Mindy stayed out all night and did not come back until the next day.

"Why are you still asleep?" I had just fallen asleep in the early hours of the morning when she woke me up.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the red marks on her neck. My heart skipped a beat for a moment.

Then, I saw her eyes suddenly light up with joy as she caught a glimpse of me. "Mas."

She had not said my name like that for a long time. It reminded me of what she was like during the year when we first met.

Just when I thought she had changed her mind, her next words made my blood run cold. “You have a rare blood type, right? That’s amazing! Harvey can be saved! It turns out that he quit his job back then to get medical treatment abroad, not to ditch me so he could further his studies."

I watched her talking excitedly to herself.

"Did you come back this morning just to tell me all this? What do you mean? Do you want me to give my blood to Harvey?" I looked at her with red-rimmed eyes.

I had been weak and sickly since childhood, and I could not do any heavy labor due to anemia. She was aware of this.

At the look on my face, Mindy's excited face suddenly darkened.

"Mason, when did you become so selfish? Harvey's sick. We're just asking you for some blood. What's with your attitude?"

Looking at her face, I muttered, "So his illness is serious, but mine isn't? Mindy, who is your husband in the eyes of the law?"

Mindy stared at my face for a long moment before clenching her jaw and yanking me away with her. "You have to give your blood today, whether you want to or not."

It was not until we got to the hospital that I saw Harvey. His face was rosy, and he did not look sick at all.

Mindy flung me over to the doctor. "He has a rare blood type. Draw his blood."

She grabbed Harvey's hand with a look of concern. "How are you feeling? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

Harvey shook his head before shaking Mindy's arm. "What took you so long? I've been waiting for you for ages. I felt like my heart was about to stop while waiting."

"Don't be afraid. I'm here now." Mindy then glared at me and said to the doctor, "Hurry up and draw his blood."

The nurse plunged the needle into my arm, making my heart skip a beat from the pain.

As one after another blood bag was filled, I felt my body grow colder and colder. Even my lips turned pale.

Even the nurse could not take it in the end. "Ms. Horton, let's stop at this much for today. If we take any more..."

Mindy said to the nurse, almost sinisterly, "You’ll do what I say, and you’ll stop when I tell you to. He's such a scoundrel. We don't know when we'll be able to draw his blood the next time. Draw more this time so it's enough for Harvey."

By the end of the blood draw, my mind was a little hazy. Even the doctor said, "Ms. Horton, we can't draw any more. Mr. Gregory isn't in good health. If we keep on drawing blood, I'm afraid something might happen."

Mindy glanced at me, her eyes landing on my pale lips and flickering away.

Just as she was about to speak, Harvey coughed harshly. "Mindy, I'm fine. After all, I've been alone overseas for three years. I'm used to it. It's okay if Mason doesn't draw more blood. My heart will just hurt a little, but I can get through it."

Mindy's tone turned cold. "Draw more!"

Then, the needle was thrust back into my arm. My consciousness grew increasingly hazy. At the last moment before I lost consciousness, I heard Mindy curse, "How stupid! You can't even do something as simple as giving your blood? What a loser!"

Tears streamed down my face. All those years of love had been wasted on her.

When I woke up again, I was lying in a hospital bed.

The nurse was pleasantly surprised to see me wake up. "Mr. Gregory, you're finally awake. You've been unconscious for two days."

'How could it have been two days already?' I pondered.

I looked at the nurse and asked, "Where's Mindy?"

The nurse's eyes looked a bit off. I frowned and asked, "Has she left?"

The nurse quickly waved her hand and replied, "No. Ms. Horton is in the hospital. It's just..."

She stammered but eventually made up her mind and told me, "Ms. Horton is in the hospital, but she’s never come to see you in the past two days. Even when you fainted that day, it was the doctor who sent you here. Ms. Horton has been with Mr. Leeman."

I paused for a moment before biting my lip hard. I never thought Mindy could be so cruel to me. Naively, I thought Mindy still had some feelings for me.

Just then, piano music came from the ward next door.

Harvey's voice rang out, "Mindy, you're amazing."

My eyes froze, and I ran to the corridor without even putting on my shoes. This was a private hospital, and the other patients on this floor seemed to have already been sent away.

Harvey and Mindy were sitting at a piano in the hospital corridor.

Mindy's fingers danced nimbly across the piano, and she looked at Harvey with a smile. "Does it sound good? Is it the same song I played for you before?"

It was the first time she had played the piano since we got married.

When I asked her to play a piece for me before, she always answered, "Why should I bother doing that?"

It was not playing the piano that she did not want to bother with—it was the person she would have been playing to.

I walked over with tears in my eyes. "It sounds beautiful. Really beautiful! Of course, that’s as expected of Mindy. No wonder you were known to be so talented and accomplished back in college."

Mindy froze instantly.

Harvey narrowed his eyes before turning around to look at me. "Mason, you're awake! I was thinking of visiting you in the ward later." He reached out to grab my arm.

I looked at his defiant face and shoved him away. "Go away! Don’t bother pretending."

I had not expected Harvey to be so weak. He fell to the ground at the slightest touch, and tears immediately streamed down his face. "Mason, I was just concerned about you."

Mindy looked at Harvey on the ground and quickly pulled him up. Then, she glared at me. "Mason, you lunatic! Harvey cares about you. What's with your attitude?"

I looked at how close they were. I deserved to be the third party in this relationship. "He cares about me? You didn't care when I was lying in the hospital ward for two days, but now that I'm awake, you care? Mr. Leeman, you're a bit slow, aren't you?"

Harvey's tears kept coming. "Mason, I know you've never liked me. If that's the case, I'll leave. I won't show my face in front of you anymore."

He was about to stand, but Mindy grabbed him. "Why are you leaving? He should be the one to leave."

I let out a bitter chuckle. "Okay, Mindy. You said it yourself."

I turned around and walked out of the hospital without even changing out of my hospital gown. Harvey said, "Mindy, Mason isn't mad, is he? Go and comfort him! What if he really leaves?"

Mindy scoffed. "Don't worry. Pigs would fly if he ever got mad. He'll find his way back home in less than two days."

I thought I would burst into tears after hearing her cruel statement. However, when I touched my eyes, there was nothing.

It turned out that love really could be eroded, bit by bit.

Mindy was right. I could not even wait for two days before going home.

The next day was Thanksgiving, so I had to go home to pack my things.

As I entered the house, I saw that all my things were thrown haphazardly at the door. There were even a few stray dogs tugging at my things.

A wave of anger rose in my chest, but I pushed it down.

Harvey happened to come out of the bedroom. "Mason, you really did come back, but it's only been a day! You're even more obedient than Mindy’s puppy. You're a desperate, homeless dog!" He looked at me with an openly sarcastic expression.

I ignored him, crouching down and slowly packing up my things. Everything else was there except my family photograph. It was the only remaining family photograph of my parents and me.

I stared at Harvey and shouted at him, "Where's my family photo? Where did you put my family photo?"

Harvey smiled and then took out the small photo frame from behind him. "Mason, are you looking for this?"

I was just about to reach out to snatch it when Harvey smiled and raised his hand high.

"No..."

Unfortunately, he threw the frame hard on the ground. The glass instantly shattered into pieces, dividing my parents and me into countless pieces.

I had not just lost them through death, but through this ruined photograph too.

My eyes were bloodshot as I swung my arm and struck Harvey. With a slap, a red mark instantly appeared on his face.

Just then, Mindy used all her strength to push me away, nearly causing me to stumble.

"Mason, you lunatic! What did you do to Harvey?"

Harvey's eyes were red. "Mindy, it's my fault. I shouldn't have accidentally dropped Mason's family photo."

Mindy glanced at the photograph on the floor before glaring at me fiercely. "It's just a dumb photo. If it's broken, it's broken."

She helped Harvey to his feet as she spoke.

It turned out she thought it was just a dumb photograph .

I had no idea if it was the emotional backlash or the discomfort from having my blood drawn, but a piercing pain shot through my chest. I felt as if I were being gripped by invisible hands, leaving me powerless. "Mindy, it hurts so much. Can you take me to the hospital?"

Mindy paused, her voice indifferent. "Pretending again? Pretending once might earn you sympathy, but doing it all the time will only annoy people. Get lost."

Harvey smiled smugly. "Mindy, my face hurts so much."

Mindy answered quickly and distressedly, "Come on, I'll take you to the hospital. Don't be afraid. The pain will go away soon."

With that, she wrapped her arms around Harvey, and they walked away without looking back.

Looking at her back, I was completely disappointed. I truly did not love her anymore.

I was already in the hospital when I woke up again.

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief. "Mr. Gregory, you're finally awake. Do you know that you would have died if you had come in a little later?"

I stood up. My heart skipped a beat as I thought about Mindy walking away. It turns out she could be so heartless to someone she did not love.

My assistant walked in and looked at me. "Do you want to postpone it to another day?"

My eyes were cold. "No, let's do it today, on Thanksgiving Day."

My assistant added, "Sir, I've also discovered something. Harvey's medical records are all fabricated. He wasn't ill at all. He didn't even go abroad to get medical treatment. He went abroad because he hooked up with another wealthy woman, but she later dumped him."

I answered calmly, "Really? Help me sort out the information and give it to Mindy. I want to give her a gift she'll never forget this Thanksgiving."