Chapter 4

The heart was successfully removed. Six hours later, it was beating again.

But this time, it was inside Jack's body.

As soon as Lily left the OR, she went straight to Jack's room.

Seeing him lying unconscious in bed, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.

After checking on Jack, Lily returned to her office.

She sat down and took out her phone, but there were no messages.

In the past, I would send her hundreds of messages every day, sharing every little detail about what I ate, what I did, how work was going.

But Lily never replied.

She stared at her phone for a long time before finally opening her contacts and scrolling to my name. She hesitated before dialing.

But the phone just kept ringing mechanically before going to voicemail. No one answered on the other end.

Eventually Lily lost patience.

She opened SnapChat and sent two voice messages to my chat.

"Adam, you already agreed to the divorce, so it doesn't matter if you answer the phone or not. I won't change my mind."

"Don't think playing hard to get will make me reconsider divorcing you!"

I watched her irritated expression and smiled bitterly, murmuring, "Lily, if you hated me so much, why did you marry me in the first place?"

But it didn't matter anymore. The husband she despised had died in today's downpour.

Lily would never have to be bothered by me again.

For the first time, Lily's messages went unanswered. I had vanished without a trace.

But she didn't try to find me. She was convinced I was just sulking, hiding away because I didn't want to divorce her.

My body lay unclaimed in the hospital morgue.

The reason was simple - I was an orphan.

After leaving the orphanage, I was admitted to a top design school in the country. That was probably one of the most praiseworthy things in my life.

The other was marrying Lily.

In college, she wasn't just the beauty queen of the medical school, but also the top student. She was the unattainable dream girl for many guys.

But back then, Lily only had eyes for Jack. Even I, from a neighboring school, knew about their romantic love story.

The first time I saw her was at a joint school mixer.

Amidst the crowds, Lily stood out in an expensive designer dress, confidently holding court. She was surrounded by people, but no one could outshine her brilliance.

Later, I was standing by the river lost in thought when Lily approached me. She thought I was going to jump and tried to comfort me.

For the first time, my dull heart fluttered.

But I knew the vast difference in our status. Plus she had a boyfriend, so I kept my feelings hidden away.

It's laughable really. Those who crawl out of the mud always foolishly yearn for things far beyond their reach.

I thought that would be my only interaction with Lily.

Until she broke up with Jack. By chance, I was delivering custom buttons to her friend that day. The sun was shining brightly when she looked up at me casually and asked, "Do you want to marry me?"

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