Chapter 3

Because he was blind, he rolled down the road and nearly died.

When Adrian found out, he was both angry and heartbroken, and hugged me tightly, still shaken.

“Evelyn, you don’t need to do anything for me. As long as you’re by my side, even if I’m in the underworld, I’ll run back to take care of you.”

"Don't worry, I will cherish it with my life."

But now, he throws it away like trash.

I clicked on the last video, and someone asked, still worried:

"But Evelyn is blind. Won't something bad happen if we leave her alone in the hospital?"

"Tch, it's good that something happened. Then Adrian will be completely relieved. What can Evelyn do besides drag others down? Unlike your sister-in-law, she's not only Adrian's capable assistant at the company, but she also gave him a big, healthy son. That's what you call virtuous."

"Adrian, be honest, have you regretted being with Evelyn for the past five years?"

Adrian paused:

“Evelyn was my girlfriend at the time, and I have never regretted taking care of her.”

Hearing this touched me.

Chloe's expression changed, and she smiled knowingly.

"Yes, she did save Adrian's life after all, so Adrian should be responsible for her for the rest of his life."

But Adrian's face instantly turned cold, and he let out a sneer:

"I've worked so hard at Bayview to get to where I am today so that she can have a good life. Isn't that enough?"

“I should take care of her, but sometimes I wish she hadn’t saved me that day, or maybe… I wouldn’t have to be so tired, having to consider her feelings all the time.”

Chloe leaned against him, looking weak and pitiful.

"Adrian, you don't need to worry about me. It's okay if I suffer a little grievance."

"I'd be content with just one wedding. At least outsiders won't say our child is illegitimate. As for getting a marriage certificate, I don't even dare to hope for that."

Adrian hugged her tenderly, as if he had made a decision.

"It's just a marriage certificate, right? Here you go."

"What about Evelyn..."

"I'll just get a fake certificate to fool her another day. She won't see it and won't notice."

I couldn't hear what they said after that.

He clutched his chest and curled up on the hospital bed, where it felt like there was a hole, letting in a cold draft.

Adrian's comment was probably meant to say, "I could have just been killed by the billboard, and then none of this would have happened."

The phone rang, and my brother's long-lost voice came from the other end:

"Evelyn, your eyes are finally better? I'm so happy to see your message. I thought you were still angry, so I didn't dare to attend the wedding."

"Are you happy being a bride? Is Adrian good to you?"

Hearing my brother's words of concern, I could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

“Brother, he married someone else and had a child. He’s hoping I won’t die soon.”

"I don't want to be with him anymore, I want to go home."

When I was thirteen, my mother passed away due to illness.

The women and children from the father's other wives were eager to make their move.

To protect me from the power struggles within the family, my brother secretly sent me from Kingsport to Bayview to study.

I was too young then, and I thought he thought I was a burden and didn't want me anymore.

Out of resentment, he never revealed his identity to outsiders.

Later, my father also passed away, and my brother became the new head of the family. He was busy purging the influence of those other branches of the family and had no time for me.

I met Adrian in college, and he made me feel cared for and appreciated, so I fell head over heels for him.

Because I was injured while saving him, my brother absolutely refused to let me be with him, which led to a fierce argument between us.

I never went back to Kingsport.

But my brother was still worried that I wasn't doing well.