Chapter 1

A loud slam was heard from the corridor, followed by the familiar howl of my mother-in-law. I jolted and realized that I had been reborn!

There was no time for me to rejoice as I ran straight to the door. My mother-in-law was convulsing, and there was a huge hole behind her head from slamming right into a corner of the stairs. Blood was gushing out of it.

"Hang on, Mom! I'll get someone to save you!"

I took out my phone to call the ambulance, and I sent a message out to the local community, seeking help to get in touch with those who had the same blood type as my mother-in-law. While I was waiting for them to reply, my fingers slid down to a name on my phone—Rebecca Chilton.

Her name evoked memories of my past lifetime when I fell down the stairs. I took a deep breath and deleted her name without hesitation. With great difficulty, I held my mother-in-law in my arms and shouted, "The ambulance is coming, Mom! Hold on! Don't fall asleep!"

My fear finally subsided when the medical personnel arrived to help my mother-in-law into the ambulance. I thought I managed to cover all aspects, and nothing would go wrong, but when the emergency room doctor completed my mother-in-law's check-up, he walked out looking solemn.

"Mr. Lane, she's in a critical condition now, and we need the signature of her direct family to go forward with the surgery."

The doctor had rejected my request to sign the document, and I clenched my fists anxiously. My father-in-law was away on a business trip, and the only direct family member I could contact was Rebecca. I suddenly felt helpless in this situation. Why did the universe refuse to let me off?

I could only smile bitterly when the doctor threw me an anxious glance, and I called Rebecca's number. She picked it up right away. "Rebecca, Mom fell down the stairs, and she's in critical condition right now. She needs you to sign some papers to approve the surgery. You need to come over to the hospital right now!

However, all I heard from the other end of the phone was a sneer, "Can't you get through a day without a woman by your side, Hayden? I blocked your number because I didn't want to be annoyed by you, but you just refuse to give up. You just had to harass me with another person's phone and even make up such a ridiculous lie to trick me!

"Simon isn't doing well, and I need to take care of him. Stop disturbing us, or I won't let you get away with this!" She sounded angry, as if she were talking to an enemy and not her husband. I tried my best to compose myself before trying to explain the situation to her.

"Mom suffered a concussion, and she lost a lot of blood. She needs you at the hospital to sign the papers for the surgery. If you don't believe me, just come to the hospital with Simon. I promise you that I'll stay away from you once you sign the papers, and I won't agitate Simon at all…"

I was in a panic and sounded slightly angry. I thought I could at least convince Rebecca, but she suddenly roared.

"That's enough! You know very well that Simon had been hospitalized because of the car accident, but you're making me take him back to a place filled with bad memories for him right after getting discharged? Isn't that agitating him?!

"How can you be so malicious, Hayden? Isn't it enough that I married you? How can you curse my mother out of jealousy? If you cross the line again, I'll divorce you!"

I turned the conversation on the loudspeaker so that the doctor could be updated on the situation, but even the doctor could no longer take it as he snatched my phone and said to Rebecca, "This is the doctor speaking. I'm the head of neurology at City Hospital, Jack Lowry. You can find my information on the hospital's website.

"Your mother is now in the ICU and is in critical condition. As her surgeon, I need you to come to the hospital right away to sign the papers for her surgery," Jack said solemnly.

However, all Rebecca did was reply coldly, "Your main job as a doctor is to save lives, not to help Hayden Lane make up disgusting lies. I'm going to the movies with Simon. If you continue harassing me, I'll sue City Hospital for not doing its job!"