《My fiance's uncle's property 》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 10 章

Chapter oneEveline.It's strange. Seeing everyone so happy at a party that is meant to be about you, BUT YOU.It's my engagement party. It should feel fulfilling. I should be happy. But I have never felt more lost.My name— written on the banner by my left saying “Congratulations on your engagement Julian & Eveline”, my not-so-simple silk dress, and the three carat diamond crest in the ring finger on my left hand, are the only proof that this party is for Julian and me. Asides that, I'm pretty much invisible to these people.I'm used to it. I have been invisible since my Dad died ten years ago. I was twelve. And my mom? Well, I never met her, she died trying to give birth to me. My life? A literal mess. Harold Hart, my father's friend, took me in. He's been responsible for me ever since. He takes every opportunity to take credit for it. Julian’s family, the Vales, connected with him because they believe he is a “kind man”, which he is.I'm glad taking me in brings this much honor. Th

Chapter threeEveline.DR. LUCIAN VALE. NEUROSURGERY. VALE MEDICAL INSTITUTE.I read it one more time, like reading it again will change what it says.I slowly set the badge down exactly where I found it. Carefully. Like disturbing it any further might set something off.I look at him — still asleep, chest rising and falling, completely unbothered by the universe, and I feel the strangest mix of things. Last night he was grey eyes and a deep voice and hands that made me forget I was supposed to be someone's fiancée. This morning he's a name I can't fully place. I want him to remain a stranger. But vale?!Fuck me.Who is he?What ties does he have with the Vales?How is he a doctor in Vale Medical Institute, and I know nothing about him!?I may not be overly close with the family, but I am close enough to know every doctor from the Vale family that works in Vale Medical Institute, but I don't know HIM.I grab my dress. Force my shivering self to wear it as quietly, and quickly as poss

Chapter fiveEveline.Julian is in the corridor, phone pressed to his ear.I watch him through the glass. He lowers the phone. Looks at me. Shakes his head, helpless… and raises it back to his ear to try again.Inside the room, Dr. Harry is doing everything he can, which isn't enough. The nurses move fast, precise, but their eyes keep cutting to the monitor and that says everything.Harold's chest is heaving.I press my back harder into the wall. My heart beating crazily against my chest. My eyes are blurry.Harold can't die now. No. What will happen with me?I don't have anyone. At all.My body starts trembling, my breathing races, I'm having a panic attack, but I can't focus on that right now. I go down, bending down, while I look at the chaos going on around me and in my mind. It all feels like a nightmare. I wish I could pause on it.The corridor suddenly shifts. Cold air blows against my bare skin, almost causing a shiver.Not a sound. Not an announcement. Just a change in the ai

Harold.Lucian comes by the room again just after the nurses finish evening vitals, tablet gone this time, hands empty, which for him counts as a man arriving with something to say."We need a story," he says, pulling the chair closer to the bed. "For the staff at the villa. For the family. She can't move in as—" he stops himself, chooses the next word with more care than I expect— "as nothing. There has to be a reason that doesn't invite questions.""Family medical support," I offer. "You're overseeing my recovery. She's my next of kin. It's practical.""It's thin." He says it flatly, no cruelty in it, just fact. "Julian's mother will ask why the surgeon needs the patient's daughter living under his own roof instead of visiting during hours like every other family member in this city manages to do.""Then we make it about proximity. Post-op monitoring. You need someone available at short notice who understands medical instructions well enough to relay them accurately." I shift agains

Eveline.Morning arrives with sunlight I'm not used to, slanting through unfamiliar curtains at an angle my body hasn't learned yet. I lie there for a full minute just listening.I remember my interaction with Lucian earlier in the day. I know he didn't slip when he mentioned ‘your father’, Lucian is too careful for that. And from what I've gathered about him so far, he wouldn't give me any piece of information if he doesn't want to.I get up from the bed, preparing myself for the long day ahead. Preparation for Harold's surgery starts today, and I have a class to attend today in school.I get up, shower longer than necessary, and go downstairs already telling myself how focused I must be for the next few days — at least for the period of time that I will spend here. I will not think about his bare chest again today. I fail almost immediately.He's in the kitchen. Dressed properly this time — shirt, sleeves rolled, coffee in hand, reading something on his phone with the same unbothere