Goodbye Cowardice, Hello Courage in Love

I had liked Mark Willis for three years. As he broke up with his ex, I seized the opportunity to get together with him.

On the day we got our marriage certificate, his ex, Lily Allen, came back.

He picked up the uninjured Lily and left me behind, who was seriously injured.

Over one thousand days of dedication and companionship, coupled with my broken leg, didn't make him love me.

I finally understood that the person who was loved didn't have to do anything.

Just like Lily, she just needed to stand there, and then she would win.

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All of a sudden, I was hit by a speeding car.

I fell to the ground in shock, and then Mark rushed towards me with an anxious look.

"Mark..." I stretched out my hand towards him, but he walked past me and picked up the person behind me.

Only then did I notice that Lily was also there, and she was the one lying behind me.

Mark seemed not to have seen me. He just held Lily, got into the car, and quickly disappeared.

My mind went blank.

I wondered whether he came here to get the marriage certificate with me today or to meet Lily.

Later, I tried to stand up but felt a sharp pain in my knee.

I called Mark, but no one answered the call after a long time.

In the end, a kind-hearted passerby took me to the hospital.

When I finished the orthopedic appointment, Mark called me.

"We'll talk about getting the certificate another day."

"Mark, I already..."

"I have something to do, so I won't talk to you for now."

He hung up the phone very quickly.

Mark cared about Lily so much that he didn't notice I was standing behind him.

I saw him holding Lily and asking a nurse with a worried look on his face.

"Where's the doctor? Why don't you have a doctor to treat patients in such a big hospital?"

"Sir, calm down. There was a car accident nearby, and all the available emergency doctors went to help.

"This lady only has superficial injuries. She doesn't have to be hospitalized."

Mark yelled at the nurse. "Her skin has clearly been broken. How can it be just a superficial wound? Hurry up and call a doctor to treat her!"

Lily leaned on his chest obediently, looking so pitiful, and her skirt was spotless and flawless.

She did not look like someone who had been in a car accident but an otherworldly fairy.

By comparison, my black loose pants were covered in mud and had a hole at the knee.

I felt a little embarrassed, not only because of the injury, but also because of the relationship that had lasted for more than three years.

I still called Mark, and he turned around and saw me. He was shocked at first and then became very impatient.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to go get the certificate another day? Why did you come to the hospital?

"Yet, you came at the right time. Lily was in a serious car accident just now. Don't you have a relative in this hospital? Ask her to call a reliable doctor to check on her health."

He didn't notice I was injured but ordered me to find a doctor.

I looked at Lily carefully and found broken skin on her ankle.

Her face was rosy, with a smile on her lips and pride in her eyes.

It reminded me of the time when she had the same expression after Mark confessed his love to her in college.

There was despising in her expression of eyes.

She seemed to be sneering. "You almost lose your life, but so what? I don't need to do anything, and he will give everything to me."