Derek remained dazed for quite a while, trying to process everything he had just heard.He even managed to come to his senses for a moment and pull the car over to the side of the road after getting cursed at by several other drivers, only to drift back into a daze again like a lost man.His wife, Margo, was having an affair with her own childhood friend, the man she claimed she had always considered almost like her own brother.He loved Margo too much to get angry and confront her, so all he could do was sit there in complete silence.But he was also too broken to accept this bitter reality all by himself.Not long afterward, his phone rang again. His father-in-law’s name appeared on the screen.Derek tried very hard to compose himself so he wouldn’t sound suspicious.“Yeah, Dad?”“Where did you go this time?! You really don’t intend to help us, do you?!”“I went to look for Fred’s contact information and his address, Dad.”“Ah… so that’s it? Fine. Do it properly! Make sure you catch

He finally decided to reveal everything. Derek’s throat felt extremely dry, making it difficult for him to swallow. “Our call earlier… you never hung up.”Margo’s eyes widened in shock as she immediately realized what Derek meant. If the call had never been disconnected, then Derek had heard their entire conversation and everything she had done with Evander in the car.“All of this made me wonder if the child you were carrying back then was actually mine or not… And whether that man is the reason we still haven’t been able to have a child until now.”“W-wait—what?!” Horror filled Margo even more after hearing Derek’s confession.“About four months after we got married, I accidentally found out that you were pregnant. But because you insisted on focusing on your career, and our marriage was still so new, I pretended not to know, just to spare your feelings and respect your wishes. I even stupidly stayed silent when you deliberately ended the pregnancy.”“I’m telling you, Derek, I swear

“I hate him so, so, so much! If killing someone wasn’t a crime, I would’ve done it already!”“Whoa, easy, Aubree. I might be the one getting killed first today.”Derek lowered the bread knife Aubree had pointed at his face with his own knife.“He’s always been such an annoying person.”Aubree pursed her lips and went back to slicing her bagel into bite-sized pieces.“My last rotation was full of challenges and completely ridiculous situations. What a freaking asshole.”“Just hang in there a little longer. You won’t have to see him after you graduate.”“Yeah, only three more months to go. But it feels like three hundred years when he’s around me.”Aubree shrugged.“Even so, I’m still grateful to him. Because of him, I’ve gotten really good at almost everything. And my subcuticular sutures are so neat that you can barely tell the skin was stitched at all. They’re so smooth!”“I remember he used to give you such a hard time over your sutures. Turns out it’s been really useful for you.”“

“Oh! Doctor Richmond?!”Aubree stopped walking and turned toward the voice calling her. Right at the intersection, a familiar figure could be seen walking quickly toward her from the hallway beside her.“Doctor Richmond! Good evening!” The young woman in a nurse’s uniform greeted her with a bright smile.“Hey, Tina! Oh my God, it’s been so long since I last saw you! How have you been?”“Yeah, I’ve been really good. I haven’t had a chance to go back to Riverbrook since I moved here. So I’m really happy to see you again here, Doctor.”“Are you enjoying working in this city? Is everything going well?”“Of course. I really love living here. Everything is easy and quick to get to because it’s a small town. My husband and child are enjoying it here too. Honestly, the air is even much cleaner than in Riverbrook.”They both laughed.“By the way, what are you doing here this late at night, Doctor? Don’t tell me you moved here?!”Aubree smiled. “My residency isn’t over yet, Tina. But… yeah, I m