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."

went to her old house in the West

of the old houses were demolished. Only a few

the east, but a quiet alley to the

walked to a two-story house-her

The windows were broken, the balcony

But the pomegranate tree

was

still lush,

of ripe, full

red

pomegranates,

a chair to climb the

1200

loved them. She always looked forward to the pomegranates ripening, eagerly picking one after the Mid-Autumn Festival,

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

had died when she was a baby. She didn't know what he looked like,

late. After high school,

them. Her mother pushed her out of the way but was

her mother, who lay

but her mother

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

It was Julian.

ambulance. He gave his umbrella to her mother. The ambulance arrived ten minutes later-the most desperate, terrifying,

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

Jennings. I'm a freshman in finance at Cloud University. If

Sonya was consumed by

She enrolled in Cloud

Julianiversity's medical school. She heard about the