When I came around once more, I was still in the hotel.

The doctor was next to me, dressing my wounds, while Philip was asleep by the side of my bed.

I scanned around to see Rosa entering with a bowl of chicken soup. The frost on her face melted, and she looked at me tenderly. It would have made me forget that she was the one who left me in the wilderness.

"Fred, I was wrong for thinking you were faking your injuries. Can you forgive me? I made you chicken soup."

I furrowed my brows at the bowl of chicken soup. Rosa never once made chicken soup for me.

At that moment, Jack, with his arm in a cast, said, "Rosa, your cooking's still as amazing as always. Can you get me another bowl?"

My hand trembled as I took the spoon, almost spilling it on me.

Rosa beamed at Jack, immediately helping him to his feet. "Jack, you're such a sweet talker as always."

Jack smiled at her dotingly. "It's only for you, silly."

I immediately felt nauseous once I took a sip of the soup. I vomited.

Jack said, "Fred, does it taste that bad? This is Rosa's secret recipe!"

Rosa's expression turned ugly. She went up to me and snatched the bowl of soup away from my hands. She did it so quickly I couldn't even react.

The soup splashed onto me. My wounds burned in excruciating pain. I was in so much pain, I trembled violently as if epileptic.

Rosa smashed the bowl of chicken soup on the floor. "Fred, I was kind enough to make you chicken soup. Are you so disgusted by it? You can stop pretending! It's not like the chicken soup spilled on you!"

Did she not see me covered in soup?

The soup was not meant for me. It was only leftovers, yet she made it seem like she did it for me.

My heart sank in disappointment.

Rosa saw me trembling and my teeth chattering. She went up and grabbed me by my hospital gown. She snapped at me with a glare, "Stop trembling! Are you deaf?"

I did not want to. I just could not control it. I was in too much pain.

Rosa had no choice but to let me go. At that moment, Philip was woken up by the commotion I was causing. When he saw me in such a state, he was so frightened that he immediately went to get the doctor.

The doctor was stunned to see me in such an epileptic state. He reprimanded Rosa, "Is this how you care for your husband? The chicken soup on his wound would only make it worse! He's trembling because he's in pain!"

Rosa looked at the doctor in a daze. "Isn't he just pretending?"

"Pretending? No one can put on such an act. If he weren't strong, he would have died from the pain."

The doctor immediately injected me with anesthesia and assorted medicines. I was in so much pain from the countless needle jabs that I let out a low growl.

Rosa suddenly said, "Fred, don't be afraid. It's just an ant bite. Don't worry."

I suddenly thought back to the time when we just got together.

I went to her with an injured kitten, only to see her crying. Her eyes were reddened, and she had a bunny in her arms.

When she saw the injured kitten, she quickly put the bunny down to attend to the kitten.

I was moved by her gentle yet resilient character. From then onward, I would often show up with a kitten or a puppy in my hand, just hoping to have a chance to see her.

I brightened up her day and made her laugh every time I saw her. One day, just when I was about to confess my feelings to her, she suddenly told me that she liked me.

I thought our feelings were mutual and that we were building something together, but I often saw her stroking the bunny's fur, looking distant and unfocused.

Later, I found out that the bunny was a gift from Jack, her first love. Back then, Jack left the country to further his studies.

When I found out about the truth, we had a huge fight. Later, Rosa proposed to me. As she put the ring on my finger, she said, "Fred, I only like you. Let's get married. I'll make you feel safe."

In our second year of marriage, Jack returned. I was asked to head to Chicilly for work, but Rosa was here. How could I possibly leave her?

After a long time of planning, Rosa pleaded with me to let her bring Jack along with her. They said that this was one of their regrets when they were together.

I generously agreed to it. In the car, the two of them were inseparable, like lovers finally reunited after a long separation.

Jack was also a veterinarian. Along the way, they chatted and joked about technical things that I wouldn't understand.

Rosa laughed so hard she buried herself in Jack's arms. Jack said jokingly, "Rosa, I wrote you love letters in the past, but I only found out after I graduated that our professor didn't pass them to you."

Rosa froze, looking at Jack in disbelief. Tears started welling up in her eyes. "I didn't know that you used to like me. I-"

Jack smiled and said, "It's all in the past now. You're happy with Fred."

Rosa suddenly sounded anxious, her voice cracking as she said, "But Jack, I like-" Suddenly sensing that I was next to her, Rosa stopped mid-sentence.

I knew that Rosa liked Jack and that he was her first love, but hearing it out loud would kill me.

I turned to see Rosa looking at me tenderly, comforting me. A long time ago, we used to be this sweet with each other.

If anyone commented about my career, she would stand up for me and snap at them, "My boyfriend's the best Wolvesmith there ever was! If you say anything about him, I'll get him to release the wolves on you!"

Her fierce expression was like an anxious kitten. I fell in love with her. I thought about proposing to her.

But in a mere few hours, I changed my mind.

After receiving all the necessary injections, I fell into a deep slumber.

When I woke up once more, I heard laughter and playful shouting outside.

"Jack! Go slower!"

Through the window, I saw Rosa in a traditional outfit, adorned with jingling bells, their chimes as cheerful as her. Jack was in a matching outfit.

They rode on a horse under the sun, galloping through the grasslands.

A crowd started to gather, watching them as they dazzled brightly. Everyone thought that they were a match made in heaven.

"Jack, I love riding horses!"

"Rosa, if you'd like, shall we ride forever?"

Listening to their flirtatious dialogue, the sun was shining so brightly into my eyes that I could barely open them.

Rosa went closer to Jack and kissed him. I was stunned and silent, seeing them kiss.

Rosa smiled shyly. She immediately got down from the horse and ran off. Jack was still reminiscing about the kiss.

I lowered my head and chuckled self-deprecatingly. Of course. No one could stop her from falling for her first love.

When Rosa returned to my room, still blushing, I stared at her intensely. She felt extremely uneasy from my stares.

She ran over and said, "Fred, you're up! I'm sorry. It was all an accident. I didn't mean to hurt you. Don't be mad." She tugged at me coquettishly, just like before.

The only thing was that we could never go back to before.

I shrugged her off and looked at her icily. Rosa was stunned by my reaction. She pouted her lips, looking aggrieved. "Fred, why are you doing this?"

She suddenly thought of something, then she looked at me timidly and asked, "Fred, did you go online?"

I looked at her and shook my head. "No."

She sighed in relief. "That's good. There's nothing good to see online. Rest well! I'll go and get you some grilled lamb. That's your favorite, right?"

At least she still remembered I liked lamb, but she seemed to have forgotten that I was so seriously injured, and I was in no condition to have such oily foods.

It was not that she truly forgot. She just could not be bothered to care.

When she saw Jack eating lamb, she angrily took it away and replaced it with some healthy food.

I shut my eyes and took a deep breath before going to see Rosa's social media page.

Upon entering, I saw pictures of them riding horses, dancing, and eating. Jack's arm was around Rosa while they shared a plate of food and drinks.

The caption wrote, [After everything, I still found my way to you. I'm truly happy!]

The comments were all congratulating her.

[Our Rosa finally got everything that she wished for!]

[I saw you together with Fred, I thought you two were together!]

[Wishing you all the best!]

Rosa and I were together for four years and married for two. She never once posted a photo of me online. She said she didn't like showing off, so I let her be.

She said she did not like people attending our wedding, so we did not have one. We only got registered. Even until now, my parents still constantly lectured me about having a proper wedding, but I took it all in. For her.

The photos she posted of her and Jack seemed to be mocking me. Mocking me for being so foolishly sincere in the past.

I gave her my heart only for her to crush it into pieces. My heart meant nothing in front of her first love.

The pain in my heart slowly turned into numbness. With trembling fingers, I wrote, [I wish you all the best. Goodbye.]

Then, I quit the app.

I left the hotel with a limp when suddenly Rosa came out running to me frantically. "Fred, where are you going?"

I ignored her and continued onward.

Rosa went up to me and grabbed my injured arm. She did not realize it, but it was extremely painful, yet I was so numb I could not feel anything.

I turned to look at my arm stiffly, seeing blood seeping through the bandages. I said, "You're touching my injuries."

Rosa suddenly realized with a jolt. She immediately let me go and apologized profusely, "I'm sorry. Fred. I'm just worried that you'll get yourself hurt."

I smiled at her with a pale face, "I'm just going to the Wolvesmith's Base."

Rosa smiled in relief. "Alright then. Go. What a fool. You're already hurt, yet you still want to go to work."

This time, I could no longer force a smile. I left.