Chapter 5

Moon’s eyes widened.

A flash of panic and doubt crossed her face. She quickly schooled her features into their usual cold, mocking expression.

“I told you. I don’t remember anything about what happened five years ago.

“As for who gave me the blood, Cody’d never lie to me.”

After all, Yale and Cody had always been incredibly close.

They had once shared a bed and stayed up talking about everything. They had protected each other when they were in danger and even promised to attend each other’s weddings.

Sometimes, Moon was jealous of how much Yale cared about Cody.

How could she believe him when what he told her implied that Cody had been lying all this time?

Yale was not surprised. He fixed his clothes and offered a bitter smile. “I knew it.”

He knew she would never believe him.

He knew she had never trusted him.

The pain in Yale’s eyes made Moon flinch. She turned her head and sneered.

“You just don’t want me to touch you. I don’t want someone like you either.”

She turned around, slammed the door, and left.

Yale stayed where he was and tried to calm himself down.

Then, he suddenly sensed the presence of someone outside. He looked up.

Cody stood outside the door. He looked stunned.

“Yale…

“You know?”

“About what?” Yale looked at him.

Cody lowered his head. “So you do know… I’m sorry! Justin loves Moon so much. That’s why I told all those lies!

“He said he just wanted to experience what it was like to have a wedding. Once the wedding is over, I’ll tell her the truth!

“Just wait a little longer…”

Yale shut the door in his face.

Cody refused to give up. He kept rambling, trying to explain himself, but Yale did not respond.

He assumed Yale was just angry. He sighed. “Take some time to calm down.”

Yale listened until Cody’s footsteps faded into the distance.

He covered his face as tears slipped through his fingers.

He thought, ‘No, Yale. You need to let them go.

‘You still have your father.

‘You need to let them go so you and your father can live a peaceful life.’

The storm of emotions inside Yale slowly began to settle.

Yale wiped his tears away and changed his clothes. Then, he left the hospital.

As he walked out, he sent Daniel a text.

[The flight leaves this afternoon. Just wait for me across the street.]

Just then, a black Maybach came straight at him and slammed into him.

Yale was thrown to the ground. A sharp crack sounded from his leg, and it bent at an unnatural angle.

His vision went black from the pain. Then, he heard Moon’s voice. “Run over his stomach.”

Yale looked at her in disbelief. The familiar woman sat in the back seat of the Maybach. Her face was dark and grim.

Cody sat beside her. He looked uneasy. “Justin said he wouldn’t be comfortable letting Yale keep serving you unless he knew Yale could never have children. But isn’t this too dangerous?”

“The driver knows how to handle it.”

Moon looked at Yale on the ground. Her eyes shone with grief but also with a cruel sense of satisfaction.

“When he left me in that car back then, he never stopped to think about whether I’d be in danger.

“I just want him to know what it feels like to be on the verge of death!”

As soon as she finished, the driver stepped on the gas.

The car ran over Yale’s stomach. He threw his head back and let out a horrifying scream.

The driver turned the wheel and came at him a second time.

“No!”

Yale had never been this terrified. He dragged himself across the ground and tried to crawl away. Blood spread across the ground beneath him.

But his leg was broken, so he could not get far.

The car came toward him again. Yale closed his eyes in despair.

Bang!

A deafening crash rang out, but the pain never came.

Yale opened his eyes and stared ahead in shock.

An old man stood between him and the car. He still wore the same wrinkled clothes and had managed to stop the car. Then, he slowly collapsed into a pool of blood.

He used all his remaining strength to turn his head. He forced out a smile. “Yale, don’t worry…”

Yale felt as if his entire world had collapsed at that moment.

He screamed with all his strength, “Dad!!!”