They Fought Over Everything, but They Agreed on One Thing—Not Me Chapter 05

They Fought Over Everything, but They Agreed on One Thing—Not Me Chapter 05

The room was empty

Grant froze in the doorway

His brows drew together as a sudden, inexplicable panic rose inside him Something he had always believed

was securely within his grasp was slowly slipping through his fingers

“Natalie?” he called tentatively

He searched the entire room and the bathroom, but Natalie was nowhere to be found

Thinking she might have gone out, Grant stopped a young nurse passing by

“Excuse me, have you seen the patient in this room? She injured her lower back, so she couldn’t have gone

far

The nurse glanced inside and shook her head in confusion

“It’s seven in the morning, sir Most patients aren’t even awake yet Maybe she went for a walk?”

Natalie couldn’t have gone for a walk

Grant dismissed the idea immediately. She had to be angry with him

He took out his phone A new message had appeared in the top pinned chat labeled (Wife).

Grant opened it eagerly, only to go rigid when he saw the words on the screen.

Natalie (We’re done ]

Natalie wanted to leave him?

Why?

The door opened behind him, and Vivian stepped inside She looked anxiously around the empty room

“Where’s Natalie?”

Grant stiffly held up his phone so she could see the message

“Vivian, what did you say to Natalie? Did you tell her about us?”

Vivian’s good mood vanished the moment she heard the irritation and blame in his voice

She gave an annoyed scoff “Grant, Natalie is my best friend Why would I ever hurt her?”

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Grant’s brows pulled together until a deep line formed between them.

If Vivian hadn’t told Natalie, why had she left? Was it because of what he had done to her the day before?

Every time he remembered losing control and hurting her, his chest felt tight and heavy. Even breathing made

him restless.

“Forget it. Let’s go find Natalie.”

“Grant! Don’t walk away from me! We still haven’t finished talking about that proposal at your birthday party!”

“What exactly are you trying to do? Do you love me or Natalie? You told me you had a surprise, so I thought

you were going to propose, but the ring didn’t even fit!”

“Tell me the truth. Was that ring bought for Natalie?”

At the mention of the proposal, irritation crept back into Grant’s expression.

The day before, after leaving the hospital, Grant had driven Vivian to the proposal venue he had planned in

advance.

He had chosen a spot on the New York City waterfront and booked it a month earlier.

White and blue roses lined the path from the entrance to a yacht docked on the river.

Grant had thought of everything, both to prove his sincerity and because he was afraid Vivian would reject

him. He had even rehearsed the proposal repeatedly beforehand.

But when he led Vivian to the venue blindfolded, she looked neither happy nor upset.

As the people around them cheered, she forced a stiff, embarrassed smile.

“Grant, didn’t I tell you I wanted pink roses for the wedding? Didn’t I tell you I wanted you to propose in the

hotel ballroom?”

“Look around. Is any of this what I wanted?”

Grant froze.

As he stared at everything he had so carefully arranged, Natalie’s words suddenly came rushing back to him.

He had remembered the wrong woman.

He had planned Vivian’s proposal around everything Natalie had once said she wanted.

With the crowd already cheering, Grant swallowed his embarrassment and reined in his temper as he tried to

soothe Vivian.

“None of that matters, Vivian. All you need to know is that my love for you will never change.”

His heartfelt declaration moved her instantly.

Vivian forgot about the mix-up. Her eyes filled with tears, and she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Then Grant took out the ring.

No matter how hard he tried, it wouldn’t slide onto Vivian’s finger.

Vivian went rigid.