Anna reached out her hand. She could not see a thing. All she could hear was the sound of Nina’s footsteps as she rushed out. Then, the sound of the door closing. Her world instantly filled with darkness and dead silence. Anna swung back and forth in bed.She felt as though she was trapped inside a dark little house where there was no light, no way out and nothing could be seen. She felt suffocated like she was about to die a slow death in this darkness.“Nina, Nina…”She called out a few times but Nina did not respond.Nina left the room and quickly ran towards the staircase, blocking Chloe’s way.“Why are you still here!?” Nina saw that Chloe was still skulking around which was why she started to give chase.“Whether I go or stay has nothing to do with you! Stop being such a busybody! Who do you think you are?” shouted Chloe angrily.“It doesn’t matter who I am. All I know is that you are the ‘second’ daughter of the Hamilton family, and you’re Anna’s stepsister!”Nina part
“He was… at the hospital the whole time?” Anna asked Nina quietly. “That’s right! He even asked me personally about what happened that day. He looked like he wanted to help you find out the truth. He’s more concerned about you than Bryan was!”“Anna, do you think that Mr. Ackman likes you?”“How could he? He’s Bryan’s uncle. I’m sure he’s only concerned about his students!” Anna’s face instantly blushed. She quickly lowered her head as she explained. “Mr. Ackman thinks that it’s really strange that your eyes got hurt out of the blue!” said Nina.“What… what did he say?” asked Anna softly.“He didn’t say anything. He probably feels that this matter isn’t as simple as it seems! He’s just a tutor after all. Even though you’re both related by marriage, he must have decided that it wasn’t his place to say anything.”Anna nodded her head. “Yes, it wasn’t his place to speak.”Liam’s personality was cold and indifferent but if he suddenly seemed to care a lot about Anna, it would cer
Jamie stroked Anna’s little face feeling heartbroken. “My little darling, was I too harsh?”Anna did not speak. A sorrowful look was plastered upon Anna’s features which made Jamie’s heart wrench. He sighed and said in a serious tone, “Darling, I’m just giving you some advice. You need to learn how to be flexible and be able to adapt to situations. That way, you won’t end up like this again!”“Tell me the truth. Did your eyes get like this because someone was out to get you?”A sense of sorrow was evoked on Anna’s lips. “Can you imagine that? It felt like a burning-hot needle was stabbed into my eyes. I think I can still feel the pain lingering even now.”“But… When I was lying here, I could hear Chloe tell Bryan how much she liked him without a care in the world. When no one was around, she even tried to blind me! I feel like my heart hurts even more. It hurts so much that I can hardly breathe.”“Even though we’re not related by blood, we’ve lived together for nearly 20 years. Is
“Oh!”The sudden kiss caused Anna to panic. She struggled, pushing both her hands against Liam’s sturdy chest.“Stop moving wildly or I’ll have you right now! growled Liam angrily. Anna felt a chill go down her back and stopped struggling.Liam started to kiss her with a fervent passion that gradually changed and became extremely tender. His rage slowly disappeared, leaving no trace…What an overbearing man!Was he jealous? Jealous of a gay person? That was so adorable.Liam released Anna, panting heavily. His body felt like it was burning up and he could scarcely catch his breath. His eyes were filled with a raging fire as he stared into Anna’s flushed little face.Anna’s breathing was disordered as well. Her chest moved up and down rapidly. She leaned limply against Liam’s chest.“When… when did you become this insecure?” she asked coyly in a quiet voice.“What?” Liam’s voice was husky.“Why did you lose your self-confidence in front of a gay man?”“...”Liam’s gaze dar
“Admitted into the hospital!?”The volume of Michael’s voice increased by one notch. “Mr. Ackman. You should have a medical check-up first.”“I want to be admitted into the hospital,’’ repeated Liam.“Mr. Ackman, our bed spaces at the hospital are extremely limited. You can’t be admitted to the hospital just because you want to!” said Michael.“I have money!” said Liam angrily.Michael was speechless.“Fine, the Ackman prince does as he pleases just because he has money!” Michael swept an eye across the plucky and spirited Liam. He said helplessly, “Go and get a CT scan of your head.”“I won’t. It’ll harm my brain,” Liam refused.“Then go and have an ECG.”“No, I don’t like to have things stuck on me.”Michael lost his temper, “Are you the doctor or am I the doctor here!?”Liam replied indifferently, “You’re the doctor. It doesn’t matter. I’ll come back tomorrow.”As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and left without hesitation.Michael deeply felt as though his be
Anna felt really great to be able to get down off the bed to stimulate her muscles. She walked forward slowly with the help of the nurse.When they arrived at the door leading into the corridor, they heard several of the nurses in quiet discussion.“What’s going on with room 1207? Why are there so many people here?”“That’s right! This is too sudden! Can you see them moving all their equipment out?”“The room looks completely different now. It doesn’t look like a hospital room at all but more like an office…”Anna held onto the nurse as she leaned against the door. She felt safe this way. She sighed internally, ‘This person must be a workaholic for him to want to keep working even though he’s so ill.’“Sigh, he’s about to die. What’s the point of working so hard now? Even if he made a lot of money, he won’t be able to spend it…”Anna suddenly sensed that the corridor had gone cold. She asked the nurse curiously, “Why has the corridor become so cold?”The nurse did not answer. I
Liam carried Anna back to her room personally. Anna could not see a thing so she had no idea that she was back in her hospital room. All she knew was that she was being carried gently by Liam.She was angry and in a difficult situation. She quickly buried her little head into Liam’s embrace to stop him from seeing her bright red face.Liam placed her on her bed and gently tucked her under the covers. Anna felt her heart melt and tightly gripped the blankets. She looked like a timid little kitten hiding under the covers, with only her eyes peeking out.However, her eyes were currently wrapped in gauze so Liam could not see them.She had no idea what sort of evil mood had come upon Liam as he gradually closed the distance between them and kept drawing closer to her. She could hear the sound of his breathing clearly and also feel the vapor of his breath wafting across her cheeks.Anna hid under the covers. As she continued to feel his breath on her, she feared that she might lose c
Bryan coaxed Anna to get her to have some soup.“Anna, try this. It’s a nutritious chicken soup that I spent two hours cooking especially for you. There’s a lot of ingredients inside that are good for your eyes. It’s perfect for your current situation.”“Anna, I personally made this for you. Please have more of it.”Anna quietly faced Bryan without speaking, neither did she open her mouth.Liam stormed in abruptly, causing Bryan to jump fright.He quickly put down the spoon and stood up. “Uncle, why are you here?”When Anna heard that Liam had come, she suddenly gripped the blanket under her hand tightly.Why had he returned!? He was truly like a haunting spirit that she could not shake off!Liam coolly looked at Anna who sat in bed. When he could clearly see that she was ill-at-ease, some of the rage inside him dissipated.After that, Liam turned towards Bryan. “Bryan, step out with me for a moment. I have something to ask you.”Liam did not know what it was about but he gre