Chapter 6

Moon frowned as she watched the scene unfold and immediately called an ambulance.

At the hospital, the doctor examined Daniel. His expression turned grim.

“This is a very difficult surgery. Only the hospital director can perform it.”

“Then, get the director.”

The doctor agreed. Just then, Moon’s phone rang.

It was Justin.

He was sobbing hysterically. “Moon, I accidentally fell down the stairs!

“They said only the hospital director can operate on me if I want to keep my leg.

“What am I going to do? I’m so scared!”

Moon froze.

Yale had been staring at Daniel the whole time. He suddenly looked up and threw himself out of his wheelchair.

“Don’t let the director go to Justin! My father will die! Please!

“Please! I’ll do whatever you want. Please!”

Yale was frantic. He kept begging her over and over, and the nurses could not calm him down.

Moon said nothing. A look of conflict crossed her face.

“Moon, what are you waiting for?” Cody grabbed her hand. “How is Justin supposed to live without his leg?! Of course, he needs the surgery first!

“He was willing to give you all his blood to save you!”

Those words changed Moon’s mind. She made her decision.

“The director is coming with me to see Justin.”

“Moon, are you trying to make me die?!” Yale grabbed her leg and refused to let go.

Moon’s face turned icy. “Die? You don’t have the guts to do that.”

She pried Yale’s fingers off one by one. She walked a few steps away. Then, she seemed to feel a little sympathy.

Moon turned back and gave an order. “Give Yale access to the operating room.

“Yale, you’re a top surgeon. You can save your father yourself.”

“My hands were ruined because of you! I can’t perform surgery!” Yale screamed in despair, but Moon was already too far away to hear him.

Yale collapsed where he was. Blood seeped from his wounds.

A few seconds later, Yale seemed to snap back to reality. He grabbed a nurse’s hand and begged them to take him to the operating room.

Yale picked up the scalpel. His hand shook so badly that he could not even make a precise incision.

“Yale, don’t push yourself…”

Daniel’s lips moved weakly. “I’m happy. I’ll die happy that I protected you…”

His voice grew weaker and weaker.

Yale thought, ‘No. No, no…’

Daniel finally closed his eyes. He stopped breathing.

“No!”

Tears burst from Yale’s eyes. He threw himself at Daniel and held his body tightly.

“It’s all my fault! All of this is my fault! Dad, open your eyes. Yell at me! Say something…”

Why had this happened?

He had already booked their flight for that day.

They had been so close. They had only needed a bit of time.

He cried until his voice turned hoarse.

His father had always been so good to him. Yale would never feel his father’s hands on his shoulder again. He would never awkwardly try to comfort Yale again.

…

A few days later, Yale stood in the middle of the crowd and watched Justin get into the wedding car.

People nearby chatted among themselves. “What a grand wedding! Mr. Mercer must be the most important man in Ms. Xavier’s heart!”

“I heard that when Ms. Xavier met his parents, she told them that they’d share a bed in life and a grave in death. She even said she’d protect her husband with her life.”

Yale’s voice was hoarse as he asked, “Really?”

The people around him jumped. They turned and saw a gaunt man with a limp. He looked almost ghostly. They instinctively stepped back. “Y-Yes, of course…”

Yale smiled. He left the crowd and got into a van. Then, he drove straight toward Justin’s wedding car.

“Who’s that?!”

Moon turned around in the other car, but she could not see the driver inside the van.

Cody frowned and said from the passenger seat, “You said you wanted to give Justin the wedding he dreamed of. You said you’d forgive Yale after the wedding and marry him.

“I was waiting to see you two get married. Who would cause trouble at a time like this?

“Moon, you’re an excellent shot. Hurry and shoot the person causing trouble!”

Moon did not hesitate. She pulled out her gun.

She aimed at the driver’s seat of the van and pulled the trigger.

The bullet shattered the windshield and struck Yale in the chest.

A wave of pain tore through him. He let go of the steering wheel and fell back against the seat.

Daniel’s face flashed before his eyes.

He looked at Yale sorrowfully. “They treated you so badly. They always made you cry. Come with me.”

“Okay…” Yale said softly.

He used the last of his strength to turn his head. Moon’s eyes widened in horror when she saw him smile at her.

He thought, ‘That’s good.

‘From now on, even you won’t be able to make me cry anymore.’