Eulalia was walking alone when suddenly, the reporters who were hesitating earlier swarmed her like bees to honey, shoving microphones in her face and firing off tricky questions.Caught in the crowd, Eulalia felt like a tiny fish in a sea of sharks. Her frail body was being pushed and pulled every which way. She was already feeling under the weather, and the piercing gazes and questions made her feel like she was being torn apart.Amidst the chaos, there was a loud “BAM!” Someone’s camera smacked right into Eulalia’s forehead. The sharp edge grazed her skin, leaving a cut.Blood trickled down into her eyes, painting her vision red. She had to close her eyes because it stung so bad. When she finally opened them, the reporters were still in her face, relentless. One of them blurted out, ”Ms. Clearwater, we heard that Mr. Percival Dunraven had a fiancée four years ago, and you swooped in and stole him away. Is that true?”The crowd went wild. Eulalia and Percival had been married for fo

Outside the operating room, Percival was like a man possessed. His heart was in a vice grip, a sudden dull pain hit him so hard he had to double over, clutching his chest through his shirt.He scowled at the operating room door, feeling like something precious was slipping away from him.Just then, the operating room doors swung open and a nurse hurried out. Spotting Percival, she dashed over and asked, “Are you family? The patient’s hanging by a thread! We need you to sign the surgery consent form and a critical condition notice!”Percival’s head was buzzing, he couldn’t make out what she was saying. He stared at her, his voice stiff, “What do you mean Eulalia’s not gonna make it? What the hell happened?”She just got drenched in the rain, knelt for half an hour, hadn’t eaten in four days, maybe... just maybe she was a bit weak and coughed up some blood...How come the moment she’s in there, they’re telling him Eulalia’s knocking on heaven’s door?The nurse looked at his dazed face a

A chill shot through Percival from head to toe, leaving him frozen in place. His eyes narrowed, and it felt like his heart was being yanked out of his chest.Tears welled up in Percival’s eyes as he stared, horrified, at the bloody mess in the basin. Was that what was left in Eulalia’s stomach? Chewed up, undigested bits of tissue paper soaked in her blood?“Why the hell would she eat this stuff...”Orion coldly glared at him, his own eyes misty with tears. “I should be asking you what the hell you did to her that she had to stuff her face with tissue paper to keep from starving!”It was him. He had locked her in the bedroom for four days. Four days without food, and she resorted to eating tissue paper. Percival, who had a mild stomach condition, knew how excruciating stomach pain could be, let alone for Eulalia who was in the advanced stages of stomach cancer.Percival looked like a drowning man grasping for air. He clenched the plastic basin so hard his knuckles turned white, and th

“He’s signed the surgery consent form and the critical condition notice. He knows about your illness,” Orion said.“Can you help me whip up a medical report that keeps him in the dark?” Eulalia’s voice was so hoarse it was barely audible, probably from being out cold for too long. But Orion got what she meant.Orion furrowed his brows, confused. “If you’re into him, why not spill the beans about your illness? Lay it all out for him.”“That’s exactly why I can’t tell him – because I care about him.”“Don’t you want him to give you a little extra TLC, to feel for you?”Eulalia shook her head, swallowing the bitterness in her heart. How could Percival possibly feel for her? If he knew she was knocking on death’s door, he might even set off fireworks to celebrate finally being rid of her.Besides, even if he did feel something, it would be out of pity. And the last thing the Shen family’s princess needed was pity.“We’re headed for splits anyway. His concern doesn’t mean squat to me. Besi

A tear fell onto Percival’s finger. It was lukewarm, but he jerked his hand back as if he’d been scalded.He shifted his gaze, feeling uneasy, and noticed that Eulalia’s hand was bleeding.Percival pressed a bell on the wall and turned around coldly. “I’m outta here. Stay put in the hospital, will ya? I’ll swing by next Wednesday to take you to court.”Eulalia watched him walk away and blurted out, ”Percival, I thought you were a man of your word.” She meant to sound assertive, but her voice wavered with doubt.Percival didn’t even glance back. As he opened the door to leave the room, he tossed over his shoulder, “Need I remind you, Eulalia, that I’m the guy who lied in front of a priest?”Eulalia felt like her bones had turned to jelly. She collapsed onto the bed, tears streaming down her face, soaking the pillow. It hit her like a ton of bricks.Their wedding had been the talk of the town. Both from influential families, with mega-corporations in tow, not only was the prenup a big d