Holly was in too much pain to remain seated. She clutched at her stomach and glanced over to the backseat, only to find blood. It felt as if her entire world was crumbling.With tears in her eyes, she touched her stomach and silently prayed, "Stay strong, baby. You must stay strong. Mommy can't lose you!"Cooper was also gravely injured. He endured the pain and took out his phone to call 911. "Hello? I'm lodging a report. There's a car accident at the three-way intersection near Somervale Village—"Soon after, the bodyguards opened the door to help Holly out and into another car. Someone lifted James onto a collapsible stretcher and into the car while someone else carried Cooper. Two other bodyguards were left to deal with the aftermath of the crash. The others then rushed Holly, James, and Cooper to Cityscape Hospital. The bodyguard sped all the way through the journey.By the time Holly and the others were rushed to the hospital, Bryce had long since received the call and was
After a while, Bryce lifted his hand and touched Holly's pale face lovingly and pitifully. He gently coaxed, "Calm down first. A divorce isn't a small matter. Don't make any rash decisions."Holly looked down. "I'm very calm. I've been thinking about this for the past three days."Looking at how determined she was, Bryce figured it wouldn't be easy to talk her out of it.He felt a sharp pain in his heart.Bryce closed his eyes for a while and suppressed his emotions.After a second, he slowly opened them again.Bryce calmly said, "I'm going out for a smoke."Holly nodded.Bryce stood up and helped adjust her collar. After tucking her under the blanket and making sure everything was tidy, he finally left.Upon opening the door, Bryce bumped into Priscilla.She was holding a bottle of water as she asked, "Bryce, where are you going?"Bryce looked gloomy, and he walked away without any response.Priscilla was confused.She walked into the ward and placed the bottle on the bed
Holly used to think love was more important than life itself.When Bryce brought up the divorce with her a few months ago, she even felt like her world was falling apart.Now, she thought that love was nothing when a human life was in the equation.She said firmly, "I've made up my mind. I'm getting a divorce."Priscilla was tearing up.She hesitated for a while and said, "Actually, your grandma could've lived for a few more months. She was the one who secretly turned off the equipment on herself. She traded her life for your marriage."Holly felt another sharp pain in her heart.She pursed her lips tightly and suppressed the pain.After a long while, she finally spoke, "I had figured that out a while ago. That's why I've been doing my best to maintain our marriage. "I got the feeling that it wasn't rational to have a baby now. But to keep the relationship going, I still got pregnant. Now that the child is gone, there's no point in keeping up the marriage."I'm not getting a
Abelin frowned.After a few minutes, he took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions. Then, he asked with a hoarse voice, "Is she doing well?""No." Bryce put out the cigarette in his hand with a pinch. He didn't even feel anything when his finger was burnt.Abelin stubbornly pried on, "Where is she hurt?""Her heart.""What about her body?""The baby is gone." Bryce pinched his forehead hard and said, "Our baby is gone."He felt suffocated, and his heart was in so much pain that it felt like something was tugging on it.That was because it was their first child.It was the only thing he could use as leverage to keep Holly by his side.Now, it was gone.After losing the child, Bryce was going to lose Holly as well. Holly and Bryce had been supporting each other in life.Bryce felt terrible.Meanwhile, Tobin received a call and approached Bryce.He took away Bryce's cigarette and checked the injury on Bryce's fingers.Then, Tobin said, "Mr. Gabelman, Detective Briant ju
Seeing how Bryce's car was speeding in her direction, Samantha was stunned in an instant.She instinctively screamed.Her mind was telling her to get out of the way, but her legs were weak like noodles.She couldn't walk a single step.Then, she fell to the ground with a thud.Samantha froze in place as her body trembled.She watched as Bryce's car got closer to her. She wanted to escape, but she couldn't do it. She was so frightened that she shut her eyes.The sound of the wheels on the road got clearer.However, the painful and messy scene that Samantha imagined didn't happen.She only heard a loud screeching noise of the brakes.Then, she heard more and more braking noises that grew louder.Samantha couldn't help opening her eyes.She saw a car that had suddenly appeared and stopped in front of Bryce's car, blocking it effectively.She was safe for the moment.As she relaxed, Samantha finally realized how fast her heart was beating. It was like a drum.Her clothes wer
Abelin just had to reveal who he was, and Holly would've reunited with him.However, he didn't do that.Instead, he just protected Holly in the shadows and never asked for anything in return.He didn't ask for fame or benefits. He didn't even ask for Holly's gratitude.Bryce thought Abelin was a strange man.He had never seen anyone weirder than Abelin.Bryce was born into a family of businessmen.Businessmen would focus on benefits, and they would do anything for it.Everything had to be equal in transactions. With that understanding, Bryce couldn't figure out Abelin's motive at all.However, in that instant, Bryce didn't seem to hate Abelin as much anymore.Bryce opened the car door and got into his car.Then, he called Tobin. "Get a few professional private investigators to tail Ron Spencer. Make sure to watch him from the shadows and not get caught. "That guy used to be an investigator and was sly. Once you get something, report him to the higher authority.""Yes, Mr.
The two of them hugged for a long time.Since they knew they were getting a divorce, they became more tolerant of each other.Although Holly was determined to get the divorce, she still couldn't bear to let go. She missed Bryce's warm embrace a lot.They kept hugging each other like that with countless thoughts in their minds.Neither of them wanted to let go.It was as if they wanted to hold each other until the end of the world.Suddenly, they heard a sharp ringtone breaking the peaceful silence.Bryce took out his phone from his pocket and looked at the screen.It was Arthur calling.Bryce frowned subtly and patted Holly on her back. "I'm going to answer this outside."Holly nodded.Then, Bryce left the room with his phone.After finding a quiet spot, he picked up the call.He asked nonchalantly, "What do you want?"Arthur asked anxiously with his serious voice, "Samantha was in an accident. We're at the hospital now. You should come, too."Bryce chuckled faintly.He
Levi chuckled meaningfully. "Have you called the cops?""Yes.""Was it an accident, or did someone perpetrate it?""It seems to be an accident.""That might not be the case. It could be attempted murder. I heard a friend saying they saw Bryce was going to drive into Samantha. Someone stopped him in time, or he would've done it. "If Bryce did this, you need to watch out and not let him go there. You've spent too much effort on him. Don't let it go to waste."Arthur was stunned.He would've lost it if it weren't for the years of mental training he had in the business world.After a while, he finally said, "Bryce isn't someone that rash.""I wouldn't say that. It's normal for a person to become blind from love."Arthur said with a complicated yet relieved tone, "You would never make a mistake like this."Levi said with a hidden implication, "That's because I haven't met a woman as great as Holly."Arthur had a headache upon hearing Holly's name."Don't even mention her name.
Sitting by Bryce's bed, Holly softly held his slender fingers as if such a move would keep him safe.She must have been exhausted or emotionally spent, as she soon fell asleep by the bed. She then suffered a nightmare, in which Bryce stood in front of her, covered in blood from head to toe. Forcing a smile, he said to her, "Holly, I can't stay by your side anymore. You need to take care of yourself and be strong."After that, he turned into wisps of smoke and vanished right in front of her eyes. She frantically reached out to hold him, but she was clawing at the air.She waved her hands madly to take hold of him and run after him. Her voice was hoarse from all the yelling. "Bryce! Bryce Gabelman!"Her shouting was futile. Jolting awake, she gasped for air. Her forehead was drenched in sweat, and her eyes were wet from crying.She noticed that she was lying in the caregiver's bed. Someone—perhaps Bryce—had carried her to the bed.Bryce managed to get out of bed and lay by her
"You're injured. Don't stay on the floor—it's cold. Get up now!" Holly cautiously pulled Bryce up from the ground.He was speechless at her response. Any other woman would have happily accepted the ring and put it on.Perhaps, the woman he loved was different from the others.Going on one knee, Bryce refused to get up. He tenderly stared at Holly. "I'll get up after you agree to remarry me.""Get up now, and I'll agree to it."Defeated, he stood up, held her hand, and tried to put the ring on her finger when he was overwhelmed by a wave of dizziness. He lost his balance and collapsed forward onto her.Holly quickly held him and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"Bryce's lips parted. He wanted to reassure her that he was fine, but he couldn't utter a word. Soon after, his fingers that grasped the ring went numb. The large diamond ring dropped to the ground, spinning and clattering until it came to a stop.Panicking, Holly patted his cheek. "What's going on?"However, Bryce didn't
Looking at the man in Holly's embrace, Abelin turned his attention back to his phone. He asked inquisitively, "Who are you?"The person on the other end of the line was filled with anger. "I'm Bryce. I called her phone, but it was switched off."Abelin replied honestly, "She lost her phone.""Where is she right now?" Bryce questioned indifferently.After Abelin told him the villa's address, Bryce hung up.Abelin once again glanced at his phone before looking toward the dazed-looking Holly. "Holly, I think this man might not be Bryce."Holly shook her head. "You don't need to comfort me.""I just got a call from Bryce. He's on his way here."Holly thought he was lying and refused to believe him. When Abelin wanted to pull her away from the corpse, Holly got triggered and pushed him away. "Don't touch him! He'll be in pain!"Seeing Holly in such a dazed and abnormal state, Abelin felt a sense of pity for her.A tall figure emerged from the door about 45 minutes later. He was we
Abelin wanted to follow through with the protocol, but Holly refused.Realizing they weren't locals, the police decided to let them be. Thus, Abelin sent Holly and the corpse back to a villa their family seldom stayed in.Upon arriving at the villa, Holly did nothing but hold onto the bloodied man dazedly. Her heart felt heavy and chaotic. She was filled with regret and self-blame.Did she regret breaking up with him? The answer was no. Instead, she regretted not being firm enough with her decision. If she had been more resolute and didn't give him any hope of reconciling, he wouldn't have flown to Calria to find her. Correspondingly, he wouldn't have gotten into a car accident and died.Death was such a dreadful word. Bryce was gone, forever disappearing from this world. Holly would never hear his voice or see his smile and face. It was all gone.She would never see him again. She would rather he had lived, no matter who he ended up with in the future. She just wanted him to
The driver pressed the pedal, made a U-turn, and accelerated. When Holly arrived at the address Tobin sent, she saw two deformed cars at the crash scene. However, she didn't find anyone there.Holly's heart skipped a beat. She could only call Tobin repeatedly. However, the call didn't go through.Bryce and the others didn't own a car, only renting one after they got off the plane. Thus, Holly didn't know which car belonged to them.The driver continued driving a bit further until they came upon a collision between a car and a truck. The car's front end was completely obliterated. The driver was cut in half at the waist, and the person in the back seat was so badly mangled that his face was unrecognizable.A loud roar echoed in Holly's mind as it went blank. Her gaze fell on the man's blood-soaked suit. This was the deep-colored suit that Bryce always wore. The man had long legs. The wrist that was hanging out of the car wore a Patek Philippe Celestial watch.Holly remembered the
The moment Bryce reached Calria and got off the plane, he received a call from an unknown number. He took the call with furrowed eyebrows. "Hello. Who are you?"Zenia fumed. "I'm Zenia. Holly and Abelin's wedding is today. Your woman snatched away the man I loved!" She hung up the call after that.Bryce didn't believe her. He tapped into his messages, and several wedding photos came into view. Although the images were not high resolution, one could at least make out the newlywed's features.The groom wearing a suit had striking facial features, and Bryce recognized him as Abelin. Meanwhile, the woman was dressed in a fitted floor-length gown and wore a white veil. Under the thin veil, Bryce could make out her defined features. The woman was none other than Holly.Bryce felt like he had been struck by lightning. His mind went blank, and the hand holding the phone turned cold.He could feel his heart sinking and his blood going cold. Instantly, he felt he got toyed and betrayed
Michelle was gravely ill, with her vision and hearing failing. Thus, they should be able to deceive her.While Abelin let out a sigh of relief, Merope threw daggers at him. She couldn't believe he was stupid enough to let go of such a good opportunity. She wondered why someone as smart as her would have such a dumb son.As it was almost time for the wedding ceremony, Merope wheeled the sickly Michelle out. Michelle's complexion seemed better than a few days back, perhaps due to the joyful event or the effects of terminal lucidity. Her dull eyes were shining when she saw Abelin and the fake bride on the red carpet.Michelle pursed her lips and asked Merope, "Is he really getting married to Holly?"Merope replied unwillingly, "Yes.""Bring me over to have a look," Michelle ordered. When Merope wheeled her over to the fake bride, Michelle took her reading glasses from her pocket with trembling hands.Abelin held his breath as Michelle eyed the fake bride up and down. He was fear
Merope pleaded earnestly, "Abel, your grandmother is on her last breath. Please try to fulfill her last wish for her."Abelin didn't seem to reject this plan as much as before. "Wedding arrangements are already in place, and I've notified a couple of cousins. I'll try to make the entire wedding as genuine as possible."Merope was overjoyed. "Why did you suddenly change your mind? Is Holly the bride?""No. I found a woman who looks quite similar to her. Grandma is old and has blurry eyesight. I doubt she'll recognize her."Merope rebuked, "Your grandma isn't blind!""Well, that's all." Abelin then hung up the call.…Three days later, many relatives gathered at the Gabelman residence. The brightly decorated courtyard was filled with people. Abelin hired a professional wedding team in advance, making sure the officiant, red carpet, circular arch, fresh flowers, and bridal bouquet were all in place. A professional violin team was also playing the wedding march.Although it was a
Abelin called Priscilla's bodyguards, and they arrived at the Calria police station together.The bodies were stored in the morgue. Since they weren't Calrians, the police couldn't find any information on them or confirm their identities.However, they were sure that the two bodies had something to do with Priscilla because one of the bodyguards left a long scratch mark on one of the culprit's arms. At that moment, the mark was rotten due to being submerged in the water. The skin was peeling, and it was a horrifying sight.Clearly, the person behind the culprits was worried they might get caught and expose their employer's identity. So, someone was sent to silence them right away. It was easy for someone like them to kill a person.After giving a statement, the police told Abelin that they were going to do an autopsy on the bodies. Once they had news, they would call him again.After coming out of the police station, Abelin got into his car and called Bryce. "The two guys who hu