Chapter 4

"Drink some warm water," Zach said. "Wendy hasn't woken up yet, and I can't leave her side. Rena, be good. I'm exhausted. Stop making a fuss, alright?"

With that, he ended the call.

Upon hearing the dull beep of the disconnected line, Serena felt her eyes burn with unshed tears.

Years ago, when she had gastric perforation, Zach had held her in his arms and cried for a long time after she woke up from surgery.

She still remembered how he had knelt beside her hospital bed-a man so tall yet curled up like a lost, helpless dog. He had buried his face in her neck, his voice hoarse with anguish.

"Rena, it hurts. Every second you were in that operating room, I felt like I was being torn apart. Do you know? You are my life."

That same man, who once treated her as his whole world, now dismissed her pain as nothing more than a childish tantrum.

When disappointment turned into despair, there was nothing left to feel. Clenching her teeth, she endured the agony long enough to dial 911.

By the time she was taken out of the ambulance, the pain had nearly made her lose consciousness. Through the haze, she heard a familiar voice.

"Wendy, are you cold? Hold onto my neck."

She struggled to turn her head.

Through the gaps between the bustling medical staff, she caught sight of Zach. Dressed in a black dress shirt, he strode forward quickly, his tall frame exuding urgency.

Wendy was wrapped in a gray blanket, her delicate hands clinging to his neck as she nestled against his chin. She whispered something, and he lowered his head with a soft, affectionate smile.

The hospital corridor was chaotic, but in his eyes, there was only Wendy.

Serena watched as he shielded her, carefully helping her into a car.

She watched as the familiar Cayenne sped away.

Lying on the cold examination table, Serena shivered. Her sweat-soaked clothes clung to her, sending chills deep into her bones.

She numbly went through the treatment.

nasogastric tube was inserted down her throat. The discomfort made her retch

into a temporary hospital room and hooked up to an IV, it

while chatting with another nurse. "Do you know who that couple in the

but that guy was really handsome," the other

That's Zach Foster, CEO of Foster

that woman's face and hands, doting on

right one. Dr. Sutton was even called to the VIP suite. That woman had

was wearing pajamas. Must be

pulled the blanket tighter around herself, but she couldn't stop

you

"He's busy. He doesn't have

She simply closed the door and left. From the hallway, a

no one cares. The other? An asthma attack and the whole hospital's top specialists

slowly closed

night, she slept

streaming through

with

to Ms. Jansen's disinfectant spray, Zach's bed is so big,

eat more. Zach likes it when he holds me and

I'd be the first one to sleep in

He searched for the recipe himself. How

the very bottom was a

the floor, tangled with a wrinkled pair

hated pink. She had never bought anything

the hospital last night,

How... passionate.

She swallowed her nausea and saved

stomach felt empty and acidic, but at least the pain had dulled. However, when she got out of bed, her legs were still

herself against the wall, she walked to the nurse's station and insisted on being discharged. She didn't have

into a cab, her phone

out of the hotel now. I sent Morton

commanding tone. It was as if no matter what had happened, she

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