He Canceled Our Ring to Buy Her a Bag, and I’m the One Who Looks Foolish Chapter 10

He Canceled Our Ring to Buy Her a Bag, and I’m the One Who Looks Foolish Chapter 10

Ryan stood outside the field base all night. 

The next morning, Daniel told me he had 

developed a fever from the cold and had been 

taken to the hospital by local police. 

After hearing that, I only nodded. 

“I know.” 

Daniel looked at me. 

“Do you want to go see him?” 

“No.” 

I slung my camera over my shoulder. 

“We still have a shoot today.” 

He said okay. 

He did not ask anything else. 

At noon, Ryan texted me from an unknown 

number. 

Ryan: [Evelyn, I have a fever.] 

Ryan: [The doctor says I have a lung infection.] 

Ryan: [I feel awful.] 

Ryan: [Can you come see me?] 

I looked at those messages. 

I thought of the winter two years ago, when I had a 

fever of 102. 

I called him. 

He said Lily was drunk and that he had to take her 

home. 

I went to the hospital alone for IV fluids. 

At two in the morning, the back of my hand was 

so swollen the nurse could barely get the needle 

1. in. 

The nurse asked where my family was. 

I said he was on his way. 

But he never came. 

The next morning, he sent me a message. 

Ryan: [It was too late last night, and I forgot to 

ask. Did your fever go down?] 

Back then, I even made excuses for him. 

I thought he was simply too tired. 

Thinking about it now, you really should not spend 

your life making excuses for other people. 

If you do, you can excuse them so much that you 

make yourself feel worthless. 

I deleted the messages. 

Then I continued adjusting my camera settings. 

That night, we captured a breathtaking series of 

aurora shots. 

Daniel said they were among the best photos in 

the entire project. 

The editor decided on the spot to include my work 

among the cover candidates. 

I stood in the snow, my fingers numb from the 

cold. 

But my heart burned fiercely. 

At that moment, I finally knew for certain. 

Leaving Ryan was not a loss. 

It was my return to my own life.