the New Year. Everyone looked happy.
I fell asleep without realizing it, only to be awakened by the sound of midnight fireworks.
Starlight za in Rosemont hosts a grand fireworks disy on every holiday, and it’s a popr spot for
lovers. I had always wanted to go with Neil, but
never got to.
After being awakened by the fireworks, I couldn’t fall back asleep. A hunch led me to check Bonnie’s
Facebook page. Sure enough, hertest post was about the fireworks at Starlight za, along with a
selfie. Behind her gleaming smile, there was half a man’s face. It was Mitch.
Given the time and ce, if Mitch was there, Neil was likely there too. Bonnie probably didn’t feel
comfortable taking a direct photo of him, so she took one of Mitch as indirect evidence.
Neil hasn’t divorced yet, so Bonnie can’t be publicly with him.
Like Sherlock Holmes, I zoomed in and out on the photo with my fingertips, trying to spot Neil in the
background. Suddenly, someone appeared at the door of my ward.
“Can’t you sleep?” It was Russel.
“I woke up.” I put away my phone, “Dr. Russel, you’re on night duty?”
“Yeah. Want to go to the rooftop to watch the fireworks?” He asked again.
I wasn’t nning on going, but I was bored, so I got up and put on a jacket, “Let’s go.” N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.
Russel and I walked through the long corridor. As we passed the nurse’s station, a nurse asked in
surprise, “Wait, Dr. Russel, you switched shifts with Dr. Garcia?”
I was surprised and looked at Russel.
He replied, “Yeah. He caught a bad cold.”
I see. I continued to follow him, up the stairwell to the rooftop of the inpatient building. The cold air hit
me instantly, causing me to shiver. Beautiful fireworks were continuously bursting in the night sky in the
distance.
My phone rang. My mom had transferred me five thousand dors, along with a message, “My dearest
daughter, happy holidays!”
The gloom in my heart was instantly swept away by my mom. I happily epted the money, then
texted her back, “Mom and Dad, happy holidays!”
“Is that a text from Neil?” Russel saw me grinning and asked.
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“Do you think that’s possible?” I put away my phone, took a deep breath of cold air, and felt my heart
freeze, “My mom gave me some spending money, that’s why I’m happy.”
Russel took off his mask and put it in his pocket. A faint smile appeared on his handsome face, “Didn’t
expect you to be so money-minded.”
I replied, “Who doesn’t love money?”
He nodded and changed the topic, “By the way, Dean had his surgery yesterday. He should be
discharged soon.”
Before, when mentioning Bonnie’s family, I might have been curious. Now, I just feel annoyed. I thought
back to the photo Bonnie posted earlier. She must know I can see it, right?
“I don’t care. You should tell Neil. He’s been taking such good care of their family.” I said indifferently.
“Bonnie will tell him herself, no need for me.” Russel sighed, and then walked towards a corner of the
rooftop. When he came back, he was holding a bundle of small handheld sparklers, “Want to y with
these?”
“Where did you get these?” I was surprised.
“The hospital always stashes some sparklers on the rooftop every year, so the night shift staff can
come up and celebrate the holidays,” Russel pulled a lighter from his pocket, inviting me, “Come on,
let’s have a bit of fun.”
It’s been ages since thest time I yed with these things. I took the two sparklers that Russel
handed over to me. He shielded the lighter against the wind with one hand and helped me light one
with the other.
The glow burst from the tip of the sparkler like a shower of sprinkling sparks, absolutely stunning.
Russel grabbed one and lit it too. We were waving the sparklers around,ughing like kids.
Had I known that Neil was watching us from the exit, I would never have made a wish to the sparkler,
Blurting out words “I wish Neil would drop dead.”
But we’ll get to thatter.
By the time Russel and I had burned through all the sparklers, it was an hourter. I was having a st.
After thanking him, I returned to my room for some rest. After all, I had a head injury and needed to
catch some extra sleep.