He looked worn out, like he hadn’t slept well.
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clean at the hospital.
When I finished my rounds and was about to leave, I was about to open the door when I bumped into Nathaniel himself.
He was holding a glass container with some cut–up fruit in it.
He looked worn out, like he hadn’t slept well.
We stood there in front of room 305, and I could see the panic in his eyes the moment he
saw me.
“How did you end up here?” I frowned as I asked, closing the door to Room 305 behind
- me.
No matter what, I didn’t want Isabelle to see me as a joke.
When Nathaniel heard my question, a look of unease crossed his face.
“I’m just visiting a friend,” he said, forcing a smile as he explained.
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly, “Visiting a friend, huh? Do you really need to bring cut fruit for that? Is she a friend or your girlfriend?”
It struck me as ridiculous. Even though I thought Nathaniel loved me, he had never once taken the time to cut fruit for me. Yet, this other woman was treated entirely differently. How was I supposed to feel at ease about that?
Nathaniel, clearly irritated by my words, shot me a frustrated glance. “What are you implying? Do you think I’m lying to you? I’m just visiting a friend. It’s not something I want to make public, so I didn’t mention it to you.”
He looked at me, visibly agitated, shaking his head in disbelief. “If you really think I’d
even know what to say!”
cheat on you, then I don’t
With that, he didn’t stick around any longer. He turned and stormed off, looking like he was hurt and offended.
I felt confused. It was almost as if he was embarrassed about being caught and was now
angry because of it.
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I felt confused. It was almost as if he was embarrassed about being caught and was now angry because of it.
That evening, Nathaniel didn’t come home, probably wanting to avoid me for a while.
I couldn’t be bothered to engage with him. At that point, all I could feel was a deep sense
of frustration.
I had enough evidence now to prove he was cheating, and while I was ready to divorce
him, I wasn’t sure I could let go of the years we’d spent together.
After thinking it over, I decided not to make a move just yet. I would give him one more
chance.
If he could come to his senses, maybe I could pretend none of this ever happened.
The next day at work, Nathaniel even brought me lunch.
I didn’t make it easy for him–gave him no acknowledgment at all–but he still kept at it for days, bringing me lunch and chatting briefly before leaving to “go back to work“.
But the security footage told a different story. He wasn’t going back to work. He was meeting up with Isabelle again.
Initially, I wanted to forgive him, to give him that chance. But now, after everything, I was just beyond done with him.
Every time I went to check on patients, I had to see Isabelle’s smug face.
She would taunt me with little remarks.
“Dr. Hale, do you want some of this? It’s the fruit my man personally cut for me!”
“Dr. Hale, how about some fresh juice? My man went out and bought it just for me!”
I knew she was doing this on purpose, trying to get under my skin.
But I wasn’t about to waste my time on her. If they kept this up, though, I would have no
choice but to file for divorce.
