Harry stopped for a moment before a thought intruded his brain, and he felt his heart sink. Tossing George aside, he ran as fast as he could—as much as his legs could take him, despite the sharp pain—and ran to the other side. He ran so quickly that he could barely be spotted. A moment later, Harry got to the river. A woman nearby noticed that he was here and urgently pleaded, “Help! The young lady was standing by the river for a very long time before jumping in. I got scared. I can’t swim, and I don’t dare get in there!” Harry looked over and saw— Sonia, floating in the middle of the river, looking as though she had lost all hope in her. D*mn it! What was she thinking?! Harry’s heart sank. Just as he was about to jump in, a small hand grabbed onto his wrist and pulled him back by force. “Harry Cogen! I won’t allow you to save her!” Dior stared at Harry sternly, resolutely, having disposed of her happy-go-lucky disposition. She instead looked dull and incredulous.
Dior seldom cried. Even when she was wronged, she never cried. At this moment, however, tears brimmed her eyes. She stood as she watched Harry save Sonia. It was as if Harry could not see her, that all he cared about was Sonia. Rescuing her at last, he checked if she had wounds. Once he was sure there were none, he snapped at her, “What were you doing!?” His tone was not full of hatred. In fact, it was full of concern. Sonia laid on the ground listlessly. Her face was pale as she looked at Harry softly with a look of despair. “Harry…why did you save me?” she started to sob. “Just let me die. You no longer want to be with me… What’s the point of me living?” “You’d give up on yourself for love? Since when has the Sonia I knew become so weak?” Harry looked at her with concern. Sonia sobbed, “Because you’re my everything. I thought you loved me a lot and would wait for me. Once I give birth to the baby, I’ll explain to you, and we can start over, yet you… You fell for anoth
Dior returned to the room alone and sat on the bed, staring at the empty bed opposite hers. She had flashbacks of the past two days spent with Harry, and her tears unceasingly dripped. The more Dior thought about it, the harder it was for her to breathe. It was too short. She had only spent two days with Harry, yet their romance ended just as it started. From the beginning, Harry had only wanted to use her.… She refused to believe it. She did not want to believe it. Despite her denial, Harry had actually pushed her away. Every action of his, the way he carried Sonia and all, replayed in Dior’s mind. Based on everything he had done, she had to believe that this was reality. Her romance with Harry had truly ended. His love came and went, just like the wind. Was that it between her and Harry? However much Dior tried to think of it, she was unwilling to admit it. The b*tch was obviously lying to Harry. Why did he not run a background check before forgiving her?
When the nurses heard the urgent bell, they pushed out a stretcher to get Sonia onto it and wheeled her into the emergency room. Harry, meanwhile, stood outside the emergency room as his steadfast gaze fixed on the shut door. ‘Sonia, please be okay. Please stay safe!’ Harry would never be able to forgive himself if anything happened to her. D*mn it! How could he be so foolish? He knew Sonia was an innocent lady, and she had lived a hard life with him for a few years without complaining. From the sudden change in attitude, her wanting to break up, and the harsh words she said…how could he not have thought about her reasons behind it all? He even treated another woman well, in his own volition, and said mean things to hurt her! Harry’s tightly balled fists caused his veins to protrude, and his steely gaze was glazed with guilt. As long as Sonia was fine, he would accept everything about her. Even if he had not received a definite answer, he had already chosen to believe
Sonia froze. Her eyes widened as she looked pleasantly surprised. “Harry, what did you say? You’ve forgiven me? But I’m pregnant…” “It’s okay,” Harry said gently, “I know you didn’t want to.” As long as she was with him, the baby was nothing. His love toward her was never as superficial. Furthermore, she did not want this to happen either. She was forced. Why would she have to go through this on her own? He should go through it all with her, come rain or shine. Sonia merely wanted the best for him. If he hurt her again on this matter, he would no longer be a man. Tears of relief welled in Sonia’s eyes as she sobbed, “You’re too kind, Harry. I’m not worthy to be with you.” “Alright, stop talking.” Harry no longer wanted to talk about this. He gently helped her wipe off her tears and said to the nurse, “Push her into the ward.” “What about you?” Thinking he was leaving, Sonia quickly grabbed onto his hands larger than hers and feebly looked at him, tears and all, with
“That’s right. Don’t trouble yourself with these thoughts; just recuperate,” coaxed Harry. To this, there was a glint of pride in Sonia’s pupils. She knew Harry still loved her deep down. Luckily, he was hers for the time being. Although her life with Harry was not as luxurious as George’s, George did not love her at all, and he would not give her any promise. A superficial love was only temporary. It did not help that George was too much for her, while Harry was far more handsome than him. Harry loved her sincerely and wholeheartedly. As long as she could give birth to the baby, Sonia would reap the money for Harry to invest with. He would then invent something impressive, and they would live a better life! Sonia reached out to hold onto Harry’s hand, to which Harry instinctively grabbed tightly, encasing her cold palms with his warm hand. “I’m sorry, Sonia…” he apologized earnestly. “I was useless and made you suffer so much on your own.” A faint smile graced Sonia’
Sonia’s head buzzed. After a few seconds, she finally reacted as she looked at the doctor incredulously. “Why…? Why not? So what if I do it? I must get rid of this thing! I can’t stand having another man’s baby! I want to be with Harry. Harry’s going to be upset if the baby lives, and I… I won’t be able to live with myself!” The doctor remarked, “Ms. Sonia, you have a thin endometrium, and it’s difficult for you to get pregnant. The chances of you getting pregnant are very slim! If you insist on getting rid of this baby, you won’t be able to get pregnant again. Furthermore, the risk of the operation is fatal, and you stand a chance of major blood loss.” “What?” Sonia clenched the blanket tightly as she stared at the doctor in horror. “If I get rid of the baby, I…won’t ever get pregnant again?” She turned to look at Harry. “Harry…what do I do? I want to have our own baby.” “Grimly, this isn’t the main issue,” continued the doctor, visibly sympathetic. “The main issue is that if
“Don’t do anything reckless.” Harry shot Sonia a sincere gaze. “Give birth to the baby, I don’t mind. This is your baby after all.” Hearing his response, Sonia felt as though everything was said and done, set in stone at last. Stirred by his affection, she held him in an embrace. “Thank you for being willing to treat me so well, Harry. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you!” “You did nothing wrong.” Harry caressed her face. “You’re not wrong, and the baby is innocent.” George was the only guilty party here. Sonia tearfully smiled. “Alright, I understand. I’ll listen to you.” Harry nodded gently and tucked her in bed, saying, “Get some rest. I’ll go out and sort out a few things.” “What?” Sonia looked visibly shaken. “Where are you going? Do you want to leave me secretly now?” “No,” answered Harry softly. “Just stay here, I’ll be back soon.” “Alright. Come back soon!” “Alright.” Harry waited until Sonia cooled down before he headed out of the ward. His l
There was an unnoticeable glint in Sonia's eyes. She nestled herself further into Harry's arms as she added, "Let’s go to Pares. We'll come back after I give birth to the baby.""Alright."Harry stayed by Sonia's side as he watched over her, cared for her, and talked to her until she finally slept in his care.He stood up tiredly and walked out of the room to sit in the living room.Thuck!Something fell out of his pocket.He narrowed his eyes to the source of sound and spotted a USB.Since when did he have a USB in his pocket?With a small frown on his face, Harry curiously picked it up and noticed the front side of the USB glowing. Something was carved onto its surface, too.[Granger].Was it Dior’s USB? Why was her USB inside his pocket?Harry’s clear fingers held on the USB tightly. He thought for a moment before he took out a laptop, turned it on, and plugged in the USB.A moment later, the screen showed what seemed to be peculiar surveillance footage with a descriptio
Dior was still lost in her storm of thoughts when a shadowy figure zipped past her and ran toward Harry.When she spotted this familiar figure, she reacted quickly and held onto him."Let go of me!" growled Guy. "How dare he slap you and misunderstood you? I have to beat some sense into him!"Harry broke free and chased after Harry.Dior, despite having lost all hope and life in her, mustered the last strand of her will to chase after Guy and reeled him back. "Brother, don't," she muttered, "spare your energy…" Her sorrow clouded her eyes as she mumbled, "He’s the man I love. Even though he hates me, I won’t allow you to hurt him. As for the explanation…"Dior smiled ironically. "Whatever. That slap decimated every beautiful daydream I have about him, anyway."She no longer expected anything from him.He had no trust in her, so what would it matter if she finally got him? He did not even love her, and he did not trust her either.Dior smiled elegantly, but her eyes were fille
Dior looked forward to that new shift.She watched as Harry made his way into the restaurant silently, unable to deter her mind from the daydreams she had of him, of the new chapter of their story they would have.He would apologize to her, trying to redeem himself, and kiss her dearly as he embraced her. Later down the line, they would have a child of their own, too.Harry's long legs walked in strides, his dark gaze trained on Dior.The bright light shone on Dior’s delicately stunning face, and she also wore a red dress.He remembered her wearing this back in Mount Village.He could remember how alluring she looked back then, how they stayed in the same room, how she put down her ego to treat him with so much gentleness.Harry’s cold face mellowed down, but recalling a certain memory, the vague wistfulness in him vanished and he sat in front of her.Dior looked at him fondly, like she always would. "Long time no see."Her eyes burned brightly as if she wanted to drink in his
Dior examined the footage the moment she received it.True enough, it showed Sonia and George talking about their little deal. It also showed how Dior was telling the truth while they both ganged up on her.Dior’s frail heart felt as though it was rejuvenated once more, feeling as though blood was once more pumped into her heart. Her dull eyes devoid of hope regained their lost luster once more.Not thinking twice, she dialed Harry's number with this evidence, though he had to be busy, seeing as he did not pick up even after the phone rang for a long while.Just as she was about to hang up, Harry picked up the phone."What do you want?"On the other end of the call was the voice that she had missed for so long. His low, hoarse voice sounded so cold and emotionless.Hearing his voice brought Dior back to the image of his handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat.She tried her best to restrain her fluttering emotions as she tried to speak calmly, "Do you have time? I’d like to
At Mount Village…Inside the elegant bamboo house was Dior, dressed in a beige dress. She sat in the front yard as she took sips of her wine.The sunlight shone past the leaves and illuminated her, yet she exuded an air of loneliness.She swirled the glass and could not help recalling the moments she spent with Harry.In the beginning, she was attracted by his looks; he looked so gentle and elegant.She gave him money, kept him company, and continuously showed up around him in hopes of conquering him.Alas, she ended up in this state.The time she spent with him in Mount Village was the happiest time she had ever had. They had lived inside the bamboo house together, where he took care of her and claimed her to be his woman.They even laid inside the same room.Everything was so beautiful.Cursed was her luck, however, that it was just an illusion. He had been using her from the start, while he chose to stay with the woman who lied to him and even hurt him!No matter how mu
"Although Susan was unhappy, she should've voiced out her displeasure instead of bottling things. Cheating is wrong, regardless. Furthermore, if she wanted a career, she didn't have to stay home and depend on her husband."Grandma Bailey halted.Was that what Charmine truly thought of?Grandma Bailey thought Charmine would find Susan too aggressive unto herself.Charmine glanced at Susan again and apathetically commented, "She doesn't want to make money on her own, but she wants to be rich while complaining about her man not making time for her and taking care of her? If a woman has no ability of her own and also blames others for her miseries, all she's worth is to sit quietly at home and wait for her husband to come home. She also has no right to cheat! This is how the world works."Charmine patted Grandma Bailey’s shoulder and held Anthony’s hand, her words met with everyone's evidently surprised gazes and their silence.Grandma Bailey was shocked. Sure, Charmine sounded rathe
The colossal cruise started to drift away from the pier.Eric stood on the cruise and let the wind blow at him, loneliness and hatred still oozing from his being.He stared at the blue ocean ahead of him as Charmine's words rang in his mind unceasingly.'Will you really feel good after you've killed them?''You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?'"Forgive them and yourself.'Deliberating everything carefully, his lips curled into a bitter smile.It was true, after all, that Charmine understood him the most.Eric poured himself another drink and downed it with loneliness as he allowed the cruise to bring him wherever it would take him.…Susan was still inside the operating room when Charmine and the rest of the Baileys rushed into the hospital.Darryl stood before the room, his expression blank, his figure lonely and helpless.So many things had happened in half a day.He found out about his wife's inf
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want