Chapter 42 Lilian POV "I am trying to help your pathetic dad, you ugly thing. I have been getting money from that man to take care of your sick dad, do you know that?" She yells at me angrily, not minding that people may be passing and would be hearing her. She looks extremely pissed, and I don't regret what I did. "You're helping him by cheating on him just because he's laying there on the bed, fighting for his life?" I snap at her angrily as tears stream down my cheeks. "What difference does it make? He's going to die anyway, and I will eventually move on..." "If that is your thoughts, then why didn't you just file for divorce and leave him legally? Why the hell do you have to keep cheating on him just because he's not here to see you?" I cut her as I clench my fists beside me. My heart hurts like I have a dagger thrust deep into it. "What do you care? I have been the one taking care of him, so what right do you have to show up now and tell me that nonsense? You've got some gu

Chapter 44 Lilian POV "Uhm... Don't worry, Ren... Nate is..." I pause when my phone starts ringing, and I excuse myself to answer the call. "I've been waiting for ten minutes, aren't you coming out, or do you want me to come there and pick you up myself?" His voice sounds through the phone, and I gulp down nothing nervously. "Hold on, Nate, I'll be there in a minute," I reply to him before I turn to go back to the living room after I end the call, but I flinch when I find Ren standing behind me with his hands in his pockets. "Is that the Nate guy?" He asks, his eyes burning in rage. "Hmm. He offered to take me to the hospital..." "And spend the night there with you, isn't it?" He scoffs as he tilts his head sideways before he looks at me again. Seeing the angry look on his face, I can't but ask myself what the hell is wrong with him? "I don't know. He just offered to drop me off at the hospital," I reply to him in a low tone that he can barely hear me, but he did anyways. "T

Chapter 46 Nate POV I left the hospital as soon as I woke up this morning. I need to go home and take care of something. Thinking of Ren now is the least of my problem, as the only thing I'm concerned about, is finding the solution to Lilian's problem. I can't let her get entangled with that bastard again, not ever again. Are you wondering how I knew about what happened between Ren and Lilian that led her to stay with him? Well, somehow, I managed to locate her stepmom before yesterday, which was the second time I was going to see the woman. I already know she was Lilian's stepmom, but I didn't want to let her know, so she won't start asking me questions about how I got to know the woman. Lilian is my friend, and I ought to know the background of my friend, right? Well, after I met the woman, I asked her what happened, and she told me everything, not after I gave her some money to open her mouth. It was heartbreaking to have known that she was used as collateral. I'm s

Chapter 48 Ren POV I'm still unable to recover from the shock of Tracy calling me earlier today. I would've concluded that someone was pretending to be her, but I heard her voice, and I didn't fail to recognize it. "Where are you going to, Ren?" Rena, who has been sitting on my bed, finally asks as she watches me get dressed. "I'm going out with the boys," I reply to her casually. "Don't lie to me, Ren. I know when you're going out with your friends, and when you're lying, and I can tell that you're lying now," She glares hard at me, and I sigh briefly. "I'm just going out to meet up with someone. Are you satisfied now?" I turn to her as I fix my wristwatch in my wrist. "A woman?" She further asks, and I nod my head. "Who is she? Your girlfriend, or one of your flings?" She asks me, and I sigh briefly. "Are we doing any form of interrogating contest here?" I ask her, and she shrugs. "Maybe, we are. You can't be seen with another woman like that

Chapter 50 Ren POV It's finally daybreak, and I have an appointment at the office, but I don't feel like going there now. "Aren't you going to the office?" Rena asks as we both sit side by side along the hallway, and I glance at her. "No, I'm not," I reply to her, and she slowly nods her head. "You've been overly nice to Lilian lately. Have you fallen for her? Do you love her now?" She inquires, and I glance at her. "Don't even think of lying to me. It's written all over you. You needed to see how worried you looked when she passed out. Aww! My brother is in love," She whines, and I roll my eyes. I guess it's obvious, and I can't deny it anymore. "What should I do, Rena?" I ask her, and she pulls a puzzled look. "About what?" She inquires, and I sigh briefly. About everything. What should I do about Tracy, Lilian, about my messed up life? I'm confused, honestly. "Nothing. Never mind," I reply to her, and she sighs briefly. "If you want to talk about anything, I will be here