I Wish

Chapter 7

At that moment, Carol caught up with us. She realized we had already discussed the phone

call incident.

Carol, taking the initiative, immediately burst into tears. “Damon, when Ashley called, I didn’t hear what she said clearly. I thought it was nothing important, so I forgot to tell you.”

I looked at her innocent and guiltless expression and gave a sarcastic smile. “You didn’t hear clearly? Are you deaf?”

I couldn’t hold it in anymore and decided to confront her directly.

Startled by my outburst, Carol weakly collapsed

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into Damon’s arms, crying as if she were about to pass out, full of remorse. “I’m so sorry, Damon. It’s all my fault for not hearing clearly…”

I thought Damon would blame her, especially since this involved the death of my father.

But instead, Damon held her tightly and reassured her. “It’s okay, it’s not your fault. The situation was already irreversible. Even if I had known the news at the time, I wouldn’t have made it back in time.”

He spoke calmly, treating Carol entirely differently from how he treated me.

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So, when Carol made a mistake, he found excuses to cover for her. But I, the innocent one, had to be blamed.

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I remembered the time at the hospital when Carol and I were both invited to participate in a program. The promotional PPT we had prepared together went missing, and Dr. Brown scolded us harshly.

Damon frowned and said, “It’s my wife who was irresponsible. I apologize on her behalf, Dr. Brown. Carol is new here; please don’t be too harsh on her for making a small mistake.”

I stared at him coldly. The PPT was last with Carol; she was the one who lost it. Yet Damon blamed me and spoke up for Carol.

“Apologize to Dr. Brown, Ashley,” he demanded.

I was furious and cried. Carol lost the PPT, but

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he wanted me to apologize?

His favoritism left me heartbroken. But that night, he managed to cheer me up with a small cake, explaining that he was only trying to look out for a newcomer and meant no harm.

I believed him then. But this time, I didn’t need his explanations or his attempts to console me.