Chapter 3


    Her phone was dead, and she had no idea how long she had slept Looking outside the


    window, it was still pitch ck-


    trabe got up, put on her shoes, grabbed her bag, and left the room. As the walked by


    Kaley’s room, she saw the slightly open door and couldn’t help but stop


    Inside was Kaley, apanied by Izabe’s husband in name, Brett


    Kaley possessed a pristine countenance that surpassed the confines of the hospital gown


    Her pure and elegant temperament radiated through, while her fairplexion entuated


    the brince of her almond shaped eyes Izabe couldn’t help but contemte whether Brett


    was drawn to Kaley’s innate innocence Comparing herself to Kaley, Izabe couldn’t shake


    the feeling of being a malevolent force one that tore rtionships apart.


    She couldn’t deny a tinge of jealousy at the attention Brett bestowed upon Kaley


    People who didn’t know Brett thought he was naturally cold and aloof, but Izabe knew that


    he reserved all his tenderness for Kaley, not willing to share it with anyone else


    Of course, he used to be nice to Izabe a long time ago, but now, there was nothing left


    Her “peeping” eventually caught the attention of the couple inside. Kaley nced at her,


    then shrank back and hid behind Brett


    Fear etched across her face, with red rimmed eyes that betrayed witnessing an unforgivable


    viin. Brett tenderly patted Kaley’s shoulder, his gaze icy and unwavering as he locked


    eyes with Izabe Spotting her standing near the door, irritation welled up in his heart


    That irritation turned into undisguised disgust on his face, and he scolded her, “What are


    you doing standing there?”


    Izabe stood at the door, looking at the sweet couple inside, and felt quite blinded by them


    She didn’t want to watch, but she couldn’t help herself. Because this was a side of Brett she


    had never seen before the Brett she longed for


    Tears blurred her vision, and a profound ache gripped Izabe’s heart Brett positioned


    himself protectively in front of Kaley, his gaze filled with a mixture of emotions as he red


    at Izabe. Observing her pale and lifeless face, his brows furrowed in a disy of concern,


    anger, and perhaps even regret


    If you’re awake, just go back” he uttered, his voice tinged with a hint of frustration


    Izabe hesitated for a moment, then asked in a hoarse voice, “Are youing back


    tonight?”


    Seeing the guardedness in Brett’s expression, Izabe couldn’t be bothered to exin. She


    couldn’t understand what terrible thing she had done in these years that made Brett guard


    her as if she were a thief.


    No one would be so ironhearted Athough she did hinder him from being with Kaley, she had


    been taking care of Brett during their four years of marriage like a housekeeper.


    Though their marriage wasn’t perfect, she never interfered with his rtionship with Kalny


    In the past, Brett used to engage in secret meetings with Kaley. However, after the Salotti


    family’s fortune plummeted, she was no longer perceived as a threat by him


    Despite being aware of Brett’s involvement with Kaley, Izabe chose not to confront him


    about it. But could she truly let it go? Absolutely not.


    Being with Brett had cost Izabe everything. She was battling stomach cancer, teetering on


    the brink of death, yet she still had to dedicate herself to helping others prolong ther lives.


    But who would consider extending a helping hand to her when her own life was hanging by a


    thread?


    Izabe’s heart suddenly felt as if it were being pricked by countless needles. The pain


    spread through her blood vessels to every part of her body, even making her fingertips


    tremble


    Over the years, Izabe had grown ustomed to Brett’s indifference and detachment.


    As she turned to leave, she heard Kaley’s voice from inside the room


    is Izabe okay after losing so much blood? Her face looks awful.”


    “Shell be fine, shes always had a strong body”


    Look, this was the man she loved Even his love rival could see that her face was not okay


    but he couldn’t


    Brett was not an inattentive individual. He possessed a keen ability to spot issues at work


    and could immediately discern if something was amiss with Kaley However, when it came to


    Izabe, with whom he had spent six years, he disyed ack of patience and


    attentiveness.


    Taking a deep breath, Izabe made the difficult choice to depart without casting a backward


    nce. Outside, the rain intensified, pouring down heavily With her head bowed, she


    trudged along without an umbre Before long her clothes became saturated, and the biting


    cold permeated her bones. Her pallid lips became chapped, and her dampened, curled


    eyshes clung to droplets of water


    izabe fel dizzy from the cold and her stomachache. As she covered her stomach with her


    hand, she identally knocked the ring off her finger.


    Izabe stared nkly as the ring she had worn for four years lost its original luster, and the


    surface was covered in ck. She remembered when she had signed a marriage contract


    with Brett, and casually mentioned that there should at least be a ring


    Brett had bought one for 30 dors from a roadside stall and thrown it at her, sarcastically


    saying, “Take it, you’re only worth that much”


    In that moment, Izabe mustered a smile, although her eyes betrayed an indescribable


    sadness. The ring she held was too small, yet she persisted in slipping it onto her finger,


    enduring the difort and even the pain that apanied it. She clung to the


    determination of wearing it, oblivious to the fact that it caused her finger to bleed


    Back then, she stubbornly believed that the ring would eventually fit, but little did she


    anticipate that it would ultimately be loose, leaving her feeling a profound sense of


    emptiness


    Just like her rtionship with Brett,


    Izabe curled up in the pouring rain her stomach in turmoil and pain. She covered her


    mouth to suppress her gagging and tears streamed uncontrobly down her face


    The rain continued to fall, and one by one, passers by pulled out their umbres Izabe


    squatted on the ground, picked up the ring and pressed it to her chest. When her stomach


    pain subsided, she stood dp


    She looked like a ghost in the rain, bumping into a passer by in a daze. Realizing her


    mistake, she quickly apologized. The passer by was a young mother with her child. The


    woman held her childs hand and said gently. “It’s okay”


    The child, noticing Izabes tear–stained eyes, looked up with innocence and asked in a


    gentle tone, “Mydy, are you crying?”


    The woman, presumably the child’s mother, affectionately patted the child’s head, casting a


    apologetic nce towards Izabe, and quietly departed, walking away with her little one


    As they walked away, Izabe heard the kid ask his mom, “Why was thedy crying? Was


    she scared and thats why shecried?”


    “Adults don’t get scared like that.


    The sound of rain drizzling drowned out the rest of their conversation


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    Izabe gently held her stomach, looked up, and forced the tears back in Scared? Of course,


    she was! She was terrified when she went to the hospital alone, when she had the


    endoscopy. when the doctor called her into the consultation room alone, and especially


    when they finally told her the terminal diagnosis, leaving her body feeling ice cold.


    But what Izabe feared even more was dying alone, with not a single person by her side