Now, it just felt pointless to do so. With a resigned acceptance, I simply typed, [Ok.]
I put away my phone and hailed a cab. As I settled into the backseat, a familiar sight caught my eyes. It was Adrian's car.
Well, that was odd. Why would he return to the hospital? Did he not he say he could not pick me up?
As soon as I got home, I saw Lovely One tagged Adrian in a post on Twitter, which read, [Just had a sore throat, but he insisted on dragging me to the hospital and has been accompanying me since. After all this time, you're still the best!]
Unsurprisingly, Sophie posted a photo in her WhatsApp status with the same exact words. A corner of Adrian's shirt was visible in the picture. It was the one I had picked out for him on his birthday. Yes, the Lovely One was Sophie Davis, Adrian's childhood sweetheart.
A few years back, Sophie had moved with her wealthy husband out of town. However, fate had taken a harsh turn last year when her husband went bankrupt. Following their divorce, she returned with a four-year-old child.
In Adrian's eyes, I was nothing more than a replacement for Sophie after she left. However, I had been deeply in love with him at the time, foolishly choosing to marry him.
At one time, I had even wanted to get pregnant and bear his child. The following miscarriage was probably a sign, having a child with Adrian would not be good for me or the baby.
After taking the prescribed medication, I drifted off to sleep. The creak of the door woke me up in the middle of night.
"What did the doctor say today?" Adrian came to my bedside and gently stroked my head
I caught a foreign scent on him, a woman's perfume. My head shook in a silent refusal as I avoided his hand.
"Nothing important." I forced a smile and continued, "Everything's fine."
Adrian nodded and offered a hurried explanation, "Work just got hectic and I've been kept very busy lately."
Instead of calling him out on his lie, I rolled over and went back to sleep. "Well, maybe you should take a shower before going to bed."
He seemed to hesitate for a moment, but he said nothing. I then heard the bathroom's door being opened and the trickles of the shower.
Part 2
The next day was a pre-dawn shift, so I went to the hospital early. After the morning meeting ended, I received a call from Adrian.