So Long and Farewell—Forever

I placed the divorce agreement on the coffee table in the living room. Derek would probably be very pleased to see it once he returned home.

Leaving the house I had lived in for nine years still made me feel a bit sad.

The phone in my pocket vibrated just then. It was a text message from my doctor asking me to visit the hospital for another check-up. I suppressed the turbulent emotions inside me.

I took a cab to get to the hospital. Somehow, Derek's face came into my mind. I wondered how he would feel when he eventually saw the divorce agreement.

Yet, just as I lifted my gaze, I spotted the person that had been on my mind all the way.

Derek stood outside the entrance of the obstetrics and gynecology department. Ivy Andrews was standing right beside him.

Derek circled his arms around Ivy and lightly brushed the tip of her nose with his finger. The two of them looked like a happy, loving couple.

Perhaps it was because I was staring at them intently, Derek soon noticed me. He hurriedly let go of Ivy and pulled back his hands. He came up to me, looking flustered.

"Sienna, what are you doing here?"

Derek swallowed nervously. He kept eyeing Ivy to send her signals.

"I just came back after completing my last shift. Ivy's feeling a bit unwell. I happened to run into her, so I decided to accompany her to the hospital for a check-up.

"You know that Ivy and I are just friends. She doesn't know her way around yet since she's just arrived in our city recently. I can't possibly turn a blind eye to her predicament. You shouldn't overthink."

His explanation was sound and flawless. Derek was convinced he would be able to fool me by saying that.

If it were before, I would have trusted him wholeheartedly. Yet, that was not the case anymore.

I pretended to have bought his claims. I did not make a fuss about anything. Derek appeared as though he had not expected me to react so calmly. He opened his mouth but could not think of what to say.

Ivy, who had remained silent all this time, stepped forward. Her lips lifted in a soft smile.

"Derek and I are close friends. You're not upset about that, right? I hope you won't overthink it. I was the one who had asked Derek for his help."

Derek stared at Ivy with an intense, loving gaze as she spoke. I could not even recall how long it had been since the last time I saw him having that look in his eyes.

I felt my mouth go dry. Then, I said in a cracked voice, "I know. You're just friends."

My frigid tone irked Derek.

He gave me a hefty shove and asked sharply, "Sienna, what were you really doing here at the hospital?"

His voice hardened as a thought occurred to him.

"Sienna Jameson, I never imagined you were someone who'd do something like this! You secretly followed me just because I couldn't make it to celebrate our wedding anniversary?"

"That's what he's thinking? That's rich coming from him," I thought.

"I don't have the time or patience to do something like that. You're overthinking things," I retorted.

Derek grew more and more displeased as he listened to the icy tone in my voice. He was seething with anger, yet he seemed to be having trouble verbalizing his thoughts.

It was probably because I was usually too eager to keep him pleased.

"Sienna, don't be too greedy. Haven't I treated you well enough?" Derek raised his voice and vented his frustrations at me.

I could not be anymore disappointed. I was still clutching the latest medical report in my hand.

However, Derek did not notice it since he had all of his focus on Ivy instead.