Chapter 10
When Soren woke up the next afternoon, his friends and Winry were already gathered around. his hospital bed. They were teasing him relentlessly.
“Soren, you’ve outdone yourself as the hero saving the damsel in distress this time.”
“Winry is very touched. Surely she’ll repay you with her heart. I guess this calls for a celebration when you get better.”
“Soren, it looks like you’ve finally gotten what you’ve always wanted. We’ll need to throw a proper party for you soon!”
Winry blushed deeply at their teasing. She looked at Soren shyly and spoke in a soft and sweet voice. “Soren, I didn’t think you’d go to such lengths for me. Once you’ve recovered, we’ll start a relationship, okay?”
Her words drew even louder cheers from the group, with everyone chanting for them to get together.
Strangely, Soren remained silent despite being the center of attention. His gaze swept over each person in the room repeatedly. To his disappointment, he didn’t see the person whom he expected would be there.
When his silence stretched on, the room quieted, and the celebratory atmosphere faded. His expression darkened, and confusion spread among the group.
“Soren, what’s wrong?”
“Where’s Zara? Why isn’t she here?” he asked, barely containing his growing anger that was leading up to an imminent outburst.
Zara had been testing his limits time and again recently. She’d refused his requests, hit Winry, and even forgot their anniversary. He hadn’t held her accountable for any of it yet. Now, she didn’t even bother to stay by his bedside after he’d been hit by a car.
He waited for someone to answer, but the room fell eerily silent. Glancing around, he noticed. his friends‘ shocked expressions.
A sudden sense of foreboding crept into his heart When no one responded, he began fumbling to reach for his phone.
Before he could grab it, Winry spoke. Her tone was laced with disdain as she complained, Since you both have already gotten divorced, she must have felt she shouldn’t stick around any longer. Why are you even asking about her?”
The word “divorce” impacted Soren greatly. He froze for a moment and was unable to process this information. Then, rage consumed him.
Chap 10
He angrily shoved away Winry’s hand as she reached for him. “Divorce? What divorce? Who said I divorced her?”
Now, it was his friends‘ turn to be stunned.
Zara had been so adamant and convincing when she told them about the divorce that they had assumed Soren had initiated it. But judging by his reaction, it seemed he had no idea about it.
Winry was visibly upset at being pushed away. She suppressed her frustration and retorted, “I up. didn’t make it up! After you got into the car accident, she didn’t even wait for you to wake She handed a divorce certificate to Eddie and said she wouldn’t take care of you because you’re already divorced.
“If you don’t believe me, ask them!”
Her words prompted Eddie Draper and the others to nod hurriedly. They even produced the divorce certificate Zara had given them as proof.
Still, Soren refused to believe it.
– That c
“How can I be divorced when I don’t even know about must be fake!” he
argued.
Despite his denial, an unsettling unease arose in his chest. He grabbed his phone and found Zara’s number. Trying to keep his emotions in check, he sent her a message.
He ordered: “Come to the hospital immediately. Whatever divorce certificate this is, I can act like it never happened.”
in the next moment, he He told himself that she was just throwing a tantrum like before. Bu
party saw a single gray check mark next to his message It hadn’t been delivered, but the other didn’t receive it.
Soren’s heart sank with gloom. He tried calling her, but the line wouldn’t connect. All this indicated that Zara had blocked him.
All reason left him as overwhelming fury washed over him. Ignoring the pain in his body, he ripped the IV needle out of his hand and tried to get out of bed. His abrupt action caused an uproar in the room.
“Soren!”
“What are you doing, Soren?”
But he didn’t care. He was determined to find Zara.
