Chapter 72

*CORA* “Well,Cora,I’m very sorry to turn you down but you can’t steal me away.”Zoe replied,laughing.”Plus,Noah treats me so well so you don’t have to worry.” “Yes!”Noah let out from the front seat and I laughed. We then fell into silence and just continued heading for the hospital. I sighed,heavily. The relaxed atmosphere was about to be enveloped by the depressing atmosphere in the hospital. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like.It was as if I was seeing him again after many years.It had only been two months. I had imagined countless scenes and conversations.When the time really came,I was so nervous that I could hear the beating of my heart. I tried to stay calm.I couldn’t afford to look small in front of him.I couldn’t let him feel that he could still do anything he wants to me. We finally got to the hospital and I stood at the hallway in front of the ward. Noah and Zoe were behind me. My fist clenched as I knocked on the door.I had to face it.I had to face him. I had to stop being so nervous. The door opened and my eyes widened a bit to see Phoebe. I glanced at Noah and Zoe and then offered me a small smile. Not that I believed them when they said that Tristan had ended things with Phoebe,I just wasn’t expecting to run into her right now. I quickly got a hold of myself. She had to be here anyway. She was his woman,afterall. Phoebe stared at me,blankly.”I wasn’t expecting you to come here,Cora.” She sounded harsh and she wouldn’t move out of my way. I wasn’t surprised.She sure loved showing off her relationship with Tristan. Glancing at Phoebe,I really wasn’t in the mood for her drama or her scheme. I wasn’t even going to waste any time.I just wanted to wish Tristan a quick recovery and then leave,immediately. So I walked passed her and strode into the ward. ****************** Tristan was lying on the bed weakly. He didn't know that Cora would come to see him. Originally, he had planned to continue finding pursue Cora again when he got well. He believed he had been granted this second chance at life to right his wrongs. He was so thrilled to see Cora again. She came to see him, which meant she still loved him.That was what he concluded. Cora stared at Tristan, which made Phoebe, who was sitting next to him, restless. At this critical moment, Cora had come back. She had planned to take good care of Tristan and make him change his mind, but now it seemed that all her efforts were in vain.Phoebe was burning with anger, but she couldn't lose her temper. "Cora, you're back…you’re here…you came to see me.”Tristan couldn't restrain his excitement and wanted to sit up. "Lie down and don't move."Cora hurried to help him lie down. He was so hurt but he still wanted to sit up. Wasn't he asking for trouble for himself? "Well, we have something else to do. Let's go out first. Phoebe, I have something to tell you. Come out, too. " Everyone knew that Noah was trying to create a private conversation between the two, so he had to make Phoebe leave. Phoebe was so angry but she had to go out. Although she didn't want Cora and Tristan to stay alone, she didn't want Tristan to hate her as well. With a snort, She rolled her eyes at Cora and slammed the door behind her.Tristan saw all this without any expression. He knew Phoebe’s mood at the moment. But it wasn’t his fault.He didn’t want her here and he had been telling her to leave since he woke up. Sitting on the chair in the corridor,Phoebe felt a bitter feeling spreading in her heart. It turned out that she was just rejected again. Seeing the man she loved being with another woman was such a bitter feeling. Then, she thought, 'Cora must be very happy now.' Cora’s mind went blank. She thought that if she held Tristan tightly, he would be close to her. But the tighter she held, the farther Tristan would be away from her. Now, it seemed that he couldn't see her anymore. Looking at Tristan in front of her,she felt a little relieved.She felt that she could really move on from him now. "Are you okay?" The way Cora spoke was like to old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. They had lived together for three years, but they didn't even try to understand each other before. And at this moment, their relation were so weak that they even needed to greet each other. However, this kind of greeting was a rare special scene for these years. "I'm fine upon seeing you." A smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. Cora was in a daze. His smile was once so familiar smile, but now the smile was on his face again. He once showed disappointment, contempt, ridicule and disdain for her, but now he wore a smile. She sighed. It was a pity that it was too late for them to go back. She could no longer love him as before. She didn’t want to. It was said that in love, the one who was serious first would lose. Cora had been so naive that Tristan had to do it, and she even imagined that he treated her uniquely well. Now, she would no longer be so silly and indistinct to be mocked by others. "Mr. Godoy, you must be kidding me. I'm not a doctor, and I'm not medicine. Please take care of yourself." There was a hint of irony in her words. It had been the same for many times, but the difference was that it was always his irony to her at that time. Tristan’s heart sank. Cora still couldn't forgive him. "Cora,do you still hate me?"Tristan didn't even have the strength to frown, just staring straight at her. "Hate?I wouldn’t call it hate now.I would call it nothing.Indifference maybe?And it’s a good thing you mean nothing to me now.” Although her tone was calm, she knew the irony in her own words. She wouldn't let him hurt her as before. It was not because he had an accident and she had added fuel to the fire. It was just that she had kept these words in her heart for too long. If she didn't say them again, she would probably have an internal injury. Tristan swallowed hard. He didn't expect that Cora would be so angry.He thought she might pity his condition and say nice words to him. The stab in her words was no worse than the wound on his body. It turned out that this was the cycle of causality, the reincarnation of heavens. He finally buried the bitter fruit and tasted it by himself. "Cora, I know I have done a lot of bad things to you in the past.Please forgive me.”Tristan looked sad. He didn't expect that the long-awaited meeting would turn into such a tit for tat. "Tristan,stop it.You don’t have to look at me so tenderly.You’re not a tender person!You don’t even need my forgiveness so stop acting like this and focus on one woman.If Phoebe isn’t enough for you,you can go look for more women;Afterall,there are a lot of women who would want to be your second choice.You can have as many as you want but please,let this be this last time we see each other.” Tristan felt a headache. It hurt! He couldn't tell where the pain was. It seemed in his body, in his head, or in his heart. Anyway, he felt uncomfortable all over his body. Cora seemed to have changed a lot and she hated him to her bones. “I’m…I’m not with Phoebe.I ended things with her.” Ending things with her and she was at this hospital? She had been alone in this ward before Cora,Noah and Zoe got here? Cora was starting to get pissed. What did Tristan take her for? What did she ever see in him anyway? She couldn’t believe that this was the man she had loved and married for three years. She was greatly disappointed in him. He was so heartless and fickle.