Amber now had no choice but to prepare her food herself. However, she was in no mood to do so and her hands were wrapped with bandaids. With a deep sigh, she pulled out her phone and ordered her food for the night. Her eyes bled on seeing the amount of money she had to pay for the food herself. However, she did not have any other way out either. The meager amount of money she had painstakingly saved over years was gone in a blink.

Fortunately for her and her stomach, her food arrived in time, and she could soothe her hunger before she went berserk. Amber sat on the chair in the dining hall all alone as she chomped on her food. Although it was delicious, it tasted bland and hopeless, and she had the urge to spit it out. However, her hunger got the best of her, and even if she did not want to eat it, she had to force it down her throat.

'How did I end up this way?' She thought as she swallowed another bite of her food. 'Where did I lose?' Amber was crestfallen as she recalled how her glorious days had vanished over the years and how she had ended up in poverty. It all started the moment she left Joshua, and Amber realized what a grave mistake she had committed by leaving such an amazing man. Her life had been blissful when she was with him, and everything went downhill the moment she left him.

'Not a problem. I will reclaim whatever I have lost. Joshua, wait for me. I'll get you back soon.' She promised to herself and finished eating her food before she threw the delivery box in the dustbin. She slowed walked back to her room, changed out her dress, and laid down on the bed as she thought her next course of action.

'Even if the girls do not allow me to enter the room, they will not be able to stop me for long. I will drop by every day and make their lives a living hell. They do not know how horrible I am and what I can do.' She thought to herself. 'And to the girl who claims herself to be Joshua's girlfriend, let's see what you will do after I deal with you.' Amber decided to visit Joshua first thing in the morning and surprise him when there would nobody to disturb them. 'Wait for me, Joshua. I will meet you soon.' With that thought, she closed her eyes and succumbed to sleep.

But she had no idea that instead of her surprising Joshua, it would him surprising her. The man had already anticipated her shameless actions, and he was prepared to show her her place in his life.

'I want to get discharged tomorrow.' Joshua sent a message to Ian on his phone while he watched the sleeping beauty in his embrace.

'Why?' Ian's reply was quick. 'I will come to you. Give me a minute.'

Joshua did not have to wait, for Ian came to him within five minutes. And again, he started with his drama on seeing the couple coddling in front of him. "Can't you guys control yourself? Why are you trying to annoy this single man?" He spoke, making sure to keep his voice low. He saw that Ivy was deep sleep, and he did not want to wake her up. Like Joshua, he too knew that she had not had a good sleep the last few days and she needed it more than anything.

"Who told you to stay single? Find someone soon, and you will not be annoyed with us."

Ian chose to ignore his remarks. "Why do you want to get discharged? You do realize that you are still weak and you need lots of rest, right?"

"Why is everyone pointing out that I am weak? I am perfectly fine." Ian raised his eyebrows at him, and Joshua frowned on seeing his deriding gaze. "Do you want me to fight you and show you how strong I am?" Joshua teased, and Ian rolled his eyes at him.

"Yeah right. If you want to stay in bed for a long time and force yourself into abstinence, you can give it a try." Ian suggested with a smile, and this shut Joshua's lips. He did not have any comeback now. "Now, will you answer my question? Why do you want to get discharged this soon?"

"I don't want Amber troubling Ivy again. I don't want her to suffer because of my past." Joshua turned serious at once, his face stern and stoic. "Amber has already caused a lot of problems. I don't want her to get in touch with Ivy. We should leave from the hospital so that she does not trouble us again."

"I agree with you. After learning the events that happened today, I don't think she will be giving up on you this soon. Although I could blacklist her from the hospital, she can enter with a fake ID and get up." Ian agreed with him at once, and knowing Amber's shameless mind, he perceived the couple would not be having any peaceful time until they are in the hospital.

"When do you want to leave?"

"As soon as possible. How quick can you make it?"

"You can actually leave even now. Your shoulder is injured and you are weak. Other than that you are fine. You need bed rest for a few days, and then you will be good to go." Ian checked his reports as she stated his condition. "It does not matter if you take rest here or at home. Although I prefer you stay here until your recuperation, you should go home to avoid Amber. You will be at peace."

"I agree. So, what do you suggest?"

"I will prepare the discharge papers. You can leave in the early hours of dawn. But I have some orders you must follow at any cost. If you fail to do so, I will readmit you here myself. Did you get it?" Ian warned his friend, and Joshua nodded his head at once. If obeying Ian could repulse Amber from his life, then he was willing to obey him for life.

"Good. Sleep for a few hours. I will wake you up when it time for you to leave."