Chapter 4
As soon as Adele finished speaking, she picked up her bag and walked downstairs |
Just as she reached the sidewalk, Sculent caught up with her and grabbed her hand ||
“Upset?” she asked sweetly. I give you the concert tickets. You only have one month left with him, right? Might as well make a few more
ke a few more memories. Would be such a pity if you had nothing to look back in the future.”]
Adele palled her hand away and stepped back, her expression calm lut frosty
“No. Once the divorce is final. 111 forget everything. There’s nothing between me and Byron worth remembering.“||
Scarlett gave a theatrical sigh.
“Come on, don’t say that Sure, Byron only got together with you because I pushed him into it. but you helped me out too–you took one of my problems off my bands. It’s bad enough you couldn’t win Byron’s love–but if you’re left without even a slagle good memory from your marriage, wouldn’t that make me the cruel
she reached out again, not letting Adele leave, still playing the role of concerned friend while tightening her grip
In the midst of their back–and–forth, neither of them noticed the car speeding toward them
Only when the driver began slamining the horn did they both look up–too late.
In a blur. Byron came sprinting across the street and threw himself toward Sea
felding her in his arms as he pulled her to safety.
Adele’s body was nung nearly twenty meters through the air before she crashed to the ground with a sickening thud
A loud crack echoed as she landed. blood pouring from her mouth and nose, pooling beneath her in a thick, horrifying red.]
Pain exploded in every inch of her body. Her limbs felt disconnected, every merve hurning, hirrest heaving for air she couldn’t seem to find.]
And in those final seconds before she lost consciousness, her blurry gaze caught a glimpse of Byron
Not running toward her.Not calling her name. But comforting Scarlett, holding her tightly whispering reassurances into her ear.
Adile woke up sometime later, pain landing through her body as she stirred.]
The sterile white light above contined she was in a hospital. The first thing she saw was Byron’s face hovering above her, drawn with worry!
“Adele, thank God you’re awake! You’ve been out for two days–I was so worried.“]
She stared at him blankly, rembering the scene before the blacked out. The one where he saved Scarlett, not her. Where she lay broken and bleeding, and he hadn’t even noticed
How could he can to be worned? He never truly cared her
She drew in a shallow bread, her voice raspy a weak. “Tim fine. You should go take care of Scarlett.“[]
Byron liecuted, dearly mided |,
You’re the one who was seriously hurt. Of course I stayed to take care of you.
Adele just shook her head and closed her eyes.||
I’mured.”
Taking the hint, he didn’t push further. He quietly adjusted her blanketand ordered a coffee. Then, after a quick phone call about some urgent company business, he left, saying he’d be back tomorrow.||
A nurse came in a moment later and, seeing all Byron’s careful arrangements, similed||
Tyour husband was so attentive”
Adele
sad nothing. She drank her
It was from Scarlet
ank her coffee and picked up her phone, which had just vibrated with a message
“Sorry. I’m still a line shaken from the whole car thing earlier. I texted Byron, and he came right over. He’s having lunch with me now–wanted to make sure I’m okay. After this, we’re heading to the nosement park to clear my head, and we’ve got a movie night planned too. You just rest up in the hospital, okay?*||
Attached was a photo of a table covered in dishes from a famous restaurant. Across from Scarlett Byron’s hands were caught mid motion, peeling a bowl full of her favorite shring[
Adele stared at the photo in silence for a long moment, then typed back just four words:
“Enjoy yourselves.“]
Over the next week, Byron stopped by the hospital every day–hus never stayed more than ten minutes
Scarlett, on the other hand, made sure to send regular updates of them.]
She and Byron watched the sunset by the beach, collecting seashells and spelling their names.
in the s
He took her on long drives out to the countryside, showing up with flowers and balloons like she was a little girl who needed cheering up! They went
went on hot air balloon rides in flower fields, and he took thousands of pictures of her It was far too intimate to be just friendship
He had never dope any of that with Adele–not once in all the years they were together
The difference between being loved and not being loved had never felt so stack She could only be glad she had agreed to that bet
After her final examination, the doctor handed her a sheet of prescriptions
“You’re healing well. Have your husband take care of your discharge paperwork
Adele accepted the
I the paper with a neutral expression
“He’s not my husband. We’re divorced“]
Just then, the door swung open
Byron stood there, stunned.
“Divorced? What do you mean, divorced?”
