A Farewell After Being Reborn

Chapter 17

Tears started streaming down Sage’s face as she laughed. The memories from her past life of being mistreated, insulted, and tormented at the

mental institution flashed before her eyes.

The nurse in charge of her had been burly and strong; she could drag Sage along with her with just one hand grabbing her by the hair. She could also slap her bowl of oatmeal to the floor with one blow.

The nurse could even pinch her mouth hard and forcefully pour the medication down her throat when she refused to take them….

Sage had always thought the mental institution had arranged for the nurse to torment her as a way of sucking up to Ian. She never would’ve expected the horrible nurse to be Ivy’s relative!

This meant that her life in the mental institution had been so horrific

because of Ivy. At the thought of the torment she’d suffered and the pain she’d experienced because of her stomach cancer, Sage wanted nothing more than to strangle Ivy to death.

Why had she been so cruel? She already had Ian’s heart. He’d even sent Sage to the mental institution for Ivy’s sake. Why had Ivy refused to let her off

the hook?

Ian looked at Sage, who was slumped on the floor. Despite her suggestion to remain connected over the phone, he’d still been worried about her pulling something funny. So, he’d followed her upstairs.

He never would’ve expected to be greeted by the scene of Sage trying to strangle Ivy when he’d exited the elevator, though..

Now, Sage lay amongst a pile of scattered fruits. Her eyes were unfocused, and she seemed to have lost all her strength. She lay limp on the floor.

She had a smile on her face, but her tears didn’t stop..It was almost as if

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and devastating; her face was

mad over her insanity. On the contrary, his

was about to help Sage up when he heard Ivy

and the redness around her neck from Sage’s strangling, he said to the frozen

went to look for one. Ian helped Ivy up and over to the couch. Then, he walked back over to Sage. He dragged her by the

arm, he felt like he was pulling a lifeless doll. Suddenly, it made him feel uneasy.

his voice,

seemed to flow back into her body. It inexplicably made Ian relax.

we’re divorced?” she asked. Her voice

asked in return, “Is that why you wanted to take

life?”

the first–aid kit!” Just then, the round–faced woman

her feet, but she pushed him away coldly. She got up herself, straightened

pain. Since Sage had caused this debacle, he stopped and turned to Ivy. Do you need to

need stitches!” the woman exclaimed while tending to Ivy’s wound. “Who was that? Why

smile. “I think she has the

speaking up for her when she treated you like that? If you ask me,

that. She said to the woman, “You should

for her to linger. “Get

left, Ian asked Ivy, “What happened?

try to

the phone the whole time but hadn’t heard anything out of the