Chapter 6

At the hospital, the doctor used cotton swabs to carefully press down the blistered areas while asking Lucas with concern why he was so severely burned yet had no family accompanying him.

Lucas inhaled sharply from the pain. Two other doctors passed by the doorway, chatting.

"Miss Sullivan really dotes on her husband. Just a few small blisters and she booked the entire floor, getting all the dermatology specialists to consult."

"I know, right? Those few blisters would have mostly healed on their own if he'd come in a bit later. If only I could find a caring woman like that who loved me."

"Haha, dream on. Women like that only come along once in a blue moon."

Once in a blue moon?

Lucas smiled bitterly.

Abandoning her severely injured husband to go take care of someone with minor injuries - she truly was a one-in-a-million good woman.

Lucas's injuries were too severe. He needed to stay in the hospital for a few days.

Three days later, Lucas was finally discharged, his body still wrapped in bandages.

As soon as he turned on his phone, countless missed calls and messages popped up, filling the screen.

They were all from Riley.

This had never happened since Tristan's return.

While Lucas was still in a daze, Sophie called. As soon as he answered, her shrill voice came through.

"Lucas, you've got some nerve! Where have you been for three days? Did you do it on purpose?! Can't compete with Tristan so you're pulling this kind of stunt? Do you know my sister's been going crazy looking for you?! Don't think this will get her attention. Dream on! The position of Sullivan son-in-law will always belong to Tristan!"

After finishing her tirade, Sophie hung up.

Lucas just furrowed his brow.

Had he heard wrong?

Riley had been frantically searching for him? How was that possible? Wasn't she busy taking care of Tristan? Why would she look for him?

But when Lucas looked at the 999 missed calls on his phone, it did seem to show Riley's urgency in trying to reach him.

Filled with confusion, Lucas returned home.

As soon as he entered the gate, the servants rushed over looking immensely relieved. Several of them were on the verge of tears as they spoke.

"Sir, you're finally back. The young miss has been going crazy looking for you..."

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.

"Lucas!"

Riley anxiously ran over. In the three days apart, the usually glamorous woman looked rather haggard, especially the dark circles under her eyes.

"I was in the hospital. The same one where you were taking care of Tristan."

Hearing this, Riley sighed. "About last time, I didn't mean to abandon you. It's just that after Tristan's surgery, the doctors said he needed to stay calm and not get agitated, or something could happen. I've been used to taking care of him since we were kids, so that's why I took him to the hospital first."

"And you didn't object at the time either. Since you were at the hospital, why didn't you tell me or answer my calls? You're my husband. Don't you know I'd be worried? Can you not do this again next time?"

By the end, there was a hint of accusation in her tone.

But Lucas just looked at her calmly, not responding.

Because in two more days, he would be gone.

So there wouldn't be a next time.

For some reason, seeing Lucas's calmness, Riley suddenly felt panicked as she recalled Lucas's behavior these past few days.

She stepped forward and took Lucas's hand, sighing, "Actually, Tristan really didn't mean to hurt you last time. Since you don't want him staying here, I've already had him move out. Can you stop being upset over this little thing from now on?"

Riley stared directly at Lucas, hoping to see a trace of being moved in his eyes.

But Lucas had no reaction. He removed Riley's hand and turned to go upstairs.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw an expensive watch placed on the bed.

He looked up questioningly at Riley who had followed behind.

Riley sighed. "Lucas, this is my way of making it up to you. You won't be angry anymore now, right?"

Lucas looked at the watch in the box, worth millions, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

Three years. A full three years.

They had shared a bed, had happy times together.

In her eyes, was he really the type of person to fake being angry and hurt just for compensation?

Suddenly, he recalled the gifts Riley had carefully prepared for Tristan in her social media posts. A mocking feeling welled up, but he quickly suppressed it.

Forget it. If she didn't understand, there was no point in explaining.

Seeing no smile appear on Lucas's face, Riley didn't think much of it, just assuming he didn't like it.

"Lucas, if you don't like these, once I'm done dealing with Tristan's situation, I'll take you to an auction to pick out the most expensive one for you..."

Riley hadn't finished speaking when Sophie and Tristan's voices came from outside the door.

"Tristan, I told you my sister loves you so much, she'd never really make you move out. It's all that Lucas's fault. I'll scold him for you later. You'll move back in, right?"

As they spoke, the two brazenly walked into Lucas and Riley's bedroom.

Then upon seeing the watch set on the bed, Sophie exclaimed in delight: "Oh my god, sis! Tristan just mentioned to me that he really liked these watch models. I can't believe you actually bought them!"

She looked at Tristan beside her, her eyes full of envy.

Hearing this, Tristan's face instantly reddened, then he shot a smug look at Lucas.

Seeing that Riley didn't immediately deny it, but instead looked hesitant, Lucas didn't even think before picking up the box and handing it to Tristan.

"If it's meant for you, then take it."

With one sentence, he made the choice for Riley, resolving her dilemma.

At this moment, Riley looked at Lucas in shock. Seeing how generous he was being, the unease in Riley's heart grew stronger. She wanted to object, but seeing how happy Tristan looked, she closed her mouth.

She thought to herself, it's fine, next week is our wedding anniversary.

She could make it up to Lucas then.

Surely she was overthinking things. He was just jealous and sulking. Lucas loved Riley so much.

How could he possibly leave?