“There are another two fragments that I have to remove, so please bear with me, miss.” The doctor discarded the blood-stained shard into a stainless steel tray and moved on with the procedure while the nurse standing next to the bed held her down.Xyla’s face was pallid, her lips and teeth chattered, and her forehead was soaked with sweat.After the last piece was taken out, the nurse cleaned her wounds and applied local anesthetic again before attending to her stitches.Xyla turned her face away. Although she could not feel the pain that she felt when the doctor was pulling the fragments out when the nurse was stitching the wound up, the sting that she felt from time to time still made her hiss.Yorrick broke into the ward. He did not even have the time to put on his jacket, and his tie looked crooked. His white shirt was soaked in sweat and was sticking to his athletic body, making his well-built muscles subtly visible.He covered his face with his palm and took a deep breath as
The bodyguard was a little embarrassed. “Ms. Mayweather, please don’t say that. Actually—” He was about to respond to Xyla’s appreciation when he saw Yorrick appearing at the door and stopped halfway. “Mr. Hathaway?”Xyla turned to look at him. “Hey, you’ve woken up?”Yorrick frowned. “Why aren’t you resting? And what are you doing, running around the hospital?”“I’m only mildly injured. My legs and feet are fine, so why do I need to rest?” Xyla rubbed her shoulder and continued. “Your bodyguard is suffering from worse injuries when compared to me. He’s the one who needs more rest.”Yorrick took a deep breath. “Then why are you here disturbing his rest?”She choked on her words. “I-I’m only here to thank him. We would have died already if it weren’t for his exceptional driving skills.”“Mr. Hathaway…” The bodyguard took a glance at Yorrick. It seemed like he had something to tell him, but it was something he could say to him and to him alone.Yorrick naturally understood the mea
Yuna stared at Xyla as if trying to learn something from her expression. Yorrick pushed the bodyguards who were standing outside apart and entered with a stoic expression. “Why are you here?”Yuna looked back at him. “You know why, Yorrick.”Yorrick sniggered. “So you admit that you’ve done something.”Yuna’s eyes flashed with anger. “I have to remove all obstacles for you. If you don’t let her go, I won’t let her have an easy life either.”Xyla was somewhat shocked. What did they mean by ‘done something’? Was the accident the other night not an accident?Yorrick looked at her coldly.After a moment, he walked to Xyla, put his arm around her shoulders, and led her away. Yuna yelled, “Yorrick Hathaway! This is your last chance.”Yorrick stopped in his tracks—the hand around Xyla’s shoulder tightened while he looked back at his mother with red eyes filled with anger. “Go ahead and try.”Yuna’s expression froze.Seeing how Yorrick was going against her for a woman, she look
Footsteps could be heard from outside the door. She held her breath, and when she turned around, two men opened the door, and a woman walked in. It was Yorrick’s fiancee, Mandy.Mandy smiled. “I’m sorry for bringing you over this way.”“Bring?” Xyla laughed. “This is pretty much kidnapping.”“So what if it is?” Mandy didn’t care. “In Yaramoor, even the police would not dare to offend the Nix. Are you going to call them?”Xyla’s face dropped, and she took a deep breath. “What do you want?”Mandy crossed her arms and walked toward her. “I’ve been in love with Yorrick since a long time ago when he was… in love with Sharon.”She walked to the side and calmly said, “Even if Yorrick doesn’t love me, it doesn’t matter because I’m going to marry him. After Sharon’s death, his heart died along with her. Since he cannot accept me, he shouldn’t accept other women either.”Xyla looked at her curiously. “Why are you telling me this?”Mandy looked back at her coldly. “Yorrick was just havi
Mandy’s smile faded. “A marriage shouldn’t just be about love. I’m content just being his wife. I don’t care if he doesn’t love me, as long as I love him. We’re made for each other. Only I am good enough for him!”She pushed Xyla, and the latter hit the wall. Mandy suddenly stomped on her wounded shoulder with all her might. Xyla hissed but fought back the pain when blood came out and dyed her collar red. “Hurts, doesn’t it?” Mandy leaned down and looked at her, smiling eerily. “Too bad this isn’t enough. I’m going to give you a day you’ll remember for the rest of your life.”She raised her hand, and four men entered. Xyla’s expression froze, and she was pale as a paper. Mandy grabbed her by her arm, pushed her toward the men, and looked down at her. “Yorrick doesn’t like it when other men touch his toy. If I destroy you, Yorrick will give up.”At the St. Donnor Estate…Yorrick poured a glass of wine, the red liquid slowly going into the glass. He held the stem of the glass a
“You’re my mother who gave birth to me and brought me up, so I can’t do anything to you. As for my life, all I can do is return it to you.”Yorrick’s eyes were stale. “Mom, out of 37 years of my life, I lived 25 of them under your control. I’ve never hated you because you genuinely love me, but I can’t handle your love anymore. Sharon was innocent. It was my fault. I shouldn’t have fallen for her."Xyla is innocent. It was my fault for getting close to her. But what did you do? If I destroy myself, will you stop?’“Yorrick… put the gun down. Listen, son, you’re my life. I can’t live without you—” Yuna shook her head violently. She had never felt suffocated like this. Her son was holding a gun to his own head and threatening her with his own life.Yorrick was quiet. He cocked the gun and was going to pull the trigger.“No!” Yuna’s heart almost jumped out of her throat. “I’ll let you go, alright? I’ll let you go!” she screamed.Yorrick put down the gun, picked up his suit, and rush
It was all his fault. Yorrick didn’t manage to protect the woman he loved. …Yuna grabbed the doctor by his shoulders and asked, “Doctor, isn’t my son conscious already? It’s been a week, and he’s still acting that way. What happened to him?”The doctor took a look at Yorrick, who was like a zombie and was helpless. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Hathaway. We’ve done all we could, but I’m afraid that he has had a psychological breakdown.Psychological…Yuna let go of him. “How did this happen?”“It was all because of you.” Madam Hathaway walked in with a cane and gave Yuna a slap across her face.Yuna’s face turned, and she froze on the spot. Nolan and Maisie stood outside the door. They had come with Madam Hathaway. Yuna slowly turned toward her. “But—”“I let you handle the family affairs because I trusted you. I haven’t even left Yaramoor for a long time, yet you have managed to mess up the family already.” Madam Hathaway knocked her cane on the floor angrily.Yuna shook. “I’m sorry
Yorrick kept silent.Nolan chuckled and said, “I have to say you’re good at pretending. For the Persian Gulf project, why don’t you—”“You’re so annoying,” Yorrick interrupted as he turned around to look at Nolan. His face was drenched cold as he frowned annoyingly.Nolan walked into the ward and sat down on a chair. “I didn’t expect that the womanizer Mr. Hathaway would end up like this for a woman.”Yorrick leaned against the window. His heart was so cold that he couldn’t feel the coldness seeping into him from the cold rain. “Ridiculous, isn’t it? I also find it ridiculous.”He said, “It's ridiculous that I would let a woman into my heart after only knowing her for three months, right? She isn’t very pretty either. Although I have to admit that she has a nice body shape, she has a nasty personality. She may look smart on the surface, but she’s just a naive and innocent girl deep down.”While playing with his watch, Nolan lifted his head to look at Yorrick but didn't say anythi