Better as Strangers

Desmond paused for a moment before nodding.

"I didn't expect you to save her," he said.

Coralie smiled and replied, "I didn't actually intend to save her."

Desmond didn't quite understand. "As a doctor, the instinct to treat and save people must be ingrained in you. I will always remember the major typhoon shortly after we got married. You took risks to rush to the hospital—"

"Let's not dwell on t