Mywordsechoedlightlyintheroom.Joeyleftinahurryanddidnthearaword.
Ididntexpecthimtoheariteither.
Iwalkedtothebedside,pickedupthedivorceagreement,tookataxitotheCivil AffairsBureautogetthedivorce certificate.
ThemomentIheldthegreenbookletinmyhand,Ibreathedasighofrelief.
Itseemedthatall thesadnessthathadbeenaccumulatedinmyheartwasgone.Fromthismomenton,JoeyandIarenothingmorethanstrangers passingbyineachotherslives… Ialsoinvitedmyoldfriendstohavedinnertogether,asifitwerethelastgoodbye.
WhenmybestfriendAnnieParkerrushedtotherestaurant,hereyeswerefullofdoubts,YouregoingtoParis!?DoesJoeyagreetosuchabigthing? Moreover,whydoyoulooksobad?Whyareyousothinandhaggard? Thesedays,JoeyandIweretogetherallday,andhedidntfind anythingunusualaboutme.
ButAnniesawitataglance.
Myhearttrembled,andthegrievancesIhadbeensuppressingfeltlikestonescollidinginmychest.

Ilookeddown withredeyes,tookoutthegreenbooklet,andsaid,Annie,JoeyandIhavedivorced.
Anniewasverysurprised,Sosudden?Whendidyoudecide? WhendidImakethedecision? Perhapsitwasthreemonthsago,whenIsawJoeygototheairporttopickupStacy,andtheykissedeachother; Perhapsitwastwoweeksago,whenJoeyforgotourweddinganniversarybecausehestayedupallnighttomovetoanewhouseforStacy; Orperhapsitwasjustnow,whenIsawJoeyrushtoseeStacyagain… SeeingthatIdidntspeak.
Anniesigheddeeply,Whatapity.Youhavelikedhimforsolong… Myexpressionfrozeforamoment.
Joeyneverknewfrombeginningtoend.
Ihadacrushonhimsincehighschool,butJoeycouldntseemeatthattime.
65.0% Chapter8 WhenIheardthatJoeywasgoingtomeetsomeone,Ideliberatelycreatedanopportunitytobecomehisdate.
Itook999stepstoreachhim ButJoeyhasalwaysstoppedinplaceandnevertookevenonetowardme.
Iforcedasmileandsaidbitterly,Hehasalwayshadsomeonehecantletgoof,inhisheart.Itsbettertostopthe lossintimethantoendure thisthornandforceittotheend.
Lovemayweathertheyears,butitcannotsurvivea heartthatbeatsforsomeoneelse.

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Istillhavealifetimeahead.Icanthangmyselfononetree.
Anniedidntexpectthisreason.Afterbeingsurprised,shedidntsaymuchmore.
Whensayinggoodbye,Anniehuggedmereluctantly,KeepintouchwhenyougotoParis.Dontdisappearagain.
Okay.
IsaidgoodbyetoAnnieproperly,andthenwenttothehospital.
Inthepast,Icametothehospitaltosavelivesandhelpthewounded.
TheplacewhereIoncewelcomednewlivesforcountlessfamilies.
NowitisalsotheplacewhereIsaygoodbyetomychildandendmycareerasadoctor… WhentheChiefDoctorlearnedofmyintentiontoresign,hewasalittleregretful:Wewereabouttopromoteyouto aprofessionaltitleintwoyears.If youwanttocomebackafterresting,wewillwelcomeyouanytime.
Myeyesturnedred,andIpursedmylipsandbowedtothankhim:Thankyou,Doctor.

Ifinishedeverythingandwalkedoutofthehospitalwiththeresignationforminmyhand.
ButIdidntexpecttoseemyexhusbandJoeyandStacyinthecrowdoftheobstetricsdepartment.
Stacywassmilingwarmlyandgently,holdingherbellywithonehandandholdingJoeysarmwiththeother,walkingslowlyinthecorridor.
Joeycarefullysupportedher,andhishandsomefacewasfullofexpectation.
AllhisattentionwasonStacy,andhedidntnoticemeatallwhenwepassedeachother.
HealsodidntnoticethatIheardalltheir conversationsclearly.
Joey,thankstoyou,mybabyandIaresafeandsound.AfterIgivebirthtothebaby,lethimrecogizeyouashisfather,okay? AndJoey,whosaidhewouldcutoffallcontactwithStacyaftershegavebirth,repliedfirmlyandhopefully,Okay.
Ilookedaheadandslowlyturned redeyed.