Josie remained silent. âCome in if youâre so capable.â
The hospital restroom was always bustling with people. At that moment, women of all ages were coming and going. Moses swallowed nervously, but upon remembering Dexterâs instructions, he bravely followed them in.
âGood heavens! This is the ladiesâ restroom! What on earth are you, a grown man, doing in here!â
âYouâre being a rogue!â
âWhy are you still entering? If you step any further, Iâll call the police!â
Moses raised his hand. âIâm just here to find someone. Iâll leave immediately! I promise I wonât look around!â
However, no matter how he tried to explain, no one believed him. Someone even raised a broom to chase him away, while others went to fetch the security guard.
In the partition, Josie listened to the commotion outside, took out her phone, and sent a message. She waited a while before receiving a reply. She didnât rush to go out. Only when Mosesâ face turned red, and the security guard was about to take him away did she slowly walk out.
Seeing her come out, Moses felt as if he had received a royal pardon. âJosie, you scared me to death!â
Josie laughed. âWho asked you to come in? I donât have wings. Do you think I can fly out?â
Mosesâ blush had not yet faded, his face showing a look of helplessness.
Josie stepped into the elevator, which was crowded with people. She bumped into a man wearing a duckbill cap. He immediately helped her up, saying, âIâm sorry. Iâm in a rush.â
After saying that, he left.
Moses didnât even get a clear look at what he looked like.
âJosie, are you okay?â
Josie shook her head, watching the manâs retreating figure in the distance.
Upon returning to the ward, Josie saw a woman seated in a wheelchair emerging from within. She was there to visit Mallory.
A jolt of alarm shot through Josieâs heart. She quickly entered, only to find Malloryâs complexion even worse than before and tears streaming uncontrollably down her face. âWho is that?â
Mallory took a deep breath. âCalvinâs ex-wife.â
Josie froze, letting out a gasp. Even though Calvin keeps a low profile, how could I have been unaware that he had a divorce?
âHe⦠how did heâ¦â
âSheâs also my sister.â Mallory managed a smile, her expression strained. âWould you like to hear about it?â
Mallory remembered in May when she was nineteen, the weather The roadside trees seemed too languid even to muster up any energy.
It was just an ordinary day. She stepped out of the laboratory, changed her clothes, and opened her phone to see a WhatsApp message from her mother.
The gist of the message was that her room had a nice view, and her sister wanted to move in, especially since she wasnât usually home.
Malloryâs father passed away early, and two years later, her mother remarried. Her stepfather, surnamed Sadler, came from a high-ranking family. His words carried weight in Wavery. Thus, Mallory started living under someone elseâs roof with her mother.
That way of life didnât last long. Mallory pulled herself together and was admitted to the best university in Wavery. She usually lived in the university dormitory and only returned to the Sadler family home when necessary.
The Sadler family had a daughter named Zendaya Sadler, who was two years older than Mallory. A car accident crushed her dreams when she was just eighteen. The Sadler family cherished her deeply, always fearing another mishap. To curry favor with the Sadler family, Malloryâs mother naturally catered to Zendayaâs every whim.
Zendaya had no real reason for wanting Malloryâs room. She just enjoyed possessing Malloryâs things as a way to assert her position in the Sadler family. It had always been that way. Everyone knew it, and they indulged her.
Mallory replied with a short text: I disagree.
âAnyway, you hardly ever go back to the Sadler family house, so it doesnât really matter if she stays there.â In the dormitory, her roommate casually remarked after listening to the story.
âWhat she wants is not just my room.â Mallory sat down, took out her laptop from her bag, and began to work on the project she hadnât finished in the morning.
She couldnât figure it out in the morning, and she still couldnât figure it out now.
âBy the way, do you know Calvin?â
âWhatâs the matter?â