In front of her friends, Josephine felt a bit better.
But when she got home and was alone, thinking about Robin's words, the heartache slowly spread.
They said that you can easily get sick, but getting better took a long time.
Loving someone was the same.
Sometimes, love entered your heart in an instant.
But no longer loving someone was a gradual process of disappointment.
In this process, there was bitterness, sorrow, pain, and helplessness.
Josephine was different.
It wasn't that she didn't love anymore; she just clearly realized that Stuart didn't love her. No matter how hard she tried, there would be no good outcome.
She didn't want to make herself more and more miserable in the future, so she decided to leave.
This was an even more painful process.
As Laura said, you have to go through death to be reborn.
She was going through all of this now.
Someone sent her a message from an unknown number.
Josephine looked at it and knew it was from Robin.
She still had Robin's number blocked.
She didn't understand why Robin hated her so much.
Maybe it was because Stuart hated her.
Or maybe Robin was venting his dissatisfaction on someone else.
Josephine thought for a moment and replied to him.
She said: [When that person left, didn't she say she would never contact Stuart again? So how did Stuart know she had a cold?]
The other party quickly replied: [Don't use your negative mindset to imagine others. She told me about her cold, and I told Stuart.]
Josephine sneered.
If she and Stuart really got divorced, that person was half the reason.
Robin, he also played a big part.
Josephine typed: [You and Stuart are friends. She knew that if she told you, you would definitely tell Stuart. Robin, she did it on purpose.]
Robin replied: [She's not as scheming as you think!]
Josephine threw her phone aside, thinking that Laura's previous scolding was too mild.
As for Stuart, that person had a cold, and he immediately flew over, showing how important she was to him.
Thinking about when she had a cold, Stuart still insisted on making love.
In comparison, Josephine felt utterly miserable.
However, she thought that if Stuart went abroad and met that person, something would definitely happen.
Stuart might agree to the divorce.
Thinking this way, it seemed like a good thing.
But the pain in her heart couldn't be deceived.
Josephine had to read professional books to distract herself.
In a few days, it would be the Starlight Festival. Besides being on duty, she also had to attend a medical forum.
A pharmaceutical company had developed a new anti-cancer drug; after human trials and clinical applications, the results were good.
The company collaborated with many medical institutions to hold a seminar, partly to increase the drug's visibility and also to exchange clinical experiences.
Clement Hospital's oncology department was well-known in the state and even nationwide, so they were naturally invited them to the forum.
Josephine went with Adam; Liam also went with them.
She didn't expect to meet Doris and her brother Ray there.
Ray turned out to be the spokesperson for the event.
During the break, Liam and Josephine didn't eat cake or fruit; they stood by the window talking.
"Didn't Ray start his own company?" Liam asked curiously, "Why is he here?"
Josephine didn't care. She replied, "Who knows."
As they were chatting, Doris came over.
"Josephine, what a coincidence." She smiled at them. She remarked, "My brother is hosting such a conference for the first time. Stuart was worried, so he asked me to take time off to come and see."
Liam said, "No wonder his speech was unnatural and stuttered. If you didn't know, you'd think it was an elementary school student giving a report."
"How can you say that?" Josephine scolded as she glared at Liam.
Doris said, "Exactly..."
Before she could finish, Josephine added, "Don't underestimate elementary school students, okay? They're very impressive."
The implication was that Ray wasn't even as good as an elementary school student.
Doris was furious. She said, "How can you bully people like this!"
Liam said, "We can't help it. We were chatting nicely, and someone just had to come over and let us bully them."
Doris gritted her teeth. She provoked, "Josephine, you probably don't know. Stuart went abroad to buy me a Starlight Festival gift! It's a limited edition not available domestically. Stuart went personally to get it for me. Do you get that kind of treatment?"
Josephine felt a sharp pain in her heart.
So, Stuart not only went to see his first love for a small cold but also went to buy a gift for his lover.
He was really busy.
Liam said, "You take pride in being a lover? Whatever Josephine wants, the brand sends it to her home; she doesn't need to buy anything. Everything Stuart gives her is priceless. I've heard that people tend to show off what they lack. It seems you have neither money nor love."
Josephine said, "Let's go."
Doris watched them leave, her nails digging into her palms, her face changing with anger.
Of course, Stuart didn't go to buy her a gift; she didn't even know when Stuart left.
She mentioned the gift because she had subtly hinted to Stuart, and he said he would bring her something back.
However, she never seemed to get the upper hand in front of Josephine.
She felt extremely insecure. Wasn't Josephine just from a better family?
If she were born into a wealthy family, she would definitely be more outstanding than Josephine!
After all, apart from family background, she was not inferior to Josephine in any other way!
If Liam knew what she was thinking, he would probably say she was overestimating herself.
With Josephine's looks, it would be hard to find someone who could match her, not just in Hustalia, but in the entire state.
Liam comforted Josephine, "Maybe she's just talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart. Nothing Stuart does is surprising. Don't be sad because of him."
Josephine smiled. She replied softly, "I'm fine."
Liam wanted to hug her but ended up just patting her shoulder. He suggested, "Let's have dinner with Claudia and Laura tonight."
Josephine nodded in agreement. She said, "Okay."
As it turned out, Laura came with William for dinner that night.
"William is a new friend of mine, and I brought him along for dinner." Laura, always willful, directly invited William to sit down. She asked, "Liam, you haven't met him yet, right?"
Liam glanced at William. He greeted, "Nice to meet you."
William also said, "Nice to meet you."
Both of them were not very enthusiastic.
At this moment, abroad, Stuart also received a photo on his phone from an unknown number, showing Josephine and the others having dinner together.
He gripped his phone, his face darkening.
Josephine's circle was always hard to accept new people.
Had her relationship with William gotten so good that she was introducing him to her friends?
Stuart immediately made a call. He instructed, "Settle everything tonight. I'm flying back first thing in the morning."