Better Life Without You. novel Chapter 3

After handling her mother's funeral, laura went back to work at the hospital as usual.

Her supervisor found out that she had applied to join Doctors Without Borders and came to ask her,

"laura, have you really thought this through? The place they're going to is still in a war zone. Once you go, you'll be living with gunfire and bullets every day…"

"Teacher, I've thought about it a long time ago. I've always wanted to go; I just never found the right opportunity," laura replied without hesitation.

In the past, she couldn't let go of her seriously ill mother.

She couldn't let go of Henry either.

Now, her mother was gone forever, and the Henry who once loved her was no longer here.

She no longer had any attachment to staying here.

For laura, it didn't matter where she was.

It was better to do something meaningful.

Seeing her determination, her supervisor didn't try to persuade her any further.

After giving her a few instructions, she left laura's office.

As soon as she stepped out, Henry walked in. He looked at laura with a confused expression and asked, "What did you just say you want to do?"

laura paused in her movements as she was tidying up the desk, then looked up at him and replied indifferently, "Travel. Since I started working, I haven't had much time to go out and see the world."

Back when they were in university, laura would always invite friends to travel to different places and see new sights.

He knew this about her.

He didn't seem suspicious and simply nodded, "That's fine. It's good to travel, it's good for your health. By the way, Nancy is coming to the hospital for her prenatal checkup. Can you arrange a suitable time for her?"

He got straight to the point without any preamble.

He didn't even try to hide his intentions.

laura felt a pang in her heart, thinking of the child they had lost before they were even born.

He had never been this gentle with her.

He never used to be this kind to her—so gentle in comforting her, making silly faces to cheer her up, using all his money to buy her necklaces that she liked, just to make her happy.

He had promised that whatever other girls had, she would have too.

He kept climbing up, working hard in the outside world. No matter how tough or tiring it was, when he came back, he would always greet her with a smile, telling her stories about the fun things that happened outside.

Even if he was so exhausted that his eyes could barely stay open, he would still chat with her, listening to her talk.

He said that made him feel satisfied.

But laura didn't know when they started drifting apart, from sharing everything to now, barely exchanging words.

She turned her gaze away, no longer wanting to see the painful images that stirred her memories.

Henry suddenly remembered something and said softly, "The last time was Nancy's fault. I had someone buy some supplements. I'll send them to Mom later to make up for it."

"No need. She doesn't need them anymore."