Beep.Beep.Beep.The sound of the heart monitor was the first thing my brain recognized. Before I can think of anything, an excruciating pain came from my shoulder and my waist. I felt like I was run over by a truck.Then a series of memories of being crushed and turned over resurfaced in my mind.Agh.I think I just had a car accident.The memories just made me more aware of my condition. Every bruise on my body hurts.I wanted to open my eyes but I feel that my eyelids were very heavy. As I tried to move my finger first, my other senses came as well.Aside from the obvious pain from my shoulder and waist, the rest of my body was numbed.Finally, after a lot of struggle, I was able to open my eyes.The sudden brightness made me squint my eyes. When I recovered my sight, the first thing I saw was the white ceiling.I looked at the source of the sound.The heart monitor.I saw a head full of dark hair in the corner of my eyes.When I looked, I saw Kane sleeping on the couch.Kane....

"How are you feeling?" Layla asked as she feed me the pear she just peeled.I had no choice but to eat the piece that was pushed into my mouth."I'm doing fine. There's no need to visit me every day. Are you not busy?"Layla had been visiting me every day these past few weeks. This made me wonder if she ever went to work or attend class. "I am not busy. Eduardo gave me a leave of absence for a month.""Wow. He is a very generous employer. It must have been great dating the boss."Layla gave me a glance, "As if you are not dating a boss too."I coughed. I glanced at the 'boss' who was doing work not far from us.Kane noticed my gaze. He was holding his laptop and gave me a wink."...."I looked back at Layla. "Layla, since you are going to be free for a month. Can you accompany me here?""Am I not accompanying you?""No, what I mean is. You should sleep here.""....Kane is already sleeping here.""Exactly! Can you tell him to go home and do his things rather than stick to me all day?

A.n: This chapter is fixed. ***** The day of the hearing finally arrived. Kane and Layla took me to the court. Knowing the Mckenzie's ways, the case was tightly kept under wraps. So no one came to attend except the parties involved. To keep the news sealed, the Mckenzie made sure that no reporters could get wind of it. Well, I don't really care if this matter spread or not. But it was better for this case to be solved quietly. I don't need unnecessary rumors. When I went inside, only Victora was present and some lawyers. Richard and Anna did not come. Victoria glared at me as if I owed her a huge debt. I ignored her and focused on the hearing. The hearing lasted for two hours. As expected the Mckenzie came prepared and their lawyer was great too. The trial ended with further investigation. Kane assured me that we would win this. This would be a battle of attribution and time. But as long as this case was ongoing, the Mckenzie had no choice but to let me go at the moment. T

In the dark-lit room, a knock sounded. After the sound of approval of the man in the dim room, the newcomer entered."Sir, it is indeed as what you said. After Ms. Stella had left the Golden Mansion, she moved to Young Master's condo. Right now, Young Master is currently staying in that condo together with Ms. Stella." The man who came in handed a folder to the man behind the desk.Tristan, who was wiping his wife's urn, paused. He eyed the document that was put on his desk.After a few breaths, Tristan reached out for the folder.The folder had pictures of a high-rise condominium building and its address. On the second and third pages were the photos of Kane and Stella entering and exiting the building. The woman was in a wheelchair while his son was pushing the wheelchair toward the elevator.Tristan narrowed his eyes at the sight of red hair. The striking ginger hair made Tristan's eyes hurt. He really detested red. Tristan put down the photos and continued wiping his wife's urn.

"I will come back before 7 pm. I already contacted Gabby. She is on the way." Layla was preparing to leave.Earlier, Layla received a call from one of her 'exes'. Layla was not really in any official relationship with the past jerks whom she associated with. She just fished out those scumbags to beat the shit out of them. The man who contacted Layla was one of the jerks that Layla beat up some time ago.The man had sworn to take revenge on her that day when Layla beat him up, but he wasn't able to get his revenge because the Pearson's family lawyer came to find him to shut his mouth. In other words, Layla's messes were always cleaned up by her family thus no one came to trouble Layla after she caused a ruckus.However, there was always a fish that slipped out of the net. We don't know how this man got the information but he learned that Layla was in a relationship with another golden heir- Eduardo. The man did not forget the humiliation Layla left him. So when he got a chance, he th