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The nurse beside the man held out the surgical consent form. "We need a family member's signature before the surgery. What's your relationship to the patient?"He took the pen. Even his hands trembled as he signed his name."She's my wife," he said.The words made me feel a pang in my chest. My mind flashed back to a year ago, when Willow Jensen had smiled as she handed me our marriage certificate."Zayn, from today onwards, we're officially husband and wife in every way."As if noticing my momentary daze, the man looked up at me with reddened eyes. Confusion was written all over his face.I quickly lowered my head and adjusted the mask over the bridge of my nose to hide my expression. Then, I turned and pushed open the operating room doors."We'll do everything we can for the patient," I said.However, the relationship between Willow and me had just come to an end.After an intensive round of emergency treatment, Willow's condition stabilized. The tense atmosphere in the oper

Suppressing the turbulent emotions threatening to spill forth from my eyes, I walked over to the bed and began the routine examination."How are you feeling today?"Holding Willow's hand, Simon answered gently. "Willow's feeling much better now. She was in such a dangerous condition yesterday. It's all thanks to you that she's safe, Dr. Stuart. I haven't even had the chance to thank you properly."As soon as I woke up, I had the factory rush the production of a thank-you banner. I hope you'll accept it when it's ready."I smiled, but my gaze fell on their hands, which remained tightly clasped together. Her finger that had once been bare now sported a uniquely designed ring that matched the one on Simon's finger.Upon noticing where I was looking, Simon turned the ring on his finger.His voice brimming with happiness, he explained, "My wife designed these herself. They're the only pair in the world. They're a little ugly, but I love them."I lowered my eyes at once, hiding the em

"Oh, Simon. You're always so jealous. I only have eyes for you. How could there be anyone else? Let me see what this Dr. Stuart looks like. I can't believe he has the nerve to set his sights on me," Willow said with a chuckle.Simon pointed straight behind her. Following where he was pointing with his finger, Willow turned around and met my eyes.A loud clatter rang out. Everything in her hands crashed to the floor.Willow's pupils suddenly dilated, and the color drained from her face. "Zayn? What are you doing here?"Simon had thought it was a one-sided obsession on my part. He never expected that Willow really did know who I was. His expression darkened, and the way he looked at me became even more hostile.He asked through gritted teeth, "Willow, you know him?"Willow's face turned pale, and she looked at me with pleading eyes. "N-no, I don't."She wheeled herself over until she was right in front of me.Then, she lowered her voice so that only the two of us could hear. "Zay

Simon nodded, but the concern in his eyes had visibly reduced. Still in a daze, he walked to the payment counter. However, the card he handed over was returned to him untouched.The staff said, "I'm sorry, ma'am. It shows there are insufficient funds. Please use a different card."How could that be?The uneasiness in Willow's heart grew stronger and stronger. She motioned for Simon to take every card from her wallet and toss them onto the counter."Try these too," she ordered.Her rude attitude made the staff frown, and her tone became noticeably less friendly. "None of them are working."Willow froze in shock, but she was still unwilling to give up. "Is there something wrong with your hospital's payment system? I used this card just yesterday!"Just then, the phone in her pocket began to vibrate.Willow impatiently held it to her ear and barked, "What is it? Make it quick!"Her employee said in a rush, "It's bad, Ms. Jensen! Our biggest investor has pulled out! All the smalle