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."

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

the old houses were demolished.

saw skyscrapers and busy streets to the east, but

walked to a two-story

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

But the pomegranate tree

was

still lush,

of ripe, full

red

pomegranates,

a chair

1200

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

firmly

was a baby. She didn't know what he looked like,

room, often working late. After high school, one rainy night, she

a truck skidded and swerved towards them. Her mother pushed her out of the way but was hit, flying ten

forget that scene. When she recovered, she ran to her mother, who lay twisted on

out, but her mother

raining, and the area was remote. Her phone was dead.

It was Julian.

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

with Sonya until noon the next day, leaving

finance at Cloud University. If you want to thank me later, you

was

She enrolled in Cloud

Julianiversity's medical school. She heard

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