LOGINThe room suddenly seemed much darker.
Lucian abruptly raised his head.
He had completely overlooked that possibility.
After all, he had watched Emilia grow up. Even though the two of them had never been particularly close, he knew her well enough to realize that she wasn’t the kind of person who would casually drug someone.
It seemed someone had set their sights on him.
Lucian rose from his chair. The thoughts in his eyes suddenly darkened, and an icy
Lucian looked utterly defeated.His gaze fell on Vessara, filled with helplessness and exhaustion.He didn't know what else he could do.It felt like none of it mattered anymore.He simply stared at Vessara helplessly, looking so lost that she couldn't help feeling concerned.Vessara lowered her head slightly and spoke softly.“She'll be okay. Let's wait and see what the doctors say.”Lucian didn't respond.Vessara could only sigh again.For a moment, she didn't know what else to say.Then an idea suddenly occurred to her.She looked up at Lucian.He still looked completely devastated.Vessara reached over and gently patted his shoulder.“Do you like her?”Lucian froze.“It's not easy to meet someone you genuinely like, someone you truly want to protect. If you've found someone like that, you should treasure her.”“No. Don't
When they returned to the Barclay residence, Vessara was just about to go upstairs and rest for a while when Lucas suddenly appeared from somewhere.“Did you see Lucian?”“Isn't he home?”Vessara looked puzzled. Judging by the time, Lucian should have returned a long time ago. What was going on?Hearing her answer, Lucas became confused as well.“He clearly said he was going to find you…”“No.”Vessara answered firmly.Something seemed to flash through her mind, but when she desperately tried to grasp it, she came up empty-handed. All that remained was a blank space in her mind.Damn it. Why had she been so forgetful lately?Lucas watched her frown and quickly tried to explain.“Maybe I'm just overthinking it. He might have gone out to take care of something. After all, it's not like we can keep an eye on him every day.”That was what
The words she had waited years to hear had finally come.Yet for some reason, at that very moment, Claire backed away.She stared at the man she had longed for and suddenly wanted nothing more than to escape.She kept stepping backward, his words repeating over and over in her mind.I'll marry you.But was that really what she wanted?Claire shook her head repeatedly.Then she pushed Lucian away and ran.Lucian was left standing there, staring blankly after her.Had she just rejected him?Maybe it was his own fault.Why had he said something like that in the first place?Lucian lowered his head.He moved his fingers several times before realizing he didn't even have the strength to clench his fists.A deep sense of helplessness engulfed him.His throat felt painfully dry, and he couldn't say another word.Watching Claire disappear from his sight left him with an u
Razen looked at Vessara with such tenderness that it was almost as if his eyes could melt.Unfortunately, Vessara didn’t notice at all.She was completely absorbed in her own thoughts.Razen could only helplessly shake his head and reassure himself internally.‘She just doesn’t think about these things. And she treats me pretty well anyway.’Somehow, repeating that to himself made him feel much better.“All right, enough about that. Nathan seems a little…”Vessara hesitated and glanced at Nathan.There was something about him today that felt off.Razen merely looked at Nathan.The moment their eyes met, Nathan immediately forced himself to perk up and squeezed out a flattering smile.“Why are you two looking at me? Is there something you want?”Nathan felt like he was about to fall apart.Razen walked over and narrowed his eyes.
A shrill voice filled with endless anguish rang through the room, so full of misery that it seemed almost tangible, as though it could wrap itself around Razen at any moment.Razen immediately frowned.A few seconds later, a figure rushed into the room like a bolt of lightning.“Razen! Explain this to me! What the hell is going on?”Nathan didn't bother with pleasantries. He tossed his phone at Razen, his eyes filled with undisguised frustration.Razen raised an eyebrow.“What about it?”“You dumped all these people on me! How am I supposed to handle them all? I'm a doctor, not a freaking beast!”God only knew what Nathan had felt when he arrived at the hospital and found an entire group of patients waiting for him, every single one in serious enough condition to require ICU care.He'd felt like his entire world was collapsing.Then he learned that all of them had been sent ther
The next second, Razen proudly lifted his chin and said each word with complete seriousness.“Begin.”A terrible feeling immediately flashed through Vessara's mind.She instinctively wanted to get away from this place.Unfortunately, she was too late.The people standing on both sides of the hallway suddenly moved.Then, in perfect unison, they shouted,“Welcome, Miss Barclay! We look forward to welcoming you as our boss's future wife!”The moment those words rang through the hallway, Vessara wanted nothing more than to find a hole in the ground and bury herself in it.‘This was really unnecessary. Did I seriously look like the kind of person who would enjoy this?’Vessara slowly turned toward Razen.Her clenched fingers had already curled into fists, looking as though they might land squarely on his face at any second.Razen, however, remained completely oblivious. He was still immersed in







