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Liam Parker’s surgery took four hours, but it was a success.
I had just checked my social media and learned that George had taken Maya and their daughter on a little getaway.
His caption was particularly nauseating:
An older brother is like a father. With my brother gone, I will shoulder the responsibility of taking care of this family.
He had also sent me two messages.
I’m taking the kid out for a while. You should do some self–reflection.
If you don’t want to accept Yoyo, there are plenty of women who would love to be her stepmother.
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I felt a strange sense of calm, almost nostalgia. To think that a love had harbored for so many years could be extinguished in just a few moments.
I replied with a single word.
Okay.
It took him four hours to send me a voice message.
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Even through the phone, I could imagine his sneering face.
“Here we go again. Anna, you’d better have some backbone this time.”
Oh, I will.
euro there.
Chapter 1
15:03
To make sure there were no complications, I stayed at the hospital with Liam for two days and a night.
When I saw his eyes flutter open, my exhaustion vanished.
I grabbed his hand excitedly. “You’re awake!”
[Oh no, the plot has really gone off the rails.]
[What’s so bad about that? It’s more fun to read when you don’t know what’s going to happen.]
The confusion in Liam’s eyes slowly faded. After the doctors had examined him, they were overjoyed. “Mr. Parker, your recovery is nothing short of a miracle! It’s all thanks to Ms. Kim!”
Liam’s gaze shifted to me, his eyes filled with a flicker of uncertainty.
For as long as they had been on their little trip, I had been by Liam’s side.
A week later, some color finally returned to his face.
had always been a little afraid of Liam. He was three years older than me, and even when we were kids, he never smiled. But now, as scrolled through George and Maya’s cutesy posts, and thought about the metaphorical horns he and I now shared, I felt a sen- se of camaraderie.
1 helped him sit up and brought the medicine to his lips.
“Here, time for your pills.”
He didn’t take them, just looked at me.
“Not chasing after George anymore? A rare sight to see you here with me.”
“George’s busy,” I said casually. “Doesn’t need me around. Open up.”
