LOGINI was found by my biological parents only to become a mobile blood bank for their adopted daughter Leila, expected to sacrifice myself to donate blood—even my heart—whenever she fell seriously ill... My parents despised me, and my own brother drugged me, threatening my life to force me to marry a dying man as Leila's substitute. Having lost all hope in my family, I signed a severance agreement, cutting all ties with them, and took a large sum of money for marriage investment. What they didn’t know was that I was the mysterious Nobel Prize-winning doctor in medicine, possessing the world’s most advanced medical research technology...
View MoreA tall silhouette cut through the light at the doorway.The man from last night was leaning against the doorframe, having watched her for who knows how long.He had changed into a black silk robe, the expensive fabric clinging smoothly to his body. The collar opened wide, boldly displaying his chiseled collarbone and a glimpse of his solid chest.His hair was still wet, a few strands clinging to his forehead. Droplets of water had yet to fall from the dark tips, accentuating his cold, pale skin. He appeared to have just emerged from the bath.With arms crossed over his chest and posture relaxed to the extreme, his gaze rested on her.Those eyes, dark and deep they seemed bottomless, were filled with scrutiny and an amused interest in the unfolding drama. This was the absolute composure of someone in a position of power.Diana sat on the cold carpet, looking up at him calmly. Her eyes betrayed no emotion—no fear, no curiosity—only an excessive, icy clarity.The man was examining her fr
Alvina forcefully dragged Diana to the bridal chamber. She yanked open the curtains and led Diana to an inner room, pointing at the man lying quietly on the bed. "You cost the Russell family a fortune! If you dare show any disgust toward Rupert, I'll have you dragged out and fed to wild dogs!"Diana approached the bedside.The man lying there was Rupert Russell—her husband whom she had yet to meet.His appearance was beyond her expectation—his face was grotesquely disfigured, with flesh turned outward and covered in burn scars, features too blurred to distinguish. His chest barely rose and fell.Indeed, he appeared to be near death.Diana lifted his eyelid to check his pupils, which responded extremely slowly to light. From a medical perspective, this was certainly a deeply comatose vegetative patient with declining vital signs.But Diana frowned. Something wasn't right. It was too textbook.All these symptoms matched the most typical case studies—so standardized they seemed... delibe
Inside the car, the drug began to take effect.A wave of heat surged from deep within Diana's body as her consciousness gradually blurred. She felt an unnamed fire building inside her, slowly burning through every limb and vessel. She felt hotter and hotter; the heat left her parched, her entire body burning.Something wasn't right.As a medical prodigy, Diana knew every subtle change in her body intimately. Clearly, this "new drug" Wade mentioned wasn't as simple as he'd claimed!What were they trying to do? Make her humiliate herself on her wedding night, completely offending the Russell family?The heat waves grew increasingly fierce, threatening to devour her rationality. She forced herself through the wedding ceremony—a mockery without a groom present.The guests' glances were filled with sympathy, pity, and undisguised schadenfreude."So this is the substitute bride? She's pretty, what a shame she'll be married to a vegetable.""I heard Rupert Russell is down to his last breath.
The gentle smile on Dash's face froze momentarily before quickly returning to normal.He clapped his hands, and Diana's third brother, Wade York, burst into the room. He now wore an expression of impatience and malice."Why waste words on her? Diana, you've already drunk the drugged water. This marriage is happening whether you like it or not. Marry or die!"Seeing this, Dash dropped his pretense entirely. He pushed his glasses up methodically, revealing eyes devoid of any warmth—only calculation and cruelty remained."Don't blame me, Diana. That's a new drug Wade picked up from his casino connections. When it kicks in, the symptoms mimic acute heart failure, but the pain is ten times worse."He pulled two documents from his pocket and slapped them onto Diana's small vanity. "Choose one. The first: you obediently take Leila's place in this marriage. We keep the bride price, you remain a York daughter, and we remain your brothers. If the Russells ever mistreat you, we will be your safe
"Please, Diana, don't blame Dad, Mom, and our brothers! It's all my fault..."Before Diana York could even respond, a resounding slap landed across her face. The force was so powerful that half her face went instantly numb, her ears ringing.The person who struck her? Her own biological father, Bod
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