ログインAlthough my father had made it through the critical stage, he had not fully recovered. The doctor checked on his condition again. When he came out and gave us a signal that we could visit him, the lawyer arrived carrying a briefcase.The middle-aged man looked at me with an expression I couldn't quite understand. He hurried over to Jessy and said, “I brought the letter.”A letter?What letter?I immediately glanced at Anna, who was standing beside me.Could it be the letter he meant...My thoughts were interrupted when Jessy told me to enter the treatment room. When I reached for Anna's hand to bring her with me, Jessy stopped me.“Only family members are allowed inside. This is a private family matter,” Jessy said.Erna, who heard her, let out an annoyed hiss, but this time she restrained herself, considering that my father was lying weakly in the bed.“Anna, stay with Brenda, okay?” I said.Anna nodded in understanding. She walked over to the waiting chairs and sat back down beside
Anna stared at me with wide eyes. Her lips were slightly parted, but not a single word came out. She was stunned. For several seconds, her body seemed to forget how to move.I reached out and touched her shoulder, bringing Anna back to her senses.“Anna!” I called.She blinked. “Dylan... Brenda called me.”My chest suddenly tightened with an uneasy feeling. Without realizing it, I clenched the bedsheet in my fist. Trying to remain calm, I responded to her.“What did she say?”“Abraham is in critical condition,” Anna said in a trembling voice. “Meanwhile, Jessy and Erna are arguing outside, she said.”I ran a hand through my hair and let out a long sigh. Reluctantly, I pulled away from Anna and quickly got up.“You stay here.”“I want to come too,” Anna pleaded.“Then get dressed quickly.”As I pulled my shirt back on, I tried to calm myself from the horrifying images swirling through m
DYLAN“Does your wound still hurt?” I asked Anna.When I turned to her, she only shook her head with a faint smile. I touched her still-bandaged arm, then gently kissed her palm, damp with sweat.“I’m sorry. I should have told you to wait at the office that day. None of this would have happened,” I murmured.I propped my head up with one hand, then reached out with the other to touch Anna’s flushed face.For a moment, I noticed something different about her haircut. I immediately sat up and touched Anna’s hair.“You cut your hair?”“Jessy cut it.”I fell silent. Jessy must have done something to Anna that day. Besides punishing her in the pool, my mother had also hurt her arm. I had no idea what things would be like in the future if Anna and I stayed together.The worst part was that even after I warned her about it, Anna still stubbornly insisted on maintaining this relationship until she completed all one hundred of her wishes.Yeah, the woman lying in front of me now was stubborn a
My apology seemed to fall on deaf ears. After hugging me, Dylan immediately put some distance between us again. His gaze was so cold, as if what had happened between us meant nothing to him.I patiently waited for him to get dressed. After he came out wearing a casual T-shirt and sweatpants, I approached Dylan again.“Can we talk for a moment?” I asked softly.I wanted to tell him about Jessy, but when I saw Dylan let out a long sigh, I knew he still wasn’t ready to talk to me.“I’m busy.”“Are you still angry with me?”“No, I’m just tired. Can you leave my room now? I want to sleep,” he said coldly, motioning toward the door with his chin.I studied his hardened expression for a moment. Not wanting to drag the matter out, I nodded weakly. Maybe Dylan just needed some time, I thought.“All right. I won’t bother you. Good night.”I returned to my room and sat in the chair, resting both hands on the desk. He hadn’t even asked what I wanted to say. He had been gone for three days, but if
Dylan wouldn’t let me go to the hospital. So, the only information I could get about Abraham came from Brenda, who called me. She told me everything in a nasal voice, having just finished crying.“Fortunately, Mr. Abraham made it through the critical period, Mrs. Anna,” Brenda told me softly. I could hear her taking a deep breath on the other end of the line. “You don’t need to worry about this, Mrs. Anna. Everything is better now. For the moment, just focus on your treatment, Mrs. Anna.”I fell silent, clutching my clothes.“I’ll keep trying, Brenda. Thanks for the information.”“Oh, and Mr. Dylan has been at the hospital for the past three days without coming home. Don’t you want to ask him to come home for a while? He looks terrible,” Brenda whispered.“Just leave him be, Brenda,” I said briefly. “That’s enough. I’m hanging up.”After ending the call, I walked to Dylan’s bedroom. Without the slightest hesitation, I stepped inside and closed the door behind me. For a moment, I breat
I clutched my aching chest until my knuckles turned white. Tears streamed down my cheeks.Why did everything have to become such a mess?I wanted to tell Dylan about Jessy! So why were we fighting over something so trivial instead?I pressed my fingers against the bridge of my nose. Slowly, I drew in a deep breath, trying to calm the storm of emotions raging inside me.I managed to get up from the floor and leave the room, intending to follow Dylan to his room. But when I stepped outside, I saw him coming through the open door with a file in his hand.My eyes widened as he raised the papers in front of me.“We might as well get divorced today,” he said coldly. “I’ll give you fifty percent of my assets.”He held out the file and pen.I stared at him, then shook my head. I had no intention of taking either from him.“No, no, Dylan... this isn’t right. You’ve got it all wrong.”“Got it wrong? You were in a room with Vallen, and he asked you to marry him!” Dylan snapped. He let go of the
"I'm fine, Father. I bumped my nose earlier," I lied.Fortunately, my father-in-law believed me without much question.Abraham glanced at the unmade bed behind me. His gaze softened. A faint smile touched his thin lips before he quickly pulled a handkerchief from his suit pocket."Use this to wipe
"Vallen, just pretend you never saw any of this," I said calmly."Damn it, Anna, what do you mean? How am I supposed to stay quiet after seeing something this unfair? You're fighting a disease while Dylan...""Vallen, this is my marriage."The firmness in my voice silenced him on the other end of t
I didn't know how long I had been lying on the floor.When I woke up, my head was throbbing and my entire body ached. Slowly, I pushed myself upright and rubbed my face. When I looked down, I found several dried drops of blood on the floor.Not wanting to dwell on it, I got up and walked into the b
For nearly half the day, I lay in bed, curled up as I stared blankly through the open window. My body felt hot, and I was utterly exhausted even though I hadn't done anything physically demanding.Fortunately, Jessy wasn't home. She was probably working at her boutique. If she saw me lazing around







