Chapter 7
Valentino King stared at his phone, waiting for a reply that never came, his eyes began to ache before he reluctantly set it aside.
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As Gabriella, the bakery’s employee, finished packing the pastries, she asked, “Mr. King, are you sure you only want one? Mrs. Jimenez and the baby usually have two, don’t they?”
Valentino was about to respond when Camila Jimenez’s call interrupted him. “Valentino, where are you? I’m really craving that spiced honey cake from our favorite shop. Could you get it for me right now?”
He glanced at the dessert, which wouldn’t stay fresh for long, already beginning to melt slightly. Valentino hesitated.
“Hang on,” he said.
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After ending the call, he instinctively typed out a message: [Something came up. I’ll bring it next time.]
However, when he tried to send it, a red exclamation mark appeared.
Valentino’s heart sank into a state of panic.
Just then, Gabriella handed him a card from behind the counter. “Mr. King, a young lady left this here a while ago. She wanted me to give it to you.”
This was one of the gifts he had given me on my birthday last year.
We had promised to use this card to try all the spiced honey cakes, but now, I’m returning it to him?
Gabriella’s next words made his mind whirl even faster.
“That lady must be your housekeeper, right? The day she came, she stood outside watching you and Mrs. Jimenez for a long time. I think she wanted to give you the card but was afraid to disturb you.”
Valentino wanted to correct her: No, she’s my girlfriend.
But the words stuck in his throat, refusing to come out.
A heavy feeling of impending loco mei.
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A heavy feeling of impending loss gripped him, and like a madman, he drove to
the hospital.
The room was empty.
He rushed to Dr. Barnes‘ office. “Where is the patient named Paris King?”
Dr. Barnes adjusted his glasses and asked casually, “Who are you to her?”
“I’m her boyfriend!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, even the doctor chuckled. “Mr. King, don’t complicate things with lies. Everyone knows Miss Jimenez is your wife. You were even on TV reciting prayers for the child.”
“How can you lie so blatantly?”
Valentino’s chest heaved violently. Ignoring the doctor’s advice, he searched through my medical records.
All he found was my discharge signature.
She really did leave the hospital?
Didn’t I promise to wait for him?
No, I hadn’t said that. I simply told him to go, and he just left.
Valentino staggered. dronning th
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Valentino staggered, dropping the special spiced honey cake onto the floor,
where it melted beyond recognition.
Refusing to give up, he tirelessly searched all the places I might have gone.
All he found were piles of dessert cards and everything he had ever given me.
Only now did he realize–I was truly gone.
I didn’t want these things, and I didn’t want him anymore.
