I looked at him and couldn't help but laugh. "Mr. Thompson, we've already broken up. Now we're just strangers. I hope you can understand that and stop making things difficult for me."My words cut through him like a blade. He clenched his hands into fists, looking at me with anguish."I was just fulfilling my duty as a brother by taking care of my brother's widow and child. I may not have handled it well, but Lisa and I are completely innocent. We never did anything improper. Why can't you forgive me?"Faced with his emotional outburst, I felt completely unmoved inside. I simply stood there quietly, waiting for him to calm down."Michael, does the absence of improper behavior really cover up those special feelings you have for her in your heart? When you used work as an excuse to reject me but spent time with another woman instead, you had already given up on our relationship.""Can't we start over?" Michael's voice cracked slightly.He was the one who abandoned our relationship
"What are you doing in my room this late?"The table was covered with food. Lisa smiled sweetly, and her voice was gentle. "I heard from Margaret that Sarah left, and you spent the whole day looking for her. You just got back, so you probably haven't eaten yet. I had the chef prepare some food..."Before she could finish, Michael's dark gaze frightened her into silence.His lips curved slightly upward, but his eyes were filled with coldness. "I asked you why you're in my room this late."Lisa had never seen Michael with such a sinister, resentful expression. She was so scared she had to grip the table to steady herself.She forced out a smile, speaking ingratiatingly. "It was late, and you weren't back yet. I was worried about you, so I came over..."At these words, Michael's expression grew even darker. He remembered why I had left. It was because Lisa always found various excuses to get his attention, making him repeatedly ignore my feelings.At first, he really just wanted
"Get out!"Michael angrily pushed Margaret aside and stormed out of the house. He stood at the doorway, full of anxiety, thinking about how he could find me.Suddenly, as if struck by inspiration, he hurried to his car and raced toward the hospital. He remembered my best friend, Emma. She and I had grown up together and were extremely close.After my parents passed away, he and Emma were the two people I trusted most in my heart. He felt that while I might leave him, I couldn't possibly abandon Emma. Not to mention, her mother was sick and receiving treatment at the hospital.He rushed to the hospital and indeed saw Emma packing up her things and preparing to leave. But Emma was not someone who'd easily reveal my whereabouts.He tried both threats and bribes, even promising to bring in the country's best specialists to treat Emma's mother.But Emma remained expressionless as she said, "You're underestimating both me and my mother. Do you think I'd tell you Sarah's location over s
Emma and I planned to go abroad together to open a design studio. Tomorrow, I would be leaving this city where I was born and raised, and where I had lived for over 20 years. I never imagined that my final moments here would be spent in a hospital.Late at night, Michael gently pushed open my hospital room door and walked to my bedside. He looked at my sleeping form, and his eyes were full of guilt. "Sarah, I'm sorry..."I wasn't actually asleep. I slowly opened my eyes. "You don't need to apologize. It's all in the past.""Yes, it's all in the past."Thinking I wasn't angry anymore, he looked at me with delight. "Sarah, I'll treat you better."Just as he was about to continue speaking, I smiled slightly. "Michael, I want to rest. Whatever you want to say, let's talk tomorrow.""I'll stay here and keep you company.""No need. Go back to the company. I want to be alone for a while."He said nothing more. He just quietly looked at me for a long time. Seeing that my expression see
Michael stared blankly at the pool of blood on the floor. His eyes were vacant. Dr. Langford's accusations rang in his ears, but he seemed to have lost his soul. He was standing there like a statue, completely motionless.Dr. Langford's words struck like thunder in his heart. His body was trembling slightly, and his face was filled with undeniable panic."That's impossible! She… She was fine last night, and our child was still there... This can't be! This is our child. How could she..."Dr. Langford worked to save me for three full hours. When I was wheeled out of the operating room, Michael immediately rushed to my bedside. His eyes burned with fury mixed with confusion, and his expression was frighteningly dark."Sarah! How could you bring yourself to do it?""Do what?"I had just been given anesthesia, and my head was still foggy. I couldn't immediately understand what he meant.His eyes were red-rimmed as he stared fixedly at my abdomen. "How could you bear to abort the baby
Michael was instantly furious. "So you're saying she hurt her own child to frame you? You're a mother too. Would you do something like that?"I looked at him, hurling harsh words at me because of another woman, and remained silent for a long time before speaking."I already brought up breaking up last night. What right do you have to boss me around?"Michael frowned, the anger in his eyes burning even fiercer than before."Sarah Mitchell! You're in the wrong here. I didn't do anything wrong, so why should we break up? You're going to handle everything for Lisa and Danny at the hospital today!"If you don't handle it well... I remember your friend Emma runs a studio, right? I'm sure you wouldn't want to see all her hard work go to waste."I stared at him in disbelief. "Are you threatening me?"His voice was low as he replied, "Sarah, it's come to this because you forced my hand. Besides, after your parents died, I've been the one taking care of you."I've invested so much time a