Chapter 5

He was not as upset as I thought he would be. Instead, he was smiling a little.

What was going on?

Why did he not yell at me and leave?

At the same time, I heard a harsh sound as the chair scraped against the floor.

I immediately shut my eyes.

It was over for me.

No one would protect me anymore.

The next second, I felt a warm, large hand on my head.

“Be good and just focus on getting better. We can discuss the rest when you’re discharged.”

He must be disappointed in me.

It seemed as though I was trying to take advantage of him.

Instead, his words made my heart speed up.

“I have waited for ten years. I don’t mind waiting for you for a bit longer as long as I still have a chance.”

We smiled as we met each other’s eyes.

The world had become colorful again for me.

After he received my answer, he no longer had any concerns about taking care of me.

Unexpectedly, Desmond came to see me again the next day.

After Benjamin had taken care of my needs, he went out for a virtual meeting.

He had been gone for only half an hour when Desmond appeared before me with a bouquet of roses.

“Eunice, I went overboard yesterday. Please don’t be angry at me, alright?”

He put the roses on the table and pulled out a ring box.

“This is the ring that I didn’t manage to put on your finger the other day. Can I have the honor of doing that today?”

I was disgusted by his fawning smile.

He did not want to do this during our engagement party. The emcee had prompted him three times to put on my engagement ring.

However, he was distracted and did not take any action.

Even so, he managed to quickly rush to Connie’s side when danger occurred.

I glanced at the ring before me and slapped it to the floor.

Since he did not want to put it on my finger back then, there was no longer a need for him to do it.

“Eunice, what are you doing?”

He sounded pitiful, and his tone was accusatory.

I sneered and stared at him. “My engagement ceremony was ruined, and we have already broken up. Why are you still showing up with a ring?”

He trembled as he bent to pick up the ring. He then stared lovingly at me.

“I personally made this ring. Do you really want to throw it away?”

I had never seen him act this loving before.

It was only a ring. He would do the same if he were marrying Connie.

I rolled my eyes and ignored him as I took out my cell phone.

He rubbed his nose in awkwardness after his failed attempt.

“Eunice, it’s not that I didn’t want to save you the other day. What if Connie got injured during our engagement ceremony? What would the colleagues at this hospital think of us?”

“So, you’d rather take care of your reputation instead of me? Desmond, your love is so cheap,” I sneered.

I no longer wanted to waste time on him, so I immediately passed him the medical report of my surgery.