She should have suspected something was amiss much sooner. These pills were the exact same as the ones prescribed to her after her first liver transplant. But she carelessly thought that the doctor prescribed these medications to her because of the burden on her liver due to the childbirth.She was... so stupid!Clara smiled bitterly and once again touched the area on her right side where her liver was. This liver was Wilson's.After donating his liver to her twice, how much of his own liver did Wilson have left? She could hardly bear to think about it.When she saw Wilson again, what should she say?Should she express gratitude or apologize? Or... should she tell him that she loved him?If she had known that this would be the outcome after all the twists and turns, she should not have broken up with him back then at the hospital.Her intention was to keep him safe, but she actually burdened him even more!After the high-speed train arrived in Latveria, Clara took a taxi to the
Frank made his way into the mansion and found Wilson reviewing some company documents on the couch."Mr. Birch, I just saw Mrs. Birch outside the mansion. She wants to see you," Frank informed him.The pen in Wilson's hand paused.She still came after all!Even though he had clearly expressed through the lawyer that he wanted no further contact with her, she still showed up.These days, he had made a conscious effort to push her out of his mind, to erase her from his thoughts completely. Yet, whenever he found himself in a moment of quiet, her face and voice would incessantly invade his consciousness.Memories of their time together would relentlessly flash before his eyes.He had already hypnotized himself and should have forgotten about their relationship by now! Why did this woman continue to occupy his mind so persistently?!"Mr. Birch?" Frank asked again when Wilson did not answer."If she wants to see me, then let her," Wilson replied. "Take her to the living room. I'll
Clara snapped back to her senses. She took a deep breath to compose herself. "I came here to discuss... our divorce," she stated."If you're not satisfied with the terms I proposed, I already informed my lawyer that I'm open to considering any reasonable requests within my means," Wilson responded calmly. "If you came only to talk about the divorce, you can just discuss it with my lawyer. It won't make a difference."With that, he turned away, intending to leave."No, it's not the same!" Clara lunged forward, grabbing Wilson's hand. "I don't want a divorce. I don't want to sign the divorce papers."Wilson's body stiffened, and he turned his head to look at Clara with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "You don't want a divorce?""That’s right," she said firmly.His gaze grew deep, and after a moment, he smirked mockingly. "So you want to be Mrs. Birch for a little longer? What's the reason this time? Last time, it was to prevent Amy from being born as an illegitimate child. This tim
"So, what you're saying is, in less than half a year, you suddenly realized your true feelings? You claim to have fallen in love with a man you didn't love before? Clara, do you really expect me to believe a lie like that?" he retorted."It's not a lie, it's the truth," she hastily defended herself. "Back then, I thought my love for you was too shallow, while you loved me too much. I was afraid that if anything were to happen to me, it would bring you a lot of pain, and that's why I said those things. But now..."Her voice trailed off, and her gaze shifted to the right side of his rib cage, where his liver resided – the very organ he had selflessly donated to her not once, but twice.He followed her gaze, and a flicker of realization crossed his face. He asked with a frown, "You know?"He asked the question out of the blue, but she understood."Yes, I know. I know that you donated your liver to me again when I gave birth," she said, her eyes welling up with tears.He seemed to ha
Wilson silently looked at Clara. She's right, he still had feelings for her, and he couldn't control that.And that's why she could manipulate him anytime she wanted."My actions must have caused some misunderstandings. Listen to me. I saved you not out of any lingering feelings for you, but because I made a promise to my former self," he stated coldly."A promise?" she paused, "What do you mean?""Before undergoing hypnosis, I wrote a letter to myself. I did it because I was worried the hypnosis might impact my memory or alter certain thoughts. In the letter, I told my future self that, even if I no longer love you, I must save your life no matter what," Wilson calmly explained.What he didn't mention was that he probably wrote the letter because he genuinely feared for her safety during childbirth. That was why he had insisted on saving her life. He told his future self that, if he didn't do that, and if one day the hypnosis was somehow lifted, he would be tormented by a pain wo
"But you'll have to go through a lengthy court process that will take at least six months. If the media finds out, it’ll negatively impact the Birch Group's reputation," Clara pointed out, her eyes red with emotion.He scrutinized her. Her eyes were welling up with moisture, as if tears were on the verge of falling from them once again. His heart tightened, and memories of the previous times she cried flashed through his mind.One time, she cried and pleaded, "Wilson, you've got to believe me! I didn't push Sandra Cooper down the stairs! I didn't!" Another time, she begged with tears in her eyes, "Wilson, please spare me, spare me!" And finally, amidst her tears, she had declared with a calm voice, "Wilson Birch, I will never forgive you..."These were the memories he had of her crying. He no longer loved her, so he should be able to look back at those memories like an outsider, right? Then why... why did they still cause him so much pain? His heart... it hurt so much!Dr
Sometime later, Wilson's nurse, Mandy Monroe, entered the room and said, "Mr. Birch, it's time to take your medicine." She placed a tray on the coffee table and handed Wilson his pills and water.Wilson took the pills and swallowed them.After Mandy checked his temperature and blood pressure, she said, "Mr. Birch, the woman who came today...""Don't worry about her. I'm tired, I want to take a nap. You may leave," Wilson said."Alright," Mandy responded and slowly exited the room. Before closing the door, she couldn't help stealing another glance at Wilson.Earlier, she had heard from Frank that the woman who came today was Mr. Birch's wife. Mandy was surprised to find out that Mr. Birch was already married. However, during the most difficult period of Mr. Birch's recovery, his wife wasn't even there for him!She didn't deserve to be Mr. Birch's wife!Mandy went downstairs with anger in her heart. She was originally a nurse in a prestigious hospital. She was young, beautiful,
Clara bit her lip in contemplation. She stood up, asked the servant where Wilson's room was, and headed towards his room upstairs.After a gentle knock on the door, she heard a voice from inside say, "Come in."As she pushed the door open, she was taken aback. Wilson was shirtless, and there was a woman assisting him in putting on a shirt. The woman stood in front of him, buttoning his shirt up, while Clara was standing behind him, so she was unable to see the woman's face. She could only catch a glimpse of her figure and could tell that the person was a woman.In that instant, something pricked at Clara's heart. Was she bothered? Or perhaps, jealous that he was standing so close to another woman?Wilson turned his head back slightly. Upon seeing that it was Clara, he turned back around, as if he couldn't be bothered with her. "Oh, it's you. What's the matter?" he asked."I... I wanted to have dinner with you," Clara said."No need. I prefer to eat alone," Wilson replied indiff
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly