Chapter 1: A Husband Falls from the Sky

"I've been watching you for a long time! I fell in love with you the first time we met, and I want to see you every day. Even my dreams are all about you! I know this might be a bit sudden, but I just had to tell you how I feel!"

"So, would you... would you like to be my boyfriend?"

As soon as Isabella Gomez opened the door to the hospital room, she heard a nurse mustering up the courage to confess her feelings to a patient.

Her voice was so sweet it could melt hearts.

Coincidentally, the patient was the man she had saved a month ago.

Encountering such a scene, she didn't rush in but leaned against the door, finding it amusing to watch.

This kind of confession had happened seven or eight times this month.

She remembered saving him during an outdoor sketching session a month ago. Back then, he was covered in blood, his face unrecognizable. Who would have thought he would become so popular...

The nurse was extremely nervous, her face flushed red to the neck, waiting for the man's response, completely unaware of Isabella Gomez's presence.

Seeing that the man remained silent, she grew even more anxious.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Was I too forward? It's okay, I... I can wait!"

At this moment, the man being confessed to noticed Isabella Gomez leaning against the door. He shifted his disdainful gaze from the nurse to her, staring intently.

Isabella Gomez, catching his gaze, had no choice but to step in. "You won't get a reply from him."

With a faint smile, she told the nurse, "He's mute. Didn't you know that?"

"What?" The nurse looked at the man, who was half-lying on the bed, in shock.

His features were handsome and profound, exuding a noble aura with just a glance. How could such a god-like man be mute?

"That's right, not only is he mute, but he might also be permanently paralyzed. Miss Nurse, I know it's a superficial world, but are you willing to spend the rest of your life with a mute, disabled man?"

The nurse's face turned beet red. She had indeed only been attracted to his looks.

The thought of spending her life with a mute and crippled man was absolutely unacceptable!

But having just made a heartfelt confession, she couldn't back down now.

The nurse puffed out her cheeks and glared at Isabella Gomez. "Who are you, telling me what to do here?"

"I'm just trying to save you from making a mistake. Why are you blaming me?"

Just as Isabella Gomez finished speaking, the man on the bed suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, gently tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

Isabella Gomez: "?"

She wanted to scream internally. Please, if you're going to reject someone, don't use her as a shield!

The nurse, already on the verge of tears, stomped her foot and stared at them with wide eyes. "What is your relationship with him?"

At that moment, the attending doctor walked in and, seeing Isabella Gomez, said, "Ms Gomez, your husband can be discharged today. Please sign here."

The nurse: "..."

Husband?

The nurse's face turned green. She was utterly confused.

Looking at Isabella Gomez and then at the man she had been infatuated with for a month, she quickly scurried away!

"Hey, Miss Nurse..." Before Isabella Gomez could finish saying "He's not my husband," the nurse had already disappeared.

The attending doctor, smiling, watched the nurse run off. "Another one rejected by your husband?"

Isabella Gomez frowned. "Doctor, how many times have I told you, he's not my husband."

"Come on, arguments between couples are common. Let it go." Doctor shook his head, looking at the two of them.

A beautiful young woman like Isabella Gomez, who had been taking care of a nearly crippled man for a month, even helping him bathe, wasn't his wife? Who would believe that!

Certainly not Doctor.

Isabella Gomez felt a bit helpless. She took such good care of this man because he had a maple leaf birthmark on his shoulder.

Two years ago, an Mrs Carter had saved her life.

Mrs Carter was a very kind person, and her only wish was to find her long-lost son.

She often told Isabella Gomez, "The biggest regret of my life is losing my son. He has a maple leaf birthmark on his shoulder, very smart and handsome, but I can never find him again."

"Ms Gomez? Ms Gomez?" Doctor called out to her, noticing she was lost in thought.

Isabella Gomez snapped out of her reverie.

Mrs Carter's words still echoed in her ears. Considering his age, appearance, and the maple leaf birthmark, Isabella Gomez believed this man could very well be Mrs Carter's son.

"Okay, Doctor, I'll pack his things and take him home," Isabella Gomez said to the doctor.

Doctor patted her shoulder. "That's the spirit. There's no overnight grudge between couples. Go home and live happily."

Isabella Gomez: "..."

After Doctor left, Isabella Gomez looked at the silent man, her expression serious. For the Nth time, she asked, "What's your name? Is your mother's surname Carter?"

The man glanced at her, his beautiful eyes slowly closing, ignoring her urgency, and began to meditate.

"You can't speak, but can you write or draw? You can write it down for me!" Isabella Gomez shook him, unwilling to give up.

He was about to be discharged, but he hadn't said a word.

She had no idea how to handle the situation next.

However, the man didn't even bother to open his eyes, lifting his chin arrogantly.

"You!" Isabella Gomez was almost driven mad by him.

But thinking of Mrs Carter, she couldn't just abandon him.

A mute and crippled man, unable to take care of himself!

Isabella Gomez had no choice. In the end, she brought the man back to her place.

Isabella Gomez's apartment was a rented one-bedroom, small but clean.

Pointing to the sofa in the living room, she said to the man, "I'll let you sleep on my sofa for a few days, but you need to find your family as soon as possible!"

The man remained silent, glancing around the tiny but well-equipped rental. He picked up the remote control and switched to the financial news channel.

"Breaking news: Today, there was a significant change in the shareholding structure of the Sanders Group. All shares under the third son, Jonathan Sanders, have been transferred to the eldest son, Nicholas Sanders, and the second son, Matthew Sanders. Currently, Jonathan Sanders's whereabouts are unknown, and the Ling Group is in turmoil..."

The man fixed his gaze on the TV screen, clenching his fists in the shadows.