Chapter 5

I took the pen from the doctor and signed my name next to the family section.

The doctor paused, a bit surprised. "Where's your husband?"

I capped the pen and said quietly, "He's busy with someone else."

The doctor didn't press further and explained everything I needed to know.

The footsteps outside faded away.

Edward never came back.

It was Sophie who finally rushed in, her hair windblown and her eyes red. "I knew something was up. Where's Edward?"

I pointed toward the hallway. "He just left."

Sophie's face turned icy when she spotted the gardenias by the bed. She…