Chapter 375 Darren and the Ghost of His Ex

1. f. Finiched

When Darren returned, he heard Sharon was already married. Strangely, he felt at peace with it. He didn't. hate her. In fact, part of him still felt guilty.

He hadn't been there for her. If she found someone else, that made sense.

"Darren," Sharon said with a bittersweet smile. "I've tried to reach you over the years, never worked."

Her voice was bitter, like she was holding back tears beneath her smile.

Darren gave a small nod. "Yeah, that number's been dead a long time."

but your

old number

The truth was, if Sharon had really wanted to find him, she could've come to the hospital. But instead, she'd kept calling the number he'd used before vanishing.

"So, what brings you to the hospital? Not feeling well? Your husband didn't come with you?" Darren asked, steering the conversation away. The air between them felt awkward.-

"I'm getting a divorce," Sharon said quietly.

Darren was stunned, caught off guard. "Why? Did he not treat you right?"

His fingers curled slightly.

He could accept that she had married someone else. What he couldn't accept was whom she married.

Sharon had married Darren's college roommate. His best friend.

After university, Darren had started his residency at Seaville Hospital, while Rolf went home to take over his family's pharmaceutical business.

from money, had the looks, and had the charm-girls loved him. He was

never thought Rolf, of all people, would sleep with his girlfriend while he

rescued and returned from overseas, the first thing he did was go see Sharon. But Rolf laughed in his face. Rolf had said. “You're the only fool still thinking about that woman

already in my bed before

punched him. Rolf didn't hit back. Instead, he

glad you made it home, man. This

it. Rolf had truly cared about Darren, and yet he'd still

you,"

meaning in her words was clear: Rolf was

small-town girl to someone who wore Chanel, carried Hermès, and

wealth hadn't filled

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moment she caught Rolf cheating, she filed for divorce, took her share, and came back

certain that he hadn't moved on. Certainly he still

a checkup,"

him, Felix

deserved someone better-someone

could betray him once, she could do it

Sharon nodded. "Can we talk,

Sharon had wanted

got into that fight,

words, claimed she didn't deserve him, and made

she wanted a

grabbing Darren's

trembling. His PTSD and depression made him terrified of strangers, regardless of their gender, but

light in

to every moment since, Darren

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