My lawyer worked quickly.The next day,he sent me the divorce agreement and a resignation letter.
Holding the two thin documents,I took the elevator to the floor where Michael’s office was.
Just as I was about to push the door open,I saw Alicia.She was wearing a hospital gown and leaning against Michael.She looked even weaker than before.
Michael’s voice was low but gentle as he looked at her with concern.“You’re not fully recovered yet.Didn’t I tell you to rest?Why did you come here?”
Alicia held onto his arm and said softly,“You always forget to eat.I came to check up on you.”
Michael raised his hand and lightly pinched her nose.“You clever girl.Do I really need you to check up on me?”
Despite his denial,the happiness in his eyes was impossible to hide.
As soon as he finished speaking,the doctors and nurses in the office started talking.
“Dr.Michael,can you stop showing off?We can’t take it anymore!”
“Ms.Moore,you probably don’t know this,but when you were sick a few days ago,Dr.Michael booked an entire VIP floor just for you,so no one would disturb your rest.”
Alicia looked shocked for a moment,then deeply moved.“No wonder this floor has been so quiet these days!So it was because of you,Mike.”
A doctor pointed at Michael with a pen and joked,“Be honest.What exactly is your relationship with Ms.Moore?You two are so close!You guys are definitely more than just friends.”
Michael looked at Alicia,smiling.Then he raised his head.“She is my wife,”he told everyone clearly.
The room fell into silence.A moment later,everyone burst into applause and said congratulations for them.
“Dr.Michael,you really hid this well.Such a beautiful wife and you only introduce her now?”
“Seriously?Dr.Michael and Ms.Moore are married?”
Alicia casually touched her stomach and nodded sweetly.
Immediately,the congratulations became even louder.
“Ms.Moore,if Dr.Michael scolds us in the future,you have to stand up for us!”
Alicia shook her head gently but said with a sharp smile,“Eh?Probably not.I will always stand on my husband’s side!”
The office was filled with laughter and blessings.Michael stood there smiling,looking at Alicia with tenderness.
But my world collapsed completely.It felt like someone was squeezing my heart tightly.I couldn’t breathe.The pain forced tears out of my eyes.
From the first year I was with Michael,I had been waiting for him to say,“This is my wife.”
I had waited for him to publicly acknowledge me.But he always said he wanted to separate his work and personal life.
I believed him.Yet,now he told everyone that Alicia was his wife.
The cheers in the office continued.
“Don’t joke around!Alicia is pregnant with my child.Don’t bump into her,”Michael said.
“Got it,Dr.Michael!You’re really a wife-loving man,”said a doctor.
“Dr.Michael has been single for so many years.Now that he finally found someone he loves,of course he has to hold onto her!”a nurse chimed in.
“Dr.Michael and Ms.Moore look perfect together.We wish you a lifetime of happiness!When the baby is born,remember to tell us!”said another.
Their blessings felt extremely painful.Without realizing it,I had gripped the office door handle tightly until my fingers hurt.
The next second,I pushed the door open.The office fell silent instantly.
When Michael saw me,his expression darkened.
“Miss,are you looking for someone?”someone asked.
My throat was painfully dry.“I’m looking for Michael Turner.”
Michael smiled lightly.“She’s just one of my patients.”
Then he lowered his head and kissed Alicia’s forehead.“You don’t like hearing me talk about work,do you?I’ll talk to her outside.”
Without giving me a chance to speak,Michael pulled me out of the office.
Before I could even react,he scolded me.“What are you trying to do?Who allowed you to come here?Didn’t I tell you not to come to my office without my permission?”
He had just publicly admitted that Alicia was his wife,but he wasn’t allowed to enter his office?
My heart turned completely cold.“So my presence ruined your little romantic moment with Alicia?”
Michael avoided my eyes.“I don’t feel like explaining.”
Was it that he didn’t feel like explaining,or that he simply didn’t care anymore?
I closed my eyes and suddenly remembered when we first got together.Even over the smallest misunderstanding,he would write long messages to explain everything,afraid I might feel hurt.
Now all that was left were six cold words.
Before I could speak again,chaos came from the office.“Dr.Michael,come back quickly!Ms.Moore suddenly fainted!”
I grabbed Michael’s arm,my voice trembling,“Michael,if you don’t go to her this time,I will pretend nothing happened between us three…”
But before I finished,Michael interrupted loudly.“Elizabeth,can you stop being so selfish?Alice fainted.As a doctor,I cannot ignore her!I’m really disappointed in you!”
At that moment,I could hear my heart shatter inside my chest.The heart that had loved Michael so deeply had broken completely.
I took out the divorce agreement and resignation letter from my bag and handed them to him.
“Fine.Sign these two documents and I’ll let you go to Alicia.”
Meanwhile,the voices urging him from the office kept coming.
Michael didn’t even look at the papers.He flipped to the last page and signed his name quickly.
Before leaving,he said,“Elizabeth,after I deal with Alice’s situation,I’ll come back to you.”
Then he returned into the office without hesitation.
He didn’t see the tears falling from my eyes,or hear the words I whispered,“No need.From now on,I won’t need you anymore.”
