Lillian's perspective."What did you say?" I asked in horror. "Why did Alpha faint? How is he? Which hospital was he admitted to?"As I was asking those questions, I was already making my way towards the elevator."We're in Hogen Hospital right now, but we're not sure about his current condition." Wade said, "I am not sure what caused him to faint, but this isn't the first time."After receiving the news about Ismail, I decided to skip my appointment. I hurried out of the hospital and hailed a taxi, quickly making my way to Hogen Hospital.As I was sitting in the taxi, I felt incredibly helpless. I cursed myself for choosing a hospital that was located on the west side of the city because Hogen Hospital was on the opposite end. Even if traffic was smooth, it would still take half an hour to get there.Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, I kept looking at my watch and urged, "Sir, can you please drive a little faster? I'm in a hurry. I will pay you extra.""Miss, I need to obey the s
Lillian's perspective."You've taken it for decades, so I'm sure you can do this one more time. Be good and take the medicine." I took out another pill from the drawer and handed it to him along with a glass of plain water, continuing, "I know it doesn't taste good, but you have to take it if you don't feel well. You are going to scare the life out of us if you faint again. Mother is going to be disconcerted."He looked at the pill in my hand and, instead of slapping it away, took it and popped it into his mouth. Seeing him take the pill, I smiled with relief. It was the first time that I felt that perhaps I could sway him a little.Pouring him another glass of warm water, I said with a smile, "The doctor also advised you to drink more water."He accepted the glass and took a sip, asking with a hint of annoyance, "What are you grinning at?""I'm smiling because I think you are so much easier to coax than those little kids." I laughed. "You have no idea how difficult it is to coax the
Lillian's perspective.A look of surprise flashed across her face before she nodded, "Oh, okay. I just finished a surgery. I'm not too busy. Come with me."She smiled at me, turned around, and walked to the rooftop garden at the end of the corridor.I didn't know that there was such a big garden in Hogen Hospital. Scanning around, I saw the beautiful flowers and plants trying to stand out in their own ways. However, I wasn't in the mood to enjoy the scenery, so I went straight to the point and asked, "What's wrong with the Alpha? You're a doctor, so you should know what's wrong with him, right?"I refused to believe in curses. I just couldn't bring myself to buy into the whole thing!However, what could explain why Ismail would lose control and hurt people, and then vomit blood?The smile on her face faded away, replaced by a touch of sympathy and helplessness. She replied, "To be honest, doctors haven't been able to diagnose his illness at all.""How could that be?""Everyone asks th
Lillian's perspective."Sorry, I was wrong again." I shrugged again."Has anyone ever told you how much I abhor hospitals? I would have this urge to hurl whenever I smell the disinfectant here. I don't believe in any doctors."Well, no one had ever told me that!"You only have two choices: stay or stay!" Meylani's voice suddenly sounded at the door. She then came in with Helen.Meylani was outraged at the fact that Ismail had fainted and had been hospitalized. As soon as she entered the door, she scolded him with a straight face, "How many times have I told you that money isn't everything? On the other hand, you have only one body. Leave the matter of the army to Seth and your uncle-in-law. I keep on telling you to not overexert yourself, but you never listen to me.""Mother is right," I went up to her, took her arm, and helped her sit on the chair.Before she sat down, she raised her hand and slapped the top of Ismail's head, scolding him, "Rascal! Are you trying to drive me to an ea
Third-person perspective.In the afternoon, when Hazel pushed the door open during the routine ward round, she was greeted with the sight of Ismail leaning against the head of the bed and playing with his mobile phone attentively. Beside him, Lillian was lying on her side, an arm wrapped around his waist, sleeping quietly and peacefully.Ismail had always been indifferent to Lillian for as long as they had been married. Hazel had never seen them so intimate.In fact, when Ismail saw her coming in, he had even put his finger on his lips to signal her to lower her voice. He didn't want to wake her up.Hazel lowered her voice as she asked, "Have you taken your medicine?""No, I'll take it in a bit." He was engrossed in his game."Don't forget," said Hazel.Although she had deliberately lowered her voice, Lillian was still disturbed and woke up. She opened her eyes faintly and saw the last of Hazel walking away. When she looked down again, she found that she was tightly clinging to his bo
Lillian's perspective.During the evening, I was getting bored in the house, so I grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil to sit on the terrace to sketch.The tip of the pencil cut across the snow-white paper, leaving deep lines. Soon, the outline of a man appeared on the paper.I stared blankly for a moment, only to find that the face on the paper bore a strong resemblance to Ismail. What was wrong with me? Since when had the pencil I wielded brought Ismail's face to life and not Kayden's?Had I really begun to fall for the ruthless man? How could I?Ismail didn't belong with me nor to me. His heart belonged to that mysterious woman, and his body belonged to Chloe. I had no right to fall for the man who had never belonged to me! Not in the past, not then, not ever.Irritated, I crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can. Then, I stood up from my chair.After brooding for a while on the terrace, I turned around and went into my room. As I swept my eyes over the dress
Lillian's perspective."You know, their prayer room is huge. What you've seen and been to is only the front hall of the prayer room"—Hazel brought her finger to her red lips, lowering her voice, "I heard these from word of mouth, though. It can be hard to determine if they're real or fake. So, let's just keep it between you and me. Don't be so stupid as to ask Ismail about this or to try to snoop around the prayer room playing detective. You don't want to see Mother unhappy."I nodded quietly, "I got it."I wanted to heed her warning, but I still found myself at the door of the prayer room as soon as I got the chance. Meylani had gone with Helen to the famous church of the Azure Pack and would stay there for three days. Ismail, too, was at the base, and I was told that he would only come back late at night.I may be full of fear of the place, but the desire to find out the truth compelled me to walk deeper into it. Was the lover in his previous life somehow connected to the portrait
Lillian's perspective.Yet again, I found myself in a series of nightmares. Ever since I married Ismail, I often had nightmares. However, the previous nightmares weren't even half as horrendous as the one at the moment. I almost woke up with a scream.It was already bright outside the window, and the clock on the wall pointed to eight.Raising my hand to touch the cold sweat on my face, I closed my eyes. Everything in my dream came back with a vengeance to my mind again.In my dream, I had gone alone to the strange prayer room of the Amus family. I had seen the "Madam June", and a woman in repose lying in the crystal coffin, and then even Ismail had appeared...I suddenly opened my eyes. No, it was not a dream. It was reality!I really had gone to the prayer room the night before. I really had. That meant Ismail had really said those words to me."Are you awake?" A calm voice rang out from the side.I was stunned for a moment, and then I found out that Ismail had entered the bedroom a