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Wynona was clearly desperate to find me, and her first instinct was to look for me at Emily's place.

I followed her car all the way to the hospital.

This route was painfully familiar to meduring that period, my life revolved around just two points: the hospital and home. So many years had passed, yet nothing had changed.

I watched as Wynona floored the gas pedal, her brow furrowed with worry from the moment she got in the car. Without a doubt, she was fretting over Gavin again.

She didn't even wait for the car to come to a complete stop before rushing into the inpatient ward, grabbing a nurse at the station: "Help me look up Emily's room number."

"Oh, sure." The nurse looked startled for a moment, then bent down to search through the records.

Suddenly, a cold laugh came from nearby: "Well, well, if it isn't Dr. Stewart. What brings you to slum it in a place like this?"

Wynona turned around, her expression instantly darkening.

It was Leah Roberts, a doctor who used to work in the same department as her. As far as I knew, the two had never gotten along. For some reason, after my medical malpractice incident, Leah had also resigned and left that hospital.

Now, seeing each other again, neither could hide their mutual disdain.

Wynona looked her up and down, her tone icy: "Where I go is none of your business."

Leah crossed her arms, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "You're absolutely right, it's not my business. I'm just curioushow can you be so cold-hearted? You didn't come when they were critical, and now that they're gone, you suddenly remember to look for them?"

"Critical?" Wynona frowned. "What do you mean, critical?"

She looked genuinely confused, as if she couldn't understand what the other woman was talking about.

But I knew exactly what Leah meantshe was referring to Emily and me. When I was stabbed multiple times in that alley and loaded into the ambulance, I was already hanging by a thread. The hospital contacted my family, hoping they could come see me one last time. But Wynona was with Gavin at the time and didn't want me disturbing them, so she hung up without even answering. Later, she blocked my number entirely.

Emily had faced the same situation. When she couldn't receive treatment due to insufficient medical funds and was issued a critical condition notice, I tried to contact Wynona, but she was out traveling with Gavin. In the end, Emily died completely alone, with no one by her side as she left this world.

Seeing Wynona's bewildered expression, Leah suddenly let out a derisive laugh: "You're quite the actress. Whatever. I really don't know what's so special about you that made him sacrifice so much for you."

Leah didn't say anything more, leaving only that cryptic remark before turning and walking into the office.

Wynona stood frozen in place, her fingers slowly and unconsciously tightening around her purse strap. This was her nervous habit when she was anxious or afraid. But what could she possibly be afraid of?

"Dr. Stewart?" The nurse's voice pulled her back to reality. "The patient you're looking for..."

The nurse hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Emily passed away three days ago."

The moment she heard those words, Wynona's eyes went wide, and she seemed to freeze completely in place.