Krista’s pov
As soon as I entered the dumpling restaurant, the proprietress said, “Krista, why did you come? Mr. Cheney just left. He said something happened and he had to go to the hospital, so you must wait for him.”
I was in a trance, smiled and sat down. “Good, proprietress, you give me a plate of Sandwiches, or the old rules.”
“Yes.”
I sat alone in my seat in a daze.
He was here, but, he went to the hospital again.
He has never been to the hospital. Why did he go to the hospital this time?
I shook my head, wondering.
Soon, the proprietress brought out the Sandwiches.
I asked, “Why are there so few people today?”
“Mr. Cheney wrapped up this place and said he wanted to date you here.”
Wife of shop-owner doesn’t know anything, but she thought it was a romantic thing, stealing music for me.
I sipped my lips and didn’t say anything. I just bowed my head and ate Sandwiches.
Halfway through the meal, Cheney called.
I looked at the number on my mobile phone, hesitated for half a ring but didn’t answer it.
A few minutes after the phone hung up, Cheney sent a text message, “Flora came out to see me, was in a car accident on the way back, and Uncle Jacob fainted. I must go there now, you wait for me.”
I took a deep breath and put my chopsticks down. I lost, as per my agreement with Flora.
I stood up, pulled a kraft paper bag from my bag, and handed it to the proprietress at the counter.
“Wife of shop-owner, I want to go back. If Cheney comes back again, can you help me give this to him?”
The shopkeeper’s wife took the paper bag. “Okay, no problem.”
I took out my bag for tonight’s meal.
Wife of shop-owner said, “Don’t accept it, don’t accept it. Tonight, Mr. Cheney wrapped it up and gave me a check. This dumpling money can’t be accepted.”
“What he gave his, and this is what I gave.”
“Look at your couple, do you still count each one as your own?”
I smiled and turned away.
Out of the jiaozi restaurant, I called Lockie, “Lockie, are you ready? I’ll find you now.”
I stopped a car and disappeared into the night.
Cheney’s pov
When I arrived at the hospital, Uncle Jacob was in the ward with an infusion, while Flora was still recovering.
I waited for more than three hours before the lights in the emergency room went out.
The doctor came out.
I hurried forward and asked, “How’s Flora?”
The doctor addressed me with respect and said, “Miss Flora’s life was saved, but she suffered a terrible injury to her left ankle. She will not be able to walk like a regular person, even if she recovers.”
“What exactly do you mean?”
“That foot may limp even if it returns to its best condition.” the doctor said directly.
I clenched my fist. “Are you sure you tried your best?”
“Cheney, I am a doctor. I will try my best in the operating room. I dare to swear to my future career that I really tried my best.”
I frown.
It was me that caused Flora to have suicidal thoughts.
If she hadn’t committed suicide, her leg would have had a chance to recover.
A young woman has become disabled.
“Arrange the best medical staff and take good care of her.”
“Cheney, you can rest assured that we will.”
Flora was moved from the operation room to the ward by the medical staff.
She is still asleep because the anesthetic has not been used yet.
I stood by the bed, looked at her for a moment, and turned then walked out after the paramedics came in.
As I went downstairs, I called Milo. “Milo, immediately search for the best orthopedic experts from home and abroad, and spend a lot of money to invite them to City A to treat Flora as soon as possible. In addition, arrange people from the hospital to come here to take care of her in 24-hour shifts, and can no longer let her have suicide.”
“Yes, Cheney.”
After I hung up the phone, I went downstairs and drove all the way to the dumpling shop.
When I came to the door of the store, I found that the store was closed.
I went back to the Fischer’s mansion and looked around, but I couldn’t find Krista. I called her, but no one answered.
I was so anxious that I called the arranger to find the telephone number of the owner of the dumpling restaurant.
It’s almost eleven o’clock, and the proprietress received my phone call and was surprised. “Mr. Cheney, it’s so late, why did you call me?”
“I want to ask if Krista has been to your store after I left last night.”
“After you left for less than ten minutes, Krista came. She waited for you for a while and ordered a dumpling. After eating, she saw that you hadn’t come back yet, so she left a paper for me to give to you, and then she left.”
“Didn’t she say where she was going?”
The person on the line thought for a while and said, “Sorry, but she did not.”
“Okay. Where do you live? I’ll pick up the documents at once.”
“The document is in the store. I’ll bring it to you in the store.”
I drove back to the dumpling shop.
The proprietress lives near and has arrived first. When she saw me, she handed me the documents and then I left.
I went back to the car, turned on the headlights, opened the kraft paper bag, and pulled out the documents inside.
When I opened it, the sentence, ‘The five characters of ‘Divorce Agreement’ made my mind spin.
I pulled out the file completely.
Krista has signed this divorce agreement. The content, however, could not be simpler. It says Cheney and Krista, disagreeable personalities, marriage breakdown, and voluntary divorce.
Krista went out clean and had no objection.
I clenched my fist, took out my cell phone and dialed Krista’s phone again. Her cell phone was turned off.
I cursed. “Damn it.”
I threw the paper bag into the passenger seat, where the bank card I gave her and the gold bracelet Grandma gave her slipped out.
My eyebrows frowned. She made up her mind and really wanted to leave.
I picked up the paper bag and opened it. There was a piece of paper in it.
I took it out, and it was a handwritten letter.
Cheney, see words like face.
I wrote this letter just in case.
If you see it, it proves that we are now facing the last situation we want to face.
You are probably annoyed to see the divorce agreement, but please remember that this is your decision and choice.
I said, if we met at six o’clock, then I would be willing to be with you for the rest of my life even if I had the reputation of killing Flora, but… at six o’clock, you didn’t show up.
I know that you managed to maintain this marriage because of your responsibility, but you don’t have to do this, because I decided to marry you at the beginning, in order to retaliate against the Brennan family, I decided to risk my life. For me, my first night is nothing, it is only a part of my revenge action, and I never thought of binding you with this matter.
Cheney, during this time, I really thank you for your help and care. Thank you for helping me when I was most helpless. I will never forget your great kindness.
In this life, our rare encounters and sincere feelings are a blessing. I’m thankful to you for the rest of my life.
I wish you happiness.
We don’t have to reach each other.
-Krista
In anger, I crumpled the letter paper and threw it at the front windshield. The paper bounced back and landed on the divorce papers in the passenger seat.
I looked at the agreement and roared, “Krista…”
After slapping the steering wheel a few times, I calmed down and called Milo again. “Use all available resources and find me where Krista is now, immediately.”
After I hung up the phone, I started the car and went to the place where Krista took me one time, but I found nothing.
Half an hour later, Milo called back. “Cheney, Mrs. Fischer went to the Sky Club tonight. We only found the picture of her entering the Sky Club from the road surveillance, but we didn’t find when she left.”
“Send someone to surround the Sky Club for me. Even if you turn the Sky Club over today, you must find her.”
“But … the Sky Club is the property of the Irwin family.”
“I don’t care.” When I finished saying that, I started the car and drove to the Sky Club.
Yeah, I forgot, Krista has a good backer, the Irwin family.
If they dare to stop me from finding Krista, I won’t even pay attention to the Irwin family.