Flowers Bloom Without Missing You

Cleveland Hospital, Office.

Ivy Reid looked at the busy director and said slowly, “Director, please give me an application form for aid to Africa.”

She went straight to the point and took the application form under the director's surprised look.

After seeing the form clearly in Ivy's list, the director realized what was happening belatedly and grabbed her hand, his face full of confusion.

“Ivy, you are going to get married to Ezekiel in a month and the time schedule of the aid mission in Africa conflicts with your wedding. Why are you applying for this now?”

That was the goal, she took it because of the time conflict. Since she was not going to get married anyway.

Ivy's thoughts slowly drifted away, as if she had returned to the night three days ago.

Just as she was in a daze, someone quietly pushed open the office door and reached out to rub her head.

The person who came was the Ezekiel mentioned by the director, Ezekiel Cruz.

Ivy looked back and stuffed the application form in her hand into the pocket of her white coat.

The moment their eyes met, she saw Ezekiel's eyes light up and the love and doting in his eyes almost overflowed.

“Ivy, why are you here to see the director so early in the morning?”

Ezekiel did not notice the subtle atmosphere between Ivy and the director and said lovingly, “Why are you in such a hurry? You can't forget to eat if your stomach is not good, do you know?”

As he spoke, Ivy nodded her head helplessly and like a magic trick, he slowly took out a bag of pineapple cakes from his coat pocket.

Subconsciously, Ivy's eyes fell on his hands.

The pineapple pastry from Lemon Bakery had a fragrant aroma of freshly baked bread and the browned and crispy crust was even more tempting.

The nearest Lemon Bakery was an hour and a half drive from Ezekiel’s home.

As we were talking, many colleagues were attracted by the aroma of bread.

They all looked at Ivy and Ezekiel with teasing smiles on their faces.

“Hey, Doctor Cruz from the Orthopedics Department is here to feed our Doctor Reid again?”

“Didn't Doctor Cruz just finish an operation at 3 a.m.? So, it means Doctor Cruz stayed up all night to buy this bread for Doctor Reid?”

“I've heard that Doctor Reid and Doctor Cruz are the model couple of our hospital. Now it seems that it's not an exaggeration at all.”

They talked about it one after another, with a hint of envy in their eyes and winked at Ivy, asking her to express her feelings.

But as one of the protagonists of their discussion, Ivy did not feel the slightest bit of emotion in her heart and the corners of her mouth twitched.

The crowd was crowded and she saw a beautiful figure standing sideways not far away.

The man was also holding the Lemon Bakery's unique packaging bag in his hand.

You had to queue up for two hours to buy the taro and coconut milk jelly inside.

In a moment of distraction, the man disappeared.

Seeing that Ivy did not say anything, Ezekiel did not think much about it. He just thought she was shy and dismissed the crowd of onlookers for her.

Sitting in the office chair, Ivy watched Ezekiel running around for her.

In front of her was a steaming pineapple pastry, in her hand was a cup of warm tea that Ezekiel had just poured. Even the carrot pillow on the back of her office chair was bought by him.

After finishing everything, Ezekiel pulled a chair and sat down opposite her, holding his cheeks with his hands and staring at Ivy's little face with a gentle smile.

“Ivy, try this bread. If it tastes good, I will buy it for you every day.”

Hearing that, Ivy blinked, but her hand did not reach out for the pineapple pastry.

She no longer liked eating pineapples.

But before she could shake her head to refuse, Ezekiel's cell phone rang.

He only lowered his head to take a quick look, then hurriedly stood up, his tone still gentle, “Ivy, a patient is here, I'm leaving first.”

As Ezekiel spoke, he backed away, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes, fearing that Ivy would ask him.

Ivy, who used to be reluctant to see Ezekiel off, did not move that time. She just nodded slightly and said, “The patient is more important.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ezekiel was obviously relieved, pointed at the bread and reminded her, “Okay, I'm leaving. Remember to eat breakfast, or your stomach will be upset again.”

His tone was gentle and timeless, as if he was educating a disobedient child, but it made Ivy's eyes tinged with sarcasm.

She stood up, picked up the pineapple cake on the table and threw it into the trash can without hesitation.

The pineapple pastry was just a byproduct and the excuse was just made up.

Of course, Ivy knew that there was no urgent patient at all, but he could not wait to find Letitia Carson.

The reason why she did not expose it was simply because she would be leaving in another month.

In the past, Ivy had no doubt about Ezekiel's love.

Ezekiel was an orphan sponsored by the Reid Family. He grew up with her and they were childhood sweethearts.

She felt sorry for Ezekiel's experience and gave him all her love. He also regarded it as redemption, loved her as his life and was unwilling to be separated from her.

When the college entrance examination ended, Ezekiel knelt on one knee, took out the ring he had bought with all his savings from his parttime job, confessed his love to her and proposed to her.

Since then, he had been even more obedient, considerate and gentle to her.

She had a bad stomach and was picky about food, so he went to a cooking school and learned cooking skills for three months and cooked for her in different ways.

Ivy was afraid of thunder, so he never missed a rainy night and would go home to be with her even when he was on a business trip.

She liked flowers, so he secretly bought a flower shop and never stopped sending her a bouquet of flowers every day.

For ten years, Ezekiel held Ivy in his hands for ten whole years.

She thought that they would continue to be so sweet in the future until she heard that conversation.

Three days ago, Ivy came to the study with a carefully selected wedding candy gift box, ready to listen to Ezekiel's opinion.

“Ezekiel, you are getting married in a month. How do you feel now?” one of his friends asked unintentionally, but it aroused Ivy's curiosity.

Ivy stood still with the gift box, a smile unconsciously appearing on the corner of her mouth, waiting for Ezekiel's answer.

“Marrying her is just a way of repaying a favor. What's the feeling?" Ezekiel's cold voice shattered Ivy’s expectations.

In just a moment, her smile froze on her face, her breathing suddenly stagnated and confusion and helplessness surged into her heart.

What did it mean to repay a favor?

Ezekiel continued, “Okay, don't mention her. Letitia will get jealous if she hears about her."

Ivy could not listen to anything Ezekiel said anymore.

She called her parents to ask about repaying the favor and after receiving a negative answer, she realized that the socalled repaying the favor was just an excuse Ezekiel made to fool his friends.

He had already fallen in love with Letitia, an intern doctor under his name.

Not only did he rent a house for Letitia, but even the person who liked to eat the pineapple pastry that morning was someone else.

While Ezekiel and Letitia were flirting, she was still foolishly looking forward to their wedding a month later.

Thinking back on all the deception she had endured over the years, she could still feel the heartwrenching pain she felt the day she learned the truth.

Ivy's eyes suddenly turned red and she resolutely clicked to submit the application form for aid to Africa.

There would be no more weddings.

She was going to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor without borders and she did not want Ezekiel anymore.

The dusk was falling and it was time to get off work.

Ivy was standing beside Ezekiel's car waiting for him as she was going back to the Reid Family that day, but she saw a beautiful figure in the distance.

Ezekiel walked quickly towards her first and when he spoke, there was a tentative tone in his voice.

“Ivy, it's raining so hard today, so my intern can't get a taxi. How about giving her a ride?”

Ivy stared at Letitia behind him for a few seconds, feeling a surge of sarcasm in her heart.

It was raining really hard and even in the parking lot there were gusts of cold wind, blowing the clothes of the three people.

She immediately noticed the gray and white sweater under Letitia's black coat.

That was the handknitted birthday gift she gave to Ezekiel half a year ago.

Ivy lowered her eyes, suddenly laughed at herself and nodded, “It's up to you to decide.”

Anyway, the people had been brought there, so how could she still throw a tantrum and object?

Seeing Ivy agree so readily, a look of surprise flashed across Ezekiel's face, but it quickly turned into calm demeanor.

Perhaps to comfort her, Ezekiel stopped Letitia who was about to sit in the passenger seat subconsciously, “Letitia, sit in the back. This seat is for Ivy.”

As he said that, he opened the car door for her.

But the sharpeyed Ivy spotted a pink diamond hairpin left on the passenger seat.

A feeling of nausea suddenly surged up in her mind.

She frowned, her expression slightly changed and she could not help but sarcastically said, “Ezekiel, I really don't remember when I bought this hairpin.”

After saying that, she closed the passenger door and walked to the back seat. “I'll just sit in the back seat.”

The three of them got in the car and remained silent.

Along the way, Ezekiel looked back frequently to explain the hairpin, but he could only see Ivy closing her eyes to rest.

His heart began to tighten and he felt uneasy.

Seeing him hesitant to speak, Ivy was deeply disturbed and found it extremely boring.

She picked up the hairpin and said calmly, “I forgot, this hairpin is mine.”

He visibly relieved and quickly said, “Yes, I saw you wearing it before.”

She did not bother to think about how ridiculous the words were.

Anyway, she would be leaving in a month and by then, either pink diamonds, blue diamonds, or emeralds would have nothing to do with her.

The heavy rain blurred the scenery outside the car window. Suddenly, a muffled groan was heard from inside the car.

Letitia covered her stomach in pain, tears welling up in her eyes, “Mr. Cruz, my stomach... my stomach hurts so much.”

Her moan frightened Ezekiel so much that he braked suddenly and his face changed drastically.

“What's going on? I 'll take you to the hospital.”

Before he finished speaking, he immediately turned the car around and drove back, completely forgetting about Ivy in the car.

Until Letitia met her gaze, her tone was considerate, but there was a hint of pride in her eyes, “What about Doctor Reid?”

Looking at her pale face, Ezekiel felt distressed and said without hesitation, “We're almost home anyway, let her go back by herself.”

The moment he turned around and met Ivy's gaze, Ezekiel realized something was wrong. After all, she was his real wife and how could he abandon his wife on the road in a rainstorm?

Thinking of that, he panicked a little, fearing that Ivy might have misunderstood him. “Ivy, don't think too much. Letitia is my intern and if she's not feeling well, I will naturally take care of her."

Before Ivy could answer, Letitia raised her hand and patted Ezekiel's arm as if to teach him a lesson.

She looked caring, “Doctor Reid, don't listen to what Doctor Cruz said. I'm fine now, let’s continue our ride. I don’t want you guys to have any conflicts because of me.”

Although the words were considerate, there was a strong implication of moral blackmail behind them.

A coldness in Ivy's eyes could be seen clearly and she stopped Ezekiel. “Please drop me off at the next intersection, so as not to delay her treatment.”

Ezekiel did as she was told, but he felt something was wrong in his heart.

But when he looked at her expression, he found that there was no anger, grievance, or sadness on Ivy's face, as if she had just made a trivial decision.

She did not look at anyone, her eyes fixed on the void and she got out of the car impatiently as soon as it stopped.

The heavy rain blew her umbrella askew and the splashes from the vehicles on the roadside wet her clothes.

As the cold wind blew, her cell phone rang. It was her parents.

“Ivy, why haven't you and Ezekiel returned home yet? Did something happen on the way?”

The worry in her parents' voices suddenly reminded Ivy of her grievance. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart, but still could not help sobbing, “Dad, can you come pick me up?”

Ivy, who was soaking wet, standing at the bus stop, felt distressed and angry. Her usually gentle face also showed annoyance.

“Where's Ezekiel? Didn't you say you would go home with him today to discuss the wedding?”

Ivy was very calm when answering, “Dad, I have already applied for aid to Africa. I won't get married.”

After listening to Ivy's account of the whole story, Ivy’s father was so angry that he slammed the table.

“I support more than just Ezekiel. I have never threatened him, let alone asked him to repay my kindness and marry my daughter.”

Ivy’s mother was so angry that she was shaking all over. “I agreed to this marriage because I saw how well he treated Ivy. I didn't expect that he actually had this idea behind my back.

“No, I have to make it clear to Ezekiel that my Reid Family doesn't need any gratitude and he shouldn't even think about marrying into the Reid Family.”

As Ivy’s mother spoke, she dialed his number.

But no one answered the phone, even if she did it over and over again.

Ivy listened to the echo and smiled sarcastically, “Mom, please stop calling. He's busy accompanying his girlfriend to see a doctor. How can he have time to answer your call?

“Besides, Ezekiel will know it naturally on the wedding day.”

Estimating the time, she should have been on the plane to South Africa when the wedding ceremony started.

A wedding without the bride was the last gift that Ivy gave to Ezekiel.

Ezekiel hurried over just after dinner.

As if to make up for it, he took out a bunch of daffodils from behind him and took Ivy home.

However, standing in front of their wedding room, she keenly caught a hint of hesitation that flashed across Ezekiel's face.

She pushed the door open and then froze in place for a moment.

Ezekiel actually brought Letitia back to their home.

Looking at Letitia who seemed to be at home, Ivy closed her eyes tremblingly, took a deep breath, but her eyes turned red uncontrollably.

She did not expect that even though she was already riddled with wounds, she would still be injured again and her chest and ribs were all in pain.

Seeing her shocked and sad expression, Ezekiel could not help but walk forward and grabbed her hand.

There was a bit more heartache and panic in his tone, but he still said, “Ivy, Letitia's rented house has no heating and it's cold, so I'll let her move into our house for a while.”

Seeing that she did not say anything, Ezekiel promised, “Don't worry, Ivy, Letitia will only stay here for a while and she will move out after we get married in a month.”

Why did anyone need to move? She was the one who should move.

Ivy thought about it, then nodded and said calmly, “Okay. You bought the house, so you decide.”

Ezekiel's heart suddenly tightened when he saw her expression as if she did not care about anything.

Since when did his Ivy seem to have changed?

In order to bring Letitia home, he actually thought of many excuses.

For example, the house lease was over, or she wanted to find someone to talk to.

But he did not expect that she agreed readily after he just mentioned it.

Ivy's generosity made him feel a little uneasy and he felt like he was losing control.

Letitia's voice of thanks disrupted Ezekiel's thoughts and he could only watch Ivy walked towards the bedroom in silence.

Perhaps to comfort her, Ezekiel held Ivy tightly in his arms, rubbed her ears and gently patted her back to coax her to sleep.

In the middle of the night, the phone beside the pillow suddenly vibrated a few times, waking Ivy up.

She frowned, raised her hand to light up the screen and then found that it was Ezekiel's phone.

Letitia sent a message, it read, [Ezekiel, I'm so scared to be alone, can you come and accompany me?]

[Letitia: Honey, I miss you so much, just come over.]

The disgusting remarks she saw made her feel nauseous for a moment and she put the phone back.

Then there were continuous vibrations and after a while, Ezekiel woke up.

He quietly walked past her, fumbled to put on his coat and tiptoed out of the room as if afraid to wake Ivy.

He did not notice that Ivy opened her eyes the next second after the door closed.

After a moment's silence, she got out of bed and looked at Ezekiel standing in front of the guest room.

The next second, Letitia, wearing sexy black stockings, threw herself into his arms, raised her head and kissed him on the lips.

“Why is my Letitia so clingy?” Ezekiel sighed, his eyes overflowing with love.

She watched the two of them kissing, watched Ezekiel wanting to hold Letitia in his arms and watched the two of them walk into the study in a daze.

When Ivy caught up, Ezekiel had already hugged Letitia and sat her on her desk, with saliva dripping on her book.

In an instant, her heart suddenly stagnated and a feeling of nausea and discomfort surged up at the same time.

Letitia scolded, “Ezekiel, don't be like this, what if Doctor Reid finds out?”

Ezekiel was so distracted by love that he did not care about those things. He said in a hoarse and impatient voice, “Why bother with her? Don't mention the person who spoils the fun.”

He lowered his head and kissed her lips again, “It seems that I am not strong enough, so you still have the mind to think about other things.”

The two of them lowered their heads again and embraced each other.

Ivy widened her eyes and covered her mouth tightly. The bitterness in her heart almost made her faint.

Tears could not help flow when she saw her lover making love with another woman on her desk.

She raised her hand and felt the wetness on her cheek, then she suddenly realized that she had been in tears for a long time.

Like a walking corpse, Ivy walked back to the room, reminding herself again and again that she would be leaving soon and would have nothing to do with them anymore.

She told herself not to cry, that the ungrateful man was not worth her tears.

The next day, Ezekiel got up early.

Ivy came to the restaurant and met his gentle eyes.

“Ivy, you finally woke up.”

His tone was gentle. He walked behind her and pushed her towards the dining table, showing her the fried heartshaped eggs on the table.

“Ivy, I made it myself, why don't you try it?”

Ivy looked in the direction of his movements and the first thing she noticed was the mahogany dining table.

It was similar to her desk, the place where they made love last night.

The nausea came back again and she knocked over the plate in front of Ezekiel's face and retched.

“Take it.”

Hearing the sound of the plate breaking, Ezekiel was stunned and suddenly a trace of confusion and panic flashed across his face.

“What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?”

Ivy did not answer.

The silence on her face exacerbated his helplessness, and in a trance, he recalled the past.

When he first started learning cooking, he began with the simplest fried eggs.

He fried an egg until it was burnt and tasted bitter.

Ezekiel was annoyed and ready to throw it away, but Ivy stuffed the egg directly into her mouth and gave a thumbs up, “Delicious.”

He was shocked and belatedly asked her to spit it out.

But she said, “Ezekiel, no matter what you do for me, I like it.”

But the person who always said she liked me actually turned the plate upside down that day.

Ezekiel recalled the details of the past few days and always felt that something was wrong and frowned subconsciously.

However, Letitia's exclamation soon interrupted his thoughts.

Looking at Ezekiel, who was in a trance for a while, then quickly walked towards Letitia and fed her a sandwich with his own hands, Ivy's eyes were filled with mockery.

Ezekiel got up and went to the kitchen to get something for Letitia and she was also ready to leave.

Unexpectedly, the moment she turned around, Letitia called her with a smile on her face.

“Miss Reid, I saw you last night.”

She blinked at Ivy, her eyes full of pride, “Your desk is really comfortable. Ezekiel asked me for it several times, but he wouldn't listen no matter how much I begged for mercy.

“Oh, by the way, maybe you don't know this yet, Ezekiel has already bought me a house and he asked me to move in now because he wants to see me and be intimate with me every day.

“How annoying.” Letitia shook her head and pretended to be annoyed and said, “Ivy, your fiancé really can't live without me for a day.”

Seeing that Ivy did not say anything, she warned, “Since you 've already seen it, I advise you to be sensible and take the initiative to break up with Ezekiel and let him marry me. Don't force me to do it myself.”

Unexpectedly, Ivy just stared at her for a long time and suddenly smiled.

Initially, she planned to break up with Ezekiel before leaving, but then, she wanted to delay him for a while longer and not let Letitia get her wish.

Her smile grew bigger and bigger until Ezekiel came out.

The silence continued until the three arrived at the hospital.

Ezekiel suddenly called Ivy and took out a bottle of warm strawberryflavored milk from his pocket.

“Ivy, be good, drink your milk before you leave, otherwise your stomach will feel uncomfortable.”

She was a little surprised, her eyes fell on the light pink milk, her face still indifferent, “Thank you, but no thanks.”

After saying that, she turned around and went back to the office.

After the consultation, Ivy went to make rounds as usual. When passing by the stairwell, he heard a sob, followed by a familiar voice of comfort.

It was Ezekiel.

“How can my Letitia be so cute, yet she gets jealous over a bottle of milk?

“It's a pity that my painstaking efforts were in vain, Letitia, you didn't even think about who likes to drink strawberryflavored milk.”

Letitia suddenly realized and burst into laughter.

Ivy's footsteps suddenly stopped, she smiled selfdeprecatingly, pretending that she heard nothing and turned away.

Not long after the ward rounds, Ezekiel and Letitia came in one after another.

Enemies often meet on a narrow road.

On the way back to the office after checking the room, she ran into Ezekiel and Letitia again.

The crowd surrounded them, making a lot of noise, shouting, “Is this how you treat patients?”

She frowned and glanced at him, thinking to herself that it was not good.

That was a medical dispute.

Thinking of that, she lowered her head and dialed the security department to prevent the situation from escalating further.

Unexpectedly, when they looked up again, the angry crowd became excited again when they saw her wearing a white coat.

In an instant, she was pushed to Ezekiel's side.

Ezekiel just glanced at her coldly, then tightly clenched his hands to protect Letitia, fearing that she would get hurt.

Ivy regretted getting involved and reached out to comfort the angry family members.

Who knows. The next second, a cold silver light flashed.

“Letitia.”

She only heard Ezekiel scream and then he pushed her away and faced the dagger headon.

Soon, the dagger stabbed her heart fiercely.

The pain spread, blood gushed out, Ivy became hoarse, her face turned pale in an instant and her consciousness gradually became blurred.

Like the tide receding, the sounds around went from noisy to silent.

Before Ivy gradually lost consciousness, she seemed to see the man who had proposed to her at the age of 18 and vowed to marry her in this life, running towards her with red eyes and hugging her shaking body.

When she regained consciousness, the anesthesia wore off and her heart felt like it was being bitten by millions of ants, the pain was unbearable.

Feeling the twitching in her palm, Ezekiel, with red eyes, immediately came over and held her hand, his face full of heartache and selfblame.

The black bag could be seen under his eyes, as if he had not rested for several days.

“Ivy, it's all my fault. The incident happened suddenly and I failed to protect you.”

Ivy looked at his selfblaming and haggard appearance, but her heart was like a pool of stagnant water.

Even though she knew that Ezekiel no longer loved her and even though she was extremely disappointed in Ezekiel, she did not expect Ezekiel to be so determined and did not expect him to treat her life as a joke.

In Ezekiel's eyes, what on earth was she?

Since Letitia could not get hurt, so did that mean Ivy should die?

She watched Ezekiel's performance intently, suppressing the pain and disappointment in her heart. After a long moment, she let out a sarcastic smile.

“Did you fail to protect me, or did you never think of protecting me at all?”

Ezekiel's hands froze, a trace of panic flashed across his face and in desperation he grabbed her hand and slapped himself in the face.

“Ivy, I know you are angry, but the situation was too urgent at the time and I mistakenly recognized the wrong person. Or you can hit me, as long as you calm down, I am willing to do anything.”

The wound on Ivy's chest was touched again and she pulled her hand back abruptly.

Looking at his hypocritical appearance, Ivy felt annoyed and bored.

Ten years of love were not as good as Letitia's two years of interference.

The moment she was stabbed by the dagger, she could not tell whether the wound hurt more or her heart hurt more. Disappointment and resentment occupied her mind.

She was leaving anyway, so let it be.

She closed her eyes and said coldly, “I'm tired, please go.”

Seeing Ivy closing her eyes and sending the guest away, Ezekiel pursed his lips helplessly, always feeling that something was wrong.

After a moment, he tucked the corner of the quilt for her in silence and went out.

Because she was in the hospital, even though she did not want to see anyone, Ezekiel still stayed by her side every day, carefully preparing nutritious meals and various gifts.

But she rejected them all, except for a countdown calendar she requested.

The days of the divas were circled in red by Ivy and the first thing she did when she woke up every day was to check the calendar.

Seeing the familiar date, Ezekiel breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she was waiting for their wedding.

Little did he knew that she was just waiting to leave.

Half a month later, Ivy was finally discharged from the hospital and taken home by Ezekiel.

Ezekiel covered her eyes, led her to the master bedroom and then slowly let go of her hand.

The pure white and holy wedding dress comes into view, so dazzling under the light.

“Ivy, our wedding dress has arrived, go try it on.”

Ezekiel urged her, stuffed the wedding dress into her hands and said expectantly, “Ivy, you must be very beautiful in this wedding dress.”

But when her eyes fell on the wedding dress, Ivy suddenly felt ironic.

There was a red lip print there.

She understood that Letitia had tried on the wedding dress in advance and deliberately left traces to provoke her.

Ivy pushed aside the wedding dress, lowered her eyes to block the mockery in her eyes and said firmly, “The wedding dress is very beautiful, but there is no need to try it on.”

After all, she was not originally the owner of this wedding dress.

Before Ezekiel could speak, the phone rang suddenly. There was an urgent patient who needed him to go back.

He left in a hurry, completely unaware of Ivy's silence.

She reached out to pick up the phone, her eyes happened to meet the phone screen which he had not had time to cover.

On the screen was Letitia, wearing a white wedding dress and with a bright smile.

Ivy was a little dazed and when she looked up, she just happened to see Letitia who appeared out of nowhere.

Letitia raised her eyebrows slightly and reached out to touch the lip marks on her wedding dress contemptuously.

“Ivy, I won't beat around the bush with you. I think you should know that this wedding dress was bought according to my size.

“You are not worthy of touching my wedding dress.”

Looking at Letitia's resentful expression, Ivy calmed down and smiled faintly.

“So what?”

She asked back, opening her red lips and speaking word by word, “Our wedding is in ten days and your Ezekiel has no intention of canceling the wedding.”

As long as Ezekiel did not cancel the wedding and as long as she did not leave, Letitia would never be seen by others again.

Ivy hit a sore spot and Letitia's face turned red with anger, but she was powerless to refute. She could only watch her close the door and prepare to go to sleep.

Her chest heaved violently, Letitia's eyes darkened and her heart moved.

Before the wedding, Ivy finally recovered from her injuries and returned to work at the hospital.

But after the operation, she ran into Ezekiel and Letitia headon.

As they looked at each other, she vaguely saw a flash of pride in Letitia's eyes. She frowned and inexplicably had a bad premonition.

Just as he was about to dodge, Letitia, holding a cup of black coffee, bumped into her.

Letitia screamed from the scalding heat of the hot coffee and reached out to grab Ezekiel beside her, her eyes reddened, “It hurts."

After saying that, she seemed to be threatened and quickly explained, “Ezekiel, please don't misunderstand Doctor Reid. She didn't hit me on purpose.

“It's just that I have an intern observation meeting this afternoon and my clothes... I don't have any spare clothes.”

After saying that, she lowered her head and sobbed.

Of course, she had no spare clothes because her other white coat was hanging on the balcony of Ezekiel’s house.

Obviously, Ivy and Ezekiel both thought of it.

Ezekiel looked at Letitia's tears and the soiled white coat with an expression of pity. He turned his gaze to Ivy and spoke in a tone that did not allow for negotiation.

“Ivy, be good. Let Letitia wear your clothes first.”

Listening to his commanding tone and looking down at her own hands that were also scalded red, Ivy felt a prick of pain in her heart, but her face remained cold, “Ezekiel, find out, it was she who bumped into me. Besides, I only have one piece of clothing today.”

Letitia's frameup was not clever, but Ezekiel still felt distressed when he saw the panicstricken Letitia.

He frowned, not having time to think about the unreasonableness of it and was only focused on persuading Ivy.

“Ivy, I don't blame you, but no matter how much you hate Letitia, you should always put the overall situation first.

“Letitia has an assessment this afternoon. This assessment is related to whether Letitia will stay or go. No matter how angry you are, you can't joke about Letitia's career. Is it so difficult to just lend you a piece of clothing?”

Listening to his accusations, her hands trembled uncontrollably. She nodded her head and said firmly, “Yes.”

Although Ivy did not know what Letitia was up to, why should she sacrifice herself for something she had not done?

Looking at Ezekiel's angry face, her heart ached again. Ivy really did not want to get entangled with them anymore, so she turned around and prepared to leave.

Sensing her intention, Letitia spoke again with a crying voice, “It's okay, Ezekiel. If Doctor Reid doesn't want to lend it, then don't force her. The director just scolded me a few words. I can bear it.”

Letitia seemed to be trying to persuade them, but in fact she was adding fuel to the fire.

Ezekiel's face darkened and he suddenly reached out and grabbed Ivy, holding her shoulders.

Ivy stared at him in astonishment. Her heart felt like it was being grasped by countless hands and she was about to suffocate.

After ten years of love, that was the first time Ezekiel forced her.

Just to find a white coat for Letitia, there were so many doctors in the whole hospital, why must she have that one?

Ivy's face was covered with wounds and he struggled desperately, but was still defeated.

Looking at her hurt expression, Ezekiel felt a little reluctant, but the sobbing of Letitia behind him made him harden his heart.

“Ivy, be good and wear it for a while.”

The clothes were forcibly changed and Ivy looked at the red marks on her wrists and remained silent.

There was no greater sorrow than a dead heart. She looked coldly at Letitia, who was proud of herself after changing her clothes. She raised her foot to leave, but suddenly a scream came from behind her.

It was Letitia.

She held up a red envelope and looked at Ivy in shock, “Doctor Reid, no wonder you didn't want to change clothes with me, it turns out you secretly accepted the envelope from the patient.”

All of a sudden, there was a buzzing sound in her brain and Ivy stood there in a daze.

She suddenly remembered that before the operation this morning, the patient's family had grabbed her clothes and begged desperately.

Without time to think, she subconsciously looked at everyone and shook her head to deny, “I didn't.”

By chance, the family member showed up.

He grabbed Ivy's hand with a distorted expression, “Miss Reid, why don't you have any? I gave you 4,000 dollars.”

The doctors and patients who were attracted by the exclamations looked at Ivy in surprise and talked about it.

“You can't judge a person by her appearance, but you can judge her heart by her attitude. Doctor Reid actually did such a thing. She is not worthy of being a doctor at all.”

All the strength in her body seemed to be drained away. Ivy looked up in a daze and happened to meet Letitia's smile.

She said silently, “Ivy, this is what happens if you don't break up with Ezekiel.”

Shock and anger filled Ivy's mind.

She did not have time to think, rushed over and slapped Letitia, “Letitia, you cheated me.”

Ezekiel's face changed drastically. He pulled Letitia into his arms and frowned at Ivy.

“Ivy, you disappoint me so much! You made the mistake yourself, but you still want to put the blame on Letitia.”

Hearing that, Ivy looked at him and suddenly remembered the past and her eyes could not help but redden.

When she was studying for her doctorate, her thesis topic was plagiarized by her junior, who then falsely accused her.

It was Ezekiel who stepped forward, blocked her behind him and said firmly, “I believe Ivy is definitely not such a person.”

He hugged the aggrieved Ivy and said, “Ivy, no matter what happens, I believe in you.”

But then, for the sake of Letitia, he broke his promise.

What hurt more than the sarcasm in his words was his distrustful look.

The director took the three of them to the office.

Since there was no sound in the surveillance video and the red envelope was indeed found in Ivy's clothes, she was demoted and fined.

After hearing what happened, especially the incident involving the changing of clothes, a glimmer of understanding flashed across the director’s eyes.

She sent Letitia away, she turned to Ivy and Ezekiel and said slowly, “Ivy, I believe you. The hospital will continue to conduct a thorough investigation and clear your name.

“What are you going to do with Letitia then?”

Ivy was warmed by the director's words.

The director believed her, but her fiancé, with whom she had been in love for ten years, was full of distrust.

She laughed at herself and said in a weak but firm voice, “I want her to leave the Second Hospital.”

Ezekiel's eyes flashed and he wanted to explain, but after seeing Ivy's expression, he closed his mouth again.

How could he not understand that all of this was directed and acted by Letitia herself?

He just did not want to expose the truth and did not want to disappoint Letitia, so it did not matter even if it hurt Ivy.

Ivy figured that out, felt sour and bitter in her heart.

She took a deep breath, suppressed her hurt, said thank you to the director and then stood up to leave.

Ezekiel was a little flustered and followed closely.

Anyway, she was leaving in five days, so she simply packed her things, took annual leave and went home directly.

In the evening, after Ezekiel got off work, he saw the suitcase in the living room and finally panicked.

He held Ivy's hand tightly, his voice trembling, “Ivy, where are you going? Why are you suddenly packing your things?”

Ivy turned her head and looked at the calendar with only a few pages left, without saying anything.

Ezekiel followed her gaze and after seeing the calendar clearly, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

According to convention, Ivy had to return to the Reid Family before getting married.

He pulled Ivy to sit down, packed her luggage for her and coaxed her in a soft voice.

“Ivy, I know you are angry and you have been wronged, but…."

He paused, then spoke hesitantly, “But, can we not let the director investigate this matter again? Letitia has worked diligently for so long and she will definitely be sad if she loses this internship.”

Ivy was amused by his bandit logic and asked calmly, “What about me? Am I not sad when I was wrongly accused and demoted?”

Without thinking, Ezekiel blurted out, “You are different.

“Ivy, we are going to get married soon and you still have me. I believe in you.”

It was indeed different. The person who truly had Ezekiel’s support was Letitia.

Ivy lowered her eyes to hide the mockery in her eyes and chuckled, “Yes, you are one of them.”

Seeing her selfdeprecating smile, Ezekiel felt a dull pain in his heart as if he was hurt.