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 Chapter 1 Want A Divorce

    Chapter 1 Want A Divorce


    ¡°Christian, I want more¡­¡±


    When the call was put through, she heard a woman¡¯s voice instead of her husband¡¯s.


    Vivian pinched herself and said, ¡°Honey, are youing home today?¡±


    After quite a while, there was Christian North¡¯s impatient voice on the other end of the phone, ¡°Vivian


    Joseph, don¡¯t you know I am busy right now?¡±


    ¡°Christian, who is it?¡±


    ¡°The maid.¡±


    The phone was hung up abruptly.


    In the empty dining room, the clock on the wall said eleven o¡¯clock at night.


    Today was Christian¡¯s birthday. She had gone to grocery shopping and cooked a nice dinner for him.


    Sitting by the table, she had waited since about six in the afternoon.


    What on earth was she expecting?


    After they got married, Christian had rarelye back home.


    With a wry smile on her face, Vivian couldn¡¯t help thinking of how she had loved Christian, so much so


    that she hurried back home from abroad the minute she had recovered from the surgery, just to marry


    him.


    She thought they would live together happily ever after. No one ever imagined it would be like this.


    After a long time, there came the sound of heels clicking against the floor at the gate. Vivian, who had


    just been drowsy, woke up immediately - was it Christianing home?


    The next minute, a man of tall and slim figure opened the door and walked in. Along with him was


    residues of the cold winter night outside the door, and the light in his deep eyes was as cold as


    evesting frost.


    ¡°Christian¡­¡± She jumped to her feet at the sight of him and put on a rxed smile, ¡°I¡¯m d you are


    back.¡±


    Christian Joseph handed his coat to the maid as if he hadn¡¯t heard her at all. But when he saw the


    tes on the dinner table, he paused, ¡°why did you get these out?¡±


    The maid cautiously replied, ¡°Mrs. North says it¡¯s your birthday today, so we used them to specially


    serve the birthday dinner. Miss Jessica had really good taste. They are still in fashion after a couple of


    years.¡±


    On hearing the name alone, Vivian¡¯s heartache was unbearable. Jessica Joseph was her younger


    sister, the woman Christian would rather have married.


    Yet she quickly concealed her true feelings, picked up a dish, and gently said to him, ¡°why don¡¯t you sit


    down for a minute? The dish got cold and I¡¯ll heat it.¡±


    Before she could leave her seat, Christian snatched the dish off her hand. Casting her disgusted look,


    he said in a cold voice, ¡°You don¡¯t deserve to touch her things. Don''t ever forget that!¡±


    Those words hit her like a heavy hammer, destroying the wall she had worked so hard to build to fend


    off malevolence.


    Seemingly oblivious to her emotional changes, he stared fixedly at the te in front of him as if it had


    reminded him of someone from afar.


    All Vivian could feel were the numbing brain, throbbing temples and a dull pain invading her nerves.


    ¡°All right¡­¡± Her forced smile was fading, ¡°I see. I won¡¯t use them again.¡±


    But Christian wasn¡¯t satisfied. He asked the maid to clear the table, ¡°Throw away the garbage. Without


    my permission, no one should use this set of tableware ever again, except Jessica.¡±


    ¡°Christian, I am your wife!¡± Vivian couldn¡¯t stand it any longer. She stared up at him in anguish, ¡°Since


    you have always hated me so much, why did you marry me in the first ce?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it what you have wanted, Mrs. North?¡± He sneered, giving her a freezing look that stabbed her like


    a sharp sword, ¡°This is just the start and you can¡¯t bear it? Have you ever thought of how scared and


    helpless Jessica was on the operating table because of what you had done! No, I must have been a


    fool to ever trust you!¡±


    And with that Christian stormed out of the room. He wouldn¡¯t spend another moment with her under the


    same roof.


    ¡°Where are you going It¡¯s already veryte¡­¡± Vivian followed him, trying to stop him, ¡°It¡¯s not safe to


    drive at this hour, why don¡¯t you stay at home for the night?¡±


    He looked back at her with a malicious smile, ¡°It¡¯s not safe to stay with you, either. I¡¯m afraid my


    obituary would be published in the newspaper if I stayed in the house with you. God knows who will be


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    your next victim!¡±


    She shut her eyes and clenched her fists so hard that her palms hurt.


    She fought back the tears that were welling up. When she opened her eyes again, all that was left in


    her beautiful eyes was determination.


    ¡°I want a divorce.¡±

 Chapter 2 Nice Try

    Chapter 2 Nice Try


    Enough is enough!


    Vivianughed at herself quietly. The past two years had been very slow for her.


    The man she loved had barely looked at her, which encouraged the servants who constantly


    embarrassed her. She was a prisoner in the house.


    Christian had known nothing about this. All he cared about was Jessica.


    She handed a stack of papers to him with her slender fingers. She was obviously exhausted, ¡°I¡¯ve


    already signed the divorce paper. All you need to do is sign it. I want nothing from you. We¡¯ll part our


    ways from now on.¡±


    ¡°Are you threatening me?¡± Christian instantly turned around and stared at her like a hawk, ¡°You married


    me when you wanted to. Now you want to divorce me, and you are expecting me toply? Vivian


    Joseph, aren¡¯t you taking me too lightly?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Her smile was pale as paper, ¡°I have cared so much about you that I want to divorce you. Isn''t it


    what you wanted? You can marry Jessica now.¡±


    The butler came in at the moment, and said respectfully, ¡°Master, the car is ready. Miss Jessica¡¯s flight


    willnd in an hour.


    Vivian instantly lost her concentration. Was Jessicaing back?


    The divorce paper was suddenly snatched away. Her finger was bleeding from the paper cut. A sharp


    pain hit her heart like an injection of good pain killer.


    Pursing his lips, Christian quickly tore the paper into pieces, and threw them into the air. Then he help


    up her chin to force her to look up at him, ¡°Let me tell you, Vivian Joseph, I¡¯m not done torturing you


    yet, not until you pay Jessica back what you had owed her.¡±


    All of a sudden, she chuckled in a weird and repressed way, and eventually burst intoughter as if she


    couldn¡¯t help it, ¡°You will regret it. After all, I am the acknowledged daughter-inw in your family. As


    long I am your wife, Jessica will be your secret lover! She won¡¯t be able to see you in public forever!¡±


    He stared at her for a minute and let go of her. He gestured to the butler, ¡°Bring her with us.¡±


    ¡°Where to?¡± Vivian was wary.


    ¡°To pick up your dear sister, of course.¡± His voice was spiteful, ¡°She could see me in public with you


    being around.¡±


    She didn¡¯t expect he would do such a thing. She was trembling with anger. Did he really expect her to


    cover for them?


    No way!


    ¡°I¡¯m not going!¡±


    After her t refusal, she turned around and tried to run away. But the bodyguard and the butler ran


    faster. It didn¡¯t take long before she was caught and pushed into the car.


    She said desperately in the back seat, ¡°Christian North, you will be sorry!¡±


    He nced at her with a terrifying smile, ¡°Enjoy the trip, Mrs. North.¡±


    In the airport, the flight from Country B slowlynded.


    Jessica Joseph emerged from the exit and saw at once the outstanding figure waiting for her. She


    beamed and run to him, ¡°Christian! I miss you so much!¡±


    Christian immediately held her, looking serious, yetining indulgently, ¡°You are a big girl now.


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    Have you forgotten your physical condition? Isn¡¯t running against the doctor¡¯s advice?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m much better now!¡± Her smile was beautiful, like a budding rose in the light,¡± You agreed to stay with


    me all the time when I¡¯m back.¡±


    ¡°When did I ever break a promise to you?¡±


    Vivian, trapped in the backseat, heard them talking andughing. She couldn¡¯t breathe from the dull


    pain in her heart. He had never been so gentle with her.


    Christian North, how cruel you are!


    Cradled in his arms, Jessica saw someone in the car out of the corners of her eyes. Who could forget


    such a pretty face?


    She gasped and her face went pale.


    Vivian Joseph?


    How could she be here?!

 Chapter 3 You Betrayed Me

    Chapter 3 You Betrayed Me


    Her subtle facial expression changes didn¡¯t escape Christian¡¯s notice. He asked with concern, ¡°Jessica,


    are you feeling all right?¡±


    Pretending to be strong, Jessica shook her head and looked away as soon as she recognized who it


    was in the backseat, ¡°No¡­I¡¯m all right.¡±


    He instantly saw what was going on. It must be Vivian who had made Jessica ufortable. He felt


    sorry, ming himself for being insensitive to what she had done to hurt Jessica!


    Heforted her with some soothing words before he flung open the car door, and said to Vivian


    coldly, ¡°Get off the car!¡±


    It happened so fast. Vivian was hesitant and unresponsive for a moment. Then her wrist was grabbed


    by him who ruthlessly pulled her out of the car.


    ¡°What are you doing, Christian!¡± She screamed subconsciously, too scared to care about how she


    looked right now.


    He curled his lips, ¡°Your presence has made Jessica very ufortable. Get out of here immediately!¡±


    ¡°Christian North, you have gone too far! You forced me toe, and now you want me to get out of


    here?¡± Vivian said coldly. She tuned to look at her sister, like a sharp sword that was trying to expose


    her disguise, ¡°Good for you. He is you brother-inw!¡±


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    ¡°I¡­¡±Jessica recoiled a little, looking even more delicate and lovely, pursed her lips and cried, ¡°Sister,


    it''s obvious that Christian and I dated first¡­¡±


    ¡°I can''t afford to be your sister,¡± She looked at Jessica coldly, more disgusted than ever.


    Jessica sobbed, pressing her hands against her chest and looking very pale.


    Christian held her tightly in his arms. The light in his deep eyes was a prelude to a storm, ¡°If anything


    happens to Jessica, I¡¯ll make your life a living hell!¡±


    She felt a chill up her spine. The car drove away, leaving her behind.


    The wind was whistling. It was biting cold.


    Standing in the airport terminal alone, she wore nothing but a thin dressing gown. On the coldte


    night, she was shivering.


    She wanted to make a call to her family, but only to find nothing on her, no phone, let alone coins.


    She didn¡¯t even have a pair of decent shoes. People walking by were constantly curious and inquisitive,


    as if she were naked in public. It was so humiliating!


    When she was helpless and about to burst into tears, she heard a familiar voice from nearby, ¡°Vivian?¡±


    A young man in suits was looking at her in disbelief. She quickly straightened herself up, ¡°Patrick¡­why


    have youe back?¡±


    Patrick was Christian¡¯s childhood friend and an excellent doctor. She had never expected to run into


    him in such an embarrassing situation.


    ¡°What''s going on with you? Where is Christian?¡± He promptly put down his suitcase and put his coat on


    her.


    The coat was still warm, and she instantly felt it. Her nose twitched and her eyes were moist with tears.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to call him.¡±


    ¡°No, please don¡¯t.¡± She stopped him. He looked at her inquiringly. She didn¡¯t know what to say, so she


    had to make up an excuse, ¡°I lost my temper and left home¡­¡±


    Patrick frowned and said caringly, ¡°Don¡¯t you know your health condition? You wore so little on such a


    cold day. A bad cold might cost you your life!¡±


    She was tongue-tied. He calmed down after a moment, ¡°Then let¡¯s go to my ce. My car is parked


    outside. It¡¯s better than here.¡±


    She sniffed and nodded. She was out of her wits at the moment.


    Patrick went to fetch his car. When she was about to get in the car, she heard a shout, ¡°Vivian Joseph, I


    have really underestimated you! Did you hook up another man the minute I¡¯m gone?¡±


    She instantly turned around and met his angry eyes, and Jessica was standing next to him.


    Frowning, Jessica stared at her with eyes shing with tears, ¡°Sister, I can¡¯t believe you¡¯ve betrayed


    Christian! You have always acted like a well-behaved daughter in front of our parents.¡±

 Chapter 4 He Didn’t Believe Her

    Chapter 4 He Didn¡¯t Believe Her


    There was soothing music ying in the adequately heated car, which was in sharp contrast with cold


    wind blowing outside.


    Cuddled in Christian¡¯s arms, Jessica was concerned, ¡°Christian, it¡¯s so cold outside. What would my


    sister do if left alone?¡±


    ¡°She? She deserves to suffer a little for how she just spoke to you. She is your elder sister, for God''s


    sake!¡±


    ¡°But it''s not right.¡± She was gloomy all of a sudden, which was heartbreaking for him, ¡°I am not as good


    as my sister after all.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about? You are the best. She can''tpare with you!¡±


    After hearing that, she looked up at him andughed, ¡°I knew you are the best to me¡­But I''m still


    worried about her. Why don¡¯t we drive back to pick her up? What if she caught a cold in such weather?¡±


    He was silent.


    She held his arm, shaking and begging, ¡°Will you listen to me please, sweetheart? Sister is actually a


    good person!¡±


    His voice was solemn, ¡°Have you forgotten how she had hurt you? You were in the hospital for a long


    time, and I could have killed her for that!¡±


    She buried her head in his shoulder where he couldn¡¯t see her face. She was smirking, yet her voice


    waspassionate, ¡°Don¡¯t say that. It was my entire fault. It had nothing to do with Vivian¡­¡±


    ¡°You are just too kind.¡±


    That being said, Christian told the driver to go back to the airport anyhow. He hadn¡¯t expected such a


    scene!


    She, Vivian Joseph, was bold enough to get in the car of another man. How shameless she was!


    Jessica didn¡¯t see iting, either. She immediately walked to Vivian, earnestly trying to talk some


    sense into her sister, ¡°Sister, I know you don¡¯t like me. But I have to say it. You are now Mrs. North.


    You¡¯d better bear that in mind and watch your manners in front of other people!¡±


    Vivian looked at her coldly. Anyone could say that but Jessica. She was in no position to give her a


    lecture!


    Probably thwarted by Vivian¡¯s cold eyes, Jessica quickly switched to another tone, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter


    whether our parents and I are embarrassed or not, because you are my most important elder sister


    after all.¡±


    Patrick had known the Josephs¡¯ very well. He had always disliked Jessica. He instantly knew what was


    going on when Jessica showed up with Christian.


    He was furious after hearing Jessica¡¯s little speech, ¡°Most important? You have no clue how your


    sister¡¯s body is right now. If she¡­¡±


    ¡°Enough! Patrick, please stop!¡± Vivian interrupted him without thinking. Even if Christian knew about


    her heart surgery, what then? He must wish she had died on the operating table.


    ¡°So do you know how my sister¡¯s body is?!¡± Jessica¡¯s eyes were wide open, and she covered her


    mouth in surprise, ¡°Don¡¯t you tarnish my sister¡¯s innocence!¡±


    Patrick was clearly referring to Vivian¡¯s heart disease. But Jessica twisted his words into implied


    obscenity.


    Christian narrowed his eyes and his voice was colder, ¡°I knew you were too shameless to stay in ce.


    But I never expected that you were hooking up with him, my childhood friend! Don¡¯t you know that?¡±


    ¡°I am a human being. I can be cold and I can be sad.¡± Vivian argued. When she looked at the tall


    handsome man who was supposed to be husband, she couldn¡¯t help sniffing.


    What was all this about anyway?


    Had he expected her to be at his beck and call? Stay in ce? Was she a pet he had kept?


    ¡°Christian, it¡¯s not what you think!¡± Having realized that something was wrong, Patrick hastily exined,


    ¡°There''s nothing going on between Vivian and me!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re saying there is nothing going on between you two. Then how will you prove it?¡± Christian was


    getting angrier while his eyes were wandering between his childhood and his wife.


    Patrick couldn¡¯t believe that he had asked such a question. He was stunned.


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 Chapter 5 Go Back to Look After Your Sister

    Chapter 5 Go Back to Look After Your Sister


    Christian was irritated for no reason to see Vivian crying. He subconsciously had the urge to step


    forward to wipe her tears. But before he could do it, Jessica had taken his arm and leaned on him.


    "Christian!"


    He instantly came to his sense, silently despising himself for his irrational idea.


    He wanted to wipe Vivian''s tears? Was he insane?


    She was not even worth a second nce of his!


    "Christian, what do you mean? Did you ask me to prove my innocence with evidence? Why don''t you


    prove that Vivian and I are not innocent with evidence?"


    Patrick was furious, too. The rtionship between Vivian and him had been perfectly innocent. All of a


    sudden, he was wronged and his childhood friend was trying to justify the charges. How ridiculous!


    "We all know that exining equals trying to cover it up. Forget about the evidence. I don''t want to


    sabotage our rtionship. Only you know whether you and my sister are innocent or not." Jessica''s


    voice was calm yet particrly annoying.


    "I''m warning you, Jessica Joseph. Don''t try to turn us against each other!" Patrick said sternly, "I''ve


    been abroad the whole time. Christian, of all people, you should know that."


    Jessica couldn''t care less. She insinuated, "Nowadays the means ofmunication are so advanced,


    so it''s not far away..."


    "You are way out of line...Vivian? Vivian, what''s wrong with you?" Patrick noticed that Vivian was


    turning pale as he spoke. No!


    She suddenly fell to the ground. He shouted to Christian, "Call the ambnce!"


    Vivian felt as if she had slept for a century. Her body was terribly heavy.


    When she opened her eyes, she heard Patrick''s happy voice, "You finally woke up! It was very


    dangerous this time. If you weren''t sent to the hospital in time, you would have had to get another


    operation. Couldn''t you take better care of your body?"


    She was silent, looking around the room for something. Patrick sighed, "He isn''t here. I brought you


    here."


    Lying on the bed, she smiled, pale and delicate.


    Patrick couldn''t bear to look at her. He said gently, "I''ve known all about you and Christian...I''ll take you


    out of here if you want to."


    "How dare you say that? And how do you expect me to believe that you are innocent?"


    A deadly male voice interrupted him. Christian showed up at the door and he was staring at them like a


    hawk.


    "What are you doing here?" Patrick questioned, while quietly standing in front of her.


    Christian raised his eyebrows, "Huh? I didn''t know that I might need another man''s permission to pick


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    up my own wife."


    "Do you know she is your wife? Do you have no idea what you have put her through?!"


    Christian was now profoundly disgusted. He ordered the woman on bed, "Get up and go home with


    me."


    Patrick tried to stop him. "No, she has a...The doctor said she must have a good rest these days. Or


    the consequences will be severe."


    "Do you think I have no idea what she is doing? Aren''t they just some tricks to attract my attention? All


    right, I am here now." He strode up to her, trying to grab her wrist to pull her out of bed, "It''s a shameful


    thing to pretend sickness."


    Is it how he''s thought of me, pretending sickness? He could easily get ess to her medical records if


    he wants to.


    After all, he doesn''t love her, which can neutralize all her efforts and all the love she had for him.


    Sheughed softly. She didn''t argue with him, just gazing up at him, and asked calmly, "Where are you


    taking me?"


    Her clear eyes had soothed his anger somehow. He tried to sound as tough as he could, "Jessica is ill.


    She needs someone to look after her. I don''t trust anyone else. You''re the best option."

 Chapter 6 Don’t You Have A Heart?

    Chapter 6 Don¡¯t You Have A Heart?


    "Christian North, whenever you say horrible things like you just did, I wonder whether you have a heart


    or not." Vivian said softly.


    Patrick tried to convince her otherwise, "Don''t listen to him, Vivian. Have some rest here. I''m a doctor.


    Even if I can''t cure Jessica, I could ask someone else for help."


    Patrick decided to stand up to Christian. He stared at Christian fearlessly and pointed at her medical


    records at bedside, "Go and have a good look. If we weren''t friends for years, I would punch you right


    now!"


    Christian let go of her hand. He snapped his fingers and several hunky bodyguards ran into the room.


    They were frightening.


    "Take him out!" Christian ordered.


    Patrick couldn''t believe what Christian had done. He was furious, "Christian North, what''s wrong with


    you? You weren''t like this when Vivian married you. Don''t you see how she has been tortured! If you


    don''t like her anymore, just let her go!"


    "It''s none of your business how I''ve treated her!" Christian narrowed his eyes, looking extremely


    dangerous, "She is my wife. She belongs to me."


    Yes, she belongs to him.


    Vivian, lying feebly on the bed at the moment, was choked up and speechless.


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    Christian North might have never treated her like a human being all along.


    She was just a bird locking itself up in a fancy cagebeled as "Mrs. North". The bird screamed its


    heart out every day, but never seeded in drawing its master''s attention.


    No matter how Patrick struggled, he was no match for a bunch of muscr bodyguards.


    It wasn''t long before there were only them left in the room. Suddenly, it was awfully quiet.


    "I''m not going back with you." Vivian was looking down at the white quilt cover, "How did you ask me to


    look after Jessica? Aren''t you afraid that I would hurt her?"


    "Don''t you dare!"


    His tone made her nose twitch.


    Christian said lightly, "Jessica came back because she is now pregnant with my child."


    Vivian looked up in shock and her mouth was wide open.


    "The doctor says Jessica isn''t doing very well. She needs someone to take care of her. She still trusts


    you. Why do you think I would ask you to look after her? Don''t even think about doing her any harm! I


    warn you, I have sent someone..."


    Vivian didn''t catch what he said next. All she remembered was--Jessica is pregnant with Christian''s


    child.


    Sheughed and cried. She was hysterical, to say the least. How could they do this do her?! The


    heartache was killing her. She couldn''t catch her breath and her mind was a mess.


    "Why are you acting like a crazy woman?" Christian saw her weirdness, frowned and snapped.


    Tears were finally running down her face. Her voice was hoarse, "Christian North, why did you betray


    me? Why did you get Jessica pregnant? Don''t you know I am your wife!"


    "You don''t deserve it!" Christian shouted in fury, "The day my grandfather passed away, you know what


    you did!"


    Orphaned at an early age, Christian had been brought up by his grandfather whose will stipted that


    Christian wouldn''t be allowed to inherit any family property unless he married Vivian Joseph.


    He was too devastated to think it through. After they got married in a hurry, he gradually learned the


    inside story from Jessica.


    It was Vivian who had staged all of this!


    It was she who had forced his grandfather to write the will!


    He must have been a fool to trust her with his beloved grandfather before he left. He wished he could


    have gone back in time to p himself hard in the face.


    He had trusted her with his heart and soul!


    Vivian didn''t understand he had suddenly mentioned his grandfather. She asked, "Grandpa North..."


    But she was interrupted by a girly voice, "Christian, you are still here."


    Wasn''t it Jessica who was standing at the door?

 Chapter 7 She Was Pregnant

    Chapter 7 She Was Pregnant


    In the middle of winter, Jessica Joseph showed up in a whitembskin coat which was ttering to her


    good figure. She was very happy, which couldn''t be hidden.


    "Why are you here? And wearing so little?" Christian went over and held her hand,ining.


    "I just finished my checkup. The doctor says the baby is doing great." She said in a sweet voice,


    "Would you like to feel it?"


    As Jessica was speaking, she put his hand onto her belly. She was beaming with excitement of


    bing a mother.


    Her smile was beautiful, while Vivian was bitterly disappointed.


    She had never thought they would be expecting a child!


    If Christian had cared about her a little, he wouldn''t have done such a thing!


    "Sister?" Jessica noticed her, "Oh, how could I forget that you pretended to be sick and were sent to


    the hospital. I''vee especially to see you...I just finished my checkup. The doctor says the baby is


    doing great. Would you like to feel it too?"


    To touch her?


    She would certainly throw up!


    Jessica went to her with a smile and took her hand, trying to put it onto her belly.


    Looking sullen, Vivian quickly pulled away her hand and said sarcastically, "No, thanks. Don''t you hate


    me the most? Aren''t you afraid of being hurt?"


    Jessica instantly threw herself into Christian''s arms, trembling like a scared innocent deerlet, "I...I


    meant well. I just wanted to share my happiness with my sister."


    Christian held her tightly and gently caressed her hair, "It''s not your fault."


    He could be gentle like a spring breeze when he was looking fondly at the woman in his arms.


    Yet when he looked at Vivian with his deep eyes, she felt icy cold and lifeless.


    "Sister...I know you don''t like me. But I still hope we could have your blessing."


    "My blessing? No way! You knew very well he was your brother-inw when you decided to sleep with


    him. I am your sister. Have you two ever thought of me?" Vivian was furious and emotional, trying to


    get it off her chest.


    He looked at her even more coldly, "If it weren''t for you, my wife would be Jessica now. You are always


    a thief, a robber."


    His words stabbed her heart like a dagger. She was falling apart.


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    She regretted having married the man. Given a second chance, she would never have done it!


    "Christian, don''t say that about my sister. I believe she loves you as much as I do. It''s my greatest


    happiness to have your baby."


    Vivian buried her face in her hands. Tears were streaming down through her fingers. She was


    desperate to get out of here.


    Despite her poor health, she jumped out of the bed and rushed out.


    Jessica suddenly started to fall backwards when Vivian was passing by.


    Christian acted quickly. He caught Jessica in time. Even so, he looked very frightened.


    "Sister, why did you push me?" Jessica cried, protecting her belly with her hands, "Even if you couldn''t


    forgive me, the baby is innocent."


    "I...I didn''t." Vivian froze, trying to exin.


    Her words were powerless in front of Jessica''s convincing tears.


    She had been framed. Who would have thought that she had to deal with such a cliche?


    "It seems I''ve been too polite to you." He approached her and mped her chin to force her to look up


    at him. His eyes were burning with anger, "How dare you do such a thing to my face!"


    He was a wild beast, ready to pounce and tear her to pieces.


    "Take her back. Teach her a good lesson if she fights!"

 Chapter 8 She Was Picked on

    Chapter 8 She Was Picked on


    When she entered the house, the first thing she saw was a decorative statue in the entrance hall. It


    was said to be one of Grandpa North''s favorite things when he was alive.


    Vivian stood there for a moment. Her heart was as cold as the stones. She realized how stupid she had


    been when she decided to fling herself into Christian''s arms where she was eventually stuck and could


    do nothing about it.


    Maybe Patrick was right. She should leave here, find a ce and spend the rest of her life in peace.


    She touched her chest and could feel her heart beating very fast.


    It was a bomb that could explode anytime, anywhere. She had kept it from Christian because she didn''t


    want to upset him. However, it turned out he couldn''t care less.


    He didn''t like her at all. That was why he didn''t care whether she lived or died.


    She heard the sound of footsteps at the staircase. She looked up to meet Jessica''s eyes. Jessica


    gloated, "Sister, my tonic soup is almost ready in the kitchen. Why don''t you bring it to me?"


    She had to live with Jessica under the safe roof since the day she was taken away by force from the


    hospital.


    She calmly looked away, "I''m not your maid. Help yourself if you want it."


    "Christian isn''t here, you know." Holding the stair railing, Jessica put one foot in the air with a


    triumphant smile, "Guess what, if I lost my footing right now, what would happen to you?"


    Her heart skipped a beat. She quickly collected herself and went to the kitchen. Jessica had a good


    Jessica hated Vivian so much just because Vivian had been too perfect to fall in love with.


    Since an early age Vivian had always the first Joseph sister anyone could see, while Jessica had been


    the sloppy second, the forgotten one.


    Why! She wasn''t a loser!


    Now that Vivian, her precious sister, was at her service, Jessica could finally hold her head high.


    She gradually clenched her fist as if to crush her enemy into pieces. She would make Vivian''s life a


    living hell!


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    Jessica sat on the chaise longue in the master bedroom. She had owned the room since she came


    back. Vivian was out of the picture.


    Vivian walked up the stairs with a sinking heart. She felt like she was drowning and couldn''t catch her


    breath.


    Vivian pinched herself to calm down. She was putting the soup on the night table when Jessica said,


    "Since you''re here, why don''t you bring to me? Or do you have a problem with me?"


    She quickly turned around. Jessica gave her a wicked look, which made her realize that Jessica was


    picking on her.


    The soup was just a few steps away, but she held her tongue.


    However, when she came up to Jessica, the tray in her hands was suddenly knocked over. Hot soup


    spilt all over her hands.


    "Ah!"


    "Sister, why are you doing this? It doesn''t matter if you don''t want me to eat it. Why did you knock it


    over to my face?"


    "You are bullying me because Christian isn''t here, right?" Vivian confronted her with a frown, "He will


    know who you really are one day!"


    Jessica was turning pale. She could barely speak with trembling lips, "I, I can''t believe my ears. Sister,


    did you say that because you''ve always hated me?"


    Confused by her sister''s sudden change of attitude, Vivian felt a cold wind blowing in. She turned her


    head to find Christian standing at the door. There was an ominous light in his deep eyes.


    With a straight face, he quickly walked into the bedroom. He carefully checked Jessica up to see if she


    was burnt.


    After that, he pointed to the soup on the floor and ordered Vivian, "Get on your knees and clear it up!"

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    Chapter 9 She Was A Prisoner


    The maid brought the medicine cab to the bedroom. Christian attended to Jessica''s wound himself.


    There was just a tiny burn in Jessica''s hand, about the size of a grain of rice. But it seemed to him that


    the wound was grave enough to be bandaged up.


    Jessica found it so amusing that she protested coquettishly, "Christian, don''t worry, it''s no big deal."


    "Be a good girl. The wound mustn''t touch water."


    Then he saw the woman wiping the floor on her knees.


    He could see her exquisite nose and long eyshes flickering like the wings of a butterfly.


    A drop of crystal tear was falling down onto the floor which was instantly wiped away by her with a rag.


    His heart was quivering for no reason. He was happy a moment ago, and now he was upset.


    Damn, why did he feel sorry for her?


    After clearing it up, Vivian hurried back to her room and locked the door. She immediately picked up the


    phone to call Patrick.


    "Hello, Vivian, what''s wrong?"


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    Patrick''s voice was gentle. She was choking with sobs, "You, could you help me find a ce to stay? I


    want to get out of here."


    She heard clothes rustling and it was Patrick sitting up. He asked in a serious voice, "Are they bullying


    you again? These bastards! Ok, I''ll arrange it right away!"


    "I''m sorry," Vivian cried, "I couldn''t think of anyone else who can help me, but you."


    Patrick paused, knowing that she was referring to their conversation in the hospital the other day. He


    had promised to take her away. They both knew what it meant.


    She was trying to exin it to him because she wanted him to know she wasn''t taking advantage of


    him. It was just that he was herst resort.


    Patrick sighed, "Don''t worry, we''re best friends. My preparation has begun. You may leave the house


    now."


    She was unaware that a dark shadow had been lingering at the door the whole time she spoke on the


    phone.


    In the midnight, Vivian packed her things. Christian had gone to thepany in the afternoon and


    wouldn''t return today. It gave her a perfect opportunity.


    When she got Patrick''s text message, she carried her handbag and crept towards the gate.


    Suddenly, the lights in the living room were turned on. Vivian''s eyes were too dazzled to open.


    Jessica was looking down at her on the second floor with folded arms, "Sister, you imed that you


    had nothing to do with the man. Now you are meeting him for a secret date at midnight."


    "I can go wherever I want. It''s none of your business." Vivian quickly calmed down.


    "But it''s my business." Christian showed up at the door. He wore the same clothes as he had left the


    house in the afternoon. He was handsome, yet angry.


    Petrified, Vivian stepped back. Christian grabbed her wrist and dragged her away.


    The door of her temporary room was kicked open. Vivian was thrown into her bed.


    Christian frowned. How could she be so underweighted? She was taller than Jessica, but lighter than


    her sister.


    "Let go of me! I have the right of personal liberty!" Vivian struggled like crazy, tying to break free from


    his arms, "Why don''t you and Jessica live you own lives! You''ve won!"


    "Don''t forget that you are Mrs. North. It''s a title you couldn''t take off without my permission."


    Just then, she suddenly felt that her ankles had been locked in something cold.


    She looked down to find shackles on her ankles. They were mocking her overestimation of her


    strength.


    "They''re custom-made, and only I have the key. Wherever you go, I can find you!"


    Vivian stopped fighting, lying on the bed like a deted balloon. When Christian thought she wouldn''t


    say a word again, he heard her cold voice.


    "Christian North, I''ll never forgive you."

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    Chapter 10 There Was A Turning Point


    Vivian''s seaweed-like silky hair was spread over the bed, but the joyful sparkle in her eyes was gone.


    Her lips opened and closed mechanically. Christian subconsciously let go of her hands.


    She was so cold.


    He had never seen Vivian Joseph as cold as she was now.


    As far as he could remember, she had always been an elegant young woman by every standard,


    gentle, sweet, warm, like a ray of sunshine in spring.


    Yet now she was cold as winter. She had stopped looking at him with loving eyes.


    "I don''t need it anyway." Heughed resentfully and left the room.


    Things got worse. Jessica began to unscrupulously boss her around, which inevitably encouraged the


    servants to give her a hard time too.


    Whenever she tried to fight back, Christian would always show up to make her life more miserable, as


    if Jessica had cast a spell on him.


    He confiscated her phone without which she couldn''t get in touch with her parents or Patrick.


    Sheughed at herself. Why had she forgotten what her sister was capable of?


    Jessica once idently broke their father''s favorite vase, and she med it on Vivian, just like what


    she did now. If Vivian hadn''t had a heart condition, she would have been beaten to death in the study.


    Standing in the shade, she suddenly heard someone talking outside, "Miss Joseph''s parents are


    The Josephs wereing to see their daughters. The good news gave Vivian a renewed sense of


    hope.


    She could finally leave this horrible ce when her parents arrived!


    The day finally came. Vivian had been wide awake before dawn. Standing in front of the window, she


    was eager to see her parents.


    At about nine o'' clock in the morning, a limousine slowly drove in. Two people got off the car. Their


    clothes looked expensive. One could tell that they were not ordinary people.


    "Dad! Mom!" Jessica quickly ran over to greet them. She held her parents'' hands and smiled, "I''ve


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    missed you so much."


    "Jessica, look at you. You went to see your sister as soon as you came home from abroad. Have you


    forgotten we are your parents?" Mrs. Josephined, though she wasn''t unhappy at all.


    Jessica said yfully, "I just missed my sister too much!"


    "It''s a good thing that you sisters love each other dearly. But don''t forget your parents. You sister hasn''t


    called us for nearly half a month. Don''t follow her example."


    After exchanging greetings for a while, it urred to Mrs. Joseph that she hadn''t seen the other


    daughter. She asked, "Where''s Vivian? Isn''t she here?"


    "Vivian, she..."


    "Mom," Vivian emerged from her room. After what she had gone through in the past days, her


    exhaustion was obvious, though she had made great efforts to look better.


    "Oh, God! What''s going on with you? You look terrible!"


    Touched by her mother''s concern, Vivian pinched her thigh to warn herself not to cry right now.


    "Why, why don''t wee in and talk?"


    Mrs. Joseph followed her while holding Jessica''s hand.


    With much indifference, Vivian turned around to exin, "Mom, I want to talk to you alone. Why don''t


    you ask Jessica to go outside?"


    "Sister, how unkind you are! Is there anything that you don''t want me to hear?"


    "Indeed, you were quite close to your sister when you were little children. Why are you growing apart


    now?"


    Jessica had to let go of Mrs. Joseph''s hand at Vivian''s insistence. She stomped and left.


    "Go ahead and tell me, what''s wrong?" Mrs. Joseph asked.


    Vivian''s nose twitched at her mother''s loving face and caring words. Tears were running down her face.


    She got all the grievances since she had married Christian North off her chest. She was sad and


    resentful.


    Mrs. Joseph hurriedly came to her and wiped her tears. She was worried about her daughter, "Why are


    you crying, my dear? Mom is here. Tell me everything. I''ll solve any problem for you."


    She was choking with sobs, "Mom, I want to divorce."

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    Chapter 11 Maybe She Was a Mistake


    "Divorce? Is this your idea, or his?" Mrs. Joseph asked when she realized how serious the situation


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    was.


    "It''s my idea." Vivian wiped her tears, "He always wanted to marry Jessica, not me. I''m giving them


    what they''ve wanted."


    "How could it be true? I''m not mistaken. It was you who Christian agreed to marry. What are you


    thinking? Are you jealous of your sister?"


    Vivian hastily denied, "Mom, do you know Jessica is pregnant with Christian''s child?"


    Mrs. Joseph didn''t see iting. She murmured, "I had no idea about that."


    "Why else would shee back from abroad? And she is living here, instead of our home. Have you


    ever thought about it?"


    Vivian was too excited to care about how she looked like now.


    "That''s why, Mom, I''m getting a divorce. I''ve had enough, really!"


    She had thought that her mother would have agreed with her. But Mrs. Joseph just said, "It''s no big


    deal. Divorce isn''t an option."


    No big deal? Her head was spilling. Was she making a fuss? She had been betrayed by her husband


    and her sister!


    "Nowadays most men are cheating on their wives. There are so many of them. Besides, a man of


    Christian''s status is bound to attract many women." She tried to convince her daughter.


    "Mom, how could you say that? It''s betrayal!"


    Vivian couldn''t believe her ears. She felt even worse. She had never expected that her mother, a


    cultured woman, would have tried to talk her out of divorcing a cheating husband. How ridiculous!


    "Take Mom''s advice. The life of a divorced woman wouldn''t be easy, especially women of our family


    background. Do you want to remain single for the rest of your life? It would be really difficult. At least


    you don''t have to worry about money now."


    There was a hint of doubt in her voice. She stared at Vivian and asked, "Have you already known your


    sister''s real identity? And that''s why you picked on her."


    "What do you mean?"


    With a faint sigh, she exined, "Actually, Jessica isn''t my own child. Her birth mother was my best


    friend. Your father and I adopted the poor baby."


    It turned out Jessica had such a tragic story. Maybe her parents had hidden the secret so well that


    Vivian had never suspected anything all these years.


    "Vivian, she lost her parents when she was a baby. Why don''t you give her a break, my dear? "


    "Isn''t it my fault that she lost her parents?" Vivian questioned in tears, "Why would I give Christian up to


    her? Do you know how sad I was when I heard she was pregnant? That''s my husband!"


    She was dead inside when she saw Jessica being intimate with Christian. She had loved him so much


    that she was deeply hurt by their betrayal.


    She had loved Christian for many years. Though she had decided to get over him, she knew it was a


    lie.


    "Isn''t your sister a better option than some random woman, you silly girl?" Mrs. Joseph said, "I''ve


    raised you for years and I didn''t realize you were so stubborn."


    "Mom, I doubt whether I am your real daughter."


    She was pped in the face.


    Mrs. Joseph was furious, "How dare you! You are such an ungrateful daughter! I''ve told you many


    times that you should be more kind to your poor sister."


    Shocked by what her mother had done, Vivian took a few steps back in disbelief.


    Why was she the only one to me? She just wanted to live with dignity. That was all she had ever


    asked.


    It was a mistake that she had married Christian.


    It was even a bigger one that she had been born into the world!

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    Chapter 12 They Consummated Their Marriage


    After her parents left, Vivian, in frustration, grabbed a few bottles of wine from the cer and went back


    to her room.


    The doctor had warned her against drinking, but it didn''t matter to her anymore. If it could ease her pain


    a little, why would she even care?


    Pulling the rubber plug, the room was instantly filled with a strong smell of wine. She didn''t even use a


    wine ss. She was literally pouring wine into her mouth.


    With a half bottle of wine down her stomach, she, who normally drank moderately, was already drunk.


    When Christian walked in, he saw a woman leaning against the bed, a little tipsy, yet beautiful and


    dazzling as a peach blossom.


    Hearing the footsteps, Vivian slowly opened her eyes. It took her a few seconds to be concentrated


    enough to recognize him, "What...what are you doing here?"


    He frowned when he saw the mess on the floor, "This is my house. I can go wherever I want."


    Staggered to her feet, she struggled to close the door, when he easily held the door against his shoes.


    She overexerted herself and suddenly fell forward to throw herself into his arms.


    "Get over yourself!" He sneered, reaching out to hold her chin, "Are you trying to seduce me?"


    She brushed him off, "No way...get off me."


    Her hands felt incredibly soft and warm when touching his skin. His eyes suddenly became dead


    serious before he locked the door, picked her up and threw her into the bed.


    "You hit on me first."


    He grabbed her slender wrists and pushed them over her head. She subconsciously tried to dodge his


    advances, "Don''t...get out..."


    Narrowed his eyes, he spared a hand to hold her chin to force her to look up, "Get out? You are


    bing quite daring."


    He ripped her shirt off and ran his hands all over her body with adept roughness.


    Before she could say no, he crushed her wildly.There was no forey at all. She was still dry when he


    entered her without mercy.


    Struggling in the violent storm like a boat, she was almost melted in the burning fire.


    She couldn''t help grabbing the bed sheet beneath her. She was fully aware what he was doing to her


    right now.


    He was ruthless. But whenever he saw her frowning, he became gentler for a moment.


    Sweat rolled down his cheeks and fell on her bared skin, which made her tremble.


    It was surprising how well they matched in bed. She was so amazing and he couldn''t help asking for


    more.


    She was a nk sheet that hadn''t been painted yet. He was now a spontaneous painter that left his


    marks all over the paper.


    Somehow, she gradually grew fond of it. Biting his lips to try not to make a sound, she eventually failed


    and let out a low moan.


    He froze for a moment before he became more violent than ever.


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    It was so intense that she passed out. When she woke up, she found Christian sleeping soundly next to


    her. His breath was heavy and masculine, making her bare skin itchy.


    What was going on?


    She didn''t dare to move. She was naked and there were empty wine bottles on the floor. Memories of


    She was too shocked to admit that their marriage had been consummatedst night.


    How could this be possible?


    He had resented her so much. Why on earth did he do this?


    She was utterly confused for the moment. She had to lie down and close her eyes.


    Maybe she was too exhausted fromst night. In a haze, she heard women''sughter from outside.


    The door was opened with a key, and then came a scream.


    "What are you two doing?!"

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    Chapter 13 He Only Loves Me


    Jessica was standing at the door. The bowl in her hand fell on the floor and the sound of shattering


    china woke Christian up with a start.


    Tears were running down Jessica''s face. Christian hurriedly put on his clothes and went over tofort


    her.


    How ridiculous! She was caught in bed with her own husband. Jessica was making such a fuss.


    Jessica was crying loudly and Christian was trying to calm her down. What a grand symphony of


    sarcasm!


    Vivian slowly got up from the bed with mixed feelings. The harder he tried tofort Jessica, the more


    disappointed she became.


    "I know you and my sister are a couple...but I..."


    Christian was panicked, "Don''t cry. Think about our baby."


    She had thought that he wanted her because he had changed his mind. But the truth pped her in the


    face.


    After what she had been through, she should have known better.


    However, Jessica had been restless since she stumbled upon their intimate rtionship. She realized


    that Vivian would always be a threat.


    Even if she had won Christian over, she couldn''t stop him from approaching Vivian when she wasn''t


    watching.


    It couldn''t go on like this. She must find a chance to nip it in the bud.


    Her phone rang. Jessica looked warily around before she took it, "Didn''t I tell you not to call me?"


    "Miss Joseph, I''m calling you out of the goodness of my heart." The voice on the other end of the


    phone warned, "Have you decided yet? You belly will be supposed to show after a while. Then it will be


    impossible to hide your secret."


    She bit her lips. Given how close Christian had been to her, he would certainly suspect something if


    she didn''t have a baby bump.


    "Now...what should I do?"


    The doctor who had forged the evidence of her pregnancy said fawningly, "Whoever started the trouble


    should end it. When will you wire me the money you promised? I''m a little short these days, could you


    please..."


    "I will certainly give you the money." Jessica hung up the phone. Biting her fingernails, her mind was in


    aplete turmoil. She eventually came up with a wicked n.


    It was Sunday. The mall was crowded with people. Vivian was poker-faced while Jessica, holding her


    hand, was talking all the time.


    Jessica had asked Vivian to go shopping with her. Vivian wondered what Jessica was up to.


    "Sister, do you like this ne?" Jessica looked in the mirror for a while before she finally returned it,


    "No, it''s much worse than the ones Christian had sent to me. He wouldn''t allow me to buy things so


    cheap."


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    Huh, Vivianughed at herself quietly. He had never sent her any gift since they got married. In the


    past few years, she had been no more than wallpaper or air to him.


    After a while, Jessica found it boring and she wanted to go back home. But there was a long queue in


    front of the elevator. She held Vivian''s hand and walked to the staircase. She was nning to walk


    down the stairs.


    Vivian stopped at the staircase, looking vignt, "What on earth are you trying to do?"


    "Nothing," She blinked innocently.


    "I don''t believe you." Vivian''s voice was hard. She had been stabbed in the back too many times by her


    sister to trust her.


    "Vivian, don''t you know?" Jessica said with a sly smile after her plot was uncovered, "You can''t


    Vivian was silent, but her clenched fists were indicative of her mood at the moment.


    Jessica lowered herughter. She was apparently losing control. Her eyes were weird and repressed,


    "He only loves me!"


    The next moment, Vivian was frightened to see Jessica jumping back and flinging herself down the


    stairs.


    Her delicate bodynded the ground like a swaying leaf.


    It was dead silent downstairs for a few seconds before someone started shrieking.


    "What''s going on? Someone was pushed down the stairs!"


    "Call the ambnce!"


    The crowd was gathering downstairs. Standing upstairs, Vivian clearly saw Jessica smiling at her in a


    pool of blood.

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    Chapter 14 Take Me Away


    In the hospital, Vivian had just sat down outside the operating room for a few minutes when Christian


    rushed into the hospital.


    He was terribly sullen, which made people shun him all the way.


    "Are you happy now?" He grabbed her wrist and asked.


    Utterly disappointed, she stared into his eyes and replied softly, "I didn''t push her."


    Each of her words was more determined than another.


    Burning with rage, he refused to believe her. He tried to drag her into the ward that had been prepared


    for Jessica.


    "What are you doing?"


    He looked back at her with a malicious smile, "Now that Jessica''s baby is gone, you have to pay for her


    loss."


    Vivian was too shocked to fight back, "Are you crazy?"


    "You are driving me crazy!"


    He didn''t even take her outside. It was a narrow bathroom in the ward, barely big enough for two


    people.


    Vivian was about to clear the air when Christian suddenly grabbed her slender wrists and pushed her


    against the wall.


    His skin was horrendously warm. She was too frightened to move when some subtle change took ce


    against her thigh.


    "I never expected you to be so shameless!" He contemptuously held her chin, "All right, I''m giving you


    what you deserve!"


    "You...get off me!"


    He ignored her protest and took off his tie to put it in her mouth.


    "Hmm..."


    Tears were running down her face. Their rtionship was totally confusing. How miserable she was to


    suffer like this!


    He got dressed and left when it was done, leaving her as broken as a tattered doll.


    She staggered to her feet and got dressed when she heard the voices of nurses outside the room. She


    left the room and called Patrick from a public phone.


    "Hello, who is calling?" Patrick''s voice was obviously exhausted.


    She was fighting back intense difort of her heart, "Patrick, it''s me..."


    Patrick instantly lifted his spirit and raised his voice, "Vivian? Are you all right? Where are you right


    now?"


    "I want to leave here, Patrick, I want to leave." She mechanically repeated with bitter tears.


    "I''m taking you away, right now."


    "But Christian put me in electronic shackles. He could track me down wherever I go. What should I


    do?"


    Resisting the urge to swear, Patrick took a deep breath, "...well, bear with him for now. I''ll get you out of


    there. I promise, he will never find you."


    After making an agreement with Patrick, Vivian hung up the phone. Standing there, she was at a loss


    as to where she should go.


    A bodyguard in ck suits wearing a headset stopped her, "Mrs. North, Mr. North asked you to go to


    see him."


    The operation was over. Jessica awoke from anesthesia and heard what had been going on.


    Instead of getting rid of Vivian, Christian had slept with her.


    Unfortunately, she was too weak to smash the bedrails.


    The pool of blood in the mall seemed terrifying. But it was nothing but blood bags. With the doctor


    behind the scenes, she just hurt a bone or two.


    She had to take some risks to get what she wanted.


    On hearing Christian''s footsteps, she instantly became weak and delicate again.


    "Christian." She froze at the sight of the woman behind him.


    He sat by the bed and asked caringly, "Jessica, do you feel all right? You freaked the hell out of me."


    Vivian stood aside and said nothing. She had decided to y dumb. Yet someone still refused to cut


    her some ck.


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    "What would you like for dinner? I''ll have it brought to you." He held her hands and asked lovingly.


    Jessica answered pitiably, "I''d like to try my sister''s cooking."

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    Jessica had just lost her baby, for the sake of which Christian asked Vivian to go back home to cook for


    her in spite of his displeasure with the decision.


    Jessica smiled secretly in bed because she had prepared something special for Vivian on her way


    home.


    "Jessica, she pushed you downstairs, why are you asking her to cook for you? I don''t trust her at all."


    Christian said.


    Jessica was worried and softhearted at the same time, "No, no, I didn''t take good care of myself. It''s


    not my sister''s fault."


    She held his hand to feel her t belly and sobbed, "It''s a pity that our baby didn''t get the chance to see


    the world and his father. It''s my entire fault..."


    Her self-usation made Christian feel sorrier for her. He tried to recall things in the past to shift her


    attention to save her from excessive grief.


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    Vivian was on her way to the hospital. She wanted to run away, while the electronic shackles covered


    by the clothes constantly reminded her not to.


    Wherever she went, Christian would find her in no time!


    When she was about to walk into the hospital with a jar of soup, someone stopped her.


    "Vivian,e with me. I''ve found a way to unlock the shackles!" Patrick grabbed her hand with


    excitement as if no one was watching, "I''m taking you to a ce he couldn''t find!"


    He had tried his best to find a way to unlock the shackles ever since he lost touch with her. His


    persistence finally paid off.


    "Patrick..."She almost cried out when she saw his haggardness. She had never expected that Patrick


    would be the one to reach out to her in the darkest hour of her life.


    He was happy to see her, but he dared not to stay long. He hurried her to go, "We must get out of here


    before it''s toote."


    "I wondered why you agreed to look after Jessica. It turns out you''ve made a n with someone else.


    I''m very disappointed you, Vivian Joseph!"


    There came Christian''s cold voice from behind them. Vivian was startled and turned around to meet his


    icy cold eyes. She put on a sorrowful smile.


    "I thought you wouldn''t expect anything of me." She said, "I''m the one who should have said it. I will


    stop loving you from now on. We are done."


    Patrick stood in front of her with a straight face, "Christian, this is thest time I would ever call your


    name. If you don''t love her, please let her leave with me."


    "She is mine when she is alive. She will still be mine even when she is dead. You don''t deserve to have


    her!"


    "Christian North!" Patrick became more agitated and his eyes were extremely red, "I resent myself for


    being indecisive when I should had proposed to her. Otherwise she wouldn''t have suffered so much


    because of you!"


    They verbal battle became so intense that a physical fight seemed imminent. To avoid possible


    consequences on both sides, Vivian hastily stepped forward to intervene.


    Christian grabbed her arm and quickly dragged her to his car to lock her in it.


    "Christian North, let me out of here!" She kept banging on the car windows and pulling door handles,


    but all in vain. She was locked inside the car, for sure.


    Outside the car, the two men got into a fierce fight. As a doctor who was morefortable with a


    scalpel, Patrick was obviously no match for Christian.


    Vivian desperately banged on the window, "Patrick! Leave me alone! Go now!"


    "Vivian, wait for me!"


    After driving Patrick away with his fists, Christian took a nce at Vivian who was already drenched in


    tears by now, which annoyed him very much. He turned around to light a cigarette in a quiet corner


    nearby.


    But he kept seeing her crying face through the haze of smoke. He threw the cigarette butt on the


    ground angrily and crushed it with his foot.


    Just as he was about to walk back to the car, there suddenly came a thunderous sound of explosion.


    He stumbled. Choking smoke was blowing in the wind. There was plenty of debris whose coating


    looked familiar.


    He froze for a moment before suddenly rushing to the scene. A member of the emergency team


    stopped him, "Sir, you can''t go in there. It could explode again!"


    The car where Vivian had been locked was now wrapped in raging mes. The ground was covered


    with debris and blood.


    Then he caught sight of something familiar in the debris. It was the electronic shackles he had put on


    her with his own hands.


    No! No way! She must be alive, in the car!


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    The scorching mes led to a second explosion in the fuel tank!


    "God, no..."Devastated, he recklessly rushed to the car...

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    Chapter 16 She Died


    The dust that blew directly in his face was suffocating. Flying debris kept scratching his skin. He had to


    hold his breath, rummaging through the wreckage of the car like crazy.


    The car was already reduced to tiny pieces. He found the electronic shackles he had forced Vivian to


    wear near the damaged car.


    He had despised those shackles. Now the very sight of it was heartbreaking.


    "No..." He was stunned and totally unprepared for the unexpected disaster.


    The police and paramedics arrived soon. The scene was chaotic.


    "Sir, you are injured." A white-coated doctor took him out to check his wounds.


    Despite the doctor''s advice, he grabbed a police officer who was surveying the scene of ident and


    said anxiously, "My wife, my wife is still in there. Please go find her. Why couldn''t I find her? Why..."


    The police officer saw his desperation and confusion, yet he didn''t know how tofort the poor man


    who had just lost his wife.


    Several paramedics worked together to push the deranged widower into the ambnce.


    The tremendous impact of the explosion had sent Christian temporarily insane. He yelled and struggled


    for a while, and then fell into a deep sleep.


    The car explosion happened suddenly and it was his car. As soon as he woke up, he was questioned


    by the police.


    Apart from his bandaged face and some cuts and bruises on his body, he wasn''t badly injured.


    "Sir, since you are the injured party in the explosion, I''d like to ask you some questions."


    Standing by Christian''s bed, the officer was very serious, which suggested that the ident wasn''t as


    simple as it looked.


    Christian wearily raised his eyelids, and ignored the officer''s demand.


    "Where is my wife?"


    He had failed to find Vivian, and he didn''t take it very well.


    Looking at the haggard man in the bed, the young officer awkwardly opened his mouth and hesitated to


    tell him the bad news.


    "I''m sorry, Sir, your wife was killed in the explosion. My deepest condolences."


    Christian''s eyes were suddenly wide open. He looked pale and mournful.


    "Who allows you to say that she is dead? She isn''t! She would never die!"


    He knocked over the nightstand angrily. His wounds hurt more and he couldn''t help crying out in pain.


    Now that Christian was extremely uncooperative, the officer had to stand by the bed perplexedly. He


    hesitated before handing the report to Christian.


    The torn wounds had brought Christian to his senses. Although he had witnessed it all, he found it hard


    to ept the fact that Vivian had passed away in this way and he hadn''t even have the chance to save


    her.


    He reluctantly took the report.


    The officer looked at Christian with sympathy. He seemed used to scenes like this, so he didn''t say


    anything.


    Christian turned to the first page of the report. The words were clear and unbearable, like wiggly


    worms.


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    The forensic report showed that DNA from the ruins had been confirmed to be Vivian''s.


    The car explosion was too fierce to retain Vivian''s body. Thus the DNA residue would be thest proof


    of her existence.


    She was dead!


    He read the report word by word and over and over again in disbelief.


    This was the truth. Vivian had died because of him. If he hadn''t locked her in the car, she wouldn''t have


    lost her life.


    "Sir, I''m sorry for your loss." The officer tried tofort Christian.


    "Our investigation showed that the cause of the explosion was that the fuel tank was caught on fire


    somehow. Based on the on-site surveince, we don''t rule out the possibility that your wifemitted


    suicide."


    "Suicide...Huh..." Christian''s mouth twitched self-mockingly, recalling how desperately Vivian had been


    crying when he got off the car.


    He had hounded her to death.


    He crumpled the report in his hand and his heart was beating irregrly.


    Growling, he smashed his fist against the wall and it was soon red and swollen.


    He hadn''t punished Vivian enough. He hadn''t made herpletely cave in to him. How could she have


    killed herself?


    Still recuperating in the hospital, Jessica was nning her next move against Vivian when she heard


    the shocking news.


    Vivian was dead. Jessica found it hard to contain her joy.


    Since Vivian had died, Jessica didn''t have to do it herself.


    She switched to the look of tremendous grief and went to Christian''s ward.


    "Christian," Recovering very well from her recent operation, Jessica still looked fragile.


    She approached Christian and caressed his wounds with great concern.


    "Christian, how could it have happened? How could my sister have died?" Jessica held his arm and


    cried painfully.


    Christian refused to believe that Vivian had died in this way. The car explosion was very questionable.


    He had to get to the bottom of it.


    He had been upset and suspicious. So he wasn''t very fond of Jessica''s concern and sorrow. In fact, he


    found it repulsive.


    He pushed Jessica away with a straight face and returned to bed wearily.


    "I''m exhausted, Jessica. You haven''t fully recovered yet, so why don''t you go back and have some


    rest?"


    He turned his back to avoid Jessica''s concerned eyes. He was busy thinking about what exactly had


    happened.

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    Jessica found Christian''s attitude toward her disturbing. He still had feelings for Vivian.


    Jessica left his ward obediently. She stamped her foot angrily in the hallway. She had never expected


    that Vivian''s death would have had such a great impact on Christian.


    But her anger was fleeting. Knowing Vivian had been blown to pieces in the car explosion, she couldn''t


    help gloating.


    The Joseph family''s fortunes and Christian were bound to be hers and hers only. The very thought of it


    made her happy again. Given Christian''s mental state at the moment, she quickly came up with a new


    idea.


    Tossing and turning in bed, Christian was restless because of the chaotic reality.


    "Is anyone here?" He simply removed the infusion needle and walked out of the ward.


    "Sir, you still haven''t recovered. You shouldn''t get out of bed now." A young nurse rushed to him in a


    hurry. When she saw Christian''s sullen face at the door, she cautiously warned him out of duty.


    "I''m leaving hospital." He insisted, regardless of her opposition.


    Fully aware of Christian''s powerful family background, the president of the hospital didn''t dare to do


    anything against his wishes. So he quickly agreed to Christian''s demand.


    From an outsider''s point of view, Christian had multiple injuries that required hospitalization.


    But in fact, Christian couldn''t care less about these flesh wounds. He hadn''t yet fully epted the news


    of Vivian''s death. Time in the hospital hung heavy on him.


    He couldn''t sit back and wait for news. He had to find Vivian himself.


    He went back home without telling anyone else, except his maid.


    Jessica got up early in the morning and put on a beautiful make-up. A white dress, along with a sad


    face, made her quite delicate and fetching.


    She looked in the mirror with satisfaction. With a box of pastries she had long prepared for, she went to


    the hospital to see Christian with excitement.


    "What? Christian left hospital?" Jessica learnt about the news once she walked into the ward cheerfully.


    Already infuriated by Christian''s indifference to her yesterday, Jessica now couldn''t wrap her mind


    around his sudden change of attitudes. Not long ago, he had adored her. But after Vivian''s death, he


    just ignored her.


    Jessica''s face with exquisite makeup on suddenly crumpled up and became scary.


    She wouldn''t throw in the towel. She left the hospital in high heels and then took a cab to Christian''s


    home.


    Christian was very upset. He had never been so worn out by grief, even when his grandfather died.


    He might me his throbbing temples and aching head on theck of sleepst night.


    Walking into Christian''s home with a heavy heart, Jessica saw him sitting on the couch and looking


    down.


    Christian leaned on the couchzily with his long legs crossed. Purple bruises on his face didn''t affect


    his good looks at all. Instead they added a touch of unruliness to his manhood.


    She couldn''t help blushing at the sight of such a handsome man who was shining like stars.


    "Christian," Jessica whispered his name. She was tearful and pitiable.


    Rubbing his temples, Christian was slightly displeased when he heard Jessica''s voice.


    "Christian, why did you leave hospital without telling me? I was very worried." Jessica sat by his side


    andined in injured tones.


    Christian had been too upset to be disturbed. But his heart melted at the sight of her lovely and


    innocent face.


    "It was nothing serious. Besides, I was bored at the hospital. Are you feeling better right now?" He still


    felt sorry for her about their unborn baby.


    Jessica smiled soothingly and gently patted him on the back of the hand.


    "I''ll all right. But I''m worried about you."


    Christian smiled softly. Jessica was loving and sensible, and he loved it.


    She snuggled into Christian''s arms and tentatively switched to another topic.


    "Christian, when could we give a rightful status to our unfortunate child?" She was instantly tearful and


    sorrowful.


    Christian had never expected that Jessica would have brought up such an idea. His gentle eyes


    became cold in an instant.


    He let go off Jessica. It was outrageous.


    Shortly after Vivian''s death, Jessica was already desperate to the new Mrs. North.


    "Your sister has not been buried yet. She was my wife after all. We''ll see." Christian said curtly. His


    temples were throbbing again.


    Jessica''s n fell through. She suspected something, but she couldn''t argue.


    "Why don''t you go back to your room? I''m a little tired." He stood up and walked into his study, leaving


    Jessica grinding her teeth on the couch alone.


    Christian leaned back in his car feebly, enjoying his moment of peace.


    "Master, there is a letter for you." The maid knocked on the door and brought him back from absent-


    mindedness.


    "Come in."


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    Chapter 18 You Were Quite An Actor


    Christian was too agitated to read a letter now. However, there seemed a strange voice that told him to


    read it.


    He sighed and opened the envelope.


    He took a nce at the letter paper. Yet a nce was enough to draw his attention.


    There was only a sentence on the paper, "Go to see Professor Lewis at Grace Hospital, you''ll find


    something surprising."


    The letter was unsigned. It was a confidential letter. The sentence waspletely illogical, but he took


    it seriously.


    A series of things happened in thest few days, which put him off his guard. Life had suddenly


    changed its course. He couldn''t look away from where this letter guided him.


    After thinking it through, Christian eventually chose to drive to the hospital alone.


    He went directly to the hospital president''s office and kicked the door open without knocking first.


    "Mr. North," The big-bellied president jumped to his feet and pulled up a chair for Christian. He had no


    idea what Christian was here for.


    "Ask Professor Lewis toe over to see me."


    The president didn''t give it much thought, and immediately asked his assistant to find Professor Lewis.


    "How many Professor Lewises are there in your hospital?" Christian asked casually in the chair.


    "There is only one Professor Lewis in the hospital. He is our best gynecologist." The president made


    Christian a cup of tea with a smile. He assumed that Christian might n starting a family.


    "Send him in and give us some privacy." Christian knew there was definitely something wrong about


    this Professor Lewis. Thus he was secretly prepared.


    The president was relieved. On his way out of the office, he gave Professor Lewis a warning look.


    Confused, Professor Lewis walked into the office. But he gasped when saw Christian sitting in the


    chair.


    "Professor Lewis, please have a seat." Putting on a gentle smile, Christian was approachable, but it


    was impossible to read his mind.


    In a cold sweat, Professor Lewis was too nervous to speak.


    "Professor Lewis, you know why I want to see you." Christian picked up his tea and took a sip, looking


    veryfortable.


    Professor Lewis, on the contrary, was awkward and speechless.


    Professor Lewis was too jittery to soothe Christian''s doubts.


    "I heard you are the most prestigious doctor in the hospital. So I guess you are very smart too."


    Christian said.


    "I admire someone who takes the initiative. If I had to get to the bottom of it, I would be very


    displeased. In that case, you will be fired."


    Christian put the cup on the table heavily. Several drops of hot tea spilt on the table. Yet his tone was


    icy cold.


    "Not only here, you wouldn''t be able to find a job in the whole country."


    It was thest straw for Professor Lewis.


    "Mr. North, the whole thing had nothing to do with me. It was Miss Jessica''s idea." He wasn''t a fool. He


    knew what Christian was capable of. Rather than continuing to hide it, he might as well confess and


    me it all on Jessica.


    "Miss Jessica wasn''t pregnant at all. The miscarriage was fake."


    Christian was shocked and angry.


    "Fake? Do you mean, the blood, the medical report, are all fake?!"Christian approached Professor


    Lewis. His voice was deep and angry. Professor Lewis fell to the ground in fear.


    "It was all Miss Jessica''s idea."


    Christian''s eyes were red with anger. The most hated thing in his life was to be lied to.


    "What else?"


    Sawing how angry Christian was, Professor Lewis decided toe clean.


    "And...Miss Jessica is perfectly healthy. She doesn''t have heart disease."


    After hearing Professor Lewis'' confession, Christianpletely lost his head. He now felt like a clown


    that had been toyed around.


    "Apart from these, there is nothing else..." Professor Lewis held his breath in fear. The atmosphere was


    extremely intense.


    Christian felt sick. Professor Lewis was trembling. He snorted.


    It was not the time to punish him. First of all, he must find Jessica and confront her in person!


    Christian drove all the way home. He kicked the door of Jessica''s room open, and dragged her out of


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    Jessica had never seen Christian so terrifying and rude. She instantly burst into tears.


    "Christian, you are hurting me."


    Jessica''s tears brought him to his senses. He let go of her hand and sat on the couch by the bed,


    frowning.


    "Christian, what''s going on?" Jessica''s heart sunk. She could smell an impending storm.


    "Why did you lie to me?" Christian asked.

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    Chapter 19 Lock Her Up


    Jessica was panicked.


    "Christian, what are you saying? Why would I lie to you?" Jessica pretended nothing had happened,


    dodging his question.


    "Really? Professor Lewis seems to know you very well." Christian curled his lips in disdain. It was the


    first time he ever hated her.


    His words came as a thunderbolt for Jessica. He had seen through her scheme. There was nothing she


    could do now.


    "Fake pregnancy? Fake miscarriage? And you lied to me about your heart disease? Jessica Joseph,


    you are quite an actor. You had fooled me for so long."


    Christian held Jessica''s chin to force her to look up at his eyes.


    She looked so delicate and her eyes looked so pure. He had been obsessed with those eyes.


    Whenever she looked straightly into his eyes, he would fall in love with her again.


    Now, he found them filthy and repulsive.


    Jessica frowned. Her chin hurt so much. She racked her brains and quickly came up with a reasonable


    exnation.


    "Christian, I am sorry."


    Jessica knew very well how her charm worked for Christian. As long as she was delicate and beautiful,


    Christian would give in to her.


    "Christian, I''ve loved you so much. I can''t bear the thought of you and my sister being together. Do you


    know how painful it was for me to hear others call her Mrs. North every day? You had promised to


    marry me." Jessica cried bitterly, which made Christian feel sorry for her.


    "I''ve wanted to be your wife, to have you baby. Christian, I shouldn''t have lied to you, but I hated the


    fact that my sister had took you away from me."


    Jessica cried even louder when she saw Christian''s hesitation.


    "Besides, my sister pushed me downstairs and I was so desperate. How could I ever have a baby with


    you?"


    "My sister had been ruthless with Grandpa. She certainly wouldn''t go easy on me. Christian, I was so


    frightened. I feared that she would treat me the way she had treated Grandpa. She probably would


    force me to leave you. But I couldn''t do it."


    "If I hadn''t told you that I had heart disease, my sister would certainly be ruthless with me too.


    Christian, I couldn''t bear to leave you. I am so sorry; it was all my fault..."


    Jessica buried her face in her hands and cried in desperate. Her fragile body kept twitching, as if she


    was being severely tortured.


    Listening to Jessica''s exnation, Christian thought of things in the past.


    Whenever Vivian showed up, Jessica would instantly feel sick and he would always be there to look


    after her and care for her.


    On multiple asions, he wouldpletely ignore Vivian''s feelings, leave her alone in the wilderness


    and ask her to be Jessica''s servant and do chores for her, just because he knew Jessica felt a little


    ufortable.


    He recalled Vivian''s desperate eyes. Actually, he hadn''t seen Vivian y any tricks at all. He had been


    brainwashed by Jessica since the very beginning. He hadn''t even given her a chance to exin.


    He started to be confused, to question everything he had known. Maybe he shouldn''t have been


    so reckless. He shouldn''t have trusted Jessica or emotionally sentenced Vivian to death so easily.


    Christian''s silence was upsetting. She tried to lean her trembling cold body on Christian, but only to be


    pushed away by him.


    "Christian..."Jessica was surprised that her words hadn''t affect Christian at all, because Christian would


    have believed every word she said in the past.


    "Christian, if you are angry, please hit me. Just don''t ignore me, okay?" Jessica tried to raise Christian''s


    hand to p her.


    Christian shook off her hand and looked at her in disgust.


    "I don''t me you. After all, your lies didn''t hurt me, did they?" Christian said with a weird smile. He


    wouldn''t allow Jessica to lead him by the nose this time.


    "You just hurt your sister. So you should ask her for forgiveness."


    Jessica was shocked by his words.


    "Christian...what, what do you mean?"


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    Jessica looked at him in disbelief. The man who had adored her for years was now a totally different


    person. He was terrifying.


    "Don''t worry, I won''t do anything to you." Christian smiled banteringly.


    "But I will have to look after you for your sister''s sake and wait for her toe back to forgive you,


    won''t I?" Christian gestured the maid toe in. Now, he was cold as usual.


    "Lock her up. She can''t leave without my permission."


    "No, Christian, you can''t do this to me! Christian!" Jessica cried hysterically.


    Christian found her scream disturbing. He walked out of the room and gave the maid a new order.


    "Take her away and lock her in the backyard."


    He couldn''t bear the sight of her or the sound of her. Thus he left home after that.

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    Chapter 20 He Frantically Searched For Her


    In the corner of a crowded bar, Christian was drinking alone.


    He had never liked such a ce of decadence, not to mention so much noise. Yet right now, he was


    particrly fond of such a dissipation night life.


    Only in this way, could he stop thinking about the person living far away.


    Tall and handsome, Christian wasn''t a man to be easily ignored even in the darkest corner of the bar.


    Girls in short skirts kept trying to approach him the whole night, but only to be intimidated by his fierce


    eyes.


    This man was poison.


    He took a look at people dancing, but his eyes were lifeless. He was waiting.


    "Master," A man in ck suits respectfully came up to him. The bar was crowded and loud. He called


    Christian and said nothing, just shaking his head.


    Christian impatiently raised his hand and the man left.


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    It was in vain.


    Vivian had been gone for a month. Christian came to the bar, trying to drink his sorrows away every


    day, and his men never stopped searching for her.


    It was disappointing news every day.


    "Vivian..."


    He gripped his wine ss and drained the cup with one gulp.


    He vision became blurry. He was drunk again.


    Through an inebriated haze, it seemed he saw someone familiar.


    "Vivian...Vivian?"


    He staggered to his feet. The girl turned around and smiled at him coquettishly before vanishing in the


    crowd.


    "Vivian, don''t go." He followed her and reached out to her. But the crowd kept them apart.


    He walked his way through the dancing crowd and found himself in a quiet hallway on the side of the


    bar. The girl in white dress kept moving.


    "Vivian..."


    He reached out his arms and hugged "Vivian".


    The girl smiled when held by such a charming man in his arms.


    She was just an ordinary girl working part-time in the bar. Christian had frequented the bar in the past


    month. She had been deeply drawn to him.


    Christian was popr and high-profile. The whole country knew who he was. As a handsome and rich


    young man, he certainly had a lot of admirers.


    "Christian..."


    Her voice was clean and innocent, trying to look her best in front of her crush.


    Yet her voice brought Christian to his senses.


    "Who are you?"


    Christian calmed down and carefully looked at the girl. She was someone else.


    "I..." The girl was frightened by his cold eyes, and couldn''t say word, trembling.


    "Get out of here."


    Christian was furious right now.


    She ran away from him immediately. Once out of his sight, she took a long breath.


    Christian smiled at the thought of Vivian''s clear and brisk voice.


    How could he forget her voice? He wouldn''t drink in the bar again. There were all kinds of people out


    there. He might be set up someday.


    One of his men waiting at the door of the bar noticed that it was the small hours, but Christian hadn''t


    show up yet. He eventually found Christian at the end of the hallway, drunken as usual.


    "The master never went home until he was drunk. What should we do about it?"


    The maid looked worriedly at Christian who was spreading on the couch, and turned to the butler.


    "It''s out of our hands. The young master has been punished for what he did wrong."


    The butler looked at Christians'' sleeping face thoughtfully, thinking of the girl who had been strong and


    lovely.


    "I wish she could return as soon as possible, so that our master won''t suffer anymore."


    "God, even for a young man as strong as him, it can be overwhelming." The maid wiped his face with a


    hot towel.


    The butler never spoke again. nted seed will grow. No one is the savior.


    The next morning, Christian woke up in his room with a head about to explode.


    He went downstairs and the maid hurriedly served the hangover soup for him.


    "Master, I''ve made it especially for you."


    "Put it down." Christian didn''t have the appetite for anything. He just wanted to drink.


    "Master," A man in ck suits returned from the search again. Only he sounded differently this time.


    "Master, we''ve tracked Patrick down. One month ago, he showed up at an airport with a young


    woman."


    "Where is he? Where did he go?" Christian''s heart was racing. All he thought about was Vivian.


    "Em...Patrick deliberately hid it from others. It was impossible to find him after he left the country." The


    man was afraid of Christian''s burst of anger.


    "Keep looking! Don''t stop! You must find him!"


    He knocked the hot soup over and the table was shaking.


    "Yes."


    The man breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly left.

 Chapter 21 A Woman Who Looked Very Like Her

    Chapter 21 A Woman Who Looked Very Like Her


    Christian wasn''t mad at all. He was full of joy right now. His intuition told him that the young woman


    Patrick had taken with him was certainly Vivian.


    "I knew you aren''t dead...Vivian..." Clenching his fists and beaming with joy, he looked like a boy whose


    favorite toy had been returned to him.


    He would get her back by all means.


    However, there had been no progress regarding the search of Vivian since he heard about Patrick. His


    men kept searching for them, while Christian decided to stop drinking.


    He couldn''t be a decadent. He must go strong and wait for Vivian''s return.


    After Vivian was gone, he renovated the house because it had been previously decorated in the way


    Jessica liked.


    He had gotten rid of everything that reminded him of Jessica. The house took on a new look now.


    The Josephs had begged him to take Jessica back for many times. He rejected them every time.


    He was in no position to forgive her on behalf of Vivian.The days of searching for Vivian were long, but


    Christian was full of hope.


    A yearter, his persistence finally paid off.


    It was an ordinary day and Christian was attending his newly purchased lily. When Vivian was home,


    he remembered, she had liked decorating the room with a bouquet of fresh lily,


    But Jessica had always ordered the maid to get rid of the flower on the ground of her allergy.


    Whenever Vivian had tried to argue with Jessica, he always scolded her.


    "Master, there is some news."


    Christian suddenly turned around, looking surprised and joyful.


    "What news?"


    The butler couldn''t help feeling happy for his master.


    "We''ve got some news. In a small clinic of City R, they found a woman... who looked very like Mrs.


    North."


    "Get the car ready!"


    Christian could hardly hold back his excitement. He was thrilled.


    A year ago when Vivian was nowhere to be found, he had refused to give up and sent men to search


    for her in every corner of the country at all costs.


    He had refused to believe that Vivian wouldn''te back.


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    The moment she set foot on the country, she would be on his radar.


    "Vivian, wait for me."


    He put on a long-lost smile. In the past year, he had turned over a new leaf and whole-heartedly waited


    for her return.


    Now, he would finally get what he had wanted.


    "Hurry up!" He kept telling the driver to go faster. He wished he had wings so that he could fly to City R


    as quickly as possible.


    The driver smashed the gas pedal. The car was driving fast, but not as fast as Christian wanted it to be.


    He was afraid he might lose her again if he hadn''t gotten there toote.


    ...


    Half an hourter, the driver took a long breath of relief. They had eventually gotten there safe and


    sound.


    Christian got off the car and looked around.


    It was a remote vige full of ancient houses with their individual original colors. It looked mysterious.


    Frowning, he saw a house with a small sign.


    "It''s a small clinic indeed."


    Heughed. How ridiculous the sign was!


    When he was hesitant to go in the clinic, a man walked out of the house. Christian froze at the sight of


    the man.


    It was Patrick in in suits. He was handsome as ever, and he looked more gentle.


    "Christian...North?"


    Apparently, Patrick was shocked to see him again. They had been best friends, but now neither of them


    knew what to say.


    Christian smiled. Walking toward Patrick, the baby in Patrick''s arms caught his attention.


    It was just a one-month-old infant, sleeping soundly in Patrick''s arms. It was pink and adorable.


    The most noticeable thing was that the baby looked like him in some way.


    Christian couldn''t help staring at the baby, which made Patrick unconsciously take a few steps back.


    "Christian, it''s been a while."


    Despite his inner panic, Patrick smiled politely and behaved naturally as Christian''s long-lost friend.


    "Yes, long time no see."


    Christian kept approaching Patrick with his eyes glued to the baby in Patrick''s arms.


    After exchanging simple greetings, they were speechless. The atmosphere was tense.


    Sensing the tension between them, Christian spoke first.


    "It''s been a year and you have a baby now. When did you get married without telling me?" Looking


    carefully at the baby, he felt something different.


    Patrick put on an awkward smile, "It''s my friend''s baby, not mine. Besides, how could it be possible that


    I got married without inviting you?"


    Patrick answered Christian''s question naturally. They seemed to best buddies again,ughing and


    messing around like when they were children.

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    Chapter 22 The Baby Seemed to Look Like Me


    Christianughed, looking at the baby, and pretended to be surprised.


    "Which friend? I wonder why the baby looks a little like me."


    Patrick was slightly shocked. His smile froze on his face.


    "Nonsense. Just an ordinary friend."


    It was getting more awkward. Patrick was determined to y dumb, but Christian wasn''t as patient as


    him.


    "Really? An ordinary friend? The one you took away from me?"


    Christian''s eyes were no longer gentle. He stared at Patrick fiercely.


    Patrick kept the baby away from Christian, like a protective father.


    "Christian, what do you mean? You are wrong if you think I won''t kick your ass just because you are my


    buddy."


    Christian smiled in surprise. He pretended not to understand what Patrick was saying, and looked


    innocent.


    "What? Did I say something wrong?"


    Christian looked at the baby with a wicked smile. His eyes were terrifying.


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    "You took my wife away without my permission, and now you are holding my child. How shameless you


    are to im that you are my buddy!"


    They were on the verge of a big fight. If Patrick hadn''t been holding the baby, he would certainly have


    beaten Christian up.


    "Christian North, you are the one who is shameless indeed!" Patrick looked at the arrogant man in


    disbelief, and couldn''t believe he had been friends with Christian for years.


    "Don''t forget that it was you who had driven her into a corner, pushed her around like a toy, and made


    her life a living hell!"


    Looking at the baby in his arms, Patrick recalled what Christian had done. He was burning with rage.


    "The baby has nothing to do with you, Christian. Despite what you had done, now that you''ve chosen


    Jessica, you should stop messing with others'' business."


    "Shame on you!"


    Patrick looked at Christian in disdain. It was the first time he had ever doubted his own judgment.


    When Patrick was about to leave, he was grabbed by Christian.


    "Where is she now?"


    Christian''s eyes were icy cold, reeking of danger. He didn''t care about the baby. Patrick''s words had


    confirmed his belief that Vivian was still alive. He had to find her."


    "Let go of me." Patrick looked at Christmas as coldly. If it had been a year before, he wouldn''t have


    gone easy on Christian. Christian was too heartless to be worthy of his brotherhood.


    "You don''t deserve to know it."


    Patrick had felt sorry for Vivian from the very beginning.


    She had been such a beautiful, gentle, generous, kind, thoughtful girl. Unfortunately, she had been


    emotionally tortured by Christian for a long time, and almost died at the end.


    Patrick had wondered why a man as smart as Christian would have chosen Jessica who was vicious


    and deceitful, over Vivian.


    Eventually he had stopped wondering. Whatever Christian had thought, he just wanted to stay with


    Vivian and protect her for life. That was all he had ever asked for.


    He had been cautious enough. Somehow Christian had managed to track him down.


    "I am asking you, where is she? Don''t make me hurt you." Christian was too furious too wait any longer.


    He was eager to see Vivian. If there hadn''t been the baby, he would have gotten into a fight with


    Patrick.


    "Why would I tell you? You are in no position to inquire about her. What, did your lover need a maid


    again?" Patrick became more excited when he saw Christian''s angry face.


    "I will never tell you that."


    He couldn''t fight, but he could piss him off.


    Undoubtedly Patrick''s words agitated Christian because those things in the past were thest thing he


    would ever have wanted to remember. He couldn''t find a way to forgive himself for what he had done to


    her. Why would he have been foolish enough to trust Jessica?


    Christian suddenly pulled his hand back, and Patrick almost fell.


    However, the baby in Patrick''s arms was awaken and cried hysterically.


    Patrick gently patted the baby on the back andforted him softly, staring at Christian the whole time.


    Before that, given that the baby had been sleeping, they had been arguing in an unfriendly yet lowered


    voice.


    Patrick was angry. How ungrateful Christian had been!


    Christian shrugged his shoulders, suggesting that he was sorry. The baby stopped crying soon and


    looked around curiously with his big innocent eyes.


    When the baby saw Christian, he smiled at him sweetly.


    Looking at the smiling baby, Christian''s heart melted. He couldn''t help reaching out to hug him.


    "Christian North!" Patrick was vignt.


    "Don''t go too far!"


    Christian was speechless. He just wanted to hug the baby. He wouldn''t steal the baby anyway.


    "Why couldn''t I hug my own child?" Christian was bold enough to ask.

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    Chapter 23 Reunion


    Who says the baby is yours?"


    As Christian and Patrick were arguing, there came a clear woman''s voice.


    Christian''s eyes were suddenly wide open. Vivian walked out of the back of the house.


    "Vivian..."


    Christian left Patrick and the baby behind. Right now he felt dizzy, as if he had been in a dream. The


    sudden joy was overwhelming.


    Christian strode over to Vivian and held her in his arms.


    Vivian had been grinding medicine powder for the baby in the backyard. She heard two men


    whispering in front of the house. At first she hadn''t paid much attention, but the baby''s sudden cry had


    startled her.


    Despite her trust in Patrick, she subconsciously had to rush out to check on the baby.


    But she froze at the sight of Christian.


    She had thought that she would never have seen Christian again. She was well-educated after all. She


    had a clear idea of what one should hate or love. She had decided to leave Christian forever.


    Moreover, she had her beloved baby. She had sworn not to break her heart for anyone again.


    She had assumed that Christian would have been living a happy life with Jessica back home. She had


    been determined not to mess with them again.


    She had settled down. Yet the moment sheid eyes on Christian, she panicked.


    She tried to calm down and took a deep breath. She was collected when she walked out of the house.


    Christian''s eyes lit up when he saw Vivian. When he held her in his arms, his hands couldn''t help


    trembling.


    Vivian could sense his excitement. For a moment, she felt something different. But it was quickly


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    She struggled to pull away from him in disgust.


    "Mr. North, please behave yourself."


    She smoothed her clothes where Christian had touched, as if fearing that he had affected her with


    virus. He saw her indifference, which was quite upsetting.


    Vivian walked to Patrick and looked at the baby lovingly. She carefully took the baby over. The baby


    happily waved his hands when he saw his mother.


    The way Vivian and the baby had responded to each other made Christian feel sad and helpless.


    Vivian raised her head to take a nce at him and saw his embarrassment.


    "This is the baby of Patrick and I. Mr. North, you are Patrick''s friend. You''d better not to make


    nonsense. Otherwise we might turn into enemies."


    "Is that so? Patrick just admitted that the baby wasn''t his." Vivian had been so difficult to cope with. He


    wasn''t sure if the baby was his, but he wouldn''t be easily fooled.


    Vivian smiled generously and leaned on Patrick.


    "He said that because we haven''t gotten our marriage license yet. Patrick did it on purpose to protect


    my reputation." She smiled at Patrick shyly. From an outsider''s point of view, she was too convincing.


    But Christian wasn''t convinced. He stared at Patrick fiercely.


    If he hadn''t have changed, he would have taught Vivian a lesson. But now that he had just found her,


    he loved her too much to argue with her. It took time to prove to her that he had learnt from his previous


    mistakes.


    "Vivian...I need to talk to you."


    Vivian was surprised to see his modesty.


    "Say anything you want right here, because I don''t want my fiance to be jealous."


    Christian''s heart sunk. He tried his best to calm down. He just wanted to apologize to her and beg her


    to forgive him as quickly as possible.


    "I''m sorry...I treated you unjustly." Christian didn''t know what to say. He had been quite eloquent in time


    of verbal abuse. But now he was at a loss for words.


    Vivian sneered. She wasn''t interested in what Christian had to say at all.


    "Mr. North, you don''t need to apologize to me. We don''t owe each other anything. Anyhow, in your


    opinion, you are the only one to decide whether it''s right or not, aren''t you?"


    It seemed that Vivian had forgotten about the past and moved on.


    "Mr. North, just go back home. Your girlfriend would have a heart attack if she knew that you are here


    right now. I can''t afford to be med again."


    Vivian snorted and turned around to leave.


    Christian quickly stopped her. He was anxious.


    "I''m sorry, Vivian, I was wrong. I shouldn''t have trusted Jessica. Everything about her was a lie. Please


    forgive me, will you?"


    Christian had never apologized to anyone before. But at the moment, he was panicked and helpless,


    like a little boy who had done something wrong.


    Vivian sneered. She just ignored him.


    Christian saw her indifference. He sweated all over with worry and kept apologizing to her.


    She insisted ignoring him. When she found him extremely annoying, she couldn''t help shouting at him.


    "Christian North, what are you doing? We got divorced. I don''t care whether you are right or not. Please


    leave me alone!"

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    Chapter 24 She Was the One Who Had Heart Disease


    "You can marry Jessica and I can live a happy life with Patrick. You''d better mind your business and I


    will mind mine. Is it what you have wanted?"


    Vivian''s words wrecked all his joy and hope, like a sharp sword.


    He clenched his veinced hands. He knew what a heartache felt like for the first time.


    With her eyes wide open, Vivian''s chest was rising and falling drastically. Suddenly a cold feeling came


    over her.


    "Vivian!" Patrick realized that something was wrong and he quickly took over the baby. Once the baby


    was in safe hands, Vivian fell.


    Patrick caught her in time and put her in his arms. At the sight of her purple face, he cried out in rm.


    "Quick, send her to the hospital!"


    Sitting in the car with Vivian in his arms, Christian listened to her unsteady breathing, and


    unconsciously cried with worry.


    Patrick had asked someone in the clinic to look after the baby for fear that the baby might be spooked.


    Then he went to the hospital with Vivian.


    The moment Christian entered the hospital, he cried out for help. Vivian was in great pain, which had


    nearly driven him crazy.


    Fortunately, Patrick was calm enough to call the doctor to send Vivian directly into the emergency


    room.


    Christian now sweated profusely, staring at the wall in the hallway. He was panicked, while Patrick was


    nervous yet collected. Christian suspected something.


    Vivian had had heart disease for many years. Mood swings might lead to angor pectoris. It seemed that


    Christian''s presence had been very shocking. It worsened when she got into a fight with Christian. It


    had been too much to handle, thus she fell into aa.


    Fortunately, it wasn''t life-threatening this time. Vivian woke up after the doctors had taken first-aid


    measures on her.


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    Sitting respectively by the bed, Christian and Patrick stared at Vivian, which made nervous.


    "Are you feeling all right?" Patrick spoke first. She was very pale and he was worried about her.


    Christian was angry at the way Patrick had cared about Vivian.


    She had always been weak, yet she had decided to have the baby. Patrick saw Christian''s anger, so he


    was very afraid that Christian might do something radical to her.


    "Christian, don''t go too far. Vivian has congenital heart disease. She can''t be too excited. Please leave


    if you want to make a fuss."


    Patrick had rarely been so serious with Christian, but now he had to be as serious as possible.


    Christian was impulsive. He had to protect Vivian from Christian.


    What Patrick had said was a head-on blow. It took Christian a while toe to his senses.


    Vivian had heart disease and he had known nothing about it.


    "Vivian...Vivian, why didn''t tell me about your heart disease?"


    Christian suddenly realized why Jessica had pretended sickness. Perhaps everyone else had known


    about Vivian''s heart disease, except him.


    He felt guiltier when he recalled the way he had treated Vivian. He was now fully aware of his stupid


    mistakes. He had hurt Vivian very much, both physically and emotionally.


    Christian''s eyes were dull and lifeless.


    But Vivian still doubted his sincerity.


    "Why would I have told you about it? You would just assume that I had been pretending to be sick."


    Recalling how worried Christian had been whenever Jessica pretended sickness, Vivian couldn''t help


    feeling sorry for herself. She had apparently loved him with her heart and soul. What had hurt her the


    most was that Christian had never trusted her, not even once.


    "Besides, has there been anything in the world that anyone could hide from you? You didn''t know it


    simply because you had never wanted to know it."


    Christian''s face turned pale. She was right. Despite all his doubts, he had eventually chosen to trust


    Jessica every time. He had chosen Jessica over Vivian unconditionally.


    "I''m sorry...Vivian...I''m very sorry..."


    Vivian looked at him in disgust. She really didn''t want to see him who was a constant reminder of what


    she had gone through.


    "Just go and leave me alone. I''m too weak for your drama. I have my own child and I love him. I''ll live a


    good life for the sake of my baby. Please don''t bother me again."


    Vivian covered her head with a nket, which was a signal for him to leave.


    Patrick saw Vivian''s anger. He dragged Christian out of the room.


    "Christian!"


    Patrick had rarely been angry, except when Vivian was bullied. He really hated Christian''s arrogance


    and ruthlessness.


    "I''m warning you, if anything happens to Vivian, I''ll make you suffer. You are my best friend for years,


    but I won''t indulge you."


    Christian didn''t hear what Patrick was saying. Looking back at what he had done to her, it turned out he


    had been a bigger asshole than he had ever imagined.


    Patrick took his silence as his introspection. He snorted, went back to the room and locked the door.


    Through the ss on the door, Christian saw Vivian''s smile when she was alone with Patrick. He


    couldn''t help feeling sad.


    During the days when he had firmly believed that Vivian had been still alive, he had thought of her and


    dreamt about her every single night.

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    Chapter 25 He Started to Woo His Wife


    There had been a magical bond between them. He could feel Vivian''s joys and sorrows, as if she had


    been by his side.


    Now she was back in the flesh.


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    However, she would never smile at him. Her gentleness and smile had been promised to someone


    else.


    Christian didn''t go home. He went directly to see the doctor who had saved Vivian''s life.


    "Doctor, how is the patient you just treated?"


    The doctor adjusted his sses, looking serious.


    "She isn''t doing very well. I can see that she has been receiving active treatments. But she still can''t


    handle any excitement. The heart disease can''t be easily controlled. The best treatment is heart


    transntation."


    "Heart transntation? Is the sess rate high?"Frowning, he had never expected that Vivian was so


    seriously ill.


    "With the right heart, the sess rate is fairly high. The question is whether the right heart is avable


    to her or not."


    Christian left the hospital staggeringly. He couldn''t get what the doctor had just said out of his head.


    When he got home, he was restless. He tried to drink his worries away, but thinking of Vivian who was


    now lying in the hospital, he finally put down the wine ss.


    The butler had thought that Christian would have brought home some good news. But he looked


    gloomier than ever.


    "Master."


    The butler brought a cup of hot tea, trying to sooth his nerves.


    "She is back."


    Christian said softly and sounded a little sad.


    "But she has given up on me. I have lost her at the end."


    Heughed at himself. His eyes had rarely been so sad.


    "If you still have feelings for Mrs. North, go ahead and impress her with your true heart. Stay


    determined to remain ready until you get what you want. I believe Mrs. North will certainly know how


    much you''ve loved her."


    Christian''s eyes lit up. Recalling the nice things she had done for him in the past, he felt warm and


    hopeful.


    If Vivian could have loved him in such a humble way, why couldn''t he love her back in the same way?


    He clenched his fists and made up his mind.


    He would try his best to woo her back.


    Even though Vivian had chosen Patrick, Christian believed that he would have done better than him


    and eventually won her back.


    After he had decided to win Vivian back, he cheered up a little. He was fully prepared to see Vivian with


    a new attitude.


    The next morning, he got up very early and dressed himself nicely. Then he went to the hospital.


    He was careful enough to buy breakfast for Vivian at the gate of the hospital.


    When he arrived, Vivian had just woken up, stretching. He straightly walked into the room.


    "Who let youe in?"


    Vivian frowned and looked at him angrily.


    "Here, it''s your breakfast." He ignored her defensiveness and handed the breakfast over to her.


    She didn''t take it, looking away.


    "I don''t need your pretended kindness."


    She had expected him to lose his temper. But he just sat down, picked up the breakfast and tried to


    feed her himself.


    "I''ll leave if you eat your breakfast. Otherwise, I''ll bother you the whole day."


    She was angrily because she had never expected that she would have been so shameless.


    "I''ll do it on my own. You may leave now." She took over the breakfast and gestured him to go.


    He smiled, turned around and left the room.


    "I''ll bring you lunch on time. Wait for me."


    She suddenly choked at his preview. She felt a little annoyed, watched him going away.


    She decided to leave hospital as soon as possible to get rid of him.


    Patrick had just picked up the baby from the clinic and took him home when he got Vivian''s call.


    "You can''t leave hospital, Vivian. Be serious, you need rest."


    The moment Patrick answered the call, Vivian told him about her decision of leaving hospital.


    Sheined about Christian''s harassment, which made Patrick frown.


    Christian had never done such things.


    "Stay in the hospital, I''ll pick you up right now."


    Patrick finally listened to her because personally speaking, he didn''t want Christian and Vivian to see


    too much of each other.


    Vivian was angry. She went home with Patrick, sullen and speechless on the whole way.


    "Vivian, what''s wrong?" Patrick suspected that she had something on her mind, but he wanted her to


    tell him about it.


    "In your opinion, what exactly is Christian doing anyway? He treated me badly when I loved him. Now


    I''ve left him, he has returned to haunt me."


    Vivian looked out of the window without paying too much attention. The city was flying by the car. She


    curled his lips and sighed.


    "Why couldn''t he just wish me well?"


    Patrick was slightly shocked. He had no idea what Christian was trying to do, either. But if he dared to


    hurt Vivian again, he would certainly make him suffer.


    "Don''t worry. I won''t allow him to hurt you again."


    Patrick held Vivian''s hand gently. He was calm yet determined.


    Vivian smiled with relief.

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    Chapter 26 I Have Been Wooing You


    "My dear baby..." Jessica ran to the baby as soon as she got home. She had been worrying about him


    in thest two days.


    The baby had been lying quietly in the maid''s arms. Once he saw Vivian, he happily waved his hand.


    Vivian took over the baby, putting anything unpleasant behind her in an instant.


    "I''m cooking today. What are you in the mood for?" Patrick touched the baby''s face and said gently.


    "I want to eat fish, shrimp..."


    Vivian offered many options.


    She was obviously in a good mood. Patrick was happy for her.


    "All right, all right, little glutton."


    When Vivian had gone abroad, low-spirited and sick, she had lost much weight. Patrick had learnt to


    cook in order to take better care of her. He had been her favorite chef ever since.


    Patrick prepared a full table of dishes at noon and they were all Vivian''s favorites. She was very happy.


    She stopped thinking about how Christian had been bothering her.


    When Christian showed up on time at the hospital with his well-prepared lunch for Vivian, he found the


    room empty.


    Vivian had been evading him. He knew where she was right now.


    Frustrated as he was, Christian had to swallow his pride when he was about to lose his temper.


    Now as an admirer of Vivian''s, it was normal for him to be rejected. All he needed to do was to calm


    down and ept whatever her reaction was.


    Christian left the hospital and directly drove to Patrick''s home.


    In thest year when Vivian had been gone, Christian went to see Patrick at his home, but only to find


    the door locked every time.


    Now Patrick''s home was full of happiness.


    The maids all knew Christian. They had been best friends for years and never fought with each other.


    Of course, it was how it had looked like to others.


    No one stopped Christian on his way in. He walked directly into the living room and found Vivian having


    lunch happily.


    She was talking andughing with Patrick as if she had been an innocent teenage girl again, which was


    in sharp contrast to her indifference in front of him.


    Christian was hurt and he stopped.


    Vivian''s smile froze on her face at the sight of Christian. She was putting on a different look.


    "I''m done."


    His appearance was disturbing. Unwilling to argue with him anymore, she took the baby and went back


    to her room.


    Patrick said nothing. Christian quickly became calm as usual, and went to sit next to Patrick, ignoring


    the fact that he was actually an outsider.


    "What are you doing here?"


    Frowning, Christian came clean about his purpose.


    "I''ve been wooing my wife. So I''m going wherever my wife goes."


    "You got divorced."


    "We can remarry. I have the right to pursue her."


    Christian was slightly annoyed. Patrick was his love rival now, he couldn''t lose to him.


    "Christian, what do you want? You don''t love her, so why are your messing with her life?"


    Patrick had never thought that Christian would have been such a shameless bastard. Even if he had


    been fooled by Jessica in the past, how about now? Why would he hang on to Vivian?


    "I''ll decide whether I love her or not." Christian smiled politely, looking determined. Patrick was


    surprised and speechless.


    It seemed that Christian had reinvented himself. He was no longer arrogant and bossy. He was now


    silent and steady.


    "Patrick, I''m going to buy some baby products. Are youing with me?"


    Vivian had changed into simple clothes and walked out of her room holding the baby.


    "Why are you still here?"


    She had assumed that Patrick would have known her well enough to ask Christian to leave. The very


    sight of Christian was annoying for her.


    "I''ming with you." Patrick and Christian replied in unison.


    "You are noting, Mr. North, because we have nothing to do with each other. Stop talking


    nonsense."


    She suspected that Christian had lost his mind. She had emphasized many times that they had nothing


    to do with each other. She hadn''t wanted anything to do with him. But he just wouldn''t let her go."


    "But I have something to do with you. I''m wooing you." With his eyes wide open, Christian said


    earnestly.


    She froze. She had no idea what he was trying to do.


    "Suit yourself."


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    She held Patrick''s arms and walked past Christian. She didn''t look at him at all.


    Christian was in no hurry. He followed them and sat in the backseat in silence.


    Vivian simply ignored Christian. She talked andughed with Patrick, and yed with the baby in her


    arms.


    An acute sense of crisis came over Christian.


    He was very afraid that he would never have the chance to be forgiven. He had had the chance to have


    her, yet he had thrown it away. They had been growing apart since.


    Now he was just suffering from his own actions.


    Holding the baby in her arms, Vivian was leisurely hanging out in the mall.

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    Chapter 27 She Was Ready to Have a Heart Transnt


    Apanied by two tall and handsome men with their respectively different styles, one of whom was


    gentle and the other was charming, Vivian, a ravishingly beautiful woman herself, was the center of


    attention in the mall.


    She was a littlefortable with the burning nces of people around her.


    "Hey, you two, stop following me!"


    But stubborn as they were, there was nothing she could do about them.


    "Vivian, it would be a lot of inconvenience with the baby in your arms."


    Patrick frowned. He was worried that Vivian wouldn''t be able to enjoy shopping when she was holding


    the baby in her arms. Christian was silent the whole time, acting like a bodyguard. No one knew what


    he was thinking about.


    "I''m all right. I''m a mother after all. I can handle it. Don''t follow me anymore. It''s making me


    ufortable."


    Vivian''s outstretched hands made it clear that she wanted them to stay out of her way. Christian said


    nothing as usual while he was staring at her face all the time, which was unpleasant for her.


    She walked away with the baby as quickly as possible, dying to escape from their sight.


    The men looked at each other knowingly. They found a cafe and sat down to have a rest.


    "Let''s talk." Patrick spoke first. He was on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of Christian.


    With his eyes wandering around, Christian casually took a sip of his coffee.


    "There is nothing to talk about. I like her and I''m wooing her. Patrick, one shouldn''t covert his brother''s


    wife. You liked Vivian when she was still my wife, and I said nothing. But now, I won''t allow you to do it


    again."


    Always a proud man, Christian had been able to get whatever his heart desired. Patrick was surprised


    and doubtful of how much Christian had changed.


    Both of them were absent-minded when they talked, so they hardly said anything.


    Two hourster, Vivian showed up a shopping cart full of goods.


    "I''ve bought what I needed. Let''s go."


    With beads of sweat on her white face, Vivian looked tired, yet quite happy.


    She was literally out of breath. Patrick felt sorry for her. But he found it funny too.


    "Give me the baby. You are a big girl now. You should pay more attention to your health."


    Vivian giggled, "You can''t me me for being happy! I''ve bought many pretty clothes for the baby."


    They talked andughed, which reminded Christian of how Vivian must have felt when he picked up


    Jessica in the presence of Vivian one time.


    He finally could rte to Vivian''s heartache.


    His phone rang.


    He looked at the iing call and stared at his phone for two seconds before he walked a few steps


    away to take the call.


    "Hello!"


    "What? Okay, I''ll take her to the hospital right now."


    The news was amazing. Christian was overjoyed when he ran to Vivian.


    "It was Dr. Lincoln and he had found the right heart for Vivian. The operation could be scheduled in


    next week at the soonest."


    "Really?" Patrick was beside himself with joy when he looked at Vivian.


    "Vivian..."


    Vivian was a little surprised to find that Christian had cared about her heart disease.


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    "We are going to the hospital right now." Patrick agreed with Christian. He had always regarded


    Christian as his best friend. If it hadn''t been for Vivian, they would have been the best friends in the


    world now.


    "Well...all right." Lost in thought, Vivian nodded along.


    The three of them left the baby and baby products at home, and then went straight to the hospital.


    The doctor gave her a detailed examination to confirm the previous diagnosis before he started pre-


    operation preparations.


    Vivian sat on the chair in the hallway of the hospital silently, and she still couldn''t believe what had just


    happened.


    She had suffered a lot since childhood, especially during her pregnancy which called for great


    perseverance. After the baby had been born, she had to take medicine everyday because of her


    constant outbreaks of stenocardia.


    The resource of hearts was scarce, let alone the right one for her. Vivian''s long eyshes trembled


    slightly. Suddenly she felt like crying.


    Was God, aware of the injustice she had suffered, finally having mercy on her?


    "Christian, thank you."


    She had rarely been so gentle with him, which made him guiltier.


    He had owed her too much. He would do anything for her.


    "I said I was wooing you. If you didn''t get better soon, how would I be able to do that?"


    Christian was still arrogant, even though he was quite moved by her gentle words.


    Smiling quietly, Vivian didn''t take his words seriously.


    She had a clear idea of what one should hate or love. She wouldn''t forgive Christian for his


    wrongdoings. Meanwhile, she was grateful to him for his good deeds.


    She had finally settled down. She didn''t want to lose herself for what others might say. She had


    suffered enough. From now on, she just wanted to live a happy life and be a good mother for her baby.


    Though each of them had something on their minds, it was tremendously good news for all of them


    after all. With one problem being solved, they all felt much more rxed. Thus the atmosphere was


    less awkward too.


    Christian felt relieved. Vivian hadn''t epted him this time, but at least she hadn''t resented his kind


    gestures any longer.

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    Chapter 28 Jessica¡¯s Threat


    The three of them were relieved and happy when they left the hospital. They had no idea that there


    was someone watching from afar.


    After sending Vivian and Patrick home, Christian quickly left without saying much. He just told her to


    wait for the operation patiently.


    Christian was still a bit unsettled back at home. On one hand, he felt happy for Vivian. One the other


    hand, he was disappointed that he had been ignored for most time today.


    Vivian had been acting like a hedgehog. No one coulde near her without her permission.


    Christian didn''t have the chance to be a part of her life at all. He didn''t know her hobbies, her


    favorite foods or her living habits.


    He didn''t deserve to confess his love for her.


    Vivian cradled the baby in her arms absent-mindedly.


    "My dear baby..."


    Vivian gently stroked the baby''s back and vented her inner anguish.


    "Why did he make the effort to find me? He had chosen Jessica and betrayed me. Your mother wasn''t


    a fool. It was just by ident that I had you."


    "I''ve given up on him since long ago. Now he says he loves me. I am really upset. My dear, please


    don''t me me for being too stupid to be able to give you a wholesome family."


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    Vivian gently pressed her face against the baby''s with sorrowful eyes.


    "I''ll love you with all my heart."


    After putting the baby to sleep, Vivian sat by the window alone and looked at the warm lights of every


    household in distance at night, feeling sad.


    She hadn''t gone home for a long time.


    Suddenly her phone rang in the silent night. She rushed to cover the phone with her hands for fear that


    the baby woke up.


    "Hello?" Vivian was confused. No one knew her phone number except Patrick, let alone it was already


    There came a softughter from the other end of the phone, which was particrly ghastly.


    "Sister, it''s been a while. Don''t you forget about me?"


    Vivian''s blood froze at the voice. Her limbs couldn''t help shaking and her eyelids twitched violently.


    "What''s going on?"


    Despite her nausea, Vivian pretended to be calm and tried to control her voice.


    Jessica heard a bit of uneasiness in Vivian''s voice anyway. She curled her lips jauntily and her eyes


    glittered with hatred.


    "Sister, you are a mother now. How shameless you are! You and Christian got divorced and you are still


    haunting him like a ghost. Aren''t you ashamed?"


    Jessica bit her lips resentfully. Her miserable life in the past year had nearly driven her crazy. She


    would do whatever she could to make Vivian suffer.


    Vivian was a little shocked, but she wasn''t intimidated by Jessica. Instead sheughed at Jessica with


    a sneer.


    "What, are you afraid now? You are way better when ites to stealing another woman''s husband."


    "Why don''t you stopining to me and find a better way to control you man? You know how I''ve


    felt about Christian. How could I say no if he wants me, huh?"


    Vivian narrowed her eyes. She was no longer the poor gentle girl at the mercy of others. She wouldn''t


    go easy on anyone who was rude to her.


    Jessica hadn''t expected that Vivian was so eloquent and sharp now. Under the current circumstances,


    she wouldn''t have the chance to see Christian again. She was doomed.


    Christian might would cut Jessica some ck if she knew her ce. But she was stubborn enough to


    mess up with Vivian. She was determined to take Vivian down with her when she ran into trouble, just


    like when she had decided to take Vivian''s toy when they were little girls.


    "Vivian, you bitch! Do you think you could beat me? If it hadn''t been for the baby, do you think Christian


    would take a nce at you?"


    Jessica sneered. She came up with a horrible idea.


    "Now that you wouldn''t change your mind, don''t me me for being ruthless. You secretly had a baby.


    I''d like to see how you couldugh without the baby."


    Vivian felt a chill down her spine. She hadn''t expected that Jessica would be so desperate.


    "Jessica, I''m warning you, leave my baby alone. Otherwise, I''ll make your life a living hell!"


    Vivian hung up the phone and copsed to the floor.


    She felt waves of piercing pain in her heart. She struggled to find her medicine and quickly swallowed


    it.


    She looked at her son in sound sleep weakly. Her self-mocking smile was reflected in the window


    ss.


    "My baby...Christian, is it what you''ve wanted?"


    It had never urred to her that Christian hade after the baby. Jessica reminded her of it.


    During the days when Christian showed up, he had always cared more about Vivian than the baby.


    Looking back at the whole thing, he had disguised himself so well.


    Vivian felt distressed and naive. She had nearly fallen into his trap because of his phoniness again.


    The lights outside the window were still shining. But she only found her room particrly cold.


    "I won''t let you have your own way."

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    Chapter 29 Get Out of Here


    The next morning, Christian arrived at Patrick''s home early as usual.


    Vivian was about to have the operation and her attitude toward him had changed for the better. He


    couldn''t help putting on a subtle smile at the thought of it.


    But he was stopped by a slender figure at the door.


    It was Vivian in pajamas. Her eyes were red and swollen and her hair was messy. She looked weak


    and exhausted.


    She had been always image-conscious in daily life. What''s more important, she had rarely forgotten


    herself in the presence of Christian. She had never wanted others to think less of her. Yet she looked


    very weird today.


    "Vivian, what''s wrong?"


    Christian was a little nervous when he saw Vivian''s oddity.


    She hadn''t slept well the whole night. Jessica''s provocation had destroyed herst shred of illusion


    about Christianst night. Now she was sober.


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    She was closing the door without giving him a chance to ask any questions.


    He immediately blocked the door with his body and pressed his hands against it with all his strength.


    He had no clue why Vivian suddenly had changed so much.


    "Vivian, what''s going on with you?"


    "I told you to get out of here! Get out!"


    Christian raised his eyebrows and his face suddenly darkened.


    "Don''t get excited, tell me what has happened?" Christian tried to sound as calm as possible, trying to


    calm her down as well.


    "You have your house and you have Jessica, don''t you? Aren''t you in love with her? I disdain to be a


    third wheel, Christian; I''m not as shameless as some people. Get out of here and go back to your


    house. I don''t want to see you again!"


    She pushed the door with all her might like crazy, trying to squeeze him out. Hearing the loud sound


    and Vivian''s angry cry, Patrick hurriedly ran to her and held her in his arms.


    "It''s all right, Vivian, don''t be afraid."


    Leaning in Patrick''s arms, Vivian was shaking. Her swollen eyes were burning with anger that seemed


    about to burn Christian to ashes.


    However, Christian had no idea what had happened that was serious enough to have nearly driven


    Vivian to crazy. He assumed that Vivian must be jealous because she had mentioned Jessica.


    "Vivian, I think you''ve got it wrong. It was over between us long ago."


    He must have been a fool. Vivian had been back for quite a while and he hadn''t exined his current


    rtionship with Jessica to her. No wonder she had misunderstood him for so long.


    "It was over? Then how could she have your child? Christian North, you are disgusting. Her child was


    gone, so you came after my baby? Let me tell you, the baby is mine and he has nothing to with you. Go


    back and tell Jessica, leave us alone."


    "If you dare to touch my baby, I''ll go down the hell with you."


    Vivian stared at Christian resentfully, like a lioness trying to drive away the invader to protect her


    territory. Worried about her health, Patrick made an eye gesture to Christian telling him to leave right


    away.


    Christian''s eyes were sad. He had locked Jessica up. There was no chance that someone else would


    hurt Vivian. Or perhaps he had always been a despicable person for Vivian.


    "I''m leaving. I''ll see you when you calm down."


    "Go, go right now. I don''t need you toe and see me. Christian North, my biggest regret is that I


    loved you."


    Christian trembled at her harsh words. His clenched his fists and his mind went nk.


    ...


    Christian went home with a heavy heart.


    "Master, there is something going wrong."


    The butler ran over to Christian in a hurry the minute he went off the car.


    "What''s going on?"


    The butler was more frightened than worried. Hearing Christian''s usatory tone, he was so scared


    that he nearly fell to his knees.


    "Master...Miss Jessica escaped."


    "What!"


    Christian was furious, "Why is it so difficult for you to watch the door? You are useless!"


    The butler was too scared to look at his eyes. Jessica had run away under his watch. Christian might


    as well have wanted to kill him.


    "Miss Jessica bribed a maid. She ran away at night three days ago."


    Christian was burning with rage.


    "Three days ago? And you are telling me right now?"


    In a cold sweat, the butler''s voice was trembling, "Master, I''m terribly sorry. I thought I could send


    people to find her, but...but..."


    "All right!" Christian waved his hand impatiently. He couldn''t care less about Jessica''s whereabouts.


    But since Vivian had been back, he had to watch out for her.


    In hindsight, Vivian''s unusual attitude toward him this morning seemed to make sense now.


    "Keep looking!"


    Annoyed, Christian loosened his tie and turned around to get in the car.


    He hurried back to Patrick''s home. He couldn''t leave Vivian alone. Jessica was ruthless and no one


    knew what she was capable of.

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    Chapter 30 Go to Hell


    "Vivian!"


    "Patrick!"


    Christian looked around in the living room and shouted their names.


    He couldn''t find them at home. He was worried again.


    "Mr. North, Miss Vivian suddenly had a heart attack. Mr. Patrick has taken her to the hospital." An


    elderly maid told Christian with a trembling voice.


    Christian''s heart sunk and he rushed to the hospital immediately.


    Patrick looked at Vivian in the backseat who was curling up in pain and his hands on the steering wheel


    were shaking.


    "Vivian, hold on! We''ll arrive at the hospital soon!"


    Vivian''s hair was drenched in sweat. Her hands pressed hard against her heart, moaning in a low


    voice.


    Patrick smashed the gas pedal and got to the hospital as fast as he could.


    The minute Christian was at the door of the hospital, he saw Patrick and Vivian. He parked the car and


    rushed to them.


    "Vivian!"Her face was pale. He was worried sick.


    "Go away! I don''t want to see you."


    Vivian was weak from the pain, but she still stubbornly turned her head the other way to reject


    Christian.


    Just then, someone shed by them,ughing loudly. Before Christian knew it, Vivian was falling down


    in the middle of the road.


    "Vivian!"


    Christian pushed her away as fast as he could with all his strength.


    All Vivian felt was a warm hug. She fell to the ground in a daze. Due to the huge pact, her heart was


    racing even more unsteadily.


    Bang! Christian collided with a taxi at full speed.


    "Christian!"


    Jessica was screaming. After stalking Vivian for many days, she finally found the opportunity to kill her.


    She had never expected that Christian would have risked his own life to save Vivian.


    Vivian fell down hard a few steps from Christian. Before she closed her eyes, she saw Christian smiling


    at her.


    "Vivian!" Patrick cried out in rm and ran to Vivian. She had lost consciousness out of great shock.


    Patrick found her breath extremely unstable, and sent her to the operating room immediately.


    "What happened? Someone was knocked down."


    "What a shame. Such a handsome young man."


    People gathered around the victim. The taxi driver got off the car with trembling legs. When he saw


    Christian in a pool of blood, he was too scared to stand on his feet.


    Jessica looked at Christian who was now covered in blood in horror. She turned around and decided to


    run away.


    Christian was murmuring Vivian''s name when he passed out.


    ...


    In two adjoining operating rooms, the doctors were doing their best to save Christian and Vivian.


    Patrick was pacing at the door restlessly.


    It was a close call.


    If Christian hadn''t reacted quickly, given Vivian''s physical condition, she wouldn''t have survived the car


    ident.


    Looking at the red light on Christian''s operating room, Patrick recalled what he had said in the mall.


    "I''ll decide whether I love her or not..."


    "I hope you really love her..."


    Patrick folded his hands and prayed for them quietly.


    ...


    The odor of disinfectant made Christian cough.


    He opened his eyes and found himself in a white room. He was a little confused, but the needle in his


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    hand reminded him of what had happened.


    He had had a car ident because he wanted to save Vivian. Frowning, he couldn''t find Vivian.


    He had a broken left arm and multiple bruises on his body. Despite great pain in his legs, he pulled the


    infusion tub and staggered out of the room.


    Burning with anxiety, Patrick had been waiting at the door of Vivian''s operating room for ten hours. Still


    he heard nothing. If anything happened to Vivian, he wouldn''t forgive himself.


    Christian was intensely worried to see Patrick.


    He approached Patrick and leaned against the wall. Patrick raised his head slowly.


    Christian was awkward and weak now. Patrick felt sorry for him and helped him to the bench.


    "Where is she?"


    Christian held Patrick''s hand and asked with anxiety. He had no idea whether the car had hit Vivian or


    not. Patrick''s exhausted face made him nervous.


    Patrick insistently pressed Christian into a seat, took off his coat and put it on Christian.


    "She is having an operation right now."


    Patrick''s voice was hoarse and hesitant.


    "She isn''t doing very well."


    "Vivian fell ill right after you left this morning. Now with the car ident, they had to do the operation of


    heart transntation now."


    Christian lowered his eyes. It was his fault. He had failed to protect Vivian from Jessica.


    "Is the sess rate of the operation high?"


    Christian nodded. His eyes were very sad.


    Patrick sat next to him and buried his face in his hands, trying not to lose control.


    "It''s bad. The shock was unbearable for her. I...I don''t know what''s going to happen..."


    "Patrick."


    Christian raised his head and leaned back in his chair. Tears were running down his face.

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    Chapter 31 He Knew the Truth


    "Do you remember what our favorite game was when we were children?"


    The smile on Christian''s bruised face was sad.


    "I always liked to steal Grandpa''s tea leaves and put them in a big pot in the backyard. Every time


    Grandpa was angry enough to hit me, you begged him to punish you instead of me."


    "You would hug me and go through the punishment with me. At that time, I thought, apart from


    Grandpa, you were my only family in the world."


    "Patrick, I am sorry."


    Christian was choking with sobs.


    He had always been proud and stubborn and had sailed through life without ever hitting the rough


    waters. He hadn''t shed a tear even when his grandfather died.


    Patrick was distressed when he saw Christian trembling.


    "Christian, you promised that we would be best friends forever."


    "If you hadn''t treated Vivian so badly, I think we would never have fallen out."


    Patrick was the one who had always protected Christian when they were little, like an elder brother.


    Meanwhile, whenever someone bullied Patrick at school, Christian would try his best to get even with


    the bully for him.


    Christian had been the mischievous one and Patrick had been the obedient one. They knew each


    other''s problems very well. They would always be honest with each together.


    Later on, Christian had met Vivian at his home, and Patrick had been drawn to this beautiful girl at the


    first sight.


    Back then, Vivian had been beautiful, generous and elegant.


    Patrick instantly knew what it felt to be in love with someone when heid eyes on Vivian.


    However, Vivian had a crush on Christian. Anyone could tell that she liked Christian.


    Patrick was smart enough not topete against Christian for a girl.


    He could tell Vivian was a nice girl. He went abroad and soon heard the news about Vivian and


    Christian''s wedding.


    He felt sorry, but he genuinely wished them well.


    But he had never expected that the girl he had been in love with for long would have led such a


    miserable life when he came back from abroad.


    Patrick had been really disappointed with Christian for the first time in his life. Christian, whom he had


    treated as his own brother, had turned out to be such a monster.


    "If it weren''t for Grandpa''s will, I think I would have fallen in love with her much earlier."


    "Patrick, she should have forced Grandpa to arrange our marriage. I always thought she was the most


    extraordinary girl I''d ever seen, but she should have offended Grandpa."


    Christian knew Vivian had been a kind and gentle girl and he should have believed Jessica''s lies and


    wronged her. But he couldn''t get over Grandpa North''s death.


    "What made you think Vivian had forced Grandpa to arrange your marriage?"


    Patrick smiled sarcastically. Christian had been so stupid.


    "Do you believe that a man as powerful as Grandpa would have been threatened by a little girl?"


    "Christian North, do you still believe Jessica''s bullshit? You are really stupid and pathetic."


    "Don''t you know how much Grandpa liked Vivian? After you left, she took very good care of Grandpa.


    When he tried to make a will to ask you to marry her, she actually refused his proposal at first."


    "She was afraid you wouldn''t like her. She always thought of you. But Grandpa was determined to


    make a will because he didn''t want you to lose such a nice girl."


    "Christian, even if you didn''t trust Vivian at all, you shouldn''t have doubted Grandpa''s decision."


    "Do you know how many times Vivian had been wronged since she was little?"


    Patrick felt too sorry for Vivian to recall her past.


    "Vivian never catered to others, and she wasn''t as eloquent as Jessica. As the elder daughter of the


    Josephs, she was always bullied by Jessica."


    "She wasn''t loved by her parents. She had heart disease, but her parents cared little about it. Yet when


    Jessica pretended sickness to y the sympathy card with you, they would cover for her."


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    "Christian, you are a smart man, so why didn''t you see it?"


    Christian held his breath not to have an emotional breakdown, like his soul had been taken away. His


    eyes were nk and his limbs were numb.


    "Do you know how much Vivian has loved you? If you hadn''t hurt her so much, she wouldn''t have left


    you in the first ce."


    "She had heart disease and it was getting worse every year. When she found herself pregnant, she


    was very hopeful."


    "She decided to have the baby even if it would cost her life because she believed it was your baby and


    a God-given gift for her."


    Patrick felt sorrier for Vivian when he recalled the great pain she had endured during pregnancy.


    "Is the baby mine?"


    Christian felt warm when he thought of the adorable baby.


    "Yes, it''s yours. Vivian had suffered a great deal for him."


    Perhaps only Patrick knew how much Vivian had loved Christian.


    "I feel so sorry for her."


    Christian was tearful and regretful.


    "If you love her, please don''t hurt her anymore. She has suffered enough."


    The red light of the operating room was still on. Christian had made up his mind.

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    Chapter 32 Doctor, Please Save Her!


    The hospital was always a ce that made people feel sad and hopeless. Despite the nurse''s attempts


    to persuade Christian to leave and have a rest, he insisted on sitting on the bench at the door of the


    operating room to wait for Vivian''s operation to finish.


    He coughed ever now and then, which made Patrick feel sorry for him.


    Patrick was worried for them both. One of them was his best friend with whom he had grown up, and


    the other was his beloved woman. He was more nervous than anyone else.


    "Christian," Patrick said, gentle as when they were kids.


    "Why don''t you go back first? You just had a car ident. You can''t be so willful."


    "No, I''ll wait for her."


    Christian was more like a stubborn little brother. He was weak, but he pretended to be strong.


    "I said I wouldn''t give you any opportunity. Let''s y fair."


    Christian looked at Patrick childishly. Patrick wasn''t upset at all. He smiled instead.


    "When would you stop being so childish?"


    Christina smiled too. They were honest and friendly again.


    "When Vivian''s fully recovered, I''llpete with you fair and square. Don''t be a sore loser."


    Patrick looked at the operating room anxiously. He put on a forced smile on his exhausted face.


    "All right, no one is the sore loser."


    ...


    Suddenly, the door of the operating room was pushed open.


    "Where are the family members of the patient?"


    With his hands covered in blood, the doctor looked tired, but he didn''t ck off at all.


    "I''m here, Doctor!"


    Patrick rushed to the doctor before Christian could stand up.


    "Doctor, how is she doing?"


    After waiting for more than ten hours, Patrick''s heart was in his mouth and he was very afraid of any


    bad news.


    "Not very well, I''m afraid. Her physical condition waspletely ready for the operation during the


    examination the other day. But due to the great shock she had today, the sess rate of operation has


    dropped considerably."


    The doctor looked at Patrick who looked like twenty years older with sympathy. He had seen so much


    death, but he still felt sorry for Patrick.


    Patrick hadn''t taken a break for more than ten hours, and he was on the verge of a nervous


    breakdown.


    "We''ll try our best, but I''m warning you, you''d better be prepared. It''s not easy to have an operation of


    heart transntation. Whether it''s sessful or not depends on her luck."


    The atmosphere was freezing cold. Patrick felt dizzy and he took a few steps back.


    Christian slowly walked up to the doctor, emotionless and well-prepared.


    He kneeled down before the doctor.


    "Christian!"


    Frowning, Patrick looked at Christian on his knees and fought back his tears.


    "Doctor, I''m begging you. Please save her."


    Christian was calm and determined. He had been wrong for so long. He wanted to make a right


    decision.


    "I''ve never turned to anyone before, but Doctor, I''m begging you, please save her life."


    "Stand up, Christian!"


    Christian was pale as paper and his bandages were blood-stained. He was shaking. It had been too


    much for him. Patrick rushed to help him to his feet.


    "Don''t worry. It''s my duty to save the patient. I''ll do my best."


    Touched by the loving man, the doctor hurriedly helped Christian to his feet.


    "If anything should happen, please give my heart to her."


    "Doctor, in that case, please tell her, I love her and I am sorry..."


    Christian leaned on Patrick when he blurted out his final request and closed his eyes.


    Vivian had to live, even if it would cost his life. The baby couldn''t lose her, and he couldn''t live on


    without her.


    Patrick was deeply impressed by Christian''s final request.


    Patrick had felt angry and sorry for Vivian before. But now he thought it was a pity that Christian and


    Vivian had missed each other.


    "Doctor! Doctor! Help!


    Christian''s face was turning pale. Patrick shouted anxiously for help. He didn''t want anything to happen


    to either of them.


    Doctors and nurses were rushing by him and the noise around was overwhelming. He was tired, but he


    couldn''t copse because he must hold on for both Christian and Vivian.


    When Christian closed his eyes, he didn''t expect to wake up again.


    He always assumed that he and Vivian had grown apart just because of a misunderstanding caused by


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    Yet Patrick''s confession made him realize that he had been wrong all along.


    With time passing by, terribly regretful as he was, he didn''t have the chance to go back in time and


    change anything.


    He wouldn''t know about Vivian''s pain or get back things he had lost.


    It was his fault that things had gone so wrong. He had lost his mind and failed to protect Vivian.


    Vivian had suffered a lot for him. Now he had to atone for his sins.


    He finally understood what love truly meant.


    He couldn''t tell if he was dreaming.


    Vivian was sitting next to him. Looking at her quiet and beautiful face, he could no longer hold back his


    tears.

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    Chapter 33 She Fell into a Permanent Sleep


    Vivian wiped his tears gently, like an angel.


    "You''d better get well soon; our baby is waiting for you."


    Vivian was all he could think of. Oh, her smile, herughter, her tears, her desperation, her coldness,


    etc.


    "Vivian!"


    He was sweating from the piercing pain in his arm. He looked at his hospital gown. There was no one


    around.


    "You are awake."


    Patrick walked into the room with medicine and said softly.


    "You''ve slept for two days. I would be worried if you didn''t wake up."


    He pulled up Christian''s sleeve, and blood was oozing from his wound.


    "How is Vivian?"


    Christian asked worriedly, ignoring what Patrick was doing.


    "Don''t move. I''m changing fresh dressing for your wound."


    Frowning, Patrick was afraid he might hurt Christian.


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    "I''m asking you, how is Vivian?"


    "Tell me!"


    Christian had just woken up and hadn''t fully restored his strength. He couldn''t help coughing when he


    got excited.


    Patrick hurriedly poured Christian a cup of warm water, and he looked tired.


    "I''m going to see Vivian."


    Christian struggled to get out of the bed, and fell to the ground.


    Patrick was angry when he found Christian on the ground.


    "Christian, how old are you? Don''t be a child, will you?"


    He helped Christian back to his bed. He was very angry.


    "Christian, I''m very tired already. Don''t add fuel to the fire, ok?"


    Patrick shouted in a hoarse voice. He was shockingly exhausted. Christian looked up and found him


    thinner and messier than a few days ago and there were dark circles under his swollen eyes.


    "Please tell me where she is, will you?"


    Patrick''s unusual behaviors were upsetting for Christian. He was scared to hear the bad news.


    "I''ll take you to see her after dressing your wound."


    Christian was relieved to hear that.


    Thank God! She was still alive.


    Christian had been seriously injured, though it wasn''t life-threatening. He had ignored his own pain


    because he had been too worried and nervous about Vivian, now he couldn''t help crying out in pain.


    This time Patrick was less careful with his wound on purpose, like punishing a naughty boy who had


    done something wrong.


    Patrick was very tired, which made Christian feel guilty.


    Christian had been a trouble maker since childhood and Patrick had always been the one who would


    clear up the mess quietly.


    "Let''s go."


    Patrick held his arm and they walked out of the room slowly.


    "She is over there."


    Christian saw Vivian lying in the bed through the ss in the door.


    She was covered in tubes. He couldn''t see her face, but he knew she must be in pain.


    "Hasn''t she woken up? Wasn''t the operation a sess? When could we take her home?"


    Leaning on the door, Christian stared at her with loving eyes. Fortunately, she was still alive.


    Patrick couldn''t bear to look at Christian''s careful eyes. No matter how tired he had been, he hadn''t


    shed a tear in the past few days. But now he turned his head and cried.


    "We''d better leave."


    Patrick tried to drag Christian back to his room.


    "What are you doing? Why didn''t you allow me to go in and see her?" Christian didn''t want to leave her


    alone.


    "I won''t wake her up. I know she doesn''t want to see me now. Patrick, please! I''ll just have a quick look,


    will you?"


    Christian begged him.


    "No, she won''t wake up, ever again."


    "What do you mean?"


    "Why won''t she wake up?"


    Christian asked loudly, ignoring people around him.


    "Calm down!"


    Patrick was upset. He was under too much pressure which had almost crushed him.


    Christian licked the corners of his mouth and lowered his head apologetically.


    "Sit still."


    When they went back Christian''s room, Patrick pressed him into the bed and called the nurse to give


    him an injection.


    "The operation failed, right?"


    Christian suddenly said. Patrick froze for a second.


    "No, it was sessful. She won''t have to suffer from heart disease anymore."


    "Then why didn''t she wake up?"


    Christian shouted out of control. Patrick hurriedly went over to hold him.


    "Don''t get excited!"


    "Listen to me!"


    When Christian calmed down, Patrick told him the truth.


    "Christian, I wish Vivian could wake up more than you do."


    Patrick closed his eyes. The memory was too painful to recall.


    "It was a sess. Do you know how happy I was when I saw the door of the operating room open?"


    "But the doctor said she wouldn''t be able to wake up, unless a miracle happened."


    "Christian, maybe she had suffered too much to be willing to wake up to a world that had been so cruel


    to her, so she decided to leave us behind."


    "Christian, you must hold on."

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    Chapter 34 He Took Care of Her Day and Night


    "The baby has lost his mother''spanionship. He can''t lose yours too."


    "You must take care of them both, Christian. Do you hear me?"


    Patrick''s words had brought Christian to his senses like a wakeup call.


    Patrick stopped talking and sighed, and then he walked out of the room.


    Christian needed some time to calm down, just like himself. No one knew how much courage it had


    taken for him to process so much bad news in such a short time.


    Patrick sat at the door, exhausted. He could only stop pretending to be strong in ces where he


    wasn''t seen.


    The clock was ticking. But time stood still for Christian.


    Vivian had survived the operation and her body became normal. Finally she didn''t have to suffer from


    heart disease anymore.


    But she was exhausted and she refused to open his eyes to see the world again. Whatever or


    whomever she had loved or hated were now buried deep in her long sleep.


    "I''m sorry..."


    Christian burst into tears in the empty room.


    ...


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    Christian had almost recovered and the ster had been removed from his arm. He looked much more


    mature, but he had somehow lost his sparkle.


    In the past two months, Christian had actively cooperated with the doctor''s treatment, trying hard to get


    well soon.


    Patrick was right. He must hold on for Vivian and their baby. He had decided to take good care of her


    and wait for her to wake up.


    Christian stood by Vivian''s bed and listened to her quiet and steady breathing. He felt warm and


    hopeful.


    He knew Vivian didn''t like the hospital. She didn''t want to lie in the cold room and sleep alone.


    He looked at her peaceful face and kissed her on the forehead.


    "I''m taking you home."


    Then Patrick walked in with the baby in his arms. The baby hadn''t seen Vivian for two months, but he


    was excited to see his mother.


    "I''m taking them home."


    "Ok."


    Christian froze at his quick answer. But he wasn''t happy about it.


    "We agreed that we''dpete with each other fair and square."


    "Yes, we did. But you are the father. How could it be fair?"


    Patrick looked at the baby wriggling in his arms who now looked more and more like Christian.


    "I''ll work in the hospital. I don''t have the time to look after him. So you have to look after them both."


    Patrick handed the baby over to Christian. The baby smiled happily when he saw Christian.


    Christian knew Patrick had been working round-the-clock, trying to find the solution to Vivian''sa.


    "I certainly will."


    He would take good care of them both and wait for her to wake up someday. They would, as a family,


    live happily ever after.


    ...


    In order to take better care of Vivian, Christian converted her old room into a ward which was exactly


    the same as the one in the hospital. It was fully equipped with medical apparatus and instruments and


    on-call doctors.


    After that he converted his own room into a baby room. He was officially a new father.


    At hismand, Vivian and the baby would be the center of the whole household.


    "Hope, Daddy is here."


    Christian held the baby clumsily with his strong arms, trying to learn how to take care of a baby.


    He had named the baby Hope North because he genuinely hoped that Vivian would wake up one day.


    He would never give up on her.


    In the daytime, after the doctor gave Vivian a medical checkup to make sure her condition hadn''t


    worsen, Christian would run her a bath and help her change into her favorite clothes, and then put a


    bouquet of fresh lilies by her bed.


    Then he would work from home so as to take better care of Vivian.


    There were experienced maids in the house who would take very good care of the baby for him.


    In the evening, he would feed the baby and put him to sleep.


    In the dead of night, He would stay with Vivian and tell her everything that had happened during the


    day.


    "Our baby has grown taller."


    "The florist asked me why I''d always bought lilies. I told her my wife loved them."


    "Patrick came to see you today. He bought the baby a new set of toy, but he is too young to y with


    it."


    "Patrick said he had made some progress in his research. He was sure you would wake up soon."


    "When would you be able to wake up to see us, stupid?"


    "I''ve missed you so much..."


    Christiany next to her in his clothes, feeling her steady breath and warm skin.


    "Vivian, I dreamed of you again. You''d better wake up soon. Did you know our baby called you mother


    the other day?"


    "Please wake up soon. Our baby misses you and we all miss you very much."


    The moonlight was shining on the bed through the windows. Christian unconsciously fell asleep.

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    Chapter 35 A Year Had Passed


    Therge room was too quiet to be disturbed. The sun was shining on the huge French windows,


    bringing a vibrant vibe to the silent room.


    A beautiful young woman was sleeping peacefully in the soft bed. Her eyes were closed, as if she had


    nothing to do with the outside world.


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    A little boy tried his best to climb into the bed and he looked at the young woman with his curious ck


    eyes.


    Now and then, he would poke at the woman''s cheeks and touch her hair. It seemed that he was having


    a great time.


    "Hope!"


    There came a deep male voice. The boy hurriedly turned around to look at the serious man.


    Christian lifted his son with one hand and put him on the soft carpet. His tone was serious too.


    "Daddy!"


    Hope looked at his sullen face and held his leg. He said in an injured tone.


    "Mommy!"


    He looked at Vivian in the bed with a happy smile.


    Christian picked him up and walked out of the room.


    "Hope, my dear boy, Mommy is sleeping. We''ll y with her when she wakes up, ok?"


    Christian said to him gently and closed the door. Hope nodded lovingly and took ast nce at


    Vivian''s room over his father''s shoulder.


    "Hope, look! Who is here?"


    Patrick was casually sitting back in the couch with his hands in his pockets. When Christian walked


    slowly toward him with Hope in his arms, Patrick smiled gently.


    "Daddy...Daddy..."


    Hope reached out to Patrick and called him Daddy. Patrick quickly took him over and held him in his


    arms.


    "I''m actually your godfather."


    Patrick gently stroked his chubby little face. Quietly nestled in his arms, Hope was sweet and cute.


    "The little guy only knows Daddy."


    Christian curled his lips and shrugged his shoulders. He was afraid that the kid would mistake him for


    someone else.


    "How is she doing?"


    Patrick put Hope on the floor and sat down opposite Christian, waiting for his answer hopefully.


    "The same as before."


    Christian took a sip of water. His tone was calm and his true emotions were hard to tell.


    Patrick lowered his eye. Both were silent for quite a while.


    It had been a year since Vivianpsed into unconsciousness.


    Under Christian''s charge, everything had been going very well. Hope had learnt to walk and talk.


    Patrick had studied Vivian''s case unremittingly in the past year and tried every means to cure her.


    It seemed that life had been going on, but it still ended in the same way.


    "Wait for some time. It will work."


    Three months ago, with the help of many famous doctors in the whole country, Patrick had racked his


    brain ande up with thest solution. It was thest resort for Vivian.


    If it worked, it would be a miracle.


    If it failed, it would be a life-long regret.


    Christian tapped the couch casually with his long fingers. He was mature and charismatic.


    He knew better than anyone Vivian''s current condition. No matter what others might suggest, He had


    never lost hope.


    He had dered that Vivian was now recuperating at home. No one was allowed to talk about her.


    Hope was toddling and ying around in the living room. He was more than a year old and had just


    learnt how to walk. He was very happy, walking and crawling.


    Christian and Patrick talked for a while.


    "Let''s go see her."


    Christian knew Patrick had been worried about Vivian. He was grateful to Patrick because of what he


    had done for her.


    "No, thanks. Maybe next time."


    Patrick took a nce at Vivian''s room with his gentle eyes.


    "All right then. Why don''t you stay for dinner today? Hope has missed you very much."


    "Ok, let''s have a drink."


    "Sure."


    Patrick had always found time to have a chat with Christian. Both in theirte twenties, they were close


    friends who had been going through the trials of life together.


    "How are you doing? I heard your father had set you up with a girl."


    Christian poured him a ss of wine. Patrick smiled helplessly.


    "He is getting older. Maybe he wants grandchildren."


    Patrick drained his cup with one gulp. The wine was good, but it was strong.


    "You''d better think for yourself."


    Christian frowned. Time was running out for Patrick. No one knew what the future held for them. Apart


    from him, no one had hopes for Vivian. But he should his own life.


    "What are you thinking? Don''t forget, we wouldpete for Vivian once she woke up. I never admitted


    that I would lose to you."


    Patrick chuckled. Christian found his provocative words amusing.


    "What, are you so afraid I wouldpete with you that you wanted me to get married as soon as


    possible?"


    Patrick poured himself another ss of wine.


    Christian didn''t bring up any life triviater. They raised their sses and drank as they pleased.

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    Chapter 36 Vivian''s awake


    Christian and Patrick drank untilte at night. The maid prepared dinner, but they hardly ate anything.


    Hope had gone to bed early. There were only Christian and Patrick in the living room.


    "Christian, I really don''t want to lose to you."


    Patrick had rarely drunk and he had never drunk so much before. He got a little drunk soon.


    "But I know she loves you and she has only loved you."


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    "I don''t expect to have her. I only hope that you will treat her well when she wakes up."


    Christian could hold his liquor, so he wasn''t drunk at all. Patrick was talking drunken gibberish, so he


    hurriedly called the maid.


    "You are drunk. The maid will take you to the bedroom."


    Christian asked the maid to arrange a room for Patrick. Patrick quickly fell into sleep.


    Christian was sitting in the living room alone. It looked like he was in a trance, but actually his mind just


    went nk.


    He was too exhausted to know how to think.


    The big house was standing alone in the silent night. Christian thought for a moment and went to


    Vivian''s room.


    In the past year, Vivian''s vital signs had be stable and she didn''t need thoseplex medical


    equipments anymore. She was like a sleeping beauty.


    Christian had never seen her as a vegetable.


    He believed she had just fallen asleep. He had alwaysin next to her carefully and cuddled her in his


    sleep.


    "Vivian, our baby called you Mommy again."


    "He is a very smart boy. He is just one year old and he has learned to walk."


    "Please wake up soon."


    "Goodnight."


    He habitually kissed her on the forehead and quickly fell into sleep under the influence of alcohol.


    He was too exhausted today to talk to Vivian for a while before sleep as usual.


    When he was sleeping, she slightly lifted her fingers.


    The next morning, Christian woke up to Hope''s crying.


    "Daddy!"


    Christian opened his sleepy eyes to find his son stumbling toward him.


    The little boy had woken up alone. He was so afraid that he started crying.


    "Hope, my sweet boy, Daddy is here."


    Christian patted him on the back and tried tofort him in a soft voice.


    But Hope struggled to break free from Christian''s arms, trying to run over to Vivian.


    "Do you want to stay with Mommy?"


    Hope nodded.


    "All right, Daddy will make breakfast for you. Don''t disturb Mommy when you''re here."


    He knew Hope didn''t understood what he was saying at all, but he still didn''t trust him to stay alone with


    her.


    Hope sat on the bed with his eyes fixed on Vivian.


    Her fingers moved a little.


    She found herself in the warm sun and there was a smell of flowers in the air. Then she heard a child''s


    voice.


    "Mommy, Mommy."


    Other than that, a maic man''s voice was calling her name.


    It was blurry at first, but it soon became clear. She finally found where the sound came from.


    It was a tall young man with a cute baby next to him. They kept calling her.


    "Oh, my baby."


    She hade to her senses. She reached out to hug her son, but she couldn''t move no matter how


    hard she tried.


    It seemed that Hope had noticed her uneasiness. He leaned in to feel Vivian''s breath.


    The more she felt her son''s breath, the more desperate she became.


    She had missed her baby so much.


    However, it seemed that her arms and legs were being hold down by an invisible force. Sweating all


    over with worry, she tried to break free with all her strength.


    "My baby!"


    Suddenly she opened her eyes. The pillow was soaked in sweat. She gasped as if she had gone


    through a fight.


    She hadn''t seen sunshine for a long time. Her eyes were too sensitive to see clearly anything around.


    But her waking up had startled Hope. He burst into tears.


    She couldn''t see clearly things, but she was so familiar with her baby''s voice.


    "My baby? Dear, don''t cry, Mommy is here."


    She reached out to hug her son, but only to find her arms too weak to move.


    He cried hysterically and climbed down the bed pitifully to find Christian.


    Christian had been preparing breakfast for Hope in the kitchen. Hearing him crying, Christian


    immediately put down the milk and ran out of the kitchen.


    "What''s wrong, Hope?"


    When he rushed back to Vivian''s room, he found Hope crying loud.


    He hurriedly held his son in his arms.


    When he looked up, he saw Vivian sitting in the bed with her arms trembling. Her face was pale and


    sad.

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    Chapter 37 She was reborn


    "Vivian..."


    In the bright sun, Vivian looked innocent, confused, helpless and sad.


    He was falling in love with her again.


    "Vivian, you are awake."


    He put down Hope and walked over to her. It was unbelievable that she finally woke up. He was happily


    tearful.


    Christian''s voice restored her memory a little.


    She tried her best to raise her arm and gently rubbed her eyes to adapt them to the bright light.


    Two minutester, she was finally able to see the man in front of her clearly.


    His face was familiar. He was the man she had dreamt about for many times. But he, as a whole,


    seemed a little strange because her memory hadn''t fully recovered yet.


    The very sight of Christian was heartbreaking for her because he reminded her of those miserable


    memories.


    Hiding behind Christian timidly, Hope popped his head out and stole a nce at Vivian.


    She was excited to see her son. He had grown up a lot, but the moment sheid eyes on him, she still


    could tell it was her boy.


    "My baby."


    She tried to reach out to hug him, but he dodged out of shyness. Her son was afraid of her, which


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    made her sad.


    Standing by the bed, Christian watched her facial expressions, secretly doubting that he had been


    dreaming.


    "Vivian, don''t move. I''ll call the doctor."


    He ran out of the room. Within ten minutes the room was crowded with doctors and nurses.


    "Quick, give Mrs. North a physical examination."


    The chief doctor was so nervous that his heart was racing. As an experienced and respectable doctor,


    he had never seen anything like this before.


    The doctors were all excited, but a little intimidated. Vivian was confused. Christian sat next to her with


    a straight face and held her in his arms. His hands were shaking.


    Awaken by the rustling noise, Patrick was having a headache. He got out of bed in a daze and


    panicked when he saw so many people outside.


    It was unusual. He was scared that something might have happened to Vivian. He pushed his way


    through the crowd and went over to Vivian''s bed.


    "Vivian!"


    He found a young woman looking in his direction.


    "Patrick?"


    Vivian felt guilty when she saw Patrick''s anxiety.


    His nightmare had gone. After a night''s sleep, he had woken up to a miracle on such a regr day.


    "Vivian..."


    Patrick burst into tears of joy.


    "Let me do it."


    He quickly calmed down and gave her a thorough examination.


    Vivian was less nervous with Patrick around.


    Christian looked serious when he held her more tightly. She was a little embarrassed.


    She was certainly happy to see Christian when she woke up.


    She subconsciously wanted to hug Christian, but the baby reminded her of what she had gone through.


    She had no idea whether she was punishing Christian or herself.


    After a quick and thorough checkup of Vivian, Patrick put on a long-lost smile. He was happy from the


    bottom of his heart. He had been waiting for so long, and she finally woke up.


    "Due to bed rest for such a long time, there is slight difort. But apart from that, everything is


    normal."


    "Vivian."


    Patrick was happily tearful again.


    "You''re a miracle."


    Christian was finally relieved.


    Every cloud has a silver lining. Sometimes life was so wonderful.


    "Try to eat regr meals. If everything goes well, you''ll be fully recovered soon."


    Patrick gave her some advice about her menu and exercise programs that suited her current condition.


    "You''d better take her for a walk more often. She had been lying in the bed for so long. It will take a


    while for her to exercise."


    "I''ll make a recovery n immediately. You''d better stay in the bed before that."


    Patrick was busy giving her advice. He was beaming with joy.


    Vivian listened to him carefully with a smile on her face.


    Christian''s body remained stiff. He wasn''t jealous of Patrick and Vivian anymore. He was sorry that he


    had never been as good as Patrick.


    "Christian will take good care of you these days. I''m going back to discuss your situations with the


    doctors, and I''ll see you soon."


    Patrick nodded at Christian. After taking a nce at Vivian who was now beautiful and lively again, he


    left the room joyfully.

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    Chapter 38 Where are we now?


    Now there were only Christian and Vivian left in therge room.


    "Don''t move. Just call the maid if you need anything."


    Christian covered her with a nket carefully as if she were priceless china.


    Vivian curled her lips. She wanted to be nice to him, but she had been too proud to do that.


    She just had had a narrow escape, and she couldn''t care less about superficial things now. But they


    had be estranged from each other for so long that she found it hard to open up her heart to him.


    Christian read her mind. He''d like to be frank about how he felt about her too, but it wasn''t the right


    time.


    "I''ll ask the maid to prepare some food for you."


    "I''ll bring Hope to spend some time with you."


    "Hope?"


    She frowned. She hadpsed into aa before she could find the time to name her son.


    She was upset because Christian had named their baby without her permission.


    Christian smiled and ignored her discontentment. He ruffled her hair and called the maid to bathe and


    dress her.


    At this moment, even if she had had lost her temper to him, he would still be grateful and happy.


    When the maid came to bathe and dress her, she was still in a daze. She refused to do so at first, but


    her body was too stiff to do it on her own. Soon she gave in and closed her eyes.


    Christian ordered the cook to prepare a full table of dishes ording to the menu provided by Patrick


    earlier and then ordered the maids to clean the living room as soon as possible. Pacing nervously, he


    wasn''t as calm as he had been in front of Vivian.


    After the maid had blow-dried her hair, she stood at the door of her room on the second floor, looking


    down at Christian who was now busy getting everything ready for her. It felt like an illusion.


    If it had been this way all along for them, how happy she would have been!


    Christian was anxiously walking back and forth because he was very afraid that something might go


    wrong. Hope got off the maid and stumbled to hold Christian''s leg


    "Hope, my dear," Christian picked up the boy with a smile on his face.


    Vivian became emotional when she saw how affectionate Christian was with Hope.


    When she was a teenage girl, like any other teenage girls in the world, she had dreamt about her future


    happy family with a loving husband and adorable children in it. But beautiful dreams tended to be


    shattered by the reality.


    Her eyes were sore. Tears were running down her face.


    "Vivian?"


    Christian looked up and found Vivian depressed. He hurriedly put Hope down and ran upstairs to hold


    her tightly.


    He had been stubborn, defiant and proud before, but now he was shockingly restrained.


    They didn''t say much and it was so quiet. She smelled nice enough to soothe his lovesickness in the


    past year.


    "Christian, you''re hurting me."


    She couldn''t breathe in his strong arms.


    He hurriedly let her go and checked her up and down.


    "Are you feeling all right?


    He was panicked, which was lovely and touching for her.


    "I''m fine."


    She hurriedly lowered her had to hide her uneasiness.


    Seemingly unaware of her shyness, he held her hand and went over to Hope.


    "Hope, this is your mom."


    Hope buried his head in Christian''s arms shyly and sneaked a peek at Vivian with curious eyes.


    "Mom."


    Hope hesitated a few seconds before he gently called her.


    Vivian instantly burst into tears.


    "My baby."


    She held him in her arms and cried. He was the light of her life.


    "All right, don''t cry."


    Christian wiped her tears lovingly andforted her in a soft voice.


    "You''ve just woken up, he is too young and he needs some time."


    "Don''t worry. He will be clingy soon."


    She nodded trustfully and looked at Christian tearfully. She couldn''t stop kissing her son.


    "Don''t cry yourself sick. Come and eat something."


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    He took them to the dinner table and carefully set the table for her.


    She looked around and found it familiar and strange at the same time.


    "This is..."


    "It''s our...my home," He''s wanted to say it was their home.


    She was surprised because she had lived here for a few years and now it was a totally different


    decorative style, including the tableware in front of her. It was her favorite style.


    "Have a taste of this dish."


    He filled a bowl with soup for her gently and put Hope down to be taken away by the maid.


    "It''s too much."


    She frowned. He had asked the cook to prepare a full table of dishes for only two grow-ups.


    "I didn''t know what you''d like to eat, so I asked them to prepare dishes for you choose from."

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    Chapter 39 A happy family


    Christian felt sorry because he didn''t know what she liked to eat after they had known each other for


    many years and they had even been married for a couple of years.


    "Christian."


    Vivian tasted the soup and she felt warm.


    "Where are we now?"


    Her tone was casual, but Christian''s hands holding the spoon trembled.


    "Don''t be nervous. I don''t know what has been going on in the past year."


    Realizing that what she had said was a little odd, she quickly exined that she was just being


    sensitive and there was nothing malicious about it.


    "I just thought we shouldn''t leave problems unsolved."


    Vivian bit her lips and she was very conflicted.


    Christian knew what she meant. He wished they could live a happy life together as if nothing had


    happened.


    However, what goes aroundes around. He eventually had to pay a price for what he had done.


    "Of course."


    He clenched his fists, trying hard to control his emotions.


    "When you''re fully recovered, you can make the call."


    She was a little surprised because he had always struck her as a bossy and inconsiderate man.


    "Ok..."


    The atmosphere was a bit awkward until he spoke of their son to distract her attention.


    They soon started talking about Hope. She ate slowly while he told her how much Hope had changed


    in the past year.


    She felt sad and sorry for her absence as a mother in the past year. She had gone into aa when


    he was only two or three months old.


    Christian found her sad and he secretly asked Hope to give Vivian a hug.


    The boy was smart enough to take the hint. He hugged Vivian lovingly and kissed her on the cheek.


    Her son''s kiss made her feel much better.


    After lunch, Vivian and Hope yed games together in the living room.


    There was no bond as powerful as one between a mother and her child in the world. They soon


    became familiar with each other.


    Christian had constantly massaged her when she was in aa, so she was recovering quickly.


    "Mom."


    Hope wobbled toward Vivian with his hands raised in the air and jumped into her arms.


    "Oh, my little baby."


    She held his soft little body in her arms with a happy smile that made her more attractive.


    Christian was casually leaning back on the sofa with his legs crossed. He smiled at the sight of Vivian


    and Hope ying andughing together.


    It was the most beautiful picture he had ever seen.


    Watching Christian and Vivian, the butler thought that the three of them made quite a happy family.


    Hope was so young after all. Soon he was tired and fell into sleep in her arms.


    Christian picked him up because Vivian was still was weak.


    "I''ll take him to his room."


    He lowered his voice, trying not to disturb his son.


    Vivian nodded softly and went to Hope''s room with Christian.


    "I''ll stay with him."


    Shey down next to her son and carefully cuddled him.


    Christian tucked them in and left the room quietly.


    The lower part of the azure wallpaper was decorated with white waves. There was a slide and a


    trampoline beside the bed and the floor was scattered with all kinds of toys.


    She fought back her tears. Christian had taken the responsibility of taking good care of their son as a


    father in the past year.


    "My baby."


    She thought that she was very greedy. She didn''t even want to get better soon because she had been


    enjoying the way Christian cared about her now.


    Christian went back to the study and lost himself in thought.


    "She''s back."


    A persistent and brave man he was, he was grateful for God''s blessing for returning her back to him.


    He buried his face in his hands and cried.


    It was the second time he had ever cried.


    He really didn''t know how to get his delight off his chest because he couldn''t express his emotions in


    front of Vivian. Thus he could only cry his tears of joy when no one was around.


    In the next few days, Vivian spent every day with her son because she wanted to make up for the time


    she had been absent as a mother.


    Christian apanied her to walk around the garden. On one hand, Vivian could recover better. On


    the other hand, she could spend more with their son.


    Apart from talking about their son, they had few topics. Most of the time, Christian would watch them


    quietly at a distance.


    Despite that, Christian was still very happy. He pinched himself every morning to make sure that he


    wasn''t dreaming.


    Vivian came back home at night, exhausted.


    "Are you tired?"


    Smiling faintly, Christian seemed in a good mood.


    "Yes."


    After spending the whole day strolling about, Vivian was a little tired.


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    "Patrick ising to visit tonight. You could go bed early if you''re tired."


    "No, I want to talk to him."


    Vivian''s eyes lit up at the news of Patrick''s visit. She wasn''t tired anymore.

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    Vivian was very excited about Patrick''s visit, which made Christian a little jealous.


    "All right, but don''t overexert yourself."


    Christian told her lovingly. He had be very naggy these days. Vivian had gotten used to his


    constant care.


    "Vivian, Christian!"


    Patrick walked in quickly and his eyes lit up at the sight of Vivian.


    "Patrick!"


    Vivian directly threw herself into Patrick''s arms, leaving Christian stunned.


    Patrick ruffled her hair. He was stunned too.


    "Patrick, I''ve missed you so much."


    She acted like an innocent teenage girl, which upset Christian even more.


    Vivian had woken up for quite a while and she had never been so nice to him.


    "All right. You''re a mother now. How could you be so childish?"


    Patrick held her chin and looked at her face carefully.


    "Eh-hem!"


    Christian coughed to announce his presence.


    Patrick found Christian annoyed and he was a little embarrassed.


    "Christian, I''d like to talk to Patrick alone."


    Vivian''s tone was serious. She took Patrick back to her room.


    "He will freak out if you do so."


    Patrick joked. He saw Christian''s sullen face before he went upstairs with her.


    "Patrick, what are you saying?"


    Vivian hadn''t expected that Patrick would make fun of Christian. She forgot what she had intended to


    say for a moment.


    "What, are you feeling all right?" Patrick looked at Vivian very seriously.


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    "No, I''m fine."


    She bit her lips because she found it difficult to speak up.


    "Patrick, I don''t know what I should do."


    She hated to admit that she had felt attached to Christian. She had always known clearly what to love


    and what to hate, but it was difficult for her to choose.


    Patrick knew her misgivings very well. He had given up hope of making her fall in love him long ago.


    He just wanted her to be happy.


    "Vivian."


    Patrick looked at her eyes very seriously and his tone was calm.


    He found it necessary to dispel Vivian''s doubt.


    "Vivian, don''tpromise for anyone or let our rtionship get in the way."


    "Whatever decision you make, it''s the right one as long as you''re happy."


    "All I''ve wanted is for you to be happy."


    Vivian twitched her nose and almost burst into tears.


    "Silly girl, don''t cry."


    Vivian wiped her tears and hesitated before spoke her mind


    She had always trusted Patrick unconditionally.


    "Patrick, I don''t know how to face Christian."


    "Why would he be so nice to me? He even epted the baby. But what about the past? Should we just


    ignore it?"


    Patrick dried her tears and recalled what had happened in the past year.


    "Vivian, have you ever thought that an irreconcble conflict sometimes might be just a


    misunderstanding?"


    Patrick touched her hair and Christian''s determination came to his mind.


    "He had be aware of his mistakes of having wronged you for so many years for someone''s lies.


    He was indeed a bastard."


    "But he did save your life, didn''t he? When you fell down to the ground, he ran faster than I did and


    threw himself between you and the car."


    "At the critical moment when your life hung by a thread in the middle of the operation, he even got


    down on his knees to beg the doctor to give you his heart for transntation."


    "Vivian, it''s him who has been there for you in the past year, taken care of the baby and waited for you


    to wake up."


    "I know how you''ve felt about him. Don''t force yourself.


    "Trust me, give him another chance."


    Vivian was shocked and confused after hearing what Patrick had to say.


    It was Christian who had saved her life.


    It was Christian who had helped her get a new life.


    It was Christian who had been there for her and never given up on her.


    Tears were running down her f ace. She didn''t know how to express her feelings now. Maybe she


    shouldn''t have a prejudice against him anymore, like Patrick had said.


    She had always assumed that Christian had done everything to get the baby. Yet she hadn''t expected


    that he had made so many incredible decisions for her good.


    "Why didn''t he tell me?"


    "Because we had agreed to y it fair. Christian is no longer reckless as before. I believe he knows


    more about love than I do."


    Vivian''s nose was red and her eyes were teary. She found it hard to process all these unexpected


    news.


    Patrick hugged her gently. It was the first time he had hugged her so carefully. Or perhaps it was the


    "Vivian, all I''ve ever wanted is for you to be happy. I''ve cared for you a lot, and I don''t want it to be a


    burden on you. Promise me, do whatever you want to do and love whomever you want to love. I wish


    you a lifetime of happiness."


    Vivian twitched her nose and cried. But she felt warm and happy.

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    Chapter 41 You will always be my best friend


    Vivian and Patrick went downstairs, Christian was ying toy ball with Hope in the living room. They


    tossed the ball to each other and the boy giggled all along.


    "Mom," Hope instantly left Christian when he saw his mother. The very sight of them ying together


    was very touching.


    "I''ve got to go. I''lle back tomorrow."


    Patrick said goodbye to Christian and Hope graciously. Christian was confused when Patrick winked at


    him.


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    "It''s time for him to go to bed."


    After Patrick left, Christian frowned at Hope who had been so clingy to Vivian since she woken up. He


    wouldn''t take a break untilte at night every day.


    "Go and give him a bath."


    Christian asked the maid to take Hope away. The boy looked at Vivian pitifully, but he was intimidated


    by Christian.


    Vivian couldn''t helpughing at the way they interacted with each other.


    Christian stared at herughing. He hadn''t seen her so happy for a long time.


    "Hope, why don''t you take a bath and then you mom will tuck you in?


    Vivian was patient with her son. Finally he was happy again and the maid picked him up and left.


    Christian''s heart was racing. If he hadn''t been mistaken, Vivian had just called their son by the name


    he had given to the boy. Did it mean that she had recognized him?


    He looked at her beautiful face and wondered what she was thinking.


    She became emotional when she saw his loving eyes.


    She wanted to take a good look at this man.


    He was handsome as ever, his thick eyshes, his deep eyes, his tall nose and his sensual lips. He


    wasn''t as arrogant as when he was younger. He was more a man of experience now.


    He hadn''t changed. He was still the man she had been in love with.


    "It''s gettingte. Why don''t you go to bed?"


    Christian was nervous and awkward when he looked at her loving eyes.


    Vivian worked up the courage to throw her slender arms round his waist and leaned on his chest to feel


    his heartbeat.


    He had done so much for her without her knowing about it. She became emotional at the thought of


    Christian''s devotion.


    She really shouldn''t waste more time. She wanted to fight for her happiness.


    Christian''s heart stopped when Vivian leaned on him. He was surprised and rxed at the same time.


    She felt so soft and delicate in his arms. He blushed and didn''t know where to put his hands.


    Funny enough, it was the first time he had hugged Vivian with so much affection. She smelt like lilies.


    He held her all the more tightly.


    Vivian didn''t say anything. She just hugged him quietly and felt his arms close tightly about her.


    They were connected at this very moment.


    "I''m sorry."


    Christian spoke first. He had apologized to her for many times and he really meant it this time. He just


    wanted to love her with his heart and soul from now on.


    "That''s all right. I''ve forgiven you."


    Vivian said softly in his arms.


    Her voice had never been as beautiful as now.


    "Did Patrick tell you something?"


    He frowned. He knew Vivian had hated him too much to forgive him for no reason. Patrick must have


    said something in front of her.


    He wanted her, but he didn''t want a woman who would take him out of gratitude. He had done many


    things for her just because he''d loved her, not because he''d wanted something in return.


    "No, Patrick just wished me happiness."


    Since Christian didn''t want to talk about it, she certainly wouldn''t mention it either.


    "Christian, this is thest time you''d apologize to me. I won''t give you another chance to apologize if


    you ever do something wrong again."


    She looked serious and Christian found it adorable.


    "All right, I won''t make any mistakes ever again. You can punish me in any way you want if I break my


    words."


    He squeezed her nose lovingly and promised her seriously.


    "But don''t ever leave me."


    "You can curse me and beat me, but don''t ever leave me please."


    He didn''t give her the chance to resist. He held her head still and pressed his warm lips on hers.


    His kiss was gentle and she smelt amazing.


    It was the first time he had kissed her properly. He had owed her so much.


    But he would make it up to her.


    It was her first kiss. It was new to her. She closed her eyes to feel his gentle kiss.


    He kissed her until she couldn''t catch her breath. It was really a long and passionate kiss.

 Chapter 42 Marry me again

    Chapter 42 Marry me again


    "Go to bed early and recover soon. Don''t you know it''s your most important task right now?"


    Christian tapped the tip of her nose lovingly and said in an affectionate tone.


    "All right."


    Vivian lowered her head shyly and allowed him to take her back to her bedroom.


    Patrick came to visit early the next morning when Vivian and Hope were having breakfast. Patrick didn''t


    chat or joke with her as before. He simply greeted her before he went over to Christian''s study.


    "What are you going to do?"


    Patrick pushed the door open and sat opposite Christian in an imposing manner.


    "I''m going to propose to her and hold a most unforgettable wedding for her to announce to the world


    that she is my wife."


    "Ok."


    Patrick was particrly supportive of Christian. Despite his trust in Christian''s capability, Patrick warned


    him again.


    "I''ve lost to you this time. But if you dare to make her unhappy, I''ll certainly get her back."


    "You won''t have the chance."


    Christian quickly put an end to Patrick''s warning and looked at him with a smile.


    "You''d better."


    Patrick snorted and didn''t want to talk to Christian anymore. He wanted to y games with Hope.


    "Patrick."


    Christian watched him leaving with a serious look.


    "You''ll always be my best friend."


    Patrick smiled, but he didn''t turn round. He just waved and left the room.


    Now that the most important people in his life could be happy together, he had nothing to be sorry for.


    When Christian and Patrick left the study one by one, Vivian was feeding milk to Hope.


    "Hello, little guy!"


    Patrick made faces to Hope. His funny looks cracked Vivian and Hope up.


    "The weather is good together, why don''t we go camping?"


    "Camping?"


    Vivian was very excited about it and she looked longingly at Christian.


    Having been lying in bed for a year, she looked forward to some of her favorite activities. However,


    Christian only allowed her to walk round the garden under his supervision.


    "All right."


    Christian nodded when he saw Vivian''s eager eyes.


    "Then it''s a deal. I''ll prepare some tools with Christian. You and Hope stay here and wait for us."


    Patrick and Christian left in a hurry.


    "Hey, here is your opportunity. Don''t let me down."


    Patrick said. He didn''t sound very happy.


    Christian smiled, but he didn''t say anything. He wouldn''t miss any opportunity to make Vivian happy."


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    Two hourster, Patrick and Christian came back with a pile of things. Patrick excitedly waved at Vivian


    at the door.


    Vivian picked Hope up and smiled at their sweaty faces.


    "Where have you been?"


    "Nowhere. Is everything ready?"


    Patrick was gasping for breath. Christian looked at Vivian with anticipation.


    "Yes, we are ready to go."


    Vivian''s hair floated in breezes and the sun was warm and cozy. She held Hope in her arms happily


    and she was in an extremely good mood today.


    The three of them talked andughed on their way to their destination.


    "Where is this?"


    Vivian looked around at the green grass and trees. There was a sense of natural freshness in the air.


    "You''ll know when you get off the car."


    Christian took Hope over and gently held Vivian by the wrist.


    "Hello, wait for me!"


    Patrick looked at them gloomily. Having been ignored by those two lovebirds, he was embarrassed and


    bitter.


    On both sides of the long tree-lined road were beautiful flowering shrubs where butterflies were flying


    carefreely and cicadas were chirping cheerfully. It was and of idyllic beauty.


    Christian held Hope with his one hand and took Vivian''s hand with his other one. They walked quietly,


    enjoying the beautiful scenery around. Vivian was in a trance because it felt like a dream.


    It was simply just a tree-lined road, but it looked like the entrance to her happiness.


    A few minutester, Christian stopped. He put Hope down and turned around to cover Vivian''s eyes


    with his hands.


    "Christian."


    It was a surprise that Vivian had expected, but she couldn''t helpughing.


    It was too obvious.


    "Close your eyes."


    "All right, I''ve closed my eyes."


    Christian took her hand and went straight on.


    "Be careful."


    Christian was tender and considerate, which was something she had never dreamt of.


    They walked across the grass and came to an open and flower-scented ce.


    Vivian found the sunlight strong, though her eyes were closed.


    Christian let go of her hand and pushed her step forward, looking forward to her reaction.


    It was a small clearing in the wood where the green grass was decked with white lilies interspersed


    with beautiful roses.


    "Wow."


    Vivian was surprised to see the intoxicating sea of flowers in front of her that lit up her eyes.


    "Go and have a look at the flower in the middle."


    Christian raised his hand and pointed at the lily in the middle of the flowers.


    Slightly taller than those around it, the lily stood out in the sea of flowers.

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    Chapter 43 The happy ending


    Vivian picked her way through the flowers and looked down at the lily carefully.


    She gently touched it and didn''t find anything in particr at first. Suddenly she saw a ring lying quietly


    in the stamen of the lily. With a refreshing smell of the flower to it, the ring was shinning under the sun.


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    "Huh?"


    Vivian picked it up curiously. When she turned around to show it to Christian, she found him behind her.


    Smiling, Christian turned it over and get down on one knee.


    "Christian!"


    Vivian seemed shocked, gasping.


    "Vivian."


    Christian''s smile was gone and he looked up at Vivian with a serious look.


    "Will you marry me again?"


    Seeing Vivian''s look of shock, he continued.


    "Please forgive me for my arrogance and ignorance in the past. I should have known how precious you


    were sooner. Vivian, I''m sorry I hurt you so much. I was too self-righteous before. I''ll make it up to you


    in the rest of my life and give you a lifetime of happiness."


    Christian took her hand, put the ring on her finger and gave it a kiss.


    "I love you."


    Vivian burst into tears of joy and she couldn''t describe her feelings in words.


    She had always assumed that Christian wouldn''t care about these details because he''d been such a


    proud man after all.


    He stood up, gently wiped her tears and lowered his head to kiss her.


    Standing not far away with Hope in his arms, Patrick looked at them kissing with a smile on his face. It


    seemed that his wish hade true, but he cried inside.


    Three monthster, Christian and Vivian''s wedding was held as scheduled.


    Patrick had nned their wedding himself. It was thest thing he''d intended to do for Vivian. He would


    start looking out for himself from now on.


    In the quiet dressing room, Vivian was wearing a white wedding dress with her gorgeous hair


    decorated with pink petals. What a beautiful blushing bride!


    She hadn''t wanted Christian to hold a big wedding because she didn''t care about these rituals very


    much.


    But he''d insisted on throwing a spectacr wedding for her to make her the happiest bride in the world.


    Thus he''d spent a fortune on such a dreamy and grand wedding.


    Vivian looked at her face in the mirror. She had never been happy before.


    With Christian''s love, she felt like she was in heaven now.


    It felt like a beautiful dream. They said a woman was most beautiful on her wedding day. It turned out to


    be true. A woman was most beautiful when she married a man she was in love with.


    "Wow, check out this beautiful bride."


    Patrick was amazed to see her. He looked handsome in his blue suit.


    "Patrick."


    Vivian turned round and smiled. She was so beautiful that Patrick couldn''t look away from her.


    "Vivian, you must be the most beautiful bride in the world."


    Patrick couldn''t help admiring her beauty as he helped her to her feet.


    She slowly stood up because the bottom of her wedding gown was very fluffy.


    Patrick was surprised to see her protective hand on her belly.


    She was a little embarrassed to see Patrick''s surprised look.


    The answer was self-evident.


    "Let''s go. Christian is waiting outside."


    Patrick took her arm and walked out of the room.


    He had insisted on walking her down the aisle as her brother before the wedding. He was the only


    family she had.


    Although Christian had invited Vivian''s parents to their wedding, Vivian hadn''t talked to them at all.


    She was a person of principle. They had chosen to sabotage her happiness for Jessica, she would


    never forgive them.


    Christian had invited many celebrities to the wedding. Most of them didn''t know that he''d been married


    before.


    When Vivian had first married him, there had no ceremony whatsoever. But now he wanted everyone


    to know that Vivian was his wife and his one and only love."


    Holding Patrick''s arm, Vivian walked slowly toward Christian.


    Christian watched her walking toward him like an angel. He had always been calm and collected, but


    now he was a little nervous.


    When they came up to Christian, Patrick gave her away to him.


    Seeing Christian''s determined eyes, Patrick smiled and got off the stage.


    Standing before the priest, the bride and the groom looked at each other with loving eyes and


    exchanged rings.


    "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."


    The audience apuded. Hope, now sitting in Patrick''s arms, pped his hands excitedly too.


    Christian held Vivian in his arms.


    They kissed passionately. A lifetime of happiness awaited them.


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