Chapter 4

In order to help Green Corporation’s business, I took a break from school for a year and worked day and night as I worked through one proposal after another.

Since Charles had a weak stomach, I drank in his place until my stomach bled. Even when I was put on an IV drip, I continued working.

I chased after clients’ cars to secure one deal after another for him.

Yet when my family was in trouble, I got a measly 5 million after sacrificing my dignity.

That 5 million was far from enough, and my father suffered from a heart attack.

Charles’s indifference and negligence were the final straw for me.

He had a weak stomach, but I had a dumb and stupid brain.

…

I did not sleep well that night.

When I went downstairs, I saw Charles leisurely eating breakfast.

I stopped.

Looking at his side profile, I had to admit that Charles was indeed handsome. He was also 5’9” feet tall.

He had broad shoulders, a thin waist, and a lean body. He did not have bulging muscles, but every part of his body was firm and filled with strength.

His stoic and self-reserved demeanor gave him a cold but charming air.

“You’re awake?” Charles stared at me.

I was stunned. As if hit by a blunt force, I felt my mind go blank.

He pulled out a chair beside him. “Come, have breakfast. We’re going to the hospital after this.”

I could not understand why he was doing this.

But I knew that it meant nothing good. He was just thinking of another way to torment me.

Once I got into the car, I fell into a deep sleep. It seemed last night’s lack of sleep caught up to me.

…

As Charles stared at Nina, who was fast asleep, he could not help but caress her face. Myriad emotions raged in his heart.

He had returned to the past, right into his birthday party last night.

In the previous timeline, he had ruined his relationship for his stupid ego. It had plagued him with regret until the end when he took his own life because he could not reconcile.

In the previous timeline, Nina loved being with him, but he did not have much love for her.

Later, when his family business was in trouble, she helped him without hesitation and helped him turn things around. He had felt really touched back then.

Nina was beautiful and smart. No one could withstand her charms.

Before he got together with Nina, a number of rich heirs were vying for her.

Later, he found that someone had tampered with Helen’s car, and all evidence pointed at Nina.

He could not help but suspect her, but he could not bear the thought of letting her go either.

Hence, he thought of other ways to make her life hell by hiding his true intent of making her stay beside him.

After tormenting Nina for three years, he finally found out that she had nothing to do with Helen’s death. She was innocent.

He was the one who had fallen for a conspiracy.

As he realized his mistake, Nina started avoiding him.

When he returned home drunk, she would make him honey lemon tea and take care of him throughout the night, but she would discreetly avoid physical contact with him, and she no longer shared the same room.

She was always so gentle and considerate. She even asked Lilu to come over to keep him company.

He would make a lot of noise with Lilu on their bed. He thought that would make Nina jealous, and she would cave in so that he could have a way out of the situation, but she stopped getting angry. She did not even storm in anymore to demand why he was doing this to her.

He shared a birthday with Helen, which frustrated him even more. That was why he did such a thing.

But the eternally gentle, considerate, and even-tempered Nina ran away from home on his birthday and married Skye Brentt, her best friend’s brother.

…

When I arrived at the hospital with Charles, I saw my mother standing at the door to my father’s ward.

“Naomi, I already hired the best cardiologist in the country to check on Nathan. You don’t have to worry about the medical fees either.”