Moving Forward

That was far too hurtful.

Palmer, who had silently given so much all along, could no longer hold herself back. With tears in her eyes, she turned and ran away.

Night had fallen outside, and it was pouring rain. Heartbroken, Palmer did not even care whether she had an umbrella as she rushed into the downpour.

Suddenly, an umbrella appeared out of nowhere, shielding her from the rain.

A handsome Asian man stood beside her, though she had no idea when he had arrived.

Under normal circumstances, Palmer would have screamed in fright.

Yet as she looked at the smile on the Asian man's face, Palmer inexplicably felt an overwhelming sense of trust and safety.

Even though he had appeared so suddenly in the middle of the night, she did not feel afraid.

Apocalypse smiled. "How about I go upstairs and beat him up for you?"

"No. He's just angry right now."

"He'll make you angry many more times in the future. I might as well beat him up now. It won't be so convenient to do it later."

Once Stephen became Doctor Strange, a fight between them would not be so simple.

Mountain-shattering destruction would be the least of it. It might even trigger distortions in space-time and tremors across the universe.

Stephen's personality was actually quite annoying.

When he had been a doctor, he had been arrogant, conceited, self-centered, and utterly careless of other people's feelings.

But because he was such a genius, no one dared confront him. They could only put up with him.

Now, because of his stubbornness, he had not only squandered all his savings but had also cruelly hurt Palmer, who had always stood by him.

That was also one of the reasons Palmer eventually separated from Doctor Strange.

In Doctor Strange 2, Palmer