Chapter 40

That day, the doctor came by to check on her. After examining the wound, he looked up and said, "It's mostly healed now." Emma, bored out of her mind from staying in the hospital, asked, "So... when can I finally leave?" "Well, normally you could check out today," the doctor answered while packing up his tools, "but a gentleman came in this morning and specifically requested you stay for the full ten days." Emma raised an eyebrow. "Who exactly?" "Just said his last name was Hunt," he replied casually. She blinked, then forced a smile. "Got it, thanks, doctor." "No worries," he waved it off before walking out of the room. Now alone in the spacious room, Emma stared blankly out the window. Somehow, Ethan's face crept into her mind again, uninvited. After loving him for so many years, how could she just move on? He was like a blade etched into her heart — impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, outside the hospital, a sleek car pulled up. Stepping out was Michael, every inch the heartthrob — tal