Chapter 9

Joel remained silent. I picked up my bag, ready to leave. "You don't need to explain anymore. I get it. You guys are a match made in heaven. I will step aside." He grabbed my wrist. "You don't understand anything. That day on the rooftop—" "Enough!" I shook his hand off. "It's over between us, Joel." I turned and stalked out of the restaurant, but my tears betrayed me and rolled down uncontrollably. It turned out that even after three years, I still couldn't stop getting affected by him. Back at the hospital, I buried myself in work until a nurse came to inform me, "Dr. Henderson, there's a patient in the ER asking for you by name." I rushed to the ER, only to find Elise lying on the bed. Her complexion was pale, and blood seeped from her arm. "What happened?" I asked the nurse. "It was a car accident, but the injuries aren't too severe," she reported. "She insisted on waiting for you." I walked up to the bed. "Why were you looking for me?" Elise flashed a weak smile. "Beca