Josie had just been discharged from the hospital and was recuperating at home. Lucas had hired a caregiver to take care of her. She hadn't been allowed to use her phone lately, so she didn't know anything about Lucas being hospitalized after being seriously injured.Lucas had Chelsey call Josie to tell her he was away on a business trip and would only be back after some time. Chelsey had also told her to take care of herself while he wasn't around.Josie didn't suspect a thing. After all, Lucas had recently delayed much of his work to care for her. Besides, he always disappeared for a week or two when he was busy.It was because of this that she could recuperate in peace. She was seated in the living room when she heard Shannon's voice. Initially, she thought Chelsey had dropped by. When she saw that it was actually Shannon, her expression darkened."What are you doing here? I already told you that I don't want to see you. Get out!" Josie detested Shannon more than anything els
"Josie …" Shannon was lost for words. This wasn't what she'd expected! She thought that her donating blood for Josie's blood transfusion would lead to Josie helping her and Lucas get back together. Why was Josie suddenly accepting her as a goddaughter?What the hell?When Josie saw how reluctant Shannon looked, she asked pointedly, "What, you're not interested?""I … I am …" Shannon was worried that if she were to turn Josie down, Josie would get mad. Then, she wouldn't even be allowed to be Josie's goddaughter. She had no choice but to reluctantly agree."That's good." Josie smiled. "Per local custom, I'll buy you some cutlery. You'll be considered my goddaughter once you have a meal with that cutlery."Shannon's lips twitched. "Alright."Josie summoned the caregiver. "Janet, Janet, could you come here for a second?""Yes, ma'am." Janet Lowe came over."Could you go to the nearest goldsmith and buy me a set of silver cutlery? I'm going to take Shannon as my goddaughter today
Although Timothy's words sounded harsh, he was speaking out of concern for Chelsey.If she were to forgive Lucas and continue being his caregiver, their divorce would be pointless.Repaying a favor and sacrificing your happiness were two different things.Timothy couldn't understand Chelsey.Chelsey's lips twitched. She was so choked up that she couldn't speak for a moment.On the hospital bed, Lucas responded anxiously, "Chels, you are my wife, not my caregiver. I won't treat you like one again. Don't leave, Chels. Don't leave me."Chelsey looked at Lucas and then at Timothy.In the end, she chose Lucas.She walked to the bedside and held his hand. "I won't leave, don't worry."Looking back at the heartbroken Timothy, Chelsey gave him a small smile.Her smile was sad yet decisive."Tim, thank you for your care and love. As a caregiver or a wife, I will always be by Lucas' side. You can leave now. Thank you."Ten years of love couldn't be given up overnight.No matter what
After the stroll, Chelsey settled Lucas under a ginkgo tree.The weather was getting colder, and the leaves had begun to turn yellow.Chelsey picked up the yellow ginkgo leaves on the ground, stacked them into layers, and made a flower shape out of them. Then, she used a strand of her hair to tie the petioles together to prevent them from falling apart."Lucas, this is for you."Her smile was lovelier than the flowers.Lucas looked at the ginkgo-leaves flower Chelsey gave him, feeling pleasantly surprised. "What a special flower.""Of course. You've had almost everything in life. I must give you something special to make it meaningful."As she spoke, Chelsey placed the flower in Lucas' hand.If Lucas weren't bound to the wheelchair, he would've hugged Chelsey and kissed her with passion.After sitting in the garden for a while, Chelsey pushed Lucas back to the ward.She didn't notice that someone was watching them in the dark.Lucas sensed something off and looked around, o
After taking a bath, Chelsey dried her hair and started to pack her things.Since Lucas was severely injured, she would have to stay in the hospital with him for some time. Thus, she had to bring along some necessities with her.That included all the tools for designing—stuffed in a big suitcase.Then, Chelsey lugged the suitcase downstairs.Just when she was about to hail a cab, a black SUV suddenly stopped in front of her, and its door yanked open.Before Chelsey could react, a pair of arms stretched out and pulled her to the car."Ah!"Chelsey landed heavily in the car while her suitcase was left on the side of the road.By the time the bodyguards Lucas sent to protect her rushed out from the dark, they only managed to pick up her suitcase.The bodyguards hastily called Lucas to report the matter.At the same time, a cloth covered Chelsey's mouth and nose, and she quickly lost consciousness.She didn't know how long she had passed out.When she opened her eyes again, it
"Why don't you tell me what vault you're talking about and where it is? Maybe I can provide you with some useful information.""You have been watching me for so long, so you should know that I am very rich. I am still young, I don't want to die before I spend all my money. If I knew the password, I would definitely tell you."The kidnapper pulled out a knife and put it against Chelsey's slender neck. "Don't play tricks on me. Give me the password!""Mister, I swear I don't know the password. What do you want me to say?"Chelsey felt the cold tip of the knife, and her heart started pounding.At this moment, cold sweat was already covering her forehead."Are you going to tell me or not? If not, I'll kill you!"The kidnapper raised the knife in his hand as he fiercely threatened.Chelsey screamed, "Okay, I will! Don't kill me ...""Spit it out!""112277."Helpless, Chelsey randomly spat a random string of numbers."If you dare to lie to me, I will cut you into pieces."The ki
Chelsey was so frightened that she didn't dare make a sound.She tiptoed toward the door, her grip tightening around the iron bedpost.Another voice outside the door said, "The boss told us not to touch her. Do you want to die?""The boss said we can't touch her now, but he didn't say we can't touch her after getting the money. Hehe, we'll just bury her deeper in the ground after. No one will even know we touched her.""Don't ruin the boss's plan. If I don't get paid, I'll kill you too.""Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."The conversation between the two stopped abruptly.Chelsey was paralyzed by fear.Lucas was still waiting for her at the hospital. He would no doubt send someone to find her if she never showed up.Hence, she couldn't panic. She had to calm down and wait for rescue.After some time, footsteps came from outside the door again.Chelsey was severely dehydrated. Supporting herself on the wall, she stood up weakly and raised the iron bedpost high above her he
He put away the phone and raised the knife, swinging it down without hesitation."Ah!" Chelsey screamed in fright.There was a loud bang, and the man holding the knife fell to the ground. The two other men holding Chelsey down tried to run but also collapsed after two gunshots.After the commotion, Chelsey's body went limp, and she fell to the ground.She opened her eyes and saw a tall man walking toward her.Although she couldn't see his face clearly, the familiar figure made her feel at ease."Lucas … I knew … you'd come ..."After that, Chelsey instantly blacked out.Seeing that Chelsey was safe and sound, Lucas hugged her tight and cried, "Chels, I'm here. I'm here ..."When Lucas received the call from his bodyguards earlier, he had resolutely removed the cast on his leg. After taking a painkiller injection, he got up on his feet.He was determined to save Chelsey. Knowing that she was waiting for him, he couldn't let her down.Presently, Lucas carried Chelsey out of