A Farewell After Being Reborn

“Since you’re in such a hurry to die, why don’t you just stab yourself and end it? Why go to the trouble of jumping off a building and causing a scene?” A man’s voice rang out. It was filled with contempt.

“I wanted to stab—” Suddenly, Sage Joyner found that something was wrong with what Ian Holcomb had said. When had she jumped off a building?

“You’re finally awake, Mrs. Holcomb.” The housekeeper, Wanda May, came over with a glass of water and some pills. “Does your head hurt? The doctor said you have minor symptoms of a concussion and prescribed some medication for you. Do you want to take it now?”

Sage didn’t answer. She found that she was lying on a bed in a spacious bedroom. From the furnishings, it seemed to be the master bedroom at the Holcomb residence.

She hadn’t seen the inside of this place since being sent to a mental institution two years ago. Could Ian have suddenly brought her home?

No, something was wrong.

if she’d made it out alive, there

chest!

expression as it morphed from suffering to shock. His patience ran out. “Find yourself a taller place next

out of the

about him. She continued to check the rest of her body. After spending two years at

also free from the wounds and bruises the carers

only saying that because he was angry.” Wanda thought she was saddened by Ian’s words and tried to console her. “Couples

today, Wanda?” Sage interrupted urgently. She was still reeling from what

gave her a confused look. “It’s Ms. Shekdotter’s birthday. You heard about Mr. Holcomb celebrating her birthday for her, so you called him to come home

explain despite knowing Wanda had misunderstood her. She quickly glanced around and grabbed her phone

and ran to the conservatory. As expected, it was a mess. There’d been all sorts of expensive flowers inside, but now, all that was left of them

wanted to celebrate Ivy Shekdotter’s birthday with her. And when she’d heard about