Meeting You Was Fate

At that time, clinical experiments in medical school were the most popular, while very few did bacterial experiments. Patience
was an absolute requirement when doing experiments as well as acceptance of failure. Audrey never attended this subject while
Leo studied it for two whole years.
With this in mind, Audrey figured that Leo would probably know something.
She lowered her head and glanced at her watch. It was already past twelve. She figured Leo was probably sleeping already.
She hesitated whether she should call Leo or not. While she could have easily ignored Adrian's condition, she just couldn't bring
herself to let go of the child. As much as she hated Mandy, her oath as a doctor came first. Besides, she had saved Adrian's life.
She did not want the patient, who she had saved, to die in front of her now.
The office was very quiet, and the atmosphere was a little solemn. Audrey took a deep breath before finally mustering up the
courage to call Leo.
The phone rang for a good ten seconds before someone finally answered. Audrey immediately said, "Hi, Leo. I'm sorry to bother
you so late in the evening, but I'm stuck. I have a question, and I just can't seem to understand it. I was hoping to get your
perspective on it."
For a while, Milla didn't say anything. She got goosebumps when she heard the sweet, female voice over the phone. She turned
her head and looked in the direction of the bathroom—Leo was still taking a shower inside.
"Hello. Who's this?" Milla asked politely, wearing an ironic smile on her face.
"What? This isn't Leo?" Audrey rubbed her temples, not knowing how to react. It had completely slipped her mind that Leo was
already married. Initially, she thought she had dialed the wrong number. She even checked if it was the right number—it was.
"If you're looking for Leo, he's taking a shower right now. I can ask him to call you later." Milla pursed her lips, sneering.
"Oh... Are you Leo's wife?" Audrey asked. She vaguely recalled Leo mentioning Milla, but she didn't know her that well.
"Yeah, sort of." There was a cold smile on Milla's face. She was Mrs. Wen for now, but soon, she wasn't going to be anymore.
"Nice to meet you. Leo has mentioned you before. If my memory serves me right, your last name is Qian, right?" Audrey said,
smiling sweetly. Still, she couldn't ignore the strange feeling that arose in her chest.

When Leo got married, he didn't tell Audrey until about three months later. They were casually chatting online when he blurted
out, "I'm married."
Audrey then had no idea how powerful those words could be until she heard them come from Leo's mouth. She didn't even know
what marriage meant to Leo.
There was a time when Leo had said that he would never fall in love with any other woman save for that one person. It seemed
that he had compromised. Audrey didn't know whether or not he truly loved Milla, but they had been together for two years now.
Two years is quite a long time.
Audrey had loved Leo back when she was still young. Until now, she still missed the old days.
Upon hearing this, Milla curled her lips in delight. She didn't expect that Audrey would know her. It seemed that she wasn't as
indispensable as she thought she was to Leo. But did that even matter?
She didn't even know what Leo had said about her. For all she knew, he might speak ill about her to Audrey. After all, he was a
scheming man.
"Well, were you two classmates in college?" Milla asked lightly, out of curiosity.
"Yeah. Please don't take this the wrong way though. I'm not doing anything wrong. I just encountered a very tricky case in the
hospital, and I wanted to hear his take on it. That's the only reason why I'm calling so late." Audrey was afraid of being
misunderstood by Milla. After all, she was calling so late. She just didn't want any trouble.
Upon hearing this, Milla buried her face in her knees. She felt a little ashamed for thinking that way. Smiling wryly, she said
apologetically, "It's not that. I didn't assume anything. We're breaking up soon anyway."
Audrey was visibly stunned. "What do you mean?"
"We're getting a divorce soon. If you like him, you can have him." Milla chuckled as soon as the words left her mouth, mostly out
of discomfort. She felt as if her heart was being crushed.
Audrey remained silent for a few moments. Glancing at the empty office, she felt as if the atmosphere suddenly froze. She had
no idea why Milla was leaving Leo, but either way, she wasn't going after Leo anyway. She knew that was just going to attract
trouble.

Perhaps Leo only married Milla on the condition that he would get something in return.
While Audrey didn't know what happened between Leo and Milla, she did know Leo quite well. He was an affectionate man who
didn't give up so easily on the people he loved.
"I... I don't like Leo. I love someone else. I hope you and Leo can work it out. After all, he's a good man."
"That's true. Leo is a good man, but I just think someone else out there is better for him." Milla stretched as she lay down, trying
to look for a comfortable sleeping position.
Milla never really excelled in academics. She graduated from a fairly average university and studied for her postgraduate degree
after. However, Leo was different. He received his double Ph.D. degree in finance as well as medical science. If she hadn't met
the Jin couple who was on their honeymoon in City B last time, she wouldn't have even known that Leo was a doctor.
Leo never mentioned this before to Milla. When she tried asking him about it later on, he shifted the topic impatiently. She was
sensible enough not to bring it up anymore.
Still, she knew that Leo must have had a story that he was purposely keeping from her. Until now, she couldn't understand for the
life of her why Leo would refuse to divorce her when it was clear as day that he never truly loved her.
Milla had always been like this ever since she was a child. She'd rather believe her own wild estimations than what anyone told
her. Perhaps this was why she never felt secure.