All Chapters of She Chose Romance Over Saving a Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The moment Mom's EKG flattened into a straight line, my own heart felt like it had stopped alongside hers.The doctor pulled off his mask, sweat still on his forehead, as he tried to console me."We did everything we could, Allen. I'm sorry for your loss."Everyone looked at me with sympathy, but even more so with pity. After all, everyone knew that the only surgeon capable of operating on Mom was Daniella Dooley. And right now, she was busy comforting a junior of hers.Mom lay in the hospital bed, her eyes tightly shut and face drained of all color. I couldn't bring myself to look for long. I wiped away my tears and, with shaking hands, called Daniella yet again.When the cold, automated voice hit my ears, I couldn't hold it in any longer. I threw myself over Mom's body, weeping hysterically and begging her to open her eyes and look at me.I cried until my legs gave out, and I ended up kneeling on the cold, hard floor.Through a blur of tears, I noticed the framed photo on the

The flame brushed past Daniella's hair. Her face turned pale as she swatted it away."Allen Hensley," she roared. "Take a look at where you are before you throw a tantrum! This is the monastery, not a market!"Hiding behind her, Jackson had a smug look on his face."Dani, this is all my fault," he said, forcing a helpless smile. "If only I hadn't come back to the country. Don't worry, Allen. I'll resign tomorrow and go abroad. I'll never show up in front of you again."The more aggrieved he sounded, the more disappointed Daniella's gaze toward me was."Why would you leave? You haven't done anything wrong. The one in the wrong here is him, for making a mountain out of a molehill and pushing things too far!"Allen, I'm giving you one last chance. Apologize to Jack!"The wax from the melting candle dripped onto the back of my hand, but it was nothing compared to the ache in my heart."Why should I apologize? I'm the victim here. Also, did I ever say anything about forcing him to l

Daniella instinctively shot back at her assistant, "What on earth are you talking about? If his mother had died, the hospital would've notified me right away. There's no way I wouldn't have heard something about it!"But her assistant's voice only sounded even more certain than before."I'm really not lying, Ms. Dooley. I went to the hospital myself and asked the nurses. Because the surgery wasn't performed in time, and the resuscitation failed, Mr. Hensley's mother passed away."Daniella's phone slipped from her hand and hit the ground, breaking into two pieces. She looked at me, still kneeling on the ground and in utter despair. Then, for the first time, she crouched down before me."Al, why didn't you tell me something as big as your mom passing away? I'm sorry for only finding out about it just now."She reached out, wanting to hug me.Snapping back to reality, I shoved her away with all my strength and roared, "Go away! Don't touch me!"How dare you say I never told you,

Upon learning Daniella was pregnant, I insisted on taking responsibility.But the happiness didn't last long. She worked herself too hard and eventually lost the baby.Afterward, I assumed she'd break up with me, but she never brought it up. And so I kept playing dumb, continuing to stay by her side as her boyfriend.Back then, everyone called me calculating. They all said that I had orchestrated the entire thing just so I could use the pregnancy as a way to marry into a wealthy family.When the rumors were at their wildest, Claire Grundan, Daniella's mother, offered me a million dollars to leave her daughter.It was Daniella who appeared right then and defended me."Mom, I know who Allen is better than anyone. He's not the kind of man who would stop at nothing just to climb the social ladder."I never expected that the woman who had stood up for me so fiercely back then had never truly believed I was innocent. She'd doubted me all along.The thought made me laugh bitterly."S