Chapter 4

I followed him to the corner of the hallway. His face was gloomy, and his breathing was heavy.

His footsteps suddenly paused.

A moment later, he turned around and took large strides toward my room.

He kicked the door open and roared, "Eden, get out here!"

Naturally, no one answered him.

With a dark face, he stepped halfway in. His eyes only met a messy and empty hospital bed.

Vincenzo, if you just took two more steps inside, you would see the things I left for you. I really didn't lie to you...

And what happened to Mom and Dad had absolutely nothing to do with me...

But his patience for me was always zero. After confirming I wasn't in bed, he didn't even want to take another look. He just turned and walked away.

The loud slam of the door was deafening, even shattering a painting on the wall.

As he walked back to the ICU, his anger only grew.

He opened his phone, pulled me out of the blacklist, took a deep breath, and typed a message:

"Eden, if you dare waste our time and money again, I'll have someone break your legs and throw you into the sea! You check into the hospital but disappear. At least put some effort into your acting!"

"I expect you back at the convent for punishment immediately! It seems they haven't taught you a lesson. I'll give you one day. If you don't drag yourself back there by sunset tomorrow, I'll make you pay!"

Floating behind him, I smiled bitterly.

When I was nine, a boy pushed me. Vincenzo threatened to break his legs and throw him into the sea.

The exact same threat he once used to protect me was now aimed at me.

The moment the message was sent, the phone left next to my pillow on the hospital bed vibrated.

The screen quickly went dark, and its owner would never touch it again.

After sending the harsh words, Vincenzo turned and returned to the outside of Lucia's room, watching for any movement inside through the glass.

Suddenly remembering something, he opened his messages and casually replied to Aldo.

[I checked Eden's room. She's just putting on an act. She's not even there.]

Just as the message was sent, Lucia's finger twitched on the other side of the glass.

Vincenzo shuddered, pressing his whole body against the window with wide eyes, as if afraid he was seeing things.

The numbers on the monitors were beeping steadily. He confirmed it wasn't an illusion. Lucia's condition was stable, and she was showing signs of waking up.

A rush of joy hit him. He completely forgot about me and quickly called his men.

He had them prepare some jewelry. He also told the chef to start making her favorite dessert and soup.

He paced excitedly in the hallway, muttering to himself like a teenage boy, "What else does she want?"

Suddenly, he smacked his forehead, as if remembering something huge.

He ordered his guards to go to the family vault immediately and bring back a specific ring. It was the pigeon-blood ruby that only the family's Principessa could wear.

Then he contacted his lawyer, demanding he immediately bring the paperwork to transfer the family's main casino to Lucia.

Moving too fast, he bumped into the nurse who had taken care of me earlier.

Seeing him, the nurse's eyes immediately lit up.

"Don, your sister Eden, she..."

Vincenzo waved his hand impatiently. Before she could finish, he rushed back outside the room.

Through the glass, he met Lucia's slowly opening eyes. He let out a long breath, finally dropping his ruthless guard.

Just then, his phone rang sharply at the worst possible time. After pressing the answer button, the trembling voice of the lead surgeon came through:

"Don, the donor... your sister's body is still in the hallway unclaimed... Please come down to make the arrangements."（卡点位）