Sonia stood up and lifted her left wrist. “What’s wrong with my wrist?”

“How did you get the red mole on your wrist?” Tim stared at her and asked.

Amused by Tim’s question, Sonia said, “I was born with it. How else could that have ended up on my wrist otherwise?” I couldn’t have faked that red mole, could I? While red moles were unique and uncommon, many people were usually seen with black moles instead of red ones.

Tim’s expression didn’t change much after he heard Sonia’s reply. Then, he looked down in a preoccupied manner, leaving Sonia in bewilderment as she rubbed her red mole and asked, “Why are you asking me all this?”

 

Tim adjusted his glasses and asked another question instead of answering Sonia’s. “I have another question. Did you once save a boy in your youth?”

“Save a boy?” Sonia raised her eyebrows.

as if this matter didn’t concern him, he responded with an

and asked, “How old are

old,” Tim looked at

“Yeah, I did save a

 

as his sitting posture became seemingly rigid. Then, he

confusion with the man’s strange behavior, Sonia went on and answered, “It happened by the pond. A boy was bullied and thrown into the water as I happened to walk past

on fell onto the ground after he abruptly rose to his feet from his seat. Then, he adjusted his glasses and looked at Sonia in an agitated manner. “So, it’s you! It’s really you!” Tina was never my angel! My actual angel is Sonia! At that moment, Tim ridiculed himself

you talking about? What do you mean by ‘it’s me’?” Sonia

he could. In the meantime, Sonia, frightened by his unexpected dramatic behavior, struggled to breathe in his suffocating embrace. Then, she

his arms around her. Soon, Charles barged into the ward and showed up by the door. “What’s wrong, Darling? What’s with the commotion—” Before he could

Charles’ response, Zane came in from the outside. “What happened? W-What… a jerk you are, Tim!” He then joined Charles and separated Tim from Sonia before Charles clenched his fist and swung it across Tim’s face. At the same time, Zane stood in front of Sonia, acting like a shield that

and grabbed Tim by the collar, manhandling him in the air in a furious manner. “You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing, aren’t you? How dare you try to take advantage of my darling?! Where is your professionalism as a doctor?! How could you do something like this to your patient?! I swear you’re done for good this time!” He raised his fist once more and was

from her and shouted across the

the lady in

you’re doing this for me, Charles, but

said, to which Charles

her head and asked, “He is a doctor, and he mustn’t be injured. Have you

Sonia’s question as they knew the patients were innocent, even though they reckoned Tim deserved what was coming to him. After all, any patient’s life could be in jeopardy should Tim become injured, which would make them indirectly responsible

If this happens again, you and I know where that is going to take us!” Although Charles didn’t specifically reveal what would

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