I Just Can’t Say Goodbye - Chapter 37：The Intruder

Dr. Grace, out of her stubborn and carefree attitude, followed Jim to the ice cream cafe. There was no other ice cream house nearby so she was sure that she would find him there.

She wanted to see for herself the truth of the humor.

She had known him eversince they started their training in Internal Medicine. He was a silent man and someone aloof from the world. He never hang around to talk idly to anyone. He was so dedicated in his work that you would seldom see him resting in the doctor’s lounge. If ever he was there, either he was intently reading or on a serious business talk. He did not talk much about his private life and no one knew that his family was one of the shareholders of the group of hospitals he was training in.

She had tried so hard to get close to him but he simply found ways to kindly ignore her. She include him in her snacks and meal orders but was politely turned down each time. She tried to help him with his reports and case presentations but it wouldn’t make him stay long enough for her to chat with. She always reminded him of their activity updates but she would only get in return those simple “thank you’s”.

He was never involved in any women and he was never seen around with any of them. He was simply a cold and mysterious, handsome man!

Dr. Grace, who was known for her deligence and competitiveness, would never accept any failure gracefully. Whatever she yearned for would surely be hers. Rejections were just few of life’s challenges, and challenges were her greatest attractions and obsessions. She looked soft and delicate. She moved about gently and gracefully, masking the fierce wickedness she kept inside.

The only thing that bound her closely to him was when he agreed to her plan to be in a training for fellowship in cardiology in the same institution with him. There were only two of them who chose cardiology while the rest of their batch decided on different specialties.

Even in a foreign land, he did not help her with the process of her application. He did not ask for her whereabouts, where she stayed and when would she start. Thanks to her intelligence and persistence. She succesfully linked herself to where he would be.

As she watched them sweetly pecking at each other, she was annoyed! How long had they been with each other? And they had a five-year-old child?

Hearing footsteps coming towards them, Jia and Jim looked up and was greeted with a warm smile.

“Hi!” She looked at Jim and then to Jia, who were both surprised to see her.

“Sorry to bother you both, I just happened to see you as I passed by so…I come to say hi!” Her smile did not fade while she went on with her pretense.

Jim just nodded and smiled lightly, not convinced at all. He was used to the game she had long played with him, the boring ‘hide and seek’.

“Dr. Jim, may I have the honor to be introduced to your first lady? “She shifted her gaze over to Jia, her smile still not lifted from her lips.

“Hmmn.” He looked at Jia lovingly, as if asking for her approval. She smiled back at him, a smile that boiled up her intruder’s envy deep inside.

“Sweetheart, meet Dr. Grace, my co – trainee… and doc, meet my wife, Mrs. Wayne. I married her six years ago.” Then his eyes went over to Jian to which Dr. Grace followed. ” And Jian, our son. ”

Jia then extended a hand to Dr. Grace with a warm smile.

“Dr. Jim, you’re such a cheater. You never told us about this way back when we were yet in the first year of our Internal Medicine training.”

She said this to hurt Jia. She wanted her to know that they knew and had been with each other for already many years.

Dr. Grace went on as she fixed a gaze at the child.

“Dr. Jim, he’s such a handsome boy just like you!”