The Heroine He Thew Away

Five years ago, Evelyn Ashbourne left her husband, Julian Vale, to undertake a top-secret battlefield medical mission—one that prohibited any external contact. Five years later, she finally returned to her homeland despite her injuries, only to witness at the airport news of her husband's marriage to another woman. Evelyn burst directly into the church, raised her hand—still adorned with her wedding ring—before the entire congregation, and demanded to know why Julian had married another woman before their marriage had even ended. Instead of apologizing, Julian accused her of having destroyed his new life during her five years of disappearance. The bride's family, moreover, despised her for being covered in blood and attempted to dismiss her with money. Just as everyone assumed Evelyn was merely a disheveled, abandoned woman returning home, the president of the International Medical Alliance suddenly entered the church and personally paid his respects to her. It turned out that during those five years, she had been working in war zones, saving 372 lives. But an even more terrifying secret had just come to light: Julian had long ago told everyone that his wife was already dead.