The night before the SATs, I decided I didn't want to live with the regret. I signed my name on a love letter for the first time and went to find her, to tell her in person.
I walked into the classroom and found her kissing her new boyfriend.
The boy's face was bright red. Evelyn didn't even flinch. She looked at me and laughed：“Hey, what class are you from? My boyfriend's shy. Close the door for us, would you?”
That was the moment I understood. We were about to graduate, and she didn't even know we were in the same class. Let alone my name.
The next morning, I waited for Evelyn all morning. She never showed up to sign the papers.
I called her dozens of times. Not once did she pick up.
Finally I couldn't take it anymore and drove to her company.
They told me she hadn't come in to work.
Rare, for her.
A workaholic who didn't show up to the office.
It wasn't hard to guess who she'd skipped it for.
Then my phone rang.
A friend.
The second I picked up, Steve Simmons was already screaming：“Connor! That woman is cheating on you! I'm at the hospital right now and I just saw her walk some pretty boy into the urology wing!”
“I'm going to kill them both! How dare she do this to you!”
“That bitch! That piece of trash! I'll make sure they both regret being born!”
“Click——”
He hung up before I could get a single word in.
No time to think. I flagged down a car and rushed to the hospital.
I heard Steve's voice booming down the hallway before I even reached the urology department.
“Evelyn Henson! You're a married woman and you're cheating! You have the nerve to bring your side piece right into a hospital in broad daylight!”
“And you, you shameless bastard! You're a grown man and you knowingly went after someone's wife!”
“Neither of you is walking out of here today! I'll end you both!”
“Evelyn! How could you be this heartless! Connor loved you for ten years, and he ruined his hand for you when he……”
“Steve!” I ran in and cut him off, grabbing him and pulling him back.
Evelyn stood there with a dark expression, one arm steadying Winston. I pressed my lips together：“Sorry. My friend lost his temper.”
Evelyn's voice was ice：“Keep him on a leash. If he runs his mouth like that again, I won't let it slide.”
She turned and walked out with Winston at her side.
Steve's eyes went wide：“Connor! Why the hell are you apologizing to her? She's the one who's wrong!”
My mouth tightened：“Steve. That was Winston Gilbert.”
Steve froze.
I told him everything. From the reunion last night to the end of it.
When I finished, he drew a long breath：“So let me get this straight. Winston breaks up with some woman overseas, flies back, shows up at a reunion, and just like that, Evelyn wants to divorce you?”
I nodded.
“On what grounds?” Steve slammed the table and shot to his feet, his eyes bloodshot：“Winston treated her like garbage. Strung her along, kicked her to the curb, then drove a car into her and nearly killed her. You pulled her out and your hand got crushed so badly it was destroyed—you can never hold a scalpel again. After that, you were the one who stayed with her through recovery, who stood by her side. And now she says divorce and you just roll over?”
“Maybe you can swallow that, but I can't! I'm going to tell her right now. Even if you two are getting divorced, she's going to pay back every last thing she owes you.”
I grabbed his arm：“Steve. There's no point anymore. I want the divorce now, too. I'm done loving her.”
He stared at me hard, like he didn't believe a word of it.
Fair enough. Every other time I'd said I was done, I'd gone right back.
But this time, I was really tired.
I'd even started to think that Evelyn Henson wasn't all that special after all.
After saying goodbye to Steve, I asked a nurse for Winston's room number.
