“No!” Fia’s pupils widened, as she rushed toward Clarice’s dagger.“Fia!”Conrad smacked the bag away. He saw Clarice with her gaze full of hatred and her hand holding a dagger as she rushed at him. And Fia stretching out her arms, rushing in front of him.He tried his best to grab Fia, but he was still a step too late. Clarice’s dagger stabbed into Fia’s arm and blood flowed.Conrad roared, “Scram!” And he pushed Clarice aside.Clarice fell to the ground, the pain awakening her confused mind.Seeing Fia in Conrad’s embrace and seeing the dagger stabbed into her shoulders, Clarice’s eyes instantly reddened.The words that her son, Jason, once told her rang out by her ears “Mom, I do everything for Fia willingly, I have never wished for anything in return.”“Jason…” she cried in heartache. What had she done?When Jason gained consciousness, he would definitely blame her.Garrett and Finn had just returned from their talk and were stunned when they saw this scene before them.
Bearing with an intense migraine, the director of the hospital said to her, “Come with us to the operating theater. We can talk about it on the way!”“Okay!”As the two of them walked into the staff elevator to get to the operating theater, the director told Sally everything from start to finish. After learning about how Fia got stabbed with a knife, Sally could not help but feel sad and worried for her.“These people from high society… tsk!” The director kept on complaining, “I’ve done everything I could to keep this under the press’s radar but… Let’s hope no one outside of the hospital catches wind of this. Or else… our hospital would have to bear the brunt of it!”Hearing this, Sally had a hunch that her brother had something to do with all this. “Sir, I have to make a call.”“This isn’t the time for that! You can make the call after we’ve handled Mrs. Maxwell’s wound! Mr. Maxwell is in a foul mood right now! We can’t afford to stall!”When they were treating Fia’s wound, Co
Sally’s tears began to roll down her cheeks upon hearing Fia’s apology. Poor Fia... She had lost her memories and gotten stabbed with a knife. Yet, her soul was still as pure and kind as before.And her? She blamed her for what had happened to her brother. She even refused to treat Fia when Conrad came to her home that day.“No, you’re not in the wrong, Fia. It’s me who needs to say sorry to you.”Fia was flustered with panic and confusion when she saw Sally crying. “Please don’t cry. It’s true. My wound doesn’t hurt anymore.”“Fia…” Sally’s tears streamed even more, drenching her surgical mask.“What…What’s wrong?” Fia pulled on Conrad’s hand in a panic. “Did I do something wrong?”“No.” Conrad took a cold glance at Sally before saying, “Thank you for your assistance, Doctor Sally. You may go now.”“Alright, I’ll be going then. Do call me if you need anything.” Still overwhelmed by her guilty conscience, Sally left the operating theater in a hurry, not wanting to cause Fia an
”Fia!”Fia turned toward the stranger calling out to her in a daze. Conrad’s face turned grim the instant he heard Jason’s voice. He walked to the other side of Fia’s bed to block Jason’s view. He even kicked on his bed!“…”The hospital staff dared not protest even though they were cross with Conrad’s behavior. All they could do was hurry on and push Jason away.Garrett stepped forward, wanting to argue with his son. However, Clarice grasped on his arm to stop him. “Garrett, don’t… You need to stay calm. This is my fault.”Jason wanted to sit up on his bed but he was stopped by Garrett. Clarice said, sobbing, “Jason, can you please treasure your life for once?”Recalling Conrad’s shouting in the operating theater earlier and linking it with Fia coming out from the one next to his, Jason could vaguely sense that something bad had happened earlier. Not able to remain calm, Jason pushed Garrett’s hand away and tried to get down from his bed while bearing with the pain.“Oh my god!
Jason smirked as he cemented his resolve. If he could successfully frame and convict Conrad, Fia would become disappointed in him and leave him. When that happened, he would have the opportunity to be by Fia’s side to protect her.“Jason?” Sally noticed the sudden change of temperament in Jason’s eyes. It was as though he was plotting something sinister. She could not help but feel worried because of it.“Jason! We are doctors! Our job is to help people and save lives, not ruin them! Never forget that! Right now, Fia’s not emotionally stable and is suffering from repressed memories. She doesn’t even recognize you! You shouldn’t do anything rash! It’s futile!”Jason raised his head and looked into Sally’s eyes before saying, “I want to start anew with her.”Frowning, Sally looked back at him with a heavy heart. “Have you ever tried being in her shoes?”“…”“Although Fia seems weak and frail, as though she’s a helpless damsel in distress, she is actually a strong, independent woman
Sally was surprised to hear this. She knew quite well what Clarice meant. Clarice, being Jason’s mother, invited her to see her son more often. This meant that she had won Clarice’s approval to be with Jason.Still, Jason did not have feelings for her. To be frank, after their conversation in the ward earlier, it was quite likely that Jason would not want to see her again.“My apologies. I have a lot of patients to attend to so I might not have the time.”Although disappointed, Clarice maintained a graceful smile and nodded. “Oh, silly me. I forgot that doctors are very busy. It’s alright, I understand. Jason, too, was very busy when he was a doctor. He was so busy that he didn't come home often.”“Yes, indeed he was.” Then, Sally quickly bid them farewell and left in a hurry. She needed to leave as quickly as she could because she was afraid that she would do something she would regret. It was a common strategy for girls to win the approval of the parents when they wanted to cha
”So I am like a demon to you?” Peter stared at his sister as tears rolled down his face.“I…”Sally panicked as she saw her brother tearing up. She had never seen her brother cry all her life.“I’m sorry… I… I don’t mean it…”She hurriedly brought over some tissue papers and said, “I… I wasn’t thinking straight when I said it… I…”“Such a wonderful sister you are!” Peter wiped off his tears with the back of his hand and stormed out of her office.Sally chased after him worriedly. “Where are you going? Your arm’s still hurt. I need to bring you to orthopaedics.”“Save it! Stay away from me. After all, I’m a demon! You should stay away from me so your good name isn’t ruined!” Peter pushed her aside before marching away, bearing with the pain in his left arm.Feeling sorry and dejected, Sally hesitated for a few seconds before chasing after him again.“Peter, you can’t leave your arm untreated. We must realign the bones and sling the arm. If not, it’ll make the wound worse.”“Sa
”You go with him,” Jason said to his mother coldly.Clarice had never seen her son treat her so coldly before. She asked cautiously, “Jason, are you talking to me?”“You know what you did. So shouldn’t you be the one to go to them and apologize?” Jason said coldly, “Conrad is a wrathful man. He will not let this go easily. If you don't apologize now, it’d be too late when he calls the police or does something to our company.”He did not want to remind her about what she did to Fia, but as her son, he could not just sit by and do nothing.Not expecting her loving son to treat her so coldly, Clarice began to weep. “Jason, I didn’t mean it… I received a phone call threatening to kill you if I don’t kill Conrad… I lost my cool because I wanted to save you… so I…”“How foolish.” Jason lowered his head and replied sadly, “It was just a call, Mom.”Garrett was so heartbroken seeing his wife distraught. He hugged her and scolded his son, “How could you talk to your mom like this?”“Rega