เข้าสู่ระบบ“Lucas, don’t you think you’re being a little too full of yourself?“You keep talking about coming back to the Owen family and throwing Miles out. What makes you so sure you’ll get your way?”A woman’s voice cut through the room.Lucas turned toward the door.Serena walked in with a dark expression, carrying a lunch bag in one hand.So that was where she had been.She had gone to get lunch for Miles.Lucas straightened and looked at her calmly.“My confidence comes from knowing who I am. Miles is the one who doesn’t belong here, so yes, I have every right to make sure he leaves.”His voice turned colder.“And you too, Serena. Once Grandma wakes up, you can leave with him. After the way you’ve treated her, you don’t deserve to keep calling yourself part of this family.”Before Gina’s heart attack, Lucas had still tried to give Serena the benefit of the doubt.He had assumed Miles had manipulated her and turned her against him.And because she was his biological sister, some
Something about Miles had changed since he woke up.He seemed calmer and more guarded than before, revealing almost nothing through his expression.Even standing right in front of him and watching him closely, Lucas couldn’t tell what Miles was thinking.That made him seem even more dangerous.Lucas forced down his anger.“Miles, whatever you’re planning, I’m not agreeing to your terms.”Miles sighed as though he were genuinely trying to reason with him.“Lucas, don’t be so quick to say no.“You know Grandma can’t afford to wait much longer for treatment.”He tilted his head slightly.“Unless you don’t actually care whether she gets better.“You just stood there accusing me of being ungrateful and heartless. Fine. What about you?“If Grandma really matters that much to you, then give up your place in the Owen family. Do that, and she gets the treatment she needs.”His smile turned mocking.“But you won’t, will you?“You’re holding on to your place in this family just as
Miles didn’t seem bothered that Lucas had seen through him.He gave a faint smile.“My condition is simple. As long as you stay out of the Owen family and give up any claim to being one of them, I’ll have the medical team treat Grandma.”Lucas stared at him coldly.“You really are shameless.“Grandma raised you for more than twenty years. She took care of you and treated you like her own. Now her life is in danger, and instead of helping her, you’re using her condition to bargain with me?”Miles’s expression didn’t change.After stabbing himself and nearly dying, he felt as though he had already crossed a line he could never come back from.When he woke up, he had made a decision.No more hesitation.No more sympathy.No more letting useless feelings get in his way.Those were the things that had held him back before and brought him to this point.If he had gotten rid of Lucas when he first had the chance, would Lucas still be standing here now?And then there was Gina.
“Thank you, Zoe,” Lucas said sincerely. “I owe you one.”Zoe studied him for a moment, then shook her head.“You don’t owe me anything. Back when I was trying to help Fiona win you back, I did plenty of things that made you uncomfortable. Consider this my way of making up for some of that.”The mention of the past left Lucas with mixed feelings.He had resented Zoe before for helping Fiona interfere in his life, and for a while, their relationship had been strained to the breaking point.But now that he had come to her for help, she had not turned him away.She was even willing to speak to Fiona on his behalf.For that, Lucas was grateful.But that was as far as it went.He thanked her once more before leaving.Zoe watched him go and let out a quiet sigh.Hopefully, once this was over, there would truly be nothing left tying Lucas and Fiona together.After leaving the Shaw family’s private hospital, Lucas returned to Jasper City General Hospital.Ivy had arranged for peopl
Cherrie kept her head down, too afraid to look at the intruder.She had no idea what might set him off.He was injured, but the strength in the hand that had closed around her throat was terrifying.Cherrie valued her life far too much to try anything reckless.By now, the man had pushed himself upright.The sheets where he had been lying were soaked with blood.The closer Cherrie got, the stronger the metallic smell became.Her stomach churned.She felt like she was going to throw up, but the last thing she wanted was to do it in front of him.Forcing down the nausea, she opened the first-aid kit and pulled out antiseptic and gauze.She leaned closer.“I’ll clean the wound for you…”Then the smell hit her hard again.Cherrie gagged.Before she could stop herself, she threw up all over him.The man went completely still.Cherrie froze in horror.Then panic took over.“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to!”She frantically grabbed some gauze and tried to wipe off
Haley waved a hand helplessly.“Let her go. She’s really heartbroken this time.”Cherrie carried the first-aid kit back to her room in a daze and locked the door behind her.A blast of cold air swept in through the window, making her shiver.That cleared her head a little.She looked toward the wide-open window and frowned.She could have sworn she had closed it before leaving earlier.So why was it open now?Too distracted to give it much thought, Cherrie walked over, shut the window, and pulled the curtains closed.With only a small bedside lamp on, the room immediately grew dim.She set the first-aid kit on the table, kicked off her shoes, and climbed into bed.Her head was still a mess.She didn’t want to think about anything anymore. All she wanted was to sleep and hope that by the time she woke up, her father would have found out something about Ethan.Cherrie lifted the comforter and crawled underneath.Her bed was large, and out of habit, she rolled toward the oth
Lucas pulled himself out of the memory and looked coldly at Rachel standing across from him.“I made myself very clear on the day of the wedding. From now on, Fiona Shaw and I have nothing to do with each other.“So I suggest you leave right now, Ms. Tate. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude.
Two weeks later, Fiona returned to the country after wrapping up the Hangelia project.At the airport, she saw the private car waiting to pick her up and frowned.“Why is it you? Where’s Lucas?”The night before her flight home, she had specifically asked her executive assistant, Rachel Tate, to
After visiting Zac at the hospital, Fiona went straight back to the company the next day.In the CEO’s office, Fiona sat behind her desk, a trace of exhaustion showing on her cool, beautiful face.She closed her eyes, rubbed the space between her brows, and called out instinctively, “Lucas, get me
“Mr. Lucas York, do you take Ms. Fiona Shaw to be your wife? Do you promise to care for her, accept her, and stand by her through every season of life, whether in good times or bad, in sickness and in health?”“I do.”Lucas stood in a sharp black suit, his tie perfectly straight. A faint, gentle s







