Chapter 29

Casey's actions left Kourtney at a loss for words. She couldn't even describe how she felt, but the look she gave me was filled with sympathy. "It's all in the past. But she holds grudges. Be careful when you go out, just in case." … After reminding Kourtney, I ended up running into Casey again not long after. I had already blocked all her contact info, but that didn't stop her from reaching out to my friends, trying to get them to pass messages or find out where I was. Luckily, I had already told them everything—that she cheated first—and they believed me. No one was willing to help her. She even went to my family's house, only to find we had moved. I had also warned the apartment management to keep her out. With nowhere else to turn, she ended up registering at the hospital under my schedule. I was still seeing patients when she walked into my office. The moment I saw her, I frowned. Before, it would have taken tens of thousands of dollars in gifts just to get her to