Amelia met his gaze meaningfully as she answered, "Felicia found out that her husband was secretly seeing his first love. She couldn’t accept it, so she decided to file for divorce without telling him. If she brought it up, he probably wouldn’t agree right away."
Damien’s expression darkened and he said, "Then she should divorce him! A man like that is terrible!"
Amelia lowered her eyes. Damien obviously knew Felicia’s husband well. Given his personality, he surely knew whether the man had a first love or not. Yet, without hesitation, he immediately condemned Felicia’s husband.
Damien wasn’t as calm as he pretended to be.
"How much longer is Victoria’s divorce cooling-off period?" Amelia asked suddenly.
"Fifteen more days," Damien answered without thinking.
It was clear he had been counting down every day.
Amelia looked outside at the bright sunlight and whispered, "Then it’s almost happening at the same time."
"What?" Damien was puzzled.
"Nothing."
Amelia smiled faintly but said no more.
Just then, Damien’s phone vibrated. The same man who ignored Amelia’s seventeen missed calls immediately answered, his voice softening.
"Hello, Victoria?"
On the other end, Victoria was crying and said, "Damien … I feel so scared being alone at home … "
"Don’t be afraid. I’ll be back soon," Damien reassured her, not realizing his eyes had flickered toward Amelia.
Amelia watched quietly. She no longer felt disappointment, just understanding. So, this was why.
When Victoria was with him, Damien ignored his phone because he knew Amelia’s calls weren’t important to him. But when Victoria wasn’t around, he was afraid of missing anything from her. After hanging up, Damien hesitated.
It might be guilt. Or, it might be because Amelia had just mentioned ‘Felicia’s husband secretly seeing his first love’ and it hit too close to home. For once, he didn’t rush to leave.
"Go to the office," Amelia said first.
"Don’t let work pile up."
Damien seemed relieved, saying, "When will you be discharged? Send me a message and I’ll pick you up."
With that, he left without even looking back.
A week later, Amelia packed her suitcase, preparing to leave the hospital. She called Damien three times. No answer.
At the same time, Victoria’s latest video was trending online, with over 100,000 likes.