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."

to the villa. She went to her old house in the

rapidly; most of the old houses were

busy streets to the east, but a quiet alley to

walked to a

balcony was peeling, the door had a hole, and the yard was

But the pomegranate tree

was

still lush,

of ripe, full

red

pomegranates,

chair to climb the

1200

ripe pomegranates, she picked one, the seeds plump like rubies sweet pomegranate. Her mother had planted it because she loved them. She always looked forward to

sweet, she'd always firmly say, "Very sweet!" "Very sweet, she murmured, remembering her mother

father had died when she was a baby. She didn't know what he looked like, only that her mother said he was handsome, and she looked most

also a doctor, in the emergency room, often working late. After high school, one rainy night, she went to the subway station to pick up her

home, a truck skidded and swerved towards them. Her mother pushed her out of the

she recovered, she ran to her mother, who

called out, but

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

It was Julian.

mother. The ambulance arrived ten minutes later-the most desperate, terrifying, and helpless ten minutes of her

but they couldn't save her mother. He stayed with Sonya until noon the

at Cloud University. If you want

Sonya was consumed

She enrolled in Cloud

school. She heard