Rebirth Into My Second Chance

When the woman walked out of the clinic, she was so unremarkable that one might forget her in a crowd. So, Max was into that kind of girl.

The woman crossed my path to stand beside Max, saying, "Dr. Hilton, I'm so sorry to have you bring me here. My husband's heart surgery is in your hands now." That was when I felt like being metaphorically slapped in the face.

Max had deliberately held back, waiting for this moment to humble me, hadn't he?

"Dr. Hilton, is she related to one of your patients?" I blurted out, realizing my error and feeling the need to apologize.

But Max just cracked a cryptic smile. "It's your turn now."

I chuckled nervously. "Yeah, okay."

He didn't ask about the child or if I had a boyfriend. His smile seemed to suggest that my check-up wouldn't go as planned.

Feeling his intense gaze, I lost my nerve just as I was about to turn the doorknob. "Forget it. It's just a minor issue. No need for a check-up."

appointment slip behind and walked

What if Max ever found out I was pregnant? Maybe I

office, I saw Claude

he hadn't called me Claire in ages, always using

You've secured your career and have the Goodwin family

approached me with something in his

was a ring box with the ring I had forcefully

at it disdainfully, but he took out the

the ring in his, but I

you hate

be husband and wife, the

on

the ring was for me, and he even got a size smaller. The irony hit even harder, and I realized that even without Kate coming back, he stiff wouldn't have really understood

brutally broken, the ring embedded in my