Renee gradually became nervous. She held her breath and slowly walked to Stefan's ward. She then gently opened the door. The luxurious ward was spacious and clean. A light relaxing fragrance lingered in the air. Stefan was lying flat on the hospital bed with his eyes tightly closed. His long and thick eyelashes lit up under the light of the orange lamp on the bedside cabinet. They even cast mottled shadows on his face. He had suffered a severe fall. His head was wrapped in a thick bandage, and his left arm and right leg were in casts. He appeared like a mannequin that was torn apart and reassembled. He looked in an extremely sorry state. Renee was speechless.At the same time, her eyes instantly became watery. Stinging tears blocked her vision. Stefan turned out that way because of her. His old injuries were still not cured, but now he gained new injuries. His injuries were just like deep shackles, and they oppressed her so much that she could not catch her breath. 'You si
He held her hand and put it on his distinctly featured face. He then acted coquettishly with her like a kitten and intimately rubbed her hand against his face. The stubbles on his face rubbed against her palm, and it softened her heart. Tears rolled down her cheeks. When she was about to speak, Stefan said, "Promise me. Let's stay together from now on, okay, Seraphina?" Renee was struck speechless.She stared at him in a daze. So, his eyes were not cured. Besides, he mistook her for Seraphina again. "I felt very cold while I was in the river, and I bled a lot. In the deep and endless darkness, I almost failed to hold on several times. Luckily, you were with me. I remembered you giving me CPR, and we hugged each other tightly like vines. I remembered the feeling of risking our lives together, so I'll pester you for the rest of my life. Don't even dream of getting rid of me even though I'm blind!" Stefan held her hand and refused to let go. He then passionately kissed the ba
Seraphina approached Stefan and caressed his back gently with one hand, all while intertwining their fingers with the other. It made them look as if they were an old couple who had been married for decades."Why didn't you inform me before entering, attendant? Can't you see you startled my boyfriend?" Seraphina's expression was cold and arrogant.Such arrogance normally would only show on Renee's heart, as she was absolutely confident in their relationship.She no longer felt this confidence now. When faced with Stefan and Seraphina's lovey-dovey actions, she just stood out like a big third wheel.However, Renee had always been a headstrong person, with almost every fiber of her body being delinquent.Even with the pain in her heart and the tears flooding in her eyes, her expression was determined. She smiled spitefully. "Don't be a stranger, Ms. Murphy. I'm sure I don't need to make reservations to see Stefan with how deep our relationship goes.""You!" Seraphina gritted her tee
Renee nodded and obediently took the medicinal cream from the nightstand. At the time, she was still unable to determine if Stefan was pretending to have forgotten her or if he really had. However, none of that was important—her main goal was to help him recover. She just wanted happiness for him. Anything else was… insignificant."Mr. Hunt, please lie down. I will be changing your bandages now," Renee requested of Stefan, who was still acting all lovey-dovey. She then slowly squeezed out the thick cream into her palm. Since this wasn't the first time she took care of the man, she was especially familiar with such procedures.First, she had to unbutton his shirt and undo the gauze bandages around his torso. After that, she had to spread the cream on both her palms and gently smear it all over his wounds."Thank you." Stefan didn't refuse or feel embarrassed, immediately laying down as told. His tall, perfect figure looked as if it were an artifact being displayed in a museum.S
"Stef, what's happening?! Don't scare me! Say something!" Seraphina just realized Stefan's condition had worsened, with all color draining from his face. It seemed he had fallen unconscious as well."His heart rate is going up! Call the doctor! Now!" Renee looked towards the heart monitor, whose lines were dancing, as if indicating that the man was in a very unstable condition.The chief doctor quickly rushed over and started providing emergency care. "Please wait outside, ladies. The patient's blood pressure is unstable, and he needs urgent treatment!"Renee and Seraphina didn't dare to stay any longer, immediately cooperating with the medics and leaving the ward."You unlucky bitch! Look what you've done to Stef?! Haven't you caused enough harm?!" Seraphina wailed as she hit Renee harshly. "Nothing happened when you were gone! The doctors even said his condition had stabilized! He only needs a few more days of rest before he can get discharged! "But as soon as you showed up, hi
She had no idea Stefan's condition was so critical.'So… he really did forget about me? And he's not putting up an act just because he resented me?'"Yeah, brain surgery. I did tell you about this the moment you woke up, that the surgery might induce partial memory loss. If you keep forcing him to remember things, it would increase the pressure on his mind. So I'm guessing… that's why his condition suddenly worsened."Renee was stunned, unable to say anything as she stood there frozen. Jovan's statements were enough to prove her doubts right. 'Stefan really forgot about me.''Like every cliche drama out there, he remembered everyone else but me.'"Yeah, yeah! That's the reason! I told you not to trigger him, but you wouldn't listen! Are you happy now, you vicious witch?!" Seraphina finally found a proper reason to scream at Renee.However, she immediately stopped when she noticed Jovan's indifferent glance. "I'm terribly sorry. I really didn't know that my appearance would br
"You? Help me and Stef?" Seraphina froze in disbelief as if she had just heard the most ridiculous myth. She then scoffed. "Do you think I'm dumb, Renee Everheart? Do you think I'd really believe your fake empathy?"Renee's gaze was cold and retorted. "Do you really think that I'd waste my energy to lie to you?" "W… What do you mean?""Meaning, even if I really wanted to compete with you, you wouldn't even get the chance to go against me. I don't need to play these mind games with you.""You!" Seraphina was speechless.Despite her rage, she knew that Renee was right and was unable to mount a reasonable comeback.Jovan stared at Renee with a conflicted gaze and asked coldly. "What do you mean by 'till he gets better?' How much better does he have to be?" "That's hard to say." Renee turned to Jovan. As if the two were playing a tug of war, she continued. "At the very least, I have to make sure he won't get taken advantage of."Seraphina took a deep breath and reached her ha
With eyes darkened, he grabbed her by the chin and mocked her. "Now you're pretending to love him unconditionally, huh? Why weren't you considerate of his condition when you decided to make him go through brain surgery to wipe his memories about Renee? Why didn't you think of that when you substituted his memory of her saving him with yourself?" "I…""Both you and I know that the surgery was just a facade. Your main goal was just to replace Renee in Stefan's memories! Now that you've become the person he loves and trusts most, what else do you want?! Why do you have to get her involved?!""I'm sorry, I was wrong. I… I wasn't thinking," Seraphina admitted to her faults anxiously.The woman used to be a prideful rich lady. She was so arrogant that she looked down on everyone but Stefan, as she was in love with him. However, now, when faced with Jovan, she couldn't help but feel a natural fear arising within her heart. The man knew too many of her secrets, and she was afraid that