At that time, clinical experiments in medical school were the most popular, while very few did bacterial
experiments. Patience was an absolute requirement when doing experiments as well as acceptance of
failure. Audrey never attended this subject while Leo studied it for two whole years.
With this in mind, Audrey figured that Leo would probably know something.
She lowered her head and glanced at her watch. It was already past twelve. She figured Leo was
probably sleeping already.
She hesitated whether she should call Leo or not. While she could have easily ignored Adrian's
condition, she just couldn't bring herself to let go of the child. As much as she hated Mandy, her oath as
a doctor came first. Besides, she had saved Adrian's life. She did not want the patient, who she had
saved, to die in front of her now.
The office was very quiet, and the atmosphere was a little solemn. Audrey took a deep breath before
finally mustering up the courage to call Leo.
The phone rang for a good ten seconds before someone finally answered. Audrey immediately said,
"Hi, Leo. I'm sorry to bother you so late in the evening, but I'm stuck. I have a question, and I just can't
seem to understand it. I was hoping to get your perspective on it."
For a while, Milla didn't say anything. She got goosebumps when she heard the sweet, female voice
over the phone. She turned her head and looked in the direction of the bathroom—Leo was still taking
a shower inside.
"Hello. Who's this?" Milla asked politely, wearing an ironic smile on her face.
"What? This isn't Leo?" Audrey rubbed her temples, not knowing how to react. It had completely
slipped her mind that Leo was already married. Initially, she thought she had dialed the wrong number.
She even checked if it was the right number—it was.
"If you're looking for Leo, he's taking a shower right now. I can ask him to call you later." Milla pursed
her lips, sneering.
"Oh... Are you Leo's wife?" Audrey asked. She vaguely recalled Leo mentioning Milla, but she didn't
know her that well.
"Yeah, sort of." There was a cold smile on Milla's face. She was Mrs. Wen for now, but soon, she
wasn't going to be anymore.
"Nice to meet you. Leo has mentioned you before. If my memory serves me right, your last name is
Qian, right?" Audrey said, smiling sweetly. Still, she couldn't ignore the strange feeling that arose in her
chest.
When Leo got married, he didn't tell Audrey until about three months later. They were casually chatting
online when he blurted out, "I'm married."
Audrey then had no idea how powerful those words could be until she heard them come from Leo's
mouth. She didn't even know what marriage meant to Leo.
There was a time when Leo had said that he would never fall in love with any other woman save for
that one person. It seemed that he had compromised. Audrey didn't know whether or not he truly loved
Milla, but they had been together for two years now.
Two years is quite a long time.
Audrey had loved Leo back when she was still young. Until now, she still missed the old days.
Upon hearing this, Milla curled her lips in delight. She didn't expect that Audrey would know her. It
seemed that she wasn't as indispensable as she thought she was to Leo. But did that even matter?
She didn't even know what Leo had said about her. For all she knew, he might speak ill about her to
Audrey. After all, he was a scheming man.
"Well, were you two classmates in college?" Milla asked lightly, out of curiosity.
"Yeah. Please don't take this the wrong way though. I'm not doing anything wrong. I just encountered a
very tricky case in the hospital, and I wanted to hear his take on it. That's the only reason why I'm
calling so late." Audrey was afraid of being misunderstood by Milla. After all, she was calling so late.
She just didn't want any trouble.
Upon hearing this, Milla buried her face in her knees. She felt a little ashamed for thinking that way.
Smiling wryly, she said apologetically, "It's not that. I didn't assume anything. We're breaking up soon
anyway."
Audrey was visibly stunned. "What do you mean?"
"We're getting a divorce soon. If you like him, you can have him." Milla chuckled as soon as the words
left her mouth, mostly out of discomfort. She felt as if her heart was being crushed.
Audrey remained silent for a few moments. Glancing at the empty office, she felt as if the atmosphere
suddenly froze. She had no idea why Milla was leaving Leo, but either way, she wasn't going after Leo
anyway. She knew that was just going to attract trouble.
Perhaps Leo only married Milla on the condition that he would get something in return.
While Audrey didn't know what happened between Leo and Milla, she did know Leo quite well. He was
an affectionate man who didn't give up so easily on the people he loved.
"I... I don't like Leo. I love someone else. I hope you and Leo can work it out. After all, he's a good
man."
"That's true. Leo is a good man, but I just think someone else out there is better for him." Milla
stretched as she lay down, trying to look for a comfortable sleeping position.
Milla never really excelled in academics. She graduated from a fairly average university and studied for
her postgraduate degree after. However, Leo was different. He received his double Ph.D. degree in
finance as well as medical science. If she hadn't met the Jin couple who was on their honeymoon in
City B last time, she wouldn't have even known that Leo was a doctor.
Leo never mentioned this before to Milla. When she tried asking him about it later on, he shifted the
topic impatiently. She was sensible enough not to bring it up anymore.
Still, she knew that Leo must have had a story that he was purposely keeping from her. Until now, she
couldn't understand for the life of her why Leo would refuse to divorce her when it was clear as day that
he never truly loved her.
Milla had always been like this ever since she was a child. She'd rather believe her own wild
estimations than what anyone told her. Perhaps this was why she never felt secure.
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