Chapter 931

Neil was sent into the VIP ward after he came out of the operation theater. There was a large window in the ward, and Aurelia sat outside of it, looking at Neil lying quietly in bed through it. A type of pain that no one knew of was hidden in her faint expression.

It was now that she understood that one was unable to react under great pain—unable to cry, laugh, speak, or move. She could only sit here stiffly like a log and watch him, afraid to miss a second or minute.

The scene before Neil passed out kept replaying in her mind.

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He was covered in blood and struggled with all his might to hold her hand before he pulled out a diamond ring with much difficulty to slide it down her finger.

"I-I propose…" Neil had blood in his mouth too, and he was barely audible. "Aurelia, don't be scared… I won't die. I'm going to marry you…"

He was barely coherent, and Aurelia's heart felt like it was sliced.

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Aurelia looked down at her hands. The bloodstains had dried to a dark red, and it was