Chapter 7

Vivian's POV

Hearing that Dad had an accident, I didn't care about anything else and rushed to the hospital in a panic.

Outside the emergency room, my mom kept pacing back and forth.

Seeing me arrive, she immediately rushed over and grabbed my hand, her lips trembling. "Vivian, something happened to your dad."

I forced myself to calm down and helped Mom sit. "Mom, don't panic. Tell me slowly, what happened?"

It turned out that Sabrina had also gone to our house today.

Sabrina showed Mom and Dad the video from last time, when Ethan sent bodyguards to hold me down and take Grandma's bracelet. She also said many hurtful things.

"You need to see clearly. Ethan treats Vivian like an enemy now."

"With one word from the Hunt family, they could bankrupt you."

Dad was very angry. Not long after Sabrina left, he suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed.

After being rushed to the hospital, the doctor said he had a myocardial infarction and needed surgery immediately, or he wouldn't survive.

But just now, all the cardiac surgeons in the hospital had been called away to treat Mr. Hunt's wife. No one could perform surgery on my dad.

My mom wiped her tears. "They said Mr. Hunt. Who is that? How can they do things this way? They called all the doctors away. What about the other patients?"

"Vivian, think of something to save your dad!"

All the blood in my body froze.

Mr. Hunt. That was Ethan.

He'd called all the good doctors to treat Sabrina.

My hands trembled as I dialed Ethan's number.

The phone rang for a long time. No one answered.

I called again. Still no answer.

The third time, it was hung up directly.

I grabbed a nurse's arm. "Where is Mr. Hunt? Please tell me!"

The nurse was startled by me. "In the VIP section of the inpatient building, the innermost room on the third floor."

I'd just reached the third floor when two bodyguards blocked me.

The bodyguards recognized me, looking conflicted. "Miss Gray, Mr. Hunt said he's not seeing anyone today."

I pleaded with red eyes, "My dad needs emergency surgery. Please let me in!"

The bodyguard shook his head. "Don't waste your effort. Go find another doctor."

I had no other doctors to find, and no time to find them.

I shouted from the stairwell, "Ethan!"

The bodyguard pressed down on my shoulder. "He can't hear you. This room is soundproof."

I broke down. I shouted loudly, "Ethan! My dad is dying! Please! Give me back the doctors!"

"Ethan! Come out! I'm begging you!"

But there was no response from the room.

My phone rang. It was Mom calling.

I answered, and on the other end was Mom's anguished crying. "Vivian, stop looking. Your dad is dead."

Mom and I buried Dad together.

On the day of the funeral, I knelt in front of Dad's grave all day.

It was all my fault. I let the wolf in the door and ultimately harmed Dad.

Mom cried as she pulled me up. "Vivian, don't think like that. It's not your fault."

"Before your dad collapsed, he kept telling me you need to look forward, you're still young."

The two of us cried in front of the grave.

Mom and I went home together.

I sold the house at a low price and came back to pack up our things.

Looking at this house, my eyes reddened again.

When Ethan first came to our house, he didn't dare sit on the couch and always huddled in the corner.

Dad moved a stool to sit beside him and talked to him.

After Ethan slowly got better, he would voluntarily wipe the table and wash dishes.

He always said, "I can never repay the kindness they've shown me in this lifetime."

When the Hunt family took him back, Dad actually didn't agree with us continuing our relationship.

"Ethan, you're the Hunt heir now. You and Vivian aren't from the same world. I don't want Vivian to be wronged in the future."

Ethan knelt before Dad. "Vivian saved my life. In this life, I'll only marry Vivian. I'll only be good to her. I'll never let her suffer even a little."

I thought, if I could choose again, that day I passed the sports equipment room, I wouldn't open that door again.

My phone rang.

"Miss Gray, the new identity has been arranged. The original identity can be deactivated at any time."

Mom came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of pasta. "Vivian, eat a little. Your dad wanted us to look forward. We need to take care of ourselves."

The two of us ate a few bites of pasta and packed up our luggage.

I took Mom to a nearby hotel to stay temporarily, then returned to the home I shared with Ethan myself.

I began packing my own luggage.

Of my own belongings, except for necessities, I threw everything else away.

The jewelry, bags, and clothes Ethan gave me, I left them all behind.

The shirts, ties, and watches I bought for Ethan, I threw them all away.

I also threw away all our photos together.

On the table, I left a simple ring.

That was what Ethan bought me with his first month's part-time job salary. I didn't want it anymore.

During this time, Ethan didn't call once.

Instead, my phone pushed a news notification:

"Mysterious woman hospitalized for pregnancy preservation, Hunt Corporation CEO stays by her side day and night."

I glanced at it and swiped it away.

None of this had anything to do with me anymore.

Finally, I came to the yard.

There was an oak tree there, planted the year we moved in together.

Ethan had said, "When we're old, we can sit in the shade under this tree. It will be a witness to our happy life together."

I never expected it was all an illusion.

Everything should end.

I picked up an axe and chopped down that small tree, strike after strike.

After packing everything, I got in the car without looking back, not sparing the house another glance.

After picking up Mom from the hotel, we headed to the airport.

Staff were already waiting at the airport.

I took the new identity documents from him, pulled out my SIM card in front of him, broke it, and threw it in the trash.

"Tell your boss that Vivian will never see Ethan again. Tell her not to worry."

He nodded.

Mom and I boarded the plane.

Ethan, let's never see each other again in this lifetime.