INICIAR SESIÓNAdrian remained silent for a long time, and that brief silence was enough to fill Alice’s heart with a thousand possibilities.Alice thought,Perhaps Adrian is hesitant too. He must have noticed how much effort I’ve put in during this time.Hope filled Alice’s heart, and a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes.Adrian noticed the obvious change in her expression and couldn’t help but laugh sarcastically.“You don’t actually think I’m going to hesitate, do you?”Alice froze.The color that had returned to her face moments ago drained away instantly.Adrian said,“In a few days, I’ll announce that our engagement has been canceled. After that, you can leave this place.”Alice felt a chill run through her entire body. She clearly saw the mockery in his eyes.She tried desperately to hold herself together and keep herself from completely losing control. Perhaps because of everything she had been through, she had unknowingly become more mature.After a while, she took a deep breath and sa
Adrian couldn’t help but laugh sarcastically.“Alfred, Amy, don’t you think this is a little opportunistic? If word gets out, what will people think of the Collins family?”Hearing that, Alfred and Amy both looked slightly embarrassed.Amy said,“How can you call it opportunistic? Everyone knows about your relationship with Alice, and everyone is mocking the Collins family behind our backs. Now that we can cancel the engagement, no one will think we’re the ones at fault.”Amy looked at Adrian worriedly and asked,“You haven’t fallen in love with Alice, have you?”Adrian laughed.“Do you really think that’s possible?”Amy thought for a moment before shaking her head.It was highly unlikely.She knew Adrian’s personality well and knew he would never care about a scheming woman like Alice.She said,“In that case, canceling the engagement will be in everyone’s best interest.”As for whether the word “everyone” included Alice, no one cared.Adrian also knew that canceling the engagement w
Elena found Duncan’s words reasonable. A large family like the Carver family would not allow itself to fall into complete ruin so easily.Seeing that she was worried, Duncan tried to reassure her.“You don’t need to worry too much. Mr. Wright will take care of it.”Elena nodded and said nothing more.Fortunately, she didn’t have to worry about these matters. Otherwise, they would give her a real headache.They didn’t continue discussing the Carver family. After a few moments of silence, Duncan casually asked,“Have you looked at Asher’s medical records?”“Yes.”Elena nodded without thinking much of it.Duncan asked,“How is his condition? Are you confident the surgery will be successful?”Hearing that, Elena put down her fork. After thinking for a moment, she said,“Not completely. After all, the clot is pressing on his nerves, which makes it very dangerous.”Duncan asked worriedly,“In that case, why did you agree to perform Asher’s surgery? If the surgery fails, the Bennett family c
Camille cleared her throat. She knew what Alistair was thinking, so she said,“Alistair, I know you’re capable and have ambitions you haven’t achieved yet. That’s why you’re always trying to climb higher. But I hope you realize that we’re all ordinary people, and each of us has our own way of living. You don’t have to reach the very top just to survive. I hope you can let go of this obsession, focus on doing your job well, and stop worrying about other things.”Camille spoke sincerely as Alistair listened.However, he still didn’t understand why she was telling him all of this.When Camille noticed the confusion on his face, her cheeks reddened slightly as she stammered,“Actually... I think you’re a good person. It’s just that you were a little too arrogant before, and I didn’t like that.”The meaning behind her words was clear. If Alistair could change himself, she was willing to give him a chance.Alistair smiled, genuinely unsure of what to say.Perhaps this was one of those times
Hearing that, Duncan raised an eyebrow slightly before saying,“Really? That’s good. I also believe you won’t bother Elena, Mr. Bennett.”“Mr. Ashcombe, you’re overthinking things.”Asher snorted coldly before standing up and leaving.Duncan watched Asher walk away, then smiled and headed toward Elena’s clinic.Around noon, Elena had finished her work.When she saw that Duncan had arrived, she said,“Duncan, you came at the perfect time. I just finished work.”“Yes. How about we have lunch together?”Duncan asked with a smile.Elena nodded without refusing.She took him to the hospital cafeteria.Unlike Alistair’s previous attitude, Duncan didn’t care about the cafeteria at all.He believed that the food wasn’t important. What mattered was the person you were eating with.At lunchtime, the cafeteria was extremely crowded, filled with hospital staff who all knew Elena, even if they weren’t particularly close to her.When Elena entered with Duncan, everyone looked at them curiously and
Elena couldn’t be bothered to argue with him.She repeated what she had said earlier before continuing,“I can perform the surgery for you, but you need to understand that there are risks involved.”“Yes, I understand.”Since Asher had come here, it was only natural that he had already considered the worst-case scenario.Seeing how determined he was, Elena couldn’t help but ask,“I remember you said before that you didn’t care about your memory loss. Why are you thinking about recovering your memories now?”Asher asked,“What will happen if I don’t undergo the surgery?”Elena immediately understood and gave a soft laugh.“Mr. Bennett, you’re very smart. If you don’t undergo the surgery, you’ll gradually lose your vision over time, and there’s a high possibility of intracranial bleeding.”It was true that he could wait until that happened and then undergo the surgery.Asher wouldn’t necessarily die, but no one knew what might happen by then.Therefore, Asher’s decision to undergo the s







