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“Looks like the surgery cleared your head this time,” Jarvis said, as mean as ever.
| smiled and said nothing. He packed up his things and put a chocolate on the table. “Eat it when your condition
allows.”
| watched him, but he didn’t look back. He simply turned and left. As the door closed, | glanced at the chocolate.
It was the sone | had posted about on social media a few days ago.
That day was my birthday, and though I rarely indulged in chocolate as a child or an adult, | had a sudden
craving.
| mentioned it to Antoseveral times, but he brushedoff, thinking | was being childish and asking why |
couldn't just buy it myself.
Again, he hung up on me.
| searched everywhere but couldn't find the filled chocolate | craved.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFeeling despondent, | posted on social media, saying | might never find my favorite chocolate again, with an old
photo of it.
Antocommented below, “Are you done?”
Long ago, Eloise senta picture of the chocolate, asking if it was the one | wanted. | was a bit confused but
thrilled and
told her it was.
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She replied, “Antoboughtthis.”
| cried all night, hurt by Antonio’s words. Even now, thinking about his words madefeel so hurt.
Seeing the chocolate again, | couldn't help but smile.
| couldn’t enjoy it yet, but | snapped a picture and shared it online. To my surprise, Antowas the first to like it.
He even commented, “Did sother guy buy you this?”
| ignored him. It was the first tin years that | chose not to respond to him.
Half an hour later, he started bombardingwith calls and
messages.
But my phone was on silent while | was undergoing tests. When | finished, Jarvis stopped me.
We talked about my condition.
Halfway through, Antostormed in and angrily pulledaway from Jarvis.
“What are you doing? You want a divorce just to run back to your first love?
“Have you no shame, flirting with him in our hospital?” Antohissed. Jarvis tried to speak, but | stopped him.
| pulled out the surveillance videos | had been collecting from the hospital.
| had planned to show them to the judge to prove our marriage was over. But here Antowas, practically
begging
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So | played the videos.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe first one showed him and Eloise hugging in the operating room and kissing in a corner of the ward.”
Other videos were filmed during my previous hospital stays. While | was unconscious, they were flirting, even
kissing by my bedside.
If I hadn't seen the footage with my own eyes, | would've never believed they could be so shameless. “So who
has no shnow?” | asked.
| even looped sof the most disgusting clips. Antonio, furious, tried to take my phone.
| laughed. “Where did all that confidence go? I'm just showing everyone how ‘pure’ your friendship with Eloise
is.”
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