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After leaving the bridal boutique, I went to the hospital and returned the medical records to my attending physician. "Thanks for your help, but I won't be needing these records anymore. I won't be continuing treatment."The office instantly fell silent. The doctor looked surprised as he set down the pen he was holding. "Are you sure? Your condition is already very critical. If you continue treatment, we may be able to buy you more time. But if you give up now, you may only have a few days left to live."I put on a forced smile. At this point, I didn't see much of a difference between a few days and a few months.The doctor gazed at my pale face. He sounded like he still couldn't bear to give up as he said, "There's one more thing you should know. This illness can be extremely painful in its later stages. Many patients didn't succumb to the illness itself. "Instead, they were tortured to death by the pain. The painkillers I prescribed for you are specially controlled drugs. They

By the time I opened my eyes again, I was already floating in mid-air.I watched the doctors in the emergency room scrambling around me, trying to keep me alive.…Meanwhile, Camelia clutched at her belly as she sobbed ceaselessly. Alessio's expression had turned extremely dark.He said sternly to the director, "Get all your best doctors here."The director hesitated for a moment. "Don Albini, there's another patient in critical condition in the ER who's still undergoing resuscitation. Several attending physicians are handling the case. If we pull them all away now—"Before he could finish speaking, Alessio cut him off. "I don't care. I have to make sure that Camelia and her child are absolutely safe."Alessio was the Don of the Albini family. No one dared disobey him.Soon, all the specialists who were stationed in the emergency room left.Only two young doctors remained in the emergency room, and one of them was just an intern.I remained floating in mid-air as I quietly wa

After receiving Alessio's orders, Fazio immediately mobilized all personnel and searched everywhere for me without rest.Five whole days had passed, but the search yielded no results.In that vast city, all traces of me seemed to have been erased.The long, fruitless search left Alessio on edge. He spent every day irritated, anxious, and in a constant state of unease.When Camelia heard about my disappearance, she suppressed her resentment over Alessio's refusal to grant her legitimate status. She went to Albini Manor to see him, carrying their newborn baby in her arms.Walking up to Alessio, she put on a humble facade and said in a guilty tone, "Alessio, I'm sorry. I was too greedy back then. I shouldn't have coveted a position that's not meant to be mine. I wanted to be with you and our child so badly that I acted out of selfishness. Please don't be mad at me."Alessio's expression was calm, and he didn't say a word. His gaze fell upon the child, but his mind was already somewh

Alessio was unconscious for a whole day.When he came to, the room was terrifyingly quiet.He lay on the bed, his gaze vacant and his whole body stiff and numb. He was devoid of emotion, and he couldn't utter a single word.All recollections of the past and hidden truths flooded his mind. Guilt and regret overwhelmed him, and he couldn't even feel pain anymore.He slowly sat up on the bed, his gaze sweeping blankly across the room.It was only then that he realized the room was bare. He could no longer find any traces of me in that room.After all, he had believed Camelia's lies and thrown away everything that belonged to me.His fingertips were shaking as he reached out to open the drawer of the bedside table.The drawer was empty save for a crude paper ring lying in the furthest corner.He made the ring for me many years ago.He had nothing back then, and he couldn't afford expensive gifts for me, so his only option was to clumsily fold a paper ring and earnestly put it on