Chapter 1403

“She was in an accident and only woke up today. She’s still healing, Shaun. It’s expected she won’t look her best,” Lowell explained.

Hearing those words cut Dolores deeply, and wounded, she demanded, “What do I look like now? Am I that ugly? Give me a mirror!”

Visibly annoyed by her outburst, Shaun rolled his eyes and said to Lowell, “You told me to just take a look, and I did. I’m out of here.”

Dolores’s heart sank at Shaun’s indifference. “Shaun, why are you so cold? Don’t you care about me at all?”

Shaun retorted, a hint of frustration in his voice, “Why should I care? We were just childhood playmates. Just because you have feelings doesn’t mean they’re reciprocated.” He added firmly, “Plus, I’m married now. Please, let’s just respect that.”

“We were more than that! We dated!” Dolores protested, her voice rising.

“And if that was true, why did it end?” Shaun asked, his patience wearing thin.

Dolores faltered, the words catching in her throat. She had betrayed him first. Memories of Shaun’s wedding—a wedding she had tried to stop—came flooding back, fueled by her inability to let him go.

Silence fell heavily. Shaun, eager to escape the awkwardness, moved toward the door, pausing to say, “We should avoid seeing each other. I’m married, and any interaction with you will upset my wife.”

“You’re married?” Dolores whispered, her voice trailing off.

Lowell quickly replaced her oxygen mask, cutting off her response. Ignoring her confused expression, he turned to Shaun. “Thanks for coming by, Shaun. You should head to your ward now. It’s late, and stop playing games all night.”

“Humph, mind your own business,” Shaun snapped, exiting quickly.

As the door clicked shut, Lowell faced Dolores, his voice soft yet firm. “He has amnesia. Confronting him won’t change anything.”

Once he removed the oxygen mask, Dolores protested immediately, “But he’s not married! Tracy jumped off a cliff and died. How could he be married?”

“People with amnesia create their own realities from what they hear,” Lowell explained patiently. “It’s not unusual. And since nobody talks about Tracy’s death, Shaun probably thinks she’s still alive.”

Dolores’s face darkened with realization.