---- Although my classmates disliked him, their professional duty as doctors compelled them to squat down and examine him. Moments later, they looked up, visibly concerned. They told me that Maxwell likely had a serious liver condition. They took out their phones to call for an ambulance. I immediately stopped them. Looking at Maxwell writhing weakly on the ground, I said indifferently, ''Don't bother. This is just another stunt to make me feel sorry for him. Otherwise, why would he always collapse in front of me and no one else?" He had once said those exact words to me. Now, they came back to hit him like a boomerang. Maxwell coughed up another mouthful of blood and forced a bitter smile. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry... Back then, you were in so much pain. You must have been helpless. I'm sorry, I didn't believe you then." I remembered how I'd nearly bled out on the floor outside the consultation room. My eyes reddened, but I straightened my back. ---- Without pausing, I walked right past him. That night, Maxwell was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. It was late-stage liver cancer, and treatment would be largely meaningless. He could only rely on painkillers to survive day by day. We were in the same city, but I never went to see him. Two months later, his critical condition notice came. The hospital called me as I was the only reachable contact on his phone who lived in the same city. I was in class at the time. I didn't let it interrupt my lesson. Only after class ended at 8:00 pm did I head to the hospital. By then, Maxwell was barely conscious. His body was giving out. He opened his eyes when I sat beside his bed and gripped my hand weakly. He spoke with longing. "Nat, I had a beautiful dream. In the dream, there was no Karina. Our child was born healthy, and our family of three was happy. Nat, if there's a next life, I definitely won't choose Karina. ---- I'll definitely love you well." I removed his withered hand from mine. I told him, "Maybe there is a next life. But you don't deserve one. In this life or the next, I never want to see you again. Go to hell, Maxwell. That's where you can atone for what you did to my child." Maxwell's eyes froze, then closed completely in despair. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!