Chapter 4
Fortunately, within a few minutes, order was restored in the square.
Someone helped me stand up.
After thanking them, I covered my bleeding forehead and rushed to the hospital.
When I went to pay for medicine...
I discovered my card had been suspended by Frederick at some point.
And my phone had died.
In a foreign country, I fought back the tears.
I started asking around to borrow money. Finally, with help from a kind stranger...
I successfully bought the medicine. Just as I was about to bandage myself simply...
My newly charged phone immediately received a call from Frederick.
"Iris, where are you? Why haven't you been answering?"
"Where did you run off to when the incident happened? Are you okay?"
I couldn't tell if his worried tone was genuine.
I replied concisely. "I'm fine. My phone just got charged."
Hearing I was okay, the person on the phone was obviously relieved.
His tone switched to impatience again.
"Then hurry to the airport. Sherry's not feeling well and needs to go home."
Before I could speak, Sherry's tearful voice came through.
"Frederick, my stomach really hurts. What if something's wrong with the baby?"
"It's okay. I can wait for Iris..."
Sherry was being so understanding that Frederick had completely lost his patience.
He yelled at me on the phone.
"I'm giving you half an hour to arrange everything and get to the airport!"
The call was abruptly disconnected.
I rescheduled my flight and dragged my luggage.
By the time I reached the airport by taxi, an hour had passed.
As Frederick's assistant, I efficiently handled check-in for him.
As I handed the boarding passes to them both...
Sherry suddenly clutched her stomach, pretending to be startled.
"Ah, Iris, why is your face covered in blood?"
After bandaging, I hadn't had time to wash my face or change clothes.
Frederick looked at me with disgust.
"Iris, are you crazy? Deliberately scaring Sherry?"
The wound throbbed with pain. I was too tired to even speak.
I walked straight to the restroom, planning to change clothes.
But Sherry suddenly appeared. She gave me a provocative look.
"Iris, you're really persistent."
"You know Frederick proposed to me, but you're still clinging to him."
Hearing the hostility in her words, I looked up at her.
Just as I was about to retort, I saw the bag at her side.
I recognized it as the one that had hit me at the square.
I grabbed her wrist and demanded.
"Your bag? Why did you hit me just now?"
Sherry's eyes darted away. She didn't answer me.
After struggling to shake off my hand, she fell to the ground.
The next second, Frederick rushed in after hearing the commotion.
Sherry immediately clutched her stomach and cried out in pain.
He quickly helped her up, glaring at me furiously.
"Iris, how did you become so vicious?!"
"If anything happens to Sherry, you'll pay for it!"
He didn't listen to any explanation and left carrying her.
Walking out of the restroom, when I returned to the waiting area...
My assistant ran over, looking troubled as she told me...
The company colleagues would take the same flight home.
But Frederick had specifically canceled only my ticket.
I knew this was his warning.
If I didn't behave, he'd leave me here with no money.
In the past, I would've been the first to apologize.
But now, I just coldly watched Frederick from a distance.
It wasn't until the boarding announcement that I walked toward him.
"Iris, you stay here and think about what you've done!"
"Even if you beg me, it's useless. Sherry hasn't calmed down yet!"
But what Frederick got wasn't my apology.
I interrupted him, saying coldly, "Let's break up."
At my words, I withdrew my gaze.
Behind me, Frederick froze for a moment, then laughed in anger.
"Iris, you'd better mean what you say. Don't come crawling back later!"
With that, he turned and left, boarding the flight home.
I blocked and deleted all his contact information.
Going in the opposite direction, I boarded a flight to another country.
I didn't expect that right after taking my seat, I'd run into someone unexpected.