Marry My Ex's Sworn Enemy

Chapter 16: The Most Despairing Ten Minutes of My Life

"Sonya, the hospital fired you for no reason! You can't give in! You have to fight back! Or expose them!" Ashley was furious.. Sonya pulled a large bag of snacks from the bottom drawer and gave them to Ashley.

They often didn't have time to eat during busy shifts, so they kept snacks on hand. Sonya didn't eat many; most were for Ashley. "Sonya, don't be so nonchalant! They're treating you this way because they think you're easy to bully!" Ashley was frantic.

Sonya shook her head and smiled. "Their severance package is good. I reviewed it and signed it."

"Sonya!"

"I was planning to quit anyway," Sonya shrugged."Cloud River is owned by the Jennings family. To truly break up with Julian, I had to leave." Ashley calmed down.

"What are you going to do now?"

"Take a break, then find a new job."

Ashley doubted it. You're a workaholic. You'll take a break?"

"Yeah." Sonya sighed. "I'm getting married. I want to renovate our new home."

Ashley's eyes widened. "You're getting married? You just broke up with Julian. Who are you. marrying?"

"My aunt set me up."

Sonya carried her boxes out, doctors and nurses waving goodbye, their expressions sympathetic. Sonya smiled back, though they probably saw it as forced cheer. Ashley walked her to the gate. Don't trust men easily. If you need anything, call me.

Sonya nodded. 'Of course. We're friends."

Ashley hugged her. You're leaving; my work won't be fun anymore."

"Once I renovate, I'll invite you over."

"Definitely."

villa. She went to her old

developed rapidly; most of the old houses were

she saw skyscrapers and busy streets to the east, but a quiet alley to the west, with

walked to a two-story house-her

windows were broken, the balcony was peeling, the door had a hole, and the

But the pomegranate tree

was

still lush,

of ripe, full

red

pomegranates,

chair to

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one, the seeds plump like rubies sweet pomegranate. Her mother had planted it because she loved them. She always looked forward to the pomegranates ripening, eagerly picking one after the Mid-Autumn Festival, even

sweet, she'd always firmly say, "Very sweet!" "Very sweet,

she was a baby. She didn't know what he looked like, only that her mother said he

working late. After high school, one rainy night, she went

truck skidded and swerved towards them. Her mother pushed her out of the way

she recovered, she ran to her mother, who lay twisted on the ground, blood staining the rainwater.

called out, but her mother didn't

driver fled. It was raining, and the area was remote. Her phone was dead. She frantically sought

It was Julian.

mother. The ambulance arrived ten minutes later-the most

with the paperwork, but they couldn't save her mother. He stayed with Sonya until noon the next day, leaving after her aunt and uncle arrived. He bought her a cup

Cloud University.

was consumed by

She enrolled in Cloud

Julianiversity's medical school. She heard about