A Farewell After Being Reborn

Sage was nettled by lan's behavior. Refusing to engage with him, she plugged the landline back and called the hotel front desk.

She asked, "Do you have any more rooms available? I'd like to book a new room."

Since lan wanted to stay, she'd let him hang out in her room. She could get a new one for herself.

To her dismay, the front desk staff informed her, "Our apologies, Madam. Our rooms are fully booked for the night.”

Already miffed from being woken up at midnight, she grew infuriated upon learning there were no empty rooms. She barked, "How could you let a man into my room without my permission? Set aside a new room for me, or I'll complain!"

"Madam, we're sorry. The guest claimed to be your husband, and he didn't want to wake you up at midnight. So, we—"

Refusing to listen to the explanation, she hung up on the front desk. Staring at lan, who had an unreadable look on his face, she knew she couldn't get rid of him that night.

She relented. "There's an extra blanket in the closet. Sleep on the floor.” Then, she turned her back to him and tried to go to sleep.

lan did not comment on her actions after noticing her disheveled hair and her lonely figure in the bed. He retrieved a medicated cream from the table and applied it on her left hand.

His skin was cold to the touch. Perhaps because it was chilly at night. She felt a slight discomfort when her skin came into contact with his fingers. She wanted to pull back, but he tightened his grip.

He instructed her, "Don't move."

She didn't want to cause a ruckus in the middle of the night. Therefore, she quietly laid down sideways until he was done applying the cream. "How about the injury on your shoulder? Have you applied the spray medication?" he questioned.

Feeling bothered, she snapped, "lan Holcomb, I told you not to waste your time on such nonsense. Even if you didn't come all the way here, I will not ruin your image as the perfect husband."

He held back his anger. Then, he began, "I heard from Grandpa that you spent the night investigating the accident. Do you have any clues? Send them to me, and I'll get Terry to look into the matter.”

She declined, "It's fine. Maybe it was just an accident.”

"Sage, are you doing this to spite me, or do you not trust me?" His voice echoed from behind her. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

She was surprised that he could read her mind, despite not meeting her eyes. Since he'd read her mind, she kept her silence.

He gritted his teeth. "Sage, I will still hold Grandpa in high regard even if we get a divorce. I will not sit back and do nothing about what happened to him."

She finally turned to face him with an icy expression. "What if Ivy is implicated?"

"How is that possible?"

"See? You immediately rejected the possibility before investigating.” She added, "And that's why I don't trust you."

lan gradually lost control of his emotions. "Sage, I know you're still upset over what happened that night. You need to cooperate with the investigation even if you're innocent in the drug-switching incident. You're not going to solve the problem by being uncommunicative."

She thought, "Pfft, he sounds serious about looking into the truth.” Anyway, she did not care about the truth.

"You woke me up in the middle of the night and insisted on staying with me against my will. How can you expect me to communicate with you?" she snapped coldly. "I would have beaten you up and thrown you out if I could!"

Observing the hostility and impatience on her face, lan could not stand being looked down upon anymore. "You don't have to kick me out.”

He picked up his briefcase and walked out of her room.

Seeing that, Sage grabbed the handset and called the front desk. "Hello, is this the front desk? Do not open my door without my permission—not even for my husband!"