"Let's get the test done first." Xavier didn't say anything, and just hoped Shirley's eyes wouldn't be compatible. If they were, he would have a bigger dilemma on his hands, and he didn't know how to handle it yet."Then… I have to look at you properly now so I don't forget the way you look. I won't be able to see you again once they've dug my eyes out. Oh, I want to take some pretty photos and look at the sun too, and bid my fans goodbye." When Shirley said that, she teared up. As the top actress, she was good at moving others.Even Owen felt sorry for her, and sighed deeply. There were too many tragic things happening. If Shirley's eyes matched Renee's body, then Shirley would become the pitiful one instead of Renee. As an outsider, Owen could not bear to hurt any of them. "Okay, stop wasting time. This isn't the time for you to put on such a show," Stefan said to Shirley impatiently, "It won't be too late for you to put on this show when it's a match." When Shirley saw how fi
Renee was in her bedroom on the second floor, lying in bed weakly. She could vaguely hear the fight downstairs, but was too tired to get up and listen to it. Ever since she became blind, she seemed to have lost track of time; it felt like only a day had passed since she had lost her sight.Leia knocked on the door and walked into the bedroom. "Ren, how are you feeling?" She walked over and sat down near Renee's bed. Her heart ached at the sight of Renee's dispirited look."I'm fine, I'm just a little tired." Renee tried her best to sit up, and leaned against the bed in despair.Leia found it strange. It had been only a few days, but Renee had become unusually weak. A pregnancy couldn't cause this kind of fatigue, and even if it did, Renee wouldn't be so uninterested in the arrival of a child."Are you keeping something from us, Ren? You seem quite weak." Leia held Renee's hand and asked in concern. "No, I'm just so bored that I got lazy. I'm good," Renee took a deep breath and sa
"Ah, why are you asking so many questions?" Renee sighed wearily. "All you need to know is that there isn't any child. That's it." "So, you're pregnant, but you don't want the child. Am I right?" Leia stubbornly asked."Yeah, I'm pregnant, but I don't want the child. Dr. Wagner will help me abort the child right away. Just... help me handle Stefan. Don't let him find out." Renee realized she couldn't keep it from Leia, so she told her the truth. Maybe Leia could help take care of her after the surgery."What? You want an abortion?" Leia's eyes grew wide in bewilderment. "It's been only a few days but you've changed so much. Weren't you very happy a while back? Didn't you want to have the child?""People change. You weren't there when I gave birth to the twins, and I agree with you. It's exhausting for women to have babies and get pregnant. I don't want to suffer through that again," Renee lied to Leia."I see. It's alright, I'll support you!" Leia declared. As expected, Renee had
Owen went upstairs after he had arranged everything, then asked Renee to go downstairs for the compatibility test. It was then that Renee realized that they had secretly called Shirley over for Shirley to donate her eyes to Renee."No!" Renee went to the examination room and said to Owen, "I know Shirley. She's rich, and won't give up her eyes to me for no reason. I'm afraid Stefan will force her, and things will turn ugly. I think I'd better not do the test.""Don't overthink this. Although Ms. White's eyes resemble yours, it's just a possibility they're not a match. We'll see after you have the test," Owen explained, then instructed his assistant to help Renee lie on the surgery table to have the test.Meanwhile, Shirley was in another room. She hadn't met Renee at all. Owen's assistant had taken her blood and did a risk test on her inner organs to see if she was qualified to donate her eyes."May I know..." After the assistant had taken Shirley's blood, Shirley whispered, "Can I
"It must be here!" Shirley tiptoed to that room and leaned her ear against the door. She tried her best to listen for any sounds in the room, but the sound insulation in that room was relatively good. Hence, she heard nothing except footsteps from behind her. "Why are you sneaking around?" Leia sounded cold and displeased. "Ah!" Feeling guilty, Shirley averted her gaze, too timid to meet Leia's gaze. "I passed by and got curious, so I looked around.""Hmph! Did you pass by this place?" Leia crossed her arms and scoffed, "You really are the best actress. Didn't you see the no entry sign here? Even Stefan can't come here while Dr. Wagner is giving Renee an inspection. What are you up to?" "What sign? I walked fast and didn't see it." Shirly stubbornly made an excuse even though the sign was clearly marked and placed in the corridor. There was even a red tape around the area, and Owen had stated that he wanted no disruptions from anyone while he was working. When Shirley went looki
"How dare you!" Leia was fuming with anger. When she recalled how she had been beaten, she lost her temper and slapped Shirley fiercely."Ah!" Shirley screamed and fell to the floor. She gingerly touched her wounded cheek and looked up at Leia with watery eyes. "Ms. Osborne, I'm sorry. I know that I've made you suffer. If slapping me helps ease your anger, just slap me. Take revenge on me for all that you've suffered through!""Hmph, at least you're not stupid. Well, I won't say no then." Leia stopped holding back. She rolled up her sleeves and pointed at Shirley. "Your fans kicked me, shaved off almost all my hair, and nearly stripped me bare. But don't worry… You're going to suffer more. It won't end today." "Ms. Osborne, I didn't do it on purpose, but I know that you've suffered because of me. I won't resist even if you want to hit or scold me, shave my hair, tear off my clothes, or spit at me. I won't take revenge on you either..." Shirley closed her eyes and tears rolled down
"Is it bad? I find it simple actually." Leia snorted and looked at Shirley, who appeared pitiful. "I want to avenge myself and vent my anger. I want to beat her up, and she gave me permission to. We don't think it's bad, but an outsider like you does, huh?" "I know that you're mad, so you're acting out of spite and can't see the consequences, but I'm rational. I won't see you go mad like this..." Xavier held Leia's hand and pulled her into his arms. "Trust me—you'll regret it if you take revenge on her today.""What's there to regret? Will I be afraid that she'll take revenge on me or are you going to take revenge on me? Do you want to help her slap me?" Leia was so close to Xavier that he could see the anger and grief in her eyes. She leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "I won't stop you if you want to save the damsel in distress, but please get in line. We'll settle our grudges once I'm done avenging myself." Then, Leia struggled out of Xavier's grip and quickly slapped Shir
Leia rolled her eyes when she heard that. She had to hand it to Shirley—she was quite skilled at pretending to be pitiful. All she needed was to lower her head or pout and she would look innocent… It was something Leia could never do."Oh, your legs are numb? How sad! But that doesn't mean I can't beat you up," Leia scoffed, putting her hands on her waist. She approached Shirley, looking like she wanted to teach her a lesson."Don't... Don't come near me! My legs are numb. Xavier... save me!" Shirley whimpered, still seated on the floor as Leia approached her. She couldn't admit she was lying about her legs, so she could only depend on Xavier to save her.Suddenly, Leia pointed behind Shirley and screamed in panic. "Ah! It's a rat!" "Ah! Where is it?" Shirley instantly leaped up and hid behind Xavier since rats were one of her greatest fears. However, there was no rat to be seen in the corridor."Aren't your legs numb? How did you jump so high? Well, it's certainly no surprise