Chapter 5

Lily’s painting was at the center of the art gallery, and that spot was in flames. Rain doused her clothes in water and ran in to retrieve the painting.

Unfortunately, before she could escape, a huge curio cabinet fell and crashed into her.

The sharp pain made her lose her grip on the painting. With a grunt, Rain fell to her knees. The next moment, someone charged past her and picked up the painting on the floor.

Once Joshua was sure that the painting was fine, he sighed in relief. Only then did he turn to check on his wife. “Are you okay, Rain?”

Rain said nothing. Her eyes stung, and she wondered whether it was due to the smoke or the pain in her heart.

She avoided Joshua’s touch and struggled to her feet. “I’m fine. Hold the painting tight.”

At that, Joshua shielded the painting in his arms.

Disdain flashed in Rain’s eyes. She grabbed Joshua as he coughed nonstop and left the burning art gallery. Fresh blood kept dripping down her arm, and it left behind a terrifying trail.

Rain did not know when she passed out, but she did. When she woke up, she was lying in a hospital bed. Meanwhile, Joshua was sitting by her bed with reddened eyes.

Seeing that she was conscious, he quickly leaned over and anxiously asked, “How do you feel, honey? You bled so much that I thought you were going to die.”

As he spoke, he teared up. “I’m sorry. I got you into this mess.”

Rain no longer knew how she was supposed to respond. She just felt tired.

Joshua was concerned about her and regretful of his actions, but he also never chose her over Lily.

His love for Lily was like lava. It burned so intensely that it hurt Rain as well.

If she could turn back time, she would not marry Joshua at all.

Rain kept quiet, and Joshua just assumed that she was feeling weak. So, he tucked her in before he whispered, “Rest well, honey. I’m going to check on Faye. She’s hurt too.”

“Fifth time.” Rain opened her eyes.

Joshua froze for a moment and met Rain’s calm gaze. After a while, he took a step back. “I won’t go, then. I’ll stay with you.”

Once he believed that Rain was fast asleep, he left the ward quietly.

However, she slowly opened her eyes.

Rain was hurt pretty badly. She had a fracture in her scapula and went through surgery for it. So, she needed to be hospitalized for at least a month.

As such, Joshua traveled back and forth between the hospital and their house. Most of the time, though, he spent his time with Faye on the grounds that she had no one else to care for her.

Once a person was hurt to the very core, numbness would be the only thing left. Rain said nothing and spent her time quietly recuperating.

After twenty days or so, she visited the graveyard, with her assistant pushing her wheelchair.

It was her parents’ death anniversary.

In the past, Joshua would tag along to visit her parents’ graves. But the sun was setting, and he still had not visited her today.

“Dad, Mom, I might end up being alone again.”

Rain wiped off the dust on her parents’ memorial photos with a cloth and smiled. “But I think I should be fine.”

At the very least, she would no longer feel so depressed and hurt.

She was about to leave after the visit, but Joshua finally arrived with a bouquet of fresh lilies. “Sorry, Rain. Faye suddenly had a high fever, and I was busy taking care of her. I just remembered it’s your parents’ death anniversary today. Why didn’t you say an—”

“Are you a doctor?” Rain calmly interrupted him. “What’s your relationship with her? Who are you to her?”

Joshua pursed his lips. “But she—”

Rain cut him off again. “Are you going to say that she’s Lily’s sister?”

Following a moment’s hesitation, Joshua nodded.

“But I don’t like Lily.” Rain stared at Joshua. “I don’t like her or anything related to her.

“So, why do you think I should understand your stance just because Lily is involved?

“This is the sixth time, Joshua.”

This was the sixth time Joshua had neglected her since she decided to divorce him. He had two more chances. Based on how quickly he was using up his chances, Rain had a feeling that the day of their divorce was soon approaching. She smiled.