The Last Time I Loved You novel Chapter 5

When Amelia opened her eyes again, she found herself in the hospital. Sierra sat by the bed, casually peeling an apple.

Seeing that Amelia was awake, Sierra quickly set the apple down and plastered on a look of concern mixed with guilt. "Ms. Caldwell, you're awake? How are you feeling? It's all my fault… Everything was so chaotic back then, and Matt was just trying to protect me, so he overlooked you. Please don't blame him."

Amelia closed her eyes. "It's just the two of us here, so why bother acting? If I'm not mistaken, you deliberately smashed my grandma's keepsake and staged the donut bites incident yourself. Even the fire at the gallery… You had someone start it, didn't you?"

The room fell into utter silence.

A few seconds later, Sierra's pitiful mask melted away, replaced by a cold, cutting mockery and contempt that came after being exposed.

She gave a soft laugh. "So you're not that stupid after all. Yes, I did it all. I did all of that because I wanted you to see—you mean nothing to Matt.

"Right now, his eyes and his heart are full of me. You know he loathes you, and yet you still shamelessly cling to the title of 'Mrs. Sterling'? Don't you think that's pathetic? Just get a divorce. That'll be better for everyone."

Amelia opened her eyes and stared calmly at the ceiling, her voice flat. "I understand."

What she meant was that she was leaving soon, and the divorce papers were already being processed. But Sierra clearly misunderstood her, assuming Amelia was just brushing her off and refusing to let Matthew go.

Sierra's expression darkened instantly. She shot to her feet, her voice hardening. "I tried being polite, but since you insist on making this difficult, don't blame me for what comes next!"

With a cold scoff, she grabbed her bag and strutted out of the hospital room, arrogantly and with her heels clicking loudly against the floor.

Amelia didn't have the strength to chase after her, nor did she have the desire to explain herself. She merely closed her eyes again. Her departure date was fast approaching, so it didn't matter what tricks Sierra pulled.

For the next few days, neither Matthew nor Sierra appeared at the hospital again. Amelia welcomed the peace and focused on recuperating.

On the day of her discharge, there happened to be an important charity gala that required Matthew to attend with his wife.

As unwilling as she was, Amelia knew this would be the last time she had to fulfill her role as "Mrs. Sterling". She changed into an elegant evening gown and applied light makeup to hide the pallor of her complexion.

When she reached the car, she found Sierra already sitting in the back seat, nestled intimately against Matthew's shoulder, giggling and chatting away.

Seeing Amelia, Sierra immediately straightened up and explained, "Ms. Caldwell, don't get the wrong idea. Matthew said the gala would be boring, so he invited me to tag along so I could unwind."

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