LOGINDominic listened to Sophia's message in silence from beginning to end. No, more precisely, it was her last words.His expression grew complicated. At first, Sophia's voice sounded playful and sweet, but it gradually broke under the weight of her tears. By the end, she was sobbing uncontrollably.For her, the thought of not being able to stay with the man she loved for the rest of his life was unbearable.After hearing the message again, Elias was already crying without restraint. "How could I ever forget you? How could I bear to forget you, my girl…"He clutched the bank card tightly in both hands, his shoulders shaking with sobs.Dominic patted his shoulder. "Have a cigarette. Calm down."A young man who earned less than 1,000 dollars a month had managed to scrape together 50,000 in just one month for his critically ill girlfriend. More importantly, he knew the money would likely be wasted, yet he still did it without hesitation.This was love.Even Dominic felt the urge to gi
Elias' eyes were red as he walked over and took her hand. "If I didn't come, how long were you going to keep lying to me?" Sophia fell silent for a few seconds, then let out a sudden laugh. "Since you've already seen it, I won't hide it anymore. I asked you for the dowry to pay for treatment. You know how expensive cancer treatment is.""We'll treat it. No matter how much it costs," Elias said without hesitation.From then on, he worked even harder, day and night. He borrowed money from relatives and friends wherever he could.Almost every day, Sophia received a transfer from him.Sometimes, it was a few hundred dollars. Sometimes, it was tens of thousands.In just one month, the total he sent had already exceeded 50,000 dollars.He visited her again at the hospital. He could not understand why she kept growing thinner despite receiving treatment every day, but he did not give up.With tears in his eyes, he said, "Soph, we agreed to get married on December 3rd. Do you remember
Elias felt a flicker of embarrassment and stammered for a moment before saying, "We'll say it eventually anyway. We might as well get used to it now."They had been together for almost five years, yet they still had not married.On the other end of the line, Sophia said nothing. They listened to each other breathe. After a long pause, she hung up.It did not take long for Elias to grow uneasy. He realized Sophia had changed. She rarely replied to his messages, and even when she did, her tone was cold and distant.One day, Elias could not endure it any longer. He asked, "Soph, when are you coming back? I… miss you…"Silence stretched on the other end. He could even hear his own heartbeat.After a while, Sophia said, "Don't wait for me. I don't want to return to Eastmere."She spoke with such calm that Elias could hardly believe what he heard."Why?" he asked, disbelief in his voice."Since you asked, I'll be honest."Elias tightened his grip on the phone. Panic spread across h
"Today was supposed to be the day we agreed to get married…" Elias said, tears streaming down his face as memories of his time with Sophia surfaced one by one.…During his sophomore year, Elias used to go to the library alone. On one such day, as he sat quietly, a voice broke the silence. "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?"He turned and saw a girl with a gentle smile. The warmth of it struck him at once. He stammered, "N-No one…"That was how they met. From that moment on, they began to grow close.Within half a year, they became a couple. Throughout the rest of their university life, they were the pair everyone envied.Whenever Elias and Sophia looked into each other's eyes, they saw only love.After graduation, neither of their families had much money, so they rented a small apartment and worked hard. Their life was simple, yet warm and happy.If nothing unexpected had happened, they would have spent their lives together and grown old side by side.But the universe had ot
Dominic quickly pulled his phone away.Oliver raged on the line for over a minute before pausing to shout, "Dominic, are you even listening?"Dominic's temper flared. "Oliver, have you lost your mind? What's gotten into you today?"Oliver ground his teeth and hissed, "Don't play dumb with me. Where the hell were you today?""Me?" Dominic shot back. "What did I do today? I just—"His voice faltered mid-sentence, as if he had suddenly realized why Oliver was acting so aggressively.A sneer crept into Oliver's voice. "What, gone quiet now? Can't even say it out loud? Tell me, are you even human?""What? The signal's bad over here…"Oliver froze, then erupted. "Don't give me that crap, Dominic!""Huh? What did you say? I really can't hear you. Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?""Dominic, you—""Eh, weird. This crappy Fruit phone really has terrible call quality. Next time, I'll support local…"Oliver heard Dominic muttering before the call abruptly cut off.He clenched his teeth
Oliver gave a brief acknowledgment and left the conference room at once.Downstairs at the Sinclair Tower, a driver was already waiting. He got into the car. "To the Parker residence."…Soon, the car pulled up outside the Parker residence.When Oliver entered the house with his young, attractive assistant, nearly everyone present felt a jolt of fear. Marcus, who had just returned, even broke out in a cold sweat.This was just a minor matter. Was such a show of force really necessary?Uncertain of Oliver's purpose, Marcus forced a polite smile. "What brings you here, Mr. Sinclair? Please, have a seat."Oliver waved a hand with an easy smile."No need for the trouble. Mr. Parker, sit. Let's talk." He spoke as he settled onto the sofa, composed and assured, while his assistant remained standing behind him.Marcus felt a flicker of unease but still took his seat carefully across from Oliver.Oliver lifted his hand and snapped his fingers. The assistant immediately stepped forwar
Jewel's expression hardened, her jaw clenched as if she were grinding her teeth.She had expected Dominic to impose conditions that would put her in a difficult position. She had not expected them to be this harsh.Autumn sat off to the side, casually pulling out her phone and scrolling through sh
Jessica stood on the brink of tears as she barked at the burly woman, "Go! Hurry! Go check on them!""O-Okay!" The woman froze in fear, then snapped out of it and rushed forward.At the edge of the rooftop, Dominic's left hand clamped onto the concrete ledge while his right arm locked around Isabe
Although Autumn was not as utterly despondent as Isabella, the news still struck her like a thunderbolt and plunged her into despair.Even after events took a sudden turn for the better, her emotions remained tangled, and she could not calm down anytime soon.Jessica walked slowly to Dominic's sid
Dominic glanced at Jewel from the corner of his eye and let out a low chuckle. "Guilt-tripping, are we?"No amount of guilt-tripping would make him hand over a market worth more than 2 billion dollars. That much was obvious.Jewel's expression darkened. "Dominic, just think of it as helping me. Je







