Sotiria responded, “Shoot me.”The indifferent and regal man replied, “All I’ve always wanted is a kiss or a hug from you, or you can conceive a baby for me.”‘My God!’Ashamed and embarrassed, Sotiria wanted to find herself a hole large enough for her to hide in it.They were standing in the corridor outside of the emergency room, and people would pass by here from time to time. The two doctors who had just operated on Garrison were still standing in front of them.‘Zachary Connor! Even if you don’t care about what others think, shouldn’t you pay attention to who will be influenced by your actions? Why must you openly flirt with a married woman out in public!?’“Ahem! Haha, Mr. Connor, we still have work to do, so we shall take our leave already.” The taller doctor hauled the shorter one hurriedly, and both fled the scene as if they were escaping for their lives. And as he was striding away, he muttered to himself, “Recently, rumors are going around in Rothesay saying that Mr. C
For a few moments, Zachary almost could not help but want to separate her hand from Garrison’s hand, pull her into his arms, and hug her tightly, making her his own...“Gary, are you awake?”“Gary!” Accompanied by this slightly hoarse voice, the originally ajar door of the ward was pushed open, and a tall, middle-aged man strode in.Sotiria looked in the direction of the voice and saw the middle-aged man’s face clearly. Her heart skipped a beat the moment she did so, and her face blushed immediately.Ivan Larson—Garrison’s father and her father-in-law at the same time!The last time she had seen Ivan was right after she had sex with Zachary to “detoxify” herself.Ivan had hit Garrison furiously and threatened Garrison that if he was not going to divorce her, he would never recognize Garrison as his son anymore!‘Ivan must’ve heard about Garrison’s injury and has come to see Garrison.’‘Ivan despises and dislikes me from the bottom of his heart because of my affair with Zachary.
“Of course it’s true.” Ivan looked at Sotiria gently from across the hospital bed. “Tiria, you should also know that I’m not a conservative old man. I don’t care no matter how unbearable your past is, as long as Gary really loves you. What I care about is that you’ll be loyal and dedicated to Gary after you’ve married him. But what you’ve done with Mr. Connor at your wedding...”Ivan did not continue to speak but looked up at Zachary.Sotiria’s cheeks blushed.Ivan skipped over that topic and continued. “Because of that incident, I mistakenly thought that you’re an unreliable woman. However, Lory has told me the truth. It turned out that someone had set you up that day. Sigh! My wine was also spiked once when I was young, and I know very well that even a strong-willed person will eventually become delirious and lose their self-control when they get drugged. Therefore, Tiria! You’re innocent. It’s me who wronged you the other day!”Endless warmth was surging in Sotiria’s heart.‘Iv
After saying so, Sotiria closed the box carefully and inserted it in her pocket.Looking at her reaction, Ivan smiled knowingly. “Tiria, don’t call me Uncle Larson from now on. You should call me Dad.”“Yeah.” Sotiria, who was overjoyed after getting her hands on the heirloom, completely lost her restraint and shouted crisply, “Dad!”Ivan responded to her immediately.As early as the moment Sotiria accepted the heirloom of the Larsons with a smile on her face, a void appeared and occupied an area in Zachary’s heart with nothingness. It was indescribably empty, hollow, and sour... These feelings intensified when he heard Sotiria calling Ivan ‘Dad’...He could not bear to witness the scene anymore, so he spoke calmly. “You guys can have the room.”He then walked away.However, he heard Ivan’s voice all of a sudden after taking two steps forward. “Mr. Connor, wait. I have a few words to say to you.”Zachary’s eyes had always been on Sotiria before this. But ever since she accepted
“Okay!”Sotiria had decided on making Zachary give up on her. She rose to her feet, lifted her pretty yet delicate face, and stared steadily at Zachary’s tall figure. “I swear to God that I will be loyal to Garrison for the rest of my life. I will never betray Garrison, no matter how much you harass me, Mr. Connor. If you refuse to give up, it will simply mean that you’re bringing contempt and humiliation upon yourself.”Zachary, who had refused to turn around and look at Sotiria, suddenly rose to his feet.Sotiria couldn’t avoid it. Just as she locked eyes with him, she clearly saw a hint of pain in his inky, dark eyes.That pain only appeared in his eyes for a fleeting moment before he buried it in the depths of his gaze… However, she suddenly felt as if a sharp knife had gone through her heart. A heart-rending agony overwhelmed her like a frenzy…“Heh.” Zachary, who was used to hiding his emotions, switched his expression to an indifferent and icy facade.“Your father-in-law
Zachary walked past the corridor and entered an empty elevator.As soon as the elevator doors closed, he removed his cold and distant facade. The sadness that suddenly appeared in his dazzling eyes was so intense that it was suffocating. Ivan’s words echoed in his ears like a curse.‘I’m a harbinger of misfortune! My bad luck put a deadly curse upon my little girl, whom I’ve been longing for! Sotiria Green… A woman who’s managed to stir up emotions in my heart, similar to the little girl… If I continue to harass her, she’ll die too…’Ding!The elevator doors opened. The young woman who had been waiting for the elevator outside saw Zachary, who was in the elevator. She stared at his stunning face for at least five seconds, then blushed as she said, “Sir, the elevator has arrived at the lowest floor. Why aren’t you getting out?”Only then did Zachary return to his senses. He didn’t look at the woman. Instead, he absentmindedly said, “Thanks.”Less than half an hour ago, he had br
Someone in the crowd let out a cry. “Watch out! Behind you!”Only then did Zachary realize that he was in danger and quickly tried to dodge it.However, it was too late. He couldn’t avoid the attack. The sharp knife pierced through his shoulder, tearing through his shirt and piercing into his firm muscles.This was a trained assassin. He did not give Zachary any time for recovery. He immediately pulled out his knife and aimed it at Zachary’s back once again.The fearful onlookers had scattered far away.Only a woman in a pearl-white dress, whose figure resembled a white lily, dashed forward, ignored her own safety, and threw her arms around the assassin’s arm.Shrrk!The assassin’s arm fell sharply when she wrapped her arms around it and drove his knife deep into the woman’s stomach.“Oh my God! Look! That woman tried to save that man and was stabbed by that knife!” A scream was heard from the crowd.Then, someone cried, “Poor thing! She’s such a pretty girl, and she has such
Sotiria’s eyes filled with emotional tears. She felt as if a piece of sponge had been stuffed down her throat. Besides, she couldn’t say anything more.‘See! That’s just how Garrison is! Let’s put aside the fact that he’s gotten himself hurt just to save me. The first thing he thought of when he woke up wasn’t how badly injured he was, but to ask if I was hurt… That’s true love! Zachary may have said that he likes me, but he’s never mentioned “love” to me at all. However, I know that Charlotte Simmons is the only woman he could ever love. He would never love me. Only Garrison’s love for me is pure and flawless! And only Garrison deserves my effort to really let go and show him my love!’“Dad, what are you doing here too?”After showing Sotiria concern, Garrison finally noticed Ivan’s presence. His eyes filled with nervousness as soon as he looked at Ivan. “Don’t say anything yet, dad. I have something to say first. If you’re here to tear Tiria and me apart, I don’t want to hear an