A Farewell After Being Reborn

Sage could tell he was concerned, but she found it extremely ironic. So, she shut her mouth and remained silent.

"What else could have happened? It was either caused by gravel or glass shards," said the doctor.

lan thought of something. “Is it the glass shards from the trash can?" Sage chose to remain silent yet again. The doctor chided, "How could you be so careless when you knew you were injured? The scab had just formed as well. You're going to have to go through the pain all over again."

“It's my fault. I had no idea she had injured her hand, so I grabbed her hand a bit too forcefully.” lan took the blame upon himself.

The doctor adjusted his glasses and looked up at lan. "Are you her husband? How were you not aware that your wife was injured?"

lan, who had always been high and mighty, was embarrassed at that moment. He cleared his throat and said, "It was pretty hectic at the time."

"So you were there, but you have no idea how your wife got injured?" The doctor's eyes widened in surprise. "What could be more important than your wife's well-being?"

lan was at a loss for words. Sage, on the other hand, was secretly thrilled. In the past, she would've definitely come to his defense. But she thought he deserved it now!

"Please don't tell me your marriage was arranged, young lady. Is that why you have no feelings for each other?" asked the doctor.

Sage smiled wistfully. "Yeah, you could say that." Even though it wasn't the whole truth, he did marry her to please his grandmother. Truth be told, he had no feelings for her.

"Are you here to treat patients or to gossip?" lan frowned and asked the doctor, "Where are your ethical principles?"

The doctor took another look at lan, noting his impressive stature and elegant demeanor. He whispered, "Young lady, don't just go for someone good-looking when you're looking for a husband. Find someone who genuinely cares about you."

Even though his voice was soft, lan wasn't deaf. His expression darkened as he threatened, "Believe it or not, you'll lose your medical license if you don't finish treating her wound within five minutes."

The doctor was at a loss for words. He could tell lan wasn't someone to be trifled with. Hence, he zipped his mouth and got to work. Five minutes later, the doctor finished re-bandaging Sage's wound.

Sage thanked him and left the doctor's office. lan trailed behind her silently. Terry was no longer in the passenger seat when the couple got back to the car.

"Mr. Zane said he had to deal with something urgent at the company, so he left," said the driver.

Sage turned to lan and said, "You can go back as well. I'll let Grandpa know that you brought him something."

lan glanced at her and instructed the driver to start the car. Sage didn't want to waste her breath on him either. She picked up the pastries Wanda had packed her and started munching on them as she looked out the window.

"Didn't you say you didn't feel like eating anything just now?" he asked. lan figured she chose not to eat earlier because she didn't want him to see her injured hand. He recalled Calvin's advice and decided to explain himself, “I had no idea you were injured last night. Uncle Ron was in a hurry to see Ivy, so I thought I'd help him first before I—" "Enough. You don't have to explain yourself." Sage cut him off.

"You're not a doctor. Even if you knew, what could you do? It's not like my wound wouldn't have healed on its own.”

lan was rendered speechless again. It felt as if she had an invisible wall around her. He couldn't talk to her about what had happened last night at all. lan had no choice but to drop the subject. NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

He then pulled out a card from his wallet. "Here."