Sophie Lawrence turned off her mobile phone, and the color on her face disappeared instantly. Her heart was full of confusion and pain, and she really wanted to ask Henry Mitchell what had happened. But when she was about to turn on her phone again, she suddenly stopped. She thought to herself that if she really asked, how pitiful she would look.
Sophie Lawrence and Henry Mitchell had known each other for more than ten years. Once, in the face of other women who admired Henry Mitchell, Sophie Lawrence always confidently declared her sovereignty. Because at that time, Sophie Lawrence firmly believed that Henry Mitchell loved her deeply. However, now... Sophie Lawrence didn't want to think about this matter any more. Almost as if she was escaping, she didn't even reply to her best friend's question.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Sophie Lawrence came to her senses and looked at Mark at the door and asked, "What's the matter?"
Mark replied, "Captain, I've bought the fruits. Today we are going to visit Frank Richardson at Sunrise Health Center!"
In Sunrise Health Center, Frank Richardson was lying on the hospital bed with his whole body wrapped in bandages. When he saw Sophie Lawrence coming in, his eyes lit up immediately. Subconsciously, he wanted to salute, but because the movement was too large, his body twitched in pain. Sophie Lawrence quickly waved her hand and said, "All right, there's no need for so many formalities."
Frank Richardson smiled a little embarrassedly, "Captain, don't worry. I will recover soon and be able to return to the team right away!"
Looking at Frank Richardson, who was still full of energy despite being covered in injuries in front of her, a sentence that the former captain had once said suddenly flashed through Sophie Lawrence's mind: A person without any dedication in his heart can't be a search - and - rescue worker. Sophie Lawrence smiled and said, "Good. Everyone is waiting for you."
More than an hour later, Sophie Lawrence and Mark left the ward. As soon as the elevator door opened, Sophie Lawrence's feet suddenly stopped. She stared blankly at the two people in the elevator. But Mark beside Sophie Lawrence's eyes lit up, and he cheerfully greeted them inside, "Dr. Henry, hello! What a coincidence!"
Henry Mitchell nodded coldly at Mark, and his eyes just quickly swept over Sophie Lawrence.
Mark shouted again, "Captain, come in quickly!"
Sophie Lawrence clenched her hands tightly before walking into the elevator. She stood behind Henry Mitchell, but her eyes couldn't help falling on the person in the wheelchair he was pushing. It was a woman with long black hair, exactly the one in her best friend's screenshot - Chloe Morgan.
Mark was still chatting familiarly with Henry Mitchell. Feeling Henry Mitchell's cold gaze, Sophie Lawrence gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and simply reached out to straighten Henry Mitchell's already neat collar again, and said gently, "Honey, remember to come home for dinner tonight. I will cook your favorite braised fish."
Suddenly, the air seemed to freeze, and the silence was suffocating. Mark's eyes widened, and he kept looking back and forth between Sophie Lawrence and Henry Mitchell. Everyone in the search - and - rescue team knew that the captain was married, but no one knew who her husband was. And Chloe Morgan in the wheelchair suddenly had a flash of ruthlessness in her eyes. Sophie Lawrence pursed her lips tightly, staring nervously and stubbornly at Henry Mitchell.
Henry Mitchell frowned and looked at Sophie Lawrence twice, then nodded with a little impatience. Seeing Henry Mitchell nod, Sophie Lawrence suddenly felt relieved. But just as she was about to say something, Chloe Morgan suddenly covered her chest tightly, looking very painful, "I feel so bad... so bad..."
Sophie Lawrence could only watch as a look of nervousness and worry immediately appeared on Henry Mitchell's face. Her heart sank suddenly, and then she saw Henry Mitchell reach out and stop the elevator, and then quickly pushed the wheelchair out. The elevator door closed again. A sense of bitterness inexplicably welled up in Sophie Lawrence's heart.
On the way back to the search - and - rescue team, Sophie Lawrence noticed that Mark's eyes kept glancing at her from time to time. She frowned and warned, "Don't blabber everywhere after we get back."
Mark replied hesitantly, "Captain, don't worry. I won't say anything."
In the evening, Sophie Lawrence cooked a whole table of dishes and then sat quietly at the dining table waiting for Henry Mitchell to come back. The clock on the wall ticked away, as if telling the passage of time. As time passed, the food on the table gradually became cold, and Sophie Lawrence's heart seemed to be eroded by this coldness bit by bit, sinking lower and lower.
Finally, the clock passed midnight. Sophie Lawrence took out her mobile phone and dialed Henry Mitchell's number, but no one answered on the other end. Henry Mitchell didn't come back, and Sophie Lawrence didn't sleep a wink all night.
The next morning, Sophie Lawrence got up silently and cleaned up those completely cold dishes.
"Ding—!"
The sound of a text message reminder came from the mobile phone. Sophie Lawrence picked up her mobile phone and saw that it was a text message sent from an unfamiliar number, and several messages were sent in a row. She casually clicked on it, but her heart suddenly tightened!
"Shameless!"
"You don't deserve to be Henry Mitchell's wife at all!"