After her fight with Stefan, Seraphina had always been cautious around him in case he would ask to cancel their marriage again. However, Stefan seemed to have gotten over it—he treated her nicely and didn't ask to break off their marriage."No, I have a friend who's coming to see me later," Stefan answered aloofly.Seraphina immediately felt guilty, and almost got burned by the hot water she was pouring for him. "Which friend? Xavier or Chris?"Her questions made him frown with displeasure. "Do I have to report to you whenever I meet my friends now?" "No, I'm just curious. I'll be glad if you're meeting Xavier because it's been a while since I last met him. I don't know why he's been so busy lately." Seraphina tried her best to sound casual as she pushed her hair behind her ear. "No, I'm not meeting them. You'll know later if you're so curious," Stefan said calmly. Right after he said that, he heard laughter outside the ward."Haha! Stefan, why do we always meet at the hospital
"Oh, that's what you're worried about. There's no need to worry—just look up my name, and you'll see that I've never made any mistakes. You can just look forward to your fiance regaining his memories." Owen patted his chest proudly. He was confident in his surgical skills and fishing because he never failed in them.Of course, Seraphina had heard of him. When she conspired with Jovan, they had considered bribing Owen, who could do a better job at it. However, after asking around, they learned that Owen was a weirdo who didn't care about money or fame. He treated patients based on his mood, so it would be difficult to bribe him. Hence, they chose the second best neurosurgeon, someone who was not as skilled as Owen but could be easily controlled.Owen's confident assurance filled Seraphina with anxiety."You might be right, but Stefan's condition has finally become stable. He shouldn't be going through surgery again. I just want to see him healthy, and it's not important for him to re
"She's just insecure. She probably thinks I'll change my mind after the surgery." Stefan watched Seraphina leave and smiled bitterly. It was Seraphina who stayed with him during those hard times. He knew he should take responsibility for that by marrying her and giving her a lifetime of happiness. Besides, he believed that he truly loved Seraphina, and the surgery would not affect his love for her. He just wanted to fill in the blanks in his mind. Raising his brows, Owen remarked thoughtfully, "All insecurities arise from a lack of self-esteem. Maybe she thinks she isn't suited for you, or maybe she didn't get in this relationship by honest means. If not, she wouldn't be so worried." "Not by honest means?" Frowning, Stefan was perplexed by Owen's explanation."It's very normal that you don't understand, but everything will come to light after the surgery. You'll know then why she's feeling this way," Owen said meaningfully. As a neurosurgeon, he was aware of the means of controlli
"She's injured?" Stefan's calm expression immediately disappeared, and he sounded agitated as he asked urgently, "When did this happen?" "Just now... She joined a competition organized by some kindergarten and fell off a high platform. It's pretty serious." Owen had watched the live broadcast of that competition out of boredom. After seeing Stefan's reaction, he became even more curious about Stefan and Renee's relationship. He smirked and said teasingly, "She's a mother with two kids, but you're interested in her. You both must have a very interesting story… Maybe you're the father of her kids.""Nonsense," Stefan scoffed arrogantly, "I'm not so vulgar to have kids with a frivolous woman like her."The corners of Owen's lips curved upwards into a knowing smile. "Didn't you lose your memory? How would you know? Did you ask your family about it?" "No, I didn't," Stefan argued stubbornly. "My family would have brought the kids home if they were related to me instead of not mention
Renee had indeed sprained her waist, and was quickly rushed to the orthopedics department, which happened to be on the same floor where Stefan was warded.After ages of wandering around, Stefan was right back where he started.At that moment, a lot of Renee's relatives and friends had gathered in the ward, including Leia and Justin. All of them rushed there when they heard the news.Hence, Stefan could not get close to Renee. He wasn't thick-skinned enough to approach her under such circumstances.When a nurse came out of the ward, Stefan gave Elijah a meaningful look, and Elijah immediately understood.Elijah went up to the nurse and pulled her to a corner. "Miss, I would like to ask you something. How is the patient in that ward?" The nurse looked at them cautiously. "Who are you two? Are you her family? If you're not, I can't tell you anything because our patients' information is strictly confidential.""Yes, we're her family. Mr. Hunt here is the patient's husband," Elijah
Stefan scoffed. "I'm not a baby. I'll be fine.""You…! You've only recovered a little, but you're acting to smug. Why can't you see sense?" Francine wiped away her tears helplessly.Elijah chimed in, "Madam Hunt, blame me. Don't blame Mr. Hunt...""For what?" Francine looked at Elijah in confusion."I didn't investigate the situation well enough. Mr. Hunt wanted to see Miss Everheart but she's actually here on the same floor as him... He went out for nothing," Elijah admitted sincerely. His confession earned him a cold glare from Stefan. "Don't make me send you to North Zambawi for that mining project." Stefan's threat made Elijah bow his head. "Mr. Hunt, please forgive me." "Okay, my head hurts. Just leave me alone." Stefan changed out of his casual clothes and flopped back onto the hospital bed unconcernedly. He thought he could move on, but his mind was full of his memories with Renee...Francine heaved a long sigh after leaving the ward with Elijah. "What an ill-fated de
Lying in bed, Renee could feel a dull ache around her waist but it didn't affect her much. Both Leia and Justin exchanged hesitant glances when she said that, and Renee immediately picked up on it. "Don't tell me I'm really paralyzed?" "Stop saying such unlucky things!" Quinton grumbled and clenched his fists. "I'll get the best doctors in the world to cure you, there'll be no risks.""Calm down, I'm not that weak. Even if I'm really paralyzed, you guys can just let me go," Renee laughed and said indifferently. She felt that it was better to die instead of living like a useless person. "I don't want that, Ren! I don't want to see you suffer… You have to get better, okay?" Leia started crying again as she spoke.Sighing, Renee said, "Okay. Could you all please leave? I want to sleep." She hadn't been too bothered when she arrived at the hospital, but all the people who came to see her kept crying as if she was going to die tomorrow. "Okay, let's leave and let her rest." Quinton
"What do you think I'll do?" Stefan crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair, smiling wickedly."How would I know..." Renee tried to get her phone and warned him coldly, "Get out now or I'll call somebody." "Give up. You can't reach anybody at this time because I've stopped them all." Stefan laughed at Renee's naivety. Of course, he would have ways to stop others from coming since he had come to Renee's ward at this hour. "Yeah, you're right." Renee put her phone down and laid back on the bed with a sigh, then closed her eyes. "Go ahead if you want to take revenge. You can break my neck, and I won't even be able to stop you." Stefan frowned unhappily and scoffed, "Do you really think I'm that wicked?""No, I didn't say you're wicked..." Realizing he meant her no harm, Renee opened her eyes and glanced at him. "But we all know how vindictive you are, and you'll never allow yourself to suffer any losses. It's only fair for you to want to break my neck.""Oh, so being fair i