The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 38

"Honestly, you should just stab yourself a couple more times. I don't think you're bleeding enough for her."

York shot him a lethal glare, grabbed an apple off the table, and hurled it at his head.

"Do you want to die?"

"Tsk, single men are always so emotionally unstable."

Caleb casually caught the apple and took a bite.

"So what's the plan? If a woman's stopped feeling bad for you, she's stopped loving you."

York ground his teeth. Thinking of something, his expression instantly shifted.

"If she doesn't love me, fine. She's the only one I want, and she'll be my wife for the rest of her life anyway."

As long as they weren't divorced, he still had a chance.

Caleb scoffed at his lovesick demeanor. "Man, you are so whipped! I never saw this coming. But why don't you say that to Madeline? She might actually be moved and take you back."

York didn't answer, just letting out a cold scoff.

If only Madeline's heart was that easy to win over.

Timing was everything in life. The person who arrived late always had to work ten times harder to catch up.

"Get me discharged."

Caleb's jaw practically hit the floor. "Boss, what crazy stunt are you pulling now?"

"Going home to my wife."

If Madeline refused to come to the hospital, he would go home.

If he paraded this stab wound in front of her every single day, he refused to believe she wouldn't cave.

Caleb: "..."

Absolutely unbelievable.

...

Early the next morning, Madeline kept to her usual routine. After spending the afternoon playing with Evie, she returned to The Yates Manor.

To her absolute shock, the moment she stepped into the bedroom, she saw York lounging on her bed instead of in a hospital ward.

She blurted out,

"Why are you telling me this?" Madeline kept her eyes firmly averted.

What was his problem, anyway? Was he trying to show off his wound, or his abs?

"That's your business. It has nothing to do with me."

"Even if our marriage is a sham, we've still got three months left."

Surprisingly, York didn't lose his temper over her cold attitude like he usually would; he stayed perfectly calm.

"Some things still need to be made clear."

"Even if you refuse to admit it, I know you were bothered."

If the man in front of her didn't have York's exact face, she would have sworn he'd been replaced by a clone.

Just as Madeline was about to speak, Susan knocked on the door.

"Ma'am, Seraphina is here."

"Understood."