Unpredictable Betrayal : A Sweet of Revenge

Aurora’s face looked cheerful all day long. Despite having many difficult tasks to complete, she seemed to handle everything with ease. Velia, who had been observing, even wondered what made her friend’s mood so good since earlier.

“Why have you been smiling all this time?”

Just as she sat down at her desk, Velia questioned her. Being curious, she wanted to confirm what had actually happened.

“Why? Isn’t smiling a part of worship?”

Velia immediately groaned.

“Oh my God, that’s so cliche. Everywhere, if someone smiles without a reason, it means they have a mental disorder. It’s better to quickly get checked by Dr. Donna.”

Aurora immediately frowned. How dare she be accused of being crazy like that.

“Careless. I’m just happy enjoying my freedom. After all the problems are solved, it feels so relieved.”

Knowing why Aurora was happier, Velia groaned immediately. She remembered how her friend had kept hiding what was happening.

“Ah, not a friend. You call yourself a friend. But, there’s a big problem and you didn’t even tell me.”

Aurora laughed.

“Sorry, Velia. I just didn’t want my family’s shame to spread. Besides, I want all of this to be over without involving anyone else.”

“Yeah,” Velia responded understandingly. “The most important thing now is that you’re finally free from that Alex who has no sense of boundaries. Now, just enjoy life and start looking for a new partner.”

Aurora sighed. Why was Velia behaving just like Asher? She was already widowed, yet here her friend was, telling her to find a new partner.

“Excuse me.”

The sound of knocking on the door interrupted the conversation between Velia and Aurora. From the sound of it, it was easy to guess who it was.

“Well, here’s your new potential partner.”

Aurora immediately pinched Velia. Swear by anything, her friend was indeed suitable to be friends with Asher. Their behaviors were equally annoying.

“Excuse me? New potential partner? What do you mean?”

Alden, who had come to visit, seemed confused. Entering Aurora’s room, he asked.

“It’s okay, Alden. Velia just likes to be unclear like that.”

“Oh, I see.” Alden smiled and nodded. “I came here just to hand over some PICU patient files. I’ve examined and treated them. Tomorrow, it’s your turn to observe.”

“Okay,” Aurora nodded as she accepted the files from Alden. “I’ll check the documents right away.”

“Alright, I’ll take my leave now.”

“Dr. Alden.” Velia called out. This made Alden stop in his tracks. “Yes, Dr. Velia?”

“Are you done with your tasks for today?”

“Yes,” Alden confirmed.

“Have you had lunch?”

This time Alden shook his head.

“Not yet. I was just about to go find lunch.”

Velia snapped her fingers suddenly. Rising, she approached Alden. “It so happens that Aurora and I are going to have lunch at the mall. Why don’t you join us? Aurora will treat.”

“Velia!” Aurora half-gaped, reprimanding. She didn’t even know anything about it. Why was her name being volunteered?

“Sure,” Alden agreed without hesitation. “But let me treat instead. It’s not right for a girl to pay.”

“Okay, no problem. Let’s go now.”

Without asking first, Velia casually took Aurora’s hand towards the car. She forced the woman to join. She even deliberately told her to sit in the front seat, next to Alden.

Arriving at the mall, the three of them had lunch peacefully. It was just the same as before; Velia, with countless excuses, once again left Aurora and Alden so they could go home together.

“Alden…” Aurora called out as they were on their way back.

“Yes, what is it?”

“Tomorrow, if Velia tries to set us up like earlier, it’s better if you refuse.”

Alden smiled. He knew Aurora must feel awkward.

“No problem. Just relax. Besides, we just had lunch, right?”

“Yeah, but… I feel bad.”

Alden turned to her. The man smiled again.

“So, you mean having lunch with me feels bad.”

“Huh?” Aurora immediately felt embarrassed. That wasn’t what she meant. “No… not like that. I mean, later-”

“Yeah, yeah…” Alden nodded and chuckled. “I understand what you mean. But, I don’t think it’s a problem if we just have lunch together. Next time, we should try having dinner together too.”

Aurora fell silent. She carefully considered Alden’s recent statement. Did that man just ask her out?

A few moments later, Alden’s car arrived at the hospital parking lot. After parking neatly, he and Aurora prepared to get out.

“Aurora…” Alden called before the woman could get out of her car.

“Yes?” Aurora turned. She looked at Alden’s face, which had always been handsome and unchanged. “What is it? Is there something important you want to talk about?”Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

Alden shook his head.

“I don’t know if this is really important or not.”

“What is it? You’re just making me curious?”

Alden smiled. Clearly taking a breath, he spoke confidently.

“Because you’re officially single now, can I slowly approach you again?”

Aurora was stunned. Was Alden declaring his love again or something?