Erin caressed Asa's hair with tender eyes, her heart softening at the sight of her son.With teary eyes, she asked gently, "Tell me, Asa. Were you scared when you were locked in that room?"At first, Asa nodded. Then, he shook his head and said, "Daddy had locked me up before to prepare me for something like this, so I wasn't very afraid. But I was a little hungry. Those bad people didn't give us any food or water."Upon hearing this, tears streamed down Erin's face. She felt great sorrow for her son and choked out, "You've suffered, my child. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been injured, you wouldn't have wanted to come and see me."Asa reached out his chubby little hand to wipe away Erin's tears. He smiled and said, "Ms. Pamela, please don't cry. It hurts to see you like this. Look, I'm fine. Actually, when they took me away, Rina and Yandell told me they really had no choice because they wanted to save their children. But they didn't make it—"Now, it was Asa's turn to cry. With
Early the next morning, Paulo walked out of Alan's private hospital. He approached a black Aston Martin parked across the street. Swiftly, he boarded the vehicle.Once he settled in, Jenny, who was in the driver's seat, quickly asked, "Boss, what did Ms. Lane say?"Paulo looked ahead helplessly and replied, "She'll be staying here for the next three days."Jenny felt a bit exasperated on behalf of her boss. Upon hearing that, she suggested, "Boss, how about I talk to Ms. Lane and persuade her not to stay here? At least not in the same ward as that Chandler!"She stared at Paulo, waiting for further instructions, but to her surprise, he declined the idea. "Forget it, I have inspected this private hospital. Its conditions are indeed much better than those of Liberty General Hospital. Many doctors here are renowned experts recruited from abroad. I feel reassured with Erin staying here."Then, he continued, "Most importantly, haven't you noticed, Jenny? There are plainclothes specia
Jenny nodded silently. She knew that her boss' threat was just a joke, but she dared not laugh out loud. Honestly, she felt sorry for her boss.It seemed Old Smoker really had a way of provoking her boss. Suddenly, Jenny felt somewhat delighted at her boss' predicament. It turned out that besides Chandler and Erin, there was someone else whom Paulo was helpless against....Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Erin and Chandler stayed in the same hospital room for three days. On the third day, she was discharged.During those three days, whether it was lunch or dinner, Asa came to the hospital to eat with them. Erin felt immensely contented about that.Nevertheless, her injuries weren't as severe as Chandler's. He'd injured his tendons, while the wound on her knee was superficial. Therefore, she was given the option to go home and rest. To prevent Asa from continuously coming to the hospital to visit her, Erin insisted on being discharged.During these
The words Erin and the others had just said in the car were all heard by a man who was situated in a towering building that almost reached clouds. At the moment, the man had an earpiece in his ear as he sat on the topmost floor of an office in a building situated within the Durbaine Marina.Right after Erin blurted the line, "Just think about it. What if Old Smoker is really an old man, and he's unable to perform in the bedroom? I guess I'll dodge a bullet when that happens!" the man spewed the mouthful of pasta he'd been eating.With a dark expression on his face, the man reached for a tissue box on the transparent desk but then gave up on it, finding it lacking in finesse. Instead, he pulled out a clean handkerchief with a checkered pattern from his suit pocket and casually wiped his mouth before tossing it into a nearby handmade woven basket.The bull terrier beside him lifted its head and looked at its owner. The man glanced down at his dog and said, "General, that brat, Paulo,
Erin said nothing when she heard the opinion Paulo had about Ian. She just smiled in a sad way. Thinking of the fact that Ian was her ex-husband, she felt life was truly an experience—there was no way for her to dodge both the good and the bad that she was meant to encounter."Go ahead and enjoy your drinks, you guys. I'm going to head upstairs. I promised the editor I'll start drawing the comics tomorrow, and I can't go back on my word."Erin no longer needed a wheelchair anymore, and she was walking, taking one step after another slowly. Fortunately, Roman's villa had an elevator. Even if she was only going up to the second floor, she could slack off for a moment.Roman had already stood up, wanting to go help her. Seeing his actions, Erin said, "Roman, don't mind me. I'm fine. It's not a fracture. It's just a superficial injury.""Do you really not need help?" he asked.Erin smiled. "It's not the first time both of you saw me get injured. Am I that useless?"She initially want
Erin immediately rejected him, "No need! Just … help me up. My legs were numb just now, but they're feeling better …"Chandler was clearly asking her just for formality's sake. He still picked her up so easily it was as if he was just carrying a young girl. However, he still looked like he was straining a little. After all, his right arm was still injured."Chandler, you don't have to be a hero. I'm really fine … " Erin was so scared that she hugged Chandler's neck tightly, fearing that she would fall off.Seeing that she looked so resistive, he did not insist anymore. He first put her uninjured leg gently on the floor, waiting for her to get her footing stable before helping her to stand up straight.Erin immediately started to frantically straighten up the bathrobe and towel on her while Chandler, very gentlemanly, turned his back to her. Seeing that he turned around, Erin immediately took off the towel under the bathrobe, then put the bathrobe on in a hurry.There were already
Chandler was in so much pain that he dropped to his knees, shouting at the top of his lungs at the night sky outside the window. "Erin …"Erin was already in bed, but a sorrowful and hopeless roar made her open her eyes all of a sudden. Why did she seem to have heard someone calling her name?Erin listened carefully for a while, but she no longer heard the voice, so she closed her eyes and continued sleeping. She had to wake up early the following day to draw her comics, so she slept soundly.…It was pitch black in Chandler's study at 4 am. He was afraid to see any lights, even if it was just the faint lights from the stairs.He cowered in the corner, hugging his knees. His right arm was already bleeding, but it was as if he could not feel pain at all. He had thrown himself into the abyss.He had only taken a glance at the photo Pax sent him, but he could immediately recognize the completely disfigured Erin.After he cried so hard that his voice turned completely hoarse, he put
Chandler's eyes were bloodshot as he had his back facing Erin. When he heard Erin's voice once again, tears streamed down his face, dripping onto the pillow. His heart had been broken countless times, and he gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out loud.He must be extremely stupid to not have recognized the woman he loved the most!His heart was aching so much that he felt numb, which was why he did not feel a thing in his injured hand and leg.Erin had a completely new face at that moment. Chandler did not witness everything she had been through, but he felt a great pain just by imagining it. As the man she loved the most, he actually was not by her side, going through that mentally and physically torturous time together with her. Chandler was so dispirited that he almost had the intent to end his life. He could not forgive himself!However, when he learned that Pamela was Erin, he felt resentful as he felt that he was cheated.Roman knew, and so did Paulo, but Chandl