A Farewell After Being Reborn

Sage was surrounded by white walls and had an IV drip attached to her arm. How did she end up in the hospital?

All of a sudden, memories of what had happened in the bar flooded back. The beer-bellied man had tried to hit lan, so she pushed him away and was injured in the process.

"Hey. You're awake." lan's low voice brought her back to reality.

Sage looked up and noticed lan sitting by the bed. He looked tired. His brows were knitted and his face looked haggard. He usually took care of his appearance, but now, he looked disheveled.

His suit jacket had been tossed carelessly over the back of the chair, and he was propping his head up with one hand. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing his strong wrists.

"Are you feeling any pain?" lan asked, sitting up.

a headache, she was fine. "I'm fine. Where's

as he looked at her. "Why did you do that, Sage? Fortunately, that guy

wave of regret and fear wash over her when he

tendency to prioritize lan over everything else was overwhelming. Even though she had another chance at life, she

won't happen again,” she

I haven't been there for you. But if you want to get a divorce because you think I don't care about you, then let's hold off on that for now. We could spend some time together and try to get along. I will try to meet your needs." Sage understood that his words had probably been spoken out of guilt for her selfless act. lan was usually high and mighty, so it was rare for him to show such

past, she would've readily agreed to his suggestion. But now, she had no interest whatsoever. Although she loved him for eight years, and old habits die hard, she simply didn't have the energy

said apathetically. "Let's just stick to our original plan and go through with the divorce at the agreed time. You don't have

another step back. “I could make it up to you by celebrating our anniversary again.