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Calvin immediately looked at Joe.
Joe was the first to speak. “What made you consider ending your life?”
Hearing this, Rosa turned her gaze toward Joe but said nothing. Her tears began to spill over, each
drop seemingly carrying the weight of her countless unspoken grievances.
It was a long moment before Rosa finally spoke. “There’s no meaning left in my life. I don’t want to
be a burden to you, so my death would be better for everyone.
“You shouldn’t have had the doctors save me. Without me, you’d probably be a lot happier. Go on
and chase after your so–called true love.”
After saying this, she closed her eyes as if she had no more to say.
Joe’s brows knitted even tighter. “You’re not a burden to anyone.”
Rosa remained silent, her hands clenched tightly under the covers. She screamed internally, “Not
a burden? Then why won’t you marry me? Why did you break up with me?”
After a few minutes, Joe instructed Calvin, “Have someone stay here to keep watch.”
“Understood, Mr. Sowle. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of things here,” Calvin replied immediately.
When Joe stepped out of the ward, Rosa opened her eyes again. Her desolation had turned into
fury. She had come to this, and he could still leave
It seemed three years of companionship really meant nothing to him. Rosa wondered how he
could be so heartless.
Her eyes were red and swollen, and she suddenly sat up.
“Ms. Reese, please, you just had surgery! Your wrist injury has just been stitched up. Please, you
shouldn’t move,” Clavin exclaimed, startled by her sudden movement.
!
Seeing her bloodshot eyes, Calvin quickly added, “Mr. Sowle only stepped out for a moment and
will return shortly. If you have something to say, you can wait until he’s back. Please, don’t hurt
yourself out of anger.”
Rosa let out a self–deprecating laugh. “Do you think he still cares about me? His thoughts are all
on Skylar now! For Skylar, he doesn’t care about anything I do anymore. He’s willing to cast me
aside just to be with her.
“Why did he leave you here? To keep me from killing myself so he won’t be distracted from his
plans to marry Skylar? Get out. Just get out!”
She had figured it all out. With Skylar in his life, Joe had truly cast Rosa aside, showing no
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concern for whether she lived or died. The deep wound on her wrist–he hadn’t even glanced at it.
She wondered if he even realized how much his cold indifference was tearing her apart.
“No, no, it’s not what you think, Ms. Reese. The moment Mr. Sowle heard you were in trouble, he came right away. That alone shows how important you are to him.
“After all, when Mr. Sowle had his car accident years ago, it was you who stood by his side and helped him through the worst of it,” Calvin said, desperately trying to comfort her.
Rosa let out a hollow, bitter laugh. “Oh, I supported him through the hardest times, and now he’s abandoning me to face the rest of my life alone. What’s the point of staying alive?”
“Ms. Reese, there’s no issue that can’t be resolved. Once you’re discharged, you can talk to Mr. Sowle about whatever’s on your mind. He may not speak much, but he takes his promises very seriously,” Calvin said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Previously, he hadn’t thought Rosa was so difficult to reason with. Now, he was finding her impossible. Her stubbornness was extreme.
In fact, Joe had even given her an extremely generous breakup settlement–more money than most people could earn in several lifetimes. Anyone else would have accepted it without
hesitation.
If Joe were truly heartless, he wouldn’t have arranged for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life. He wouldn’t have offered a penny.
Moreover, Joe had secretly investigated some past events, and even he had begun to feel that Rosa’s relentless persistence must be hiding some unspeakable secrets.
A few minutes later…
Rosa stood on the rooftop of the hospital, looking down at the ground far below. She knew that one jump would mean a swift end.
Her life would end here.
Turning to face the people trying to stop her from jumping, she warned, “Stay back, all of you.‘”
