All Chapters of I Saved an Heiress but Was Burned Alive. This Time, I Looked Away.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

In my previous life, Clara Dawson locked me in her hillside mansion.She said I was too headstrong for someone who chose to be her kept man and needed to be tamed until I learned to serve my owner.After she left, Mason Sutton barged in with a group of men.He planted his leather shoe on my face and smiled with cold malice."A country bumpkin with a clinic, dreaming of marrying into the Dawson family? You're just a novelty to Clara. She'll have a taste, get bored, and throw you away."Gasoline ran down my face and into my nose, choking me.He turned and left.The mansion's front door was locked from outside.The entire mountain became my funeral pyre.Even as I died, I couldn't understand what I did wrong.All I did was save someone out of kindness.When I opened my eyes again, I was back in my familiar clinic.A heavy thud came from outside.I kept my eyes on my tea and pretended not to hear it.After a brief silence, someone began pounding urgently on the door.I stayed in my seat.I

When she finished speaking, the hospital room fell silent.Clara raised an eyebrow when she didn't see the delight she expected."What? Don't tell me you think you can become the Dawson heiress' husband."She acted as if she had my best interests at heart."Listen to me. Marrying into the Dawson family isn't an option for you."I stared at her, speechless, then turned and called outside."Officer."Clara's expression changed sharply, and she sat up."Ian, you—"Before she could finish, the officer explained everything that happened."Our investigation confirms that Mr. Hughes had nothing to do with your medical episode. You also broke his door, so you should cover the cost of replacing it."Clara's smug expression faded into something unreadable.She stared at me. She probably never imagined a man would call the police after she lowered herself to offer him such a favor."Don't bother paying." I looked at her without hiding my disgust."All I want is for you to stay away from me, Miss

The sight of Clara’s mother bowing silenced the entire room.Hundreds of people held their breath.Several leading figures in medicine in the front row instinctively straightened up."Mr. Hughes, we failed to raise our daughter properly. You've suffered because of us."Clara's mother's voice was hoarse, and she remained bent in a deep bow.A woman who dominated the business world for forty years now stood as humbly as someone begging forgiveness.Linden Parker, the association’s president, spoke with red-rimmed eyes and a shaky voice. “If your grandfather were still here and saw how they treated you, I wouldn’t be able to look him in the eye.”Clara still couldn't process what was happening.She looked from her bowing mother to me, standing calmly before everyone, and frowned deeply. "Mom, what are you doing? He's just a quack. He deliberately set this up—"She never finished.Her mother abruptly straightened and slapped her hard across the face.The sound was so loud that everyone gas

After the lecture, I was swallowed by the crowd.Almost everyone in the hall of more than three hundred people jumped to their feet and surged toward the stage.Photographers immediately raised their cameras. Shutters clicked and flashes fired in a rapid barrage."Mr. Hughes! Is today’s appearance the start of the Hughes family’s return?""Mr. Hughes, do you intend to train students in the Hughes Technique?""Mr. Hughes! Is it true that you have more than two hundred unpublished drug formulations?""Mr. Hughes, what are your thoughts on the Dawson Group—"Before that last question was even finished, someone beside the reporter jabbed him hard with an elbow.The reporter winced and looked around. His colleagues all gave him the same incredulous look: What outlet are you from? Is that really your idea of a good question?I stood onstage and faced the barrage of questions without the slightest panic.I saw plenty of scenes like this when my grandfather was alive."One at a time." My voic