The God of War Returns, Finds His Sixty-Year-Old Mother Living in a Doghouse

Medical Center.

"Hi, Dr. Shepherd~"

"Hi."

"My condolences."

"Thank you."

"Dr. Shepherd, I'm terribly sorry about what happened to your friend. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to tell me."

"Thank you."

"Dr. Shepherd..."

"..."

Nurses kept coming up to greet Dr. Shepherd.

Meredith was stunned.

"Wow, Mr. Dreamy is back."

Cristina teased.

"Adam, do you know what's going on?"

Meredith held herself back and back, but she still couldn't help looking at Adam, who was grinning as he watched the show.

"Of course."

Adam nodded. "You know there's an anti-Sloan Nurse Alliance in the hospital, right?"

"I know."

Meredith nodded. "But what does that have to do with Derek?"

"The nurse alliance isn't just about ganging up on Mark Sloan."

Adam reminded her, "They also gossip about all sorts of things together.

"And lately, word has been going around that you and Dr. Shepherd are completely done, and that Dr. Shepherd's friend died, leaving him in desperate need of comfort.

"Well, a lot of nurses and female doctors have been showing concern for Dr. Shepherd."

"Who spread that rumor?!"

Meredith's expression darkened.

"Is it wrong?"

Cristina glanced at her best friend.

"..."

Meredith didn't know what to say.

She and Dr. Shepherd had been unable to make a clean break before.

She had thought that arrangement was pretty good.

Then Dr. Shepherd had proposed to her recently, wanting them to be together forever.

But having grown up in that kind of family, she was instinctively distrustful of marriage. Even though Dr. Shepherd seemed sincere, she simply couldn't fully trust him.

She was terrified he would become another version of her father.

Dr. Shepherd had been disappointed and said he could wait.

But during that time, if someone suitable came along for him, he couldn't promise he would wait