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His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine
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My heartbeat is so steady that sometimes, I don't resemble a human being at all. The fluctuations in my heart rate are very small even though I might be sleeping, suffering from a fever, or losing too much blood. When I'm 18 years old, the Ziegler family admits me into a rehabilitation center. My new home is now a temperature-controlled intensive unit located on the top floor. Oh, Aiden Ziegler doesn't love me at all. It's merely because the one and only artificial heart present in this world—and also in his chest—needs to be fine-tuned with my own heartbeat as its primary frequency. If my heartbeat is steady, he gets to live. If not, he dies. Three months ago, a nurse accidentally took off one of the monitoring pads on my chest. Five minutes later, Aiden, who was ten thousand miles away, went through a temporary crash where his heart stopped. The next day, the third-party medical company filed for bankruptcy. Everyone who was involved in this incident got banned by the medical world. Because of that incident, all of the sounds get eradicated from the top floor. Even the elevator's chimes get muted when it reaches the top floor of the rehab center. Everything changes when Aiden flies to Iropa. That's when his fiancee, Mandy Sutherland, takes over the rehab center. As she flips through my medical bill of nine figures, she sneers at me. "So, the Zieglers are basically sustaining a loser who does nothing but gasps for breath while lying in bed, huh?" After that, Mandy tears off the monitoring pads and unplugs the sync line. Then, she forces me to get on a treadmill. "That'll be a six-mile run for you. You can forget about returning to the top floor if you can't finish the run." As I grip the handrails tightly, I can feel my heart rate turning erratic for the first time ever. It feels as though my heart is about to burst out of my chest. As soon as the alarm goes off, Mandy turns it off immediately. What she doesn't know is that Aiden's artificial heart has already gone crazy, just like mine, while he's stuck in a place that's 12 time zones away.
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His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 10
Aiden called off all plans for a marriage alliance between the Ziegler and Sutherland families.The day the news was announced, Ziegler Group's stock price showed a brief fluctuation. One of the board members was displeased, saying that it was irrational of Aiden to destroy a long-term strategic partnership over a woman.This was said during a video conference with Aiden in it. After listening to the board member's passionate statement, he merely looked up and asked, "If not for Geraldine, do you think you'd be attending this conference now or my funeral?"The conference room instantly fell silent. The very next day, that board member wisely submitted his resignation.The rehab center went through a total overhaul. The top floor was no longer a sealed, suffocating monitoring cage. Aiden had half the walls torn down and replaced with floor-to-ceiling windows.For the first time, I watched a full sunrise from the top floor of the rehab center. Golden light poured through the glass a
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 9
I slept for three whole days. When I woke up, the monitoring room on the top floor was so quiet that it felt forgotten by the world. The temperature control was back on, and the curtains were half drawn. The sunlight filtering through had softened into a pale gold.I flexed my fingers. A sharp sting pricked the back of my hand where the IV went in. The spot beneath my collarbone hurt even more, like someone had gouged out a piece of flesh rather than just making an incision.I turned my head slightly to see Aiden sitting by the bed. The dark circles under his eyes were heavy, and he didn't look much better than I did. Under the front of his dress shirt, I could still faintly see the marks left by the defibrillator pads.When he realized I was awake, he was dazed for a second. Then, he reached out and pressed the call button."Does it hurt?" His voice was hoarse and raw.I wanted to say it didn't, but the moment I opened my mouth, the pull along my collarbone sent a wave of tinglin
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 8
Gregory finally started to panic once all the exits of the rehab center were sealed. He spat, "Aiden, what do you mean by this?"Aiden leaned back in his seat. He was still deathly pale, but his fingers were steady as he played the first surveillance clip.On the screen, Mandy ripped the monitoring patches off my chest and shoved me onto the treadmill. On the right side of the screen, the data from Aiden's artificial heart appeared in real time. The moment my heart rate first went out of control was the first time his artificial heart set off an alarm."Strike one," Aiden said coolly.The color drained from Mandy's lips.The second clip started to play. Mandy ordered someone to cut off the backup server on the top floor. On the right side of the screen, Aiden suddenly collapsed in a conference room in Iropa."Strike two."In the third clip, Mandy personally administered the stimulant to me. On the right side of the screen, the medical equipment in the emergency bay on the privat
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 7
Early the next morning, the rehab center's driveway was jammed with cars.Gregory Sutherland walked into the conference room with his lawyer, several board members, and a few regulatory representatives in tow. He was Mandy's father, chairman of Sutherland Healthcare, and a longtime partner of the Ziegler family.The moment he stepped inside, he saw Mandy, who was being watched by security. Her eyes were swollen and red, and she looked at him like he was her only hope. "Dad…"Gregory didn't answer her. Instead, he turned to Helena and said, "Mrs. Ziegler Senior, I heard about Aiden being in critical condition."His tone carried appropriate grief, but his demeanor made it clear he was there to cause trouble. "The Sutherland and Ziegler families are about to be joined in marriage. I can't just sit back and ignore this."Helena sat in the seat of honor. She hadn't slept all night, and her face was ashen. "What are you trying to say?"Gregory set a file down on the table. "I want the
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 4
By the time Mandy convened a hearing, I could no longer stand. I was brought into the rehab center's first-floor conference hall in a wheelchair.Every seat was filled. Board representatives, legal counsel, the head nurse, the head of security, and even a compliance consultant they'd rushed in at t
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 3
By the time I was wheeled into the exam room, my fingers were shaking uncontrollably. The electrode pads were ice-cold against my skin; the sharp chill reached my bones. The lines on the monitor were still a mess.Quentin was restrained out in the hallway. His white coat was smeared with dust, and
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 2
The regular observation room was on the third floor of the rehab center. There were no soundproof walls or temperature control.I curled up on the hospital bed. My fingers dug into the sheets, my chest feeling so tight that I couldn't make a sound.The door flew open. Quentin Stark rushed in, his
His Artificial Heart Beats With Mine Chapter 1
The treadmill went from a slow walk to a sprint in three seconds. Two security guards grabbed me by the arms and pinned me down against the handrails. The spots on my chest where they'd just ripped off the monitoring pads still burned."Turn it up," Mandy Sutherland said.She stood outside the gla
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