"At the very least," Aurora said through gritted teeth, "I won't kill myself. I'm not depraved, I just care too much about you. How can trying to save someone else be an act of depravity?"

"You're right," Theodore said sarcastically. "I was wrong. You're not depraved. You're being cheap."

Aurora looked as though she was struck by lightning. "What...what did you say?"

She didn't expect Theodore to say something so harsh.

"Was I wrong to say that?" Every word of his was sharp and incisive, piercing through Aurora's heart. "Crying over a man who doesn't love you, even asking him to yell at you and hit you. You're even harboring hopes of saving me? Are you even fit to do so? Do you think of yourself as a savior? Just look at yourself, getting moved to tears by yourself."

He deliberately insulted her in an attempt to wake her up from her dream and tell her clearly that he would never fall for her.

She was merely wasting her time on him, and she would only end up in pain. He would never give her a sliver of hope or even a happy ending.

Theodore never intended to toy with her feelings.

Aurora couldn't stop the tears from falling. "You're right, I am cheap! I..."

Excruciating pain spread from her chest; the next moment, she started getting breathless. She clutched her chest and took in many deep breaths as her body started crumpling to the floor.

Shock registered on Theodore's face. He dragged his weak body out of the bed, and helped her up. He turned around and shouted, "Doctor!"

opened her eyes slowly and saw

mobile IV drip next to him, and he was still hooked up

blinked. "Mr. Spencer, how

exhausted. "I'm

sat up on the bed and leaned against the headboard, looking at

sigh. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said

been too harsh with his words earlier. Aurora had become so agitated, it triggered her heart ailment

him, but what he did put her life in danger. He was now put in a difficult

someone does cheapen you sometimes. Mr Spencer, isn't that the same for

would be bothered to think so much when one was in love? It didn't matter whether one was cheap or

one's heart fully taken

to extricate himself from it. He would, in

'cheap', there was bound to be no other way. Anyone

might make one cheapen oneself, especially in loving someone who didn't

experience pain, happiness,

down, and remained silent for a

not meet each other from

"Okay."

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