A Night with Her Cruel Mate novel Chapter 16

Nelson watched Julia walk away. It was a mere coincidence that this hospital belonged to the Xu family. He hadn't expected to see her in the hospital while he was on tour.

"Dr. Zhang." Nelson beckoned to a doctor. "Help me figure out what's wrong with Julia Gu and why she was here."

As soon as he skimmed Julia's report, Nelson realized it would not be as simple as she had made it seem. It seemed as if Terence had caused her great suffering.

Closing the file, he said, "I see. Thank you." Nelson handed the file back to Dr. Zhang and walked out.

On exiting the hospital, he took out his phone and dialed Terence's number. As soon as the latter picked up, Nelson asked, "Where are you?"

Terence had received a call from Jean and was on his way to pick her up when Nelson's call came in. "I have a personal matter to attend to. What's up?"

"I was at the hospital for an inspection today. Guess who I ran into?" Nelson asked.

When Terence did not respond, Nelson realized his friend was not in the mood to play games. "I met Julia," he stated.

Terence's body tensed up. He clenched his fists tightly and felt a flicker of annoyance at even discussing Julia.

Pretending to be nonchalant, he asked, "Why was she at the hospital? Shooting for a film, perhaps?"

On the other end of the phone, Nelson grinned. He knew Terence was anxious to know even though he was not letting it show.

"She was here to see a doctor," Nelson replied coolly.

"She was there to see a doctor?" Terence was having difficulty believing it. His heart was now throbbing very loudly. "What's wrong with her?"

He was afraid that Nelson might find out he was more worried than he was letting on. But, his slightly trembling voice had already betrayed him.

"I could tell that she has lost a lot of weight. She told me she had a cold. I wasn't convinced so I looked into her case and found it was serious. The doctor treating her explained her condition to me and I could not believe that we were talking about the same Julia. She has a poor stomach and does not eat properly.

Terence, do you remember that she used to call you every day and ask you if you'd come home for dinner? I heard that she waited for you every day. I don't think she used to eat without you. I guess she's had her stomach trouble since then."

Flashbacks of their early days of marriage flashed before Terence's eyes immediately.

Julia would call and ask him to join her for dinner. No matter what his response was, she would tell him that she would wait for him to return so that the two could eat together.

The maid had informed Terence that Julia would wait at the dinner table for a long time every single day. If he did not come, she would eat the cold food.

This went on for the entire three years of their marriage.

Terence had thought that Julia's show would come to an end soon. But, he hadn't expected that it would last until they got divorced.

A couple of mixed feelings surged through his mind.