Chapter\u00a012<\/p>\n
Many\u00a0found\u00a0traditional\u00a0medicine\u00a0dull\u00a0and\u00a0dry,\u00a0but\u00a0Sydney\u00a0loved\u00a0it.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0she<\/p>\n
would\u00a0part\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0wall\u00a0of\u00a0books.\u00a0Not\u00a0a\u00a0chance.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0headed\u00a0to\u00a0the storage\u00a0room,\u00a0grabbed\u00a0some cardboard\u00a0boxes,\u00a0and\u00a0began\u00a0packing\u00a0her\u00a0medical\u00a0books\u00a0to\u00a0send to\u00a0Tiffany\u2019s\u00a0place.\u00a0Caleb\u2019s mind\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0on\u00a0her.\u00a0Even if\u00a0a few\u00a0things<\/p>\n
disappeared\u00a0from her\u00a0room,\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0notice.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0middle\u00a0of\u00a0organizing\u00a0when\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0rang.\u00a0The\u00a0caller\u00a0ID\u00a0showed\u00a0\u201cLittle\u00a0Old<\/p>\n
Man\u201c-her mentor,\u00a0Alan\u00a0Conton.<\/p>\n
Four years\u00a0ago,\u00a0she had\u00a0been\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0Hospital,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0country\u2019s\u00a0top\u00a0medical\u00a0centers.\u00a0Barely\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0twenties\u00a0and\u00a0already\u00a0offered\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0prestigious\u00a0position,\u00a0her<\/p>\n
talent and\u00a0potential\u00a0were\u00a0clear.<\/p>\n
Sadly,\u00a0Eloise\u00a0had\u00a0crushed\u00a0her\u00a0career with\u00a0a\u00a0single\u00a0gesture.\u00a0No\u00a0one\u00a0dared\u00a0to\u00a0hire\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0had\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s okay.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0lose\u00a0heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind\u00a0the\u00a0scenes,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0arranged\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0senior,\u00a0Marcus<\/p>\n
Shepard.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0answered\u00a0the\u00a0call.\u00a0Alan\u2019s\u00a0cheerful\u00a0voice\u00a0came\u00a0through.\u00a0\u201cLittle\u00a0Syd,\u00a0not\u00a0too\u00a0busy\u00a0lately,\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0at\u00a0all.\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0chuckled.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Conton\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0vacation?\u00a0Need\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0look<\/p>\n
after\u00a0your\u00a0plants?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome\u00a0on.\u00a0Do\u00a0I\u00a0sound\u00a0like\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0only\u00a0calls\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0needs\u00a0something?\u201d\u00a0Alan\u00a0cleared\u00a0his\u00a0throat\u00a0awkwardly.\u00a0\u201cRemember\u00a0that\u00a0group\u00a0who\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0for\u00a0acupuncture\u00a0training?\u00a0Their\u00a0Medicine\u00a0Research\u00a0Institute\u00a0is\u00a0opening\u00a0soon.\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus\u00a0to\u00a0attend the\u00a0ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0remember.\u00a0Wasn\u2019t\u00a0it\u00a0overseas?\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
5:35\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a012<\/p>\n
\u201cStoria,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied,\u00a0voice\u00a0bright.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0recall,\u00a0you\u00a0studied\u00a0Storian.\u00a0Perfect\u00a0fit.\u2018<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0resigned\u00a0laugh.\u00a0\u201cWhen\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0flight?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne\u00a0week\u00a0from\u00a0now.\u201d\u00a0Alan\u00a0paused,\u00a0sounding\u00a0slightly\u00a0guilty.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a031st.\u201d<\/p>\n
91%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
The\u00a031st\u00a0was\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0birthday.\u00a0Every\u00a0year\u00a0on that\u00a0day,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0cleared\u00a0her\u00a0schedule.\u00a0She\u00a0decorated\u00a0the\u00a0house,\u00a0cooked\u00a0his favorite\u00a0dishes,\u00a0and\u00a0prepared\u00a0a\u00a0gift.\u00a0Not\u00a0once\u00a0had\u00a0he\u00a0come<\/p>\n
home.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0think\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0busy\u00a0with\u00a0work.\u00a0Now that\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0back,\u00a0it\u00a0seemed\u00a0almost\u00a0laughable.\u00a0Birthdays,\u00a0anniversaries\u2013they\u00a0were\u00a0just\u00a0excuses\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0prove\u00a0his\u00a0love to<\/p>\n
Penelope.\u00a0She\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0taken\u00a0the\u00a0hint.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u00a0problem.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0attend,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0without\u00a0hesitation.<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0was\u00a0surprised.\u00a0Afraid\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0change\u00a0her\u00a0mind,\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0ask why.\u00a0\u201cGreat.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0book\u00a0the\u00a0tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0acted\u00a0quickly.\u00a0Soon,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0received\u00a0her\u00a0flight\u00a0details:\u00a0a\u00a010:00\u00a0a.m.\u00a0flight\u00a0on\u00a0the<\/p>\n
31st.<\/p>\n
Later\u00a0that\u00a0day,\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0squeezed\u00a0in\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0move\u00a0the\u00a0boxes.\u00a0Four\u00a0large\u00a0cartons\u00a0of\u00a0professional\u00a0books\u00a0filled\u00a0the\u00a0trunk.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0closed\u00a0it,\u00a0she\u00a0brushed\u00a0dust\u00a0from her\u00a0hands\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0Caleb\u00a0sign\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0muttered\u00a0a\u00a0curse,\u00a0clearly\u00a0annoyed.\u00a0\u201cSo\u00a0eager\u00a0to\u00a0divorce,\u00a0huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0replied.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u00a0Aren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0worried\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0back\u00a0out\u00a0later?\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0warned,\u00a0\u201cSigning\u00a0the\u00a0agreement\u00a0is\u00a0only\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0process.\u00a0If\u00a0he\u00a0refuses\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0certificate,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0still\u00a0legally\u00a0married.\u201d<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
5:35\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a012<\/p>\n
91%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0court,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said,\u00a0lowering\u00a0her\u00a0gaze.\u00a0Her\u00a0tone was\u00a0light\u00a0but\u00a0unreadable.<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides,\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0agree.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s\u00a0Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/p>\n
GET\u00a0IT\u00a0N\u2026<\/p>\n
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