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."

my appointment slip behind and walked past Max, returning to the

office door, I finally relaxed. What if Max

my office, I saw

for abroad, he hadn't called me

asked, "What's up, Mr. Hart? You've secured your career and have the

me with something in his hand, saying, "This is for

with the ring I had forcefully slipped onto my

it to Kate?" I glanced at it disdainfully, but he took out the ring, saying, "I intended to

tried to take my hand with the ring in

hate me now, but

can't be husband and wife, the sentiment remains, and this ring belongs to you. His words felt like

on

irony hit even harder, and I realized that even without Kate coming back, he stiff wouldn't have really understood me, getting the ring size wrong

no ties with the Hart family anymore." I refused to take it. Seeing the ring reminded me of my finger brutally broken, the ring embedded in my flesh, a bloody reminder that falling for Claude or getting close to him only