Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 4

Leonard still did not come back home that night. He was accompanying Lily. The company group chat was buzzing with gossip and discussions about the two of them. "Mr. Harmon is being way too cautious, isn't he? It's just a small wound, but he just had to take her to the hospital."

"It's his precious darling, alright? Mr. Harmon was worried sick."

"Did Eva come to the office today just to catch the mistress?"

"I heard that Mrs. Harmon was only asking for 100 thousand dollars. That's so pitiful of her. I checked and found out that Lily's necklace costs 190 thousand dollars."

I quietly closed the app. A mocking smile appeared on my face. How laughable it was for people to pity the president's wife.

After being woken up by the noise, I could not fall back asleep. I then started packing my things. This was not my first time being hospitalized for surgery, so I gathered my personal items with ease.

Everything that was used at home was top quality. Leonard was particular about his lifestyle. The bed sheets, pillowcases, and even the tissues were the most expensive brands.

I did not hold back as I stuffed all of them into my suitcase. Hospital items were ridiculously expensive, and I could not afford to waste a single cent.

Although I now had 100 thousand dollars, what if something unexpected happened during surgery? I might have to use the money for any potential or urgent situations at the hospitals, so I thought it was better to be prepared.

There were only a few pieces of jewelry that I could wear anytime. Standing in front of the jewelry cabinet, I gave up when I saw the electronic lock. If I smashed the cabinet now, I might even lose my chance to have the surgery.

In the end, I only found a pair of gold earrings and a pitifully small diamond ring in my little box. Leonard said that this was the engagement ring he had prepared back then.

have much money at that time. It must have taken him a long while to save up to

finger, I felt a little sentimental. The value of this diamond ring would depreciate as soon as it

would not be worth much if sold, especially given how crudely it was made. But

everything, I was just planning where to hire an affordable but good caregiver when

excitedly. "I've already spoken with the inpatient

pay 3,000 dollars as a deposit first. I've reserved a double room for you, so you

so he had thought of every way to help me save some money. I thanked him while dragging my suitcase out

sensing I was leaving, I heard Buddy whimpering from the neighbor's house. The moment the neighbor opened her door, Buddy ran over immediately.

back tears, I hugged his head. "Be good and listen to Ms. Agatha. Mommy will be back soon,

had to stay well even if I could not make

if she wanted to say something. "Wait." Then, she went back into her house and returned with a lucky

the other day and got this for you. Stay safe and well,

a misspelled character, I nodded with a smile. Agatha was

charm, I turned and entered the elevator. If I asked for a little less luck, could I perhaps have a longer life even just

procedures quickly. Thinking about tomorrow's surgery, I felt more at ease as I lay on

at the school gate after he finished work every day. He would buy

that those egg tarts tasted horrible and were full of artificial flavoring. But they were really cheap

eating the egg tarts with satisfaction, Leonard would smile

I answered the phone instinctively. "Leonard, I want the blueberry-flavored egg tarts today. Make

for a moment. He then said gently,