Whispers of a Broken Heart

The waves crashed against the cliffs of Nova Scotia with an almost musical rhythm, but Aria Morgan knew better. After three years of studying marine biology at the remote Blackrock Research Station, she had learned to distinguish between natural ocean sounds and something more... peculiar. Tonight, there was definitely something different in the water's song.

Standing on the observation deck of the research facility, her long dark hair whipping in the salty breeze, Aria focused her night vision binoculars on the churning waters below. The full moon cast an ethereal glow across the surface, making it easier to spot any unusual movement. That's when she saw it - a flash of iridescent scales, much too large to be any known fish species.

"You're out here late again," a deep voice spoke behind her. Dr. Nathaniel Cross, the facility's new head of cryptozoology, stood in the doorway. His presence had been causing quite a stir among the female staff since his arrival last month, with his storm-gray eyes and the mysterious scar that ran from his left temple to his jaw. But Aria had noticed something else about him - the way he always seemed to appear whenever the strange occurrences happened.

"There's something out there, Dr. Cross," Aria said, not taking her eyes off the water. "Something big."

"Please, call me Nate," he said, moving to stand beside her. His proximity sent an involuntary shiver down her spine that had nothing to do with the cold. "And I know. That's why I'm here."

Before Aria could question what he meant, a haunting melody drifted up from the waters below. It wasn't quite singing - more like an otherworldly humming that seemed to resonate in her very bones. To her surprise, she found herself taking an unconscious step toward the railing, drawn by the sound.

Nate's hand shot out, gripping her arm. "Don't listen too closely," he warned, his voice tight with concern. "They're hunting tonight."

"They?" Aria tried to shake off the melody's lingering effect. "Who are 'they'?"

Just then, a figure emerged from the waves - a woman with silvery skin and long, phosphorescent hair. Her eyes glowed with an unnatural blue light, and when she opened her mouth to continue her song, Aria saw rows of sharp, pearl-like teeth. The creature's beauty was both terrifying and mesmerizing.

"Sirens," Nate whispered, his grip on Aria's arm tightening. "Real ones. Not the sanitized versions from your fairy tales."

The siren's gaze locked onto them, and her song changed, becoming more focused, more enticing. Aria felt Nate tense beside her, and when she looked at him, she was shocked to see his eyes had taken on a silvery sheen, reflecting the moonlight like a cat's.

"We need to get inside," he said through gritted teeth, though he seemed to be fighting the urge to move closer to the railing himself. "Now."

But as they turned to leave, Aria caught sight of something in the water that made her blood run cold. Dozens of glowing eyes had appeared beneath the waves, and more figures were rising to the surface. Their songs began to intertwine, creating a symphony of supernatural beauty and terror.

"Dr. Cross... Nate," Aria's voice trembled slightly. "What's really going on at this facility?"

He finally turned to look at her fully, and in the moonlight, she could see that his scar was glowing with a faint blue light. "It's not just a research station, Aria. It's a containment facility. We monitor and protect humanity from ancient creatures that most people think are myths. And right now," he glanced back at the water where more sirens were emerging, "something has disturbed them. Something that hasn't happened in over a hundred years."

"What?" Aria asked, though part of her feared the answer.

"They're looking for their lost queen," Nate's voice was grim. "And for some reason, they think she's here."

A particularly powerful wave crashed against the cliffs, sending spray high enough to reach the observation deck. As the droplets hit Aria's skin, she felt a strange tingling sensation, and for just a moment, her reflection in the window showed her eyes glowing with the same ethereal blue light as the creatures below.

Nate saw it too. His expression shifted from concern to something more complex - fear, fascination, and what looked almost like recognition. "We need to talk," he said quietly. "About your mother. About why you were really assigned to this facility. And about why you've always felt so drawn to the sea."

The siren's song grew louder, more insistent, and Aria felt something stir within her - ancient memories that couldn't possibly be her own, yet somehow were. As she followed Nate inside, one thought kept repeating in her mind: her life as she knew it was about to change forever, and there would be no going back to the simple world of marine biology and research papers.

Behind them, the sirens continued their haunting chorus, their songs now carrying a note of triumph. They had found what they were looking for.

The facility's underground laboratory was a maze of steel and glass, illuminated by harsh fluorescent lights that made everything look clinical and cold. Aria followed Nate through a series of security checkpoints, each requiring increasingly complex biometric scans. Her mind was still reeling from the events on the observation deck, the sirens' song echoing in her memory.

        "How long have you known?" she finally asked as they entered what appeared to be his private office. Unlike the sterile corridors outside, this room was filled with artifacts that looked ancient - shells with strange markings, crystals that seemed to pulse with their own inner light, and walls covered in charts mapping underwater ley lines.

        Nate moved to a heavily secured cabinet, his fingers dancing across a complex lock. "Since the moment you arrived at Blackrock. Your bio-readings were... unique." He pulled out a thick file with her name on it. "But your mother knew long before that."

        "My mother?" Aria's voice cracked. "She died when I was three. All I have are some photos and my father's stories about her love for the ocean."

        "Your mother didn't die, Aria." Nate's voice was gentle but firm as he placed an old photograph on his desk. "She returned."

        The photograph showed a woman standing on these very cliffs, her wild dark hair streaming in the wind. She looked exactly like Aria, except for her eyes - they held that same otherworldly blue glow Aria had seen in her own reflection moments ago.

        "That's impossible," Aria whispered, but even as she spoke, memories began to surface - the way she could hold her breath for impossibly long periods, her uncanny ability to predict storms, the strange songs that sometimes filled her dreams.

        Suddenly, the lights flickered, and a low vibration ran through the building. Nate's expression turned serious. "They're testing the barriers," he said, moving to a bank of monitors showing underwater footage. Multiple figures darted past the cameras, their movements too quick and graceful to be human.

        "What barriers?" Aria asked, joining him at the monitors.

        "Electromagnetic fields designed to keep them at bay. But with their queen so close..." He glanced at her meaningfully. "They're stronger than usual."

        "I am not their queen," Aria said firmly, though something deep inside her stirred at the words.

        "No, but you're her daughter. The first successful hybrid in centuries." Nate pulled up more files on his computer. "Your mother was their queen, and when she fell in love with your father, it created a diplomatic crisis. A siren queen choosing a human was unprecedented."

        The vibrations grew stronger, and somewhere in the facility, an alarm began to sound. On the monitors, the sirens' movements became more coordinated, more purposeful.

        "They're not just testing anymore," Nate muttered. He grabbed what looked like an ancient trident from a wall display. "They're breaking through."

        Aria's head suddenly filled with voices - not speaking English, but a fluid, musical language she somehow understood. They were calling to her, telling her to come home, to take her rightful place.

        "Make it stop," she gasped, pressing her hands to her temples.

        Nate reached for her, but stopped short when he saw her eyes - they were glowing brighter now, and her skin had taken on a slight iridescent sheen. "Fight it, Aria. You're not just one of them. You're both human and siren. That's what makes you special."

        The facility shook more violently, and the lights went out completely. In the darkness, Nate's eyes glowed silver again, and Aria could finally ask the question that had been nagging at her.

        "What are you?" she whispered. "You're not entirely human either, are you?"

        Before he could answer, the reinforced windows of his office exploded inward in a shower of glass and seawater. In the opening hovered three sirens, their beauty terrible and magnificent. The one in the center spoke, her voice carrying both authority and disdain.

        "Step away from the princess, Guardian. She belongs with her people."

        Nate raised the trident, which began to glow with an electric blue light. "She belongs where she chooses to belong."

        As seawater swirled around them, Aria felt power surge through her body - raw, ancient, and demanding to be released. She had a choice to make, but first, she needed answers.

        "Tell me everything," she said, her voice carrying a new note of command that surprised even her. "About my mother, about what you are," she looked at Nate, "and about why I'm really here."

        The siren queen smiled, showing those pearl-like teeth. "Oh, little princess. You're here because a war is coming. And you," her glow intensified, "are the key to everything."

The seawater swirling around Aria's feet felt alive, responding to her emotions like an extension of her body. The three sirens remained suspended in the shattered window frame, their ethereal forms casting an otherworldly glow throughout Nate's flooded office. The lead siren - who had introduced herself as Cordelia, First General of the Deep Realm - watched her with ancient eyes that held both wisdom and cunning.

        "Your mother's choice started this war," Cordelia said, her voice carrying the rhythm of waves. "When she chose your father, she didn't just abandon her throne - she disrupted a balance that had existed for millennia. The Deep Realm has been without a true queen for twenty years, and the dark ones grow bolder each day."

        "The dark ones?" Aria asked, acutely aware of Nate's tension beside her, his grip tightening on the glowing trident.

        "The Abyssal Court," Nate answered grimly. "Think of them as your people's darker cousins. While the sirens of the Deep Realm protect the oceans, the Abyssal Court seeks to corrupt them. Without a queen's power to maintain the barriers..."

        "They're breaking free," Cordelia finished. "Even now, they gather in the deep trenches, preparing for war. Only a queen's song can reinforce the ancient seals."

        Aria felt the weight of their expectations pressing down on her like the ocean itself. "And you think I can do this? I don't even know how to control whatever... this is." She gestured to her still-glowing skin.

        "That's why I'm here," a new voice spoke from the doorway. Aria turned to see a woman she'd only known from photographs - her mother. Nerissa, former queen of the Deep Realm, stood in the threshold, looking exactly as she had twenty years ago. Her presence made the very air vibrate with power.

        "Mom?" Aria whispered, emotions warring inside her.

        Nerissa's eyes - the same otherworldly blue as Aria's now were - filled with tears. "My daughter. My beautiful, brave daughter. I'm so sorry I had to leave you, but it was the only way to keep you safe while your powers matured."

        "Safe from what?" Aria demanded, anger suddenly surging through her. The water around her feet began to churn in response.

        "From those who would use you," Nate interjected, his voice carrying an edge of bitterness. "The Guardians weren't always noble protectors, Aria. Some believed that controlling a hybrid princess would give them power over both realms."

        "Like your father did?" Nerissa's voice turned cold as she addressed Nate. "Is that why you're so close to my daughter? Following in Marcus Cross's footsteps?"

        The tension in the room sparked like electricity. Nate's silver eyes flashed dangerously. "I am not my father."

        "Enough!" Aria's voice carried a new power, making everyone in the room freeze. The water around her feet rose in spiraling columns, responding to her command. "I want the truth. All of it. No more cryptic warnings or half-answers."

        Suddenly, the facility's emergency sirens blared to life. On Nate's monitors, dark shapes appeared in the deeper waters - humanoid figures with shark-like features and glowing red eyes.

        "The Abyssal Court," Cordelia hissed. "They've found us."

        "They found her," Nerissa corrected, moving to Aria's side. "They can sense your awakening power, daughter. We're out of time."

        The facility shuddered as something massive struck it from below. Through the broken window, Aria could see dark forms rising from the depths, their movements predatory and purposeful. The water around her feet turned ice-cold.

        "You have to choose now," Nate said urgently. "But know this - whatever you decide, I'll stand with you." His eyes met hers, and in them she saw not just duty or ambition, but something deeper, something personal.

        "As touching as that is, Guardian," Cordelia interrupted, "she needs to come with us. Only in the Deep Realm can she learn to control her powers in time."

        Another impact rocked the facility. In the distance, Aria could hear screams - the research staff, she realized with horror. They were unprotected, unaware of what was really happening.

        "I won't let innocent people die," Aria declared, feeling strength flow through her. "Mom, Cordelia - help me protect the facility. Nate..." she turned to him, "teach me how to fight."

        "Always choosing both worlds," Nerissa murmured, a mix of pride and worry in her voice. "Just like your mother."

        As the Abyssal Court's forces surrounded the facility, Aria felt something click into place inside her. She was neither fully human nor fully siren, neither wholly of land nor of sea. But perhaps that's exactly what both worlds needed.

        "Well then," she said, as power coursed through her veins and the song of the sea filled her mind, "let's show these dark ones what a hybrid princess can do."

        The water around her erupted upward, turning into a swirling shield of liquid crystal, just as the first of the dark figures burst through the facility's lower levels. The war for two worlds was about to begin, and Aria stood at its center, with a Guardian at her side and the power of two realms flowing through her blood.

The next few minutes dissolved into chaos. The Abyssal Court's warriors crashed through the facility's lower levels like a dark tide, their shark-like features twisted into snarls of hunger and hatred. Aria's crystalline water shield held against the first wave, but she could feel their darkness pressing against her power, trying to corrupt it.

        "Channel your emotions through the water," Nerissa instructed, her own powers creating whirlpools that trapped several attackers. "The sea responds to authentic feeling, not just will."

        Nate moved with inhuman grace, the trident in his hands leaving trails of electric blue energy as he fought. "We need to evacuate the research staff," he called out between strikes. "They're gathering near the main lab."

        Aria closed her eyes for a moment, and suddenly she could feel every drop of water in the facility - in the pipes, in the air, in human bodies. The awareness was overwhelming. "I can feel them," she gasped. "Everyone. Everything."

        "That's your queen's sense awakening," Cordelia explained, her own song turning violent as she fought. "You're connecting to your realm."

        An explosion rocked the lower level, and through her new awareness, Aria felt something massive entering the facility. The temperature of the water dropped dramatically, and even the sirens looked concerned.

        "Thalassos," Nerissa whispered, fear evident in her voice. "The Abyssal Prince himself."

        Through the broken floor emerged a figure that seemed made of living darkness. Unlike his warriors, Prince Thalassos appeared almost human, devastatingly beautiful in a cruel way. His eyes were the color of the deepest ocean trenches, and when he smiled, his teeth gleamed like black pearls.

        "The little princess awakens," his voice was like the crushing depths given sound. "How convenient. I was afraid I'd have to wait longer to claim my bride."

        "Bride?" Aria and Nate spoke simultaneously, his voice sharp with anger, hers with shock.

        "Did they not tell you?" Thalassos moved closer, his presence making the water around him turn black. "The only way to truly end the war between our courts is through union. Your mother refused me twenty years ago. But you..." his dark eyes roamed over her face, "you're even more powerful than she was."

        Nate stepped between them, the trident glowing brighter. "She's not a prize to be claimed, Thalassos."

        The Abyssal Prince's laugh was like ice cracking. "Ah, the Guardian speaks. Tell me, son of Marcus Cross, does your protection come from duty... or jealousy?"

        Before anyone could respond, a scream echoed from the main lab. Through her water sense, Aria felt the research staff's terror as more Abyssal warriors surrounded them.

        "Choose quickly, princess," Thalassos said smoothly. "Surrender to me, and I'll spare them all. Refuse, and watch your human friends feed my warriors."

        Aria felt rage build inside her - pure, hot, and powerful. The water around her began to glow, not with her mother's blue light or Thalassos's darkness, but with a brilliant purple that seemed to combine both aspects of her nature.

        "You want an answer?" Her voice carried the crash of waves and the strength of tidepools. "Here it is."

        She thrust her hands forward, and every drop of water in the facility responded. It rose from pipes, condensed from air, pulled from the sea itself. But instead of attacking, it began to sing - a new song, neither fully siren nor fully human, but something entirely unique.

        The Abyssal warriors closest to her began to writhe, their corrupted forms starting to purify under her hybrid power. Thalassos's eyes widened in genuine surprise, then narrowed in fury.

        "Impossible," he snarled. "No one can purify the Abyssal taint!"

        "She's not no one," Nate said, pride evident in his voice. "She's both of your worlds, and neither. And that makes her stronger than either."

        Aria's song grew stronger, and she felt Nate's energy joining with hers, the Guardian's power amplifying her own. Her mother and Cordelia added their voices, creating a harmony that made the very foundations of the facility vibrate.

        But Thalassos wasn't finished. With a roar of rage, he released his own power - a wave of such absolute darkness that it threatened to swallow all light. "If I cannot have you," he growled, "then no one will!"

        The two forces met in a spectacular clash of energy. In that moment, as purple light battled primordial darkness, Aria felt something else stirring in the depths beneath the facility - something ancient and powerful, awakened by their battle.

        "The Leviathan," Nerissa breathed. "The battle... it's waking the ancient ones."

        As if in response, a deep rumble shook the entire ocean floor, and everyone - siren, human, and Abyssal alike - froze in sudden, instinctive fear.

        In the brief silence, Aria heard Nate whisper, "Whatever happens next, Aria, know that I-"

        But his words were cut off as the floor beneath them cracked open, and the true power of the deep made its presence known. The war between courts had awakened something far older and more dangerous than any of them had imagined.

        And deep in her soul, Aria knew - this was only the beginning.

Chapter 1

Sophia Collins was busy in the kitchen, overjoyed that James Bradford, who had been away on business for a week, was finally coming home. The man with the finicky tastes must have lost a few pounds after being away from home for so long.
She was so busy that she didn't even bother to take care of her cut finger. Looking at the dish that she secretly practiced for a long time, imagining his surprise when he ate it, the happiness in her eyes is going to overflow......
The door was pushed open, looking at the man who walked towards her, her eyes lit up.
"'Jamfess~" Sop!hói&a tcXallLeid RoJutx,, gxrpeeltjingx h(i(mm )witshS a bh(ajpCpkyP Pfacxe.
"Sophia, Hannah needs spare blood for her surgery, I'll go get it ready."
The footsteps that ran towards him, were pulled back alive. She looked at the grave man in front of her, her happy smile froze inch by inch, and her blank brain took a long time to react.
He said ......Hannah?When did she come back!
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So, he wasn't traveling that week, but he was with Hannah.
Instantly, her heart felt like it had been ripped open, and cold air poured in. She swayed unsteadily, and the blood that had coalesced into a ball at her fingertips abruptly crashed to the ground.
Splat...
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James' eyes flickered.
"So, you've been with Hannah all week?" She asked in a soft, trembling voice.
James frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his deep eyes: this was no time to be concerned about that.
DiCd.n'tu shée zhBe.acr th_altt Hann$ah nSeeded syuCrgerJyó?
"If Hannah didn't have a special blood type, and your blood type happened to be the same, I wouldn't have come back at all?" She held back the tremor in her voice and looked at him with red eyes.
James frowned, dissatisfied with her lack of priorities, "Hannah's situation is a bit urgent ......"
"Whether her surgery is urgent or not, what does it have to do with me!!!" Sophia's tone suddenly fierce.
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He had long been used to her tenderness, but when he saw that she was suddenly so fierce and sharp, James' face sank slightly, his voice tinted with a hint of coolness, "I'm not discussing with you."
Heh ......
"Discuss?"
HCeO uca(mye bXackN ua&nd abskkweQds IheZr tYo rgZetB r,eadyf,N ranGd iBt was_ haj disrcus.sfiXonL?
How can he be so cruel, after betraying her, but also justified to ask her to use her own blood, to save ...... that woman!
"I do not agree!" The humiliation of being betrayed, made her unable to control her emotions.
Looking at Sophia, who suddenly became harsh and cold, the tenderness in James' eyes faded away, leaving only indifference.
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"So what will it take for you to help her?" James asked, holding back his anger. "I'm not going to ask you to be selfless, so if you have any conditions, you can just ask."
Sophia's body shifted precipitously.
Aren't they husband and wife?
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She laughed bitterly and inclined her head to look at the indifferent man.
"On what terms?"
For Hannah, he didn't even add preconditions?
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James's brows knit tighter, his gaze on her almost frosty.
It was really cold.
"Yeah!" Sophia took a deep breath and stood up straight. "Then let's publicize their relationship!"
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James was incredulous, "What?!"
At this point, she's still thinking about this?
"You told everyone about our marriage, and admitted that I was ......"
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Hannah again!
The momentum she'd just built up was crushed in an instant, her heart convulsed, and she couldn't breathe through the pain.
"But that's what I want."
"II és^a*idm Hnhoó!N" J_aXmges& waés Oa$lrxeahdMyu OangwrHy.J
"Then you don't want me to give her a blood transfusion either!!!" Stung by his repeated refusals, she snarled, red-eyed as she locked eyes with him. "I thought you said she was in a hurry? Then I can take my time and think about it, just keep her ...... waiting."
James coldly glared at her, the bottom of the eyes anger surging, the cold breath emanating from his body, almost freezing the air.
The atmosphere is oppressive and suffocating, until his cell phone rings. Looking at the caller, he picked it up, and then quickly turned around.
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Boom!
Sophia was shaken by the sound of the slamming door, and she braced herself against the stovetop to stabilize her body. Her leg hit the saucepan, and she winced in pain.
Tears, instantly wet the bottom of her eyes.
"hMisNsÉ,V ahrBe ÉyDoJu ayljrzi.ghRt?"é
The maid heard the voice and looked at her worriedly, Sophia had always been gentle, working in Bradford Mansion for several years, she had never seen her lose control like this.
Sophia shook her head weakly, looking at the person with red eyes through the glass reflection. Was that her? How could a name bring her to such a state?
Because ...... that is Hannah ah, is James on the heart of the woman.
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Sophia stared blankly for a long time, until she watched the heat of the meal she had been working on all afternoon gradually dissipate, and then dumped the dishes, and then little by little, the kitchen was restored to its original form, as if she had never been happy to be busy for him.
It was getting late, she walked up the stairs, looking at this suddenly lifeless home. Tomorrow, the house would be terribly quiet, as if it had been the same as it had been at the beginning of the marriage.
She was afraid of the silence and turned the TV up so loud that the maid couldn't turn it off in time when James' name appeared on the news.
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If it was her, would he have been that anxious?
She remembered the time she was involved in a major traffic accident. The person who died in the accident was less than half a meter away from her, and she was lying in a pool of blood, but she couldn't get through to him on .......
Would he have been as anxious if the call had gone through? Not still will return a sentence: this has nothing to do with me!
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They had obviously made up, why did they return to the cold spot overnight?
Because Hannah came back?
......
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It was only when she mechanically hung up her matching clothes that she suddenly remembered today's argument.
Tears instantly welled up ......
For two years, she did this kind of thing month after month, she took care of him in every possible way, it was clear that he only came back a couple of times a week, it was clear that he never gave a damn about anything she did, but she still insisted on it ......
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But ...... no use.
In front of Hannah, all her efforts are worthless.
Her heart suddenly ached so badly, she bent over in pain, and eventually cried out in pain ......
......
James came back in the early hours of the morning, he habitually glanced at the couch, and then hurried up the stairs ......
Sophia Collins was busy in the kitchen, full of joy, because James Bradford, who had been traveling for a week, was finally back.
That man with his expensive tastes must have lost a lot of weight after being away from home for so long.
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The door was pushed open, looking at the man who walked towards her in a hurry, her eyes lit up.
"James~" Sophia called out and greeted him with a happy face.
"Sophia, Hannah needs leg surgery and an emergency blood transfusion, I need to get ready."
Rdun*niInlg tWoKwaXrds higmw,) wsRheh watsx pumllIe(dr bacJk* alivRe.
Looking at the grave man in front of him, the happy smile froze inch by inch, and it took a long time for the blank brain to react.
He said ......Hannah?
When did she come back!
S^opYhiaó'ésD hJeaCrt^ DsOanék!, SsRudduenTlyK (rKeaOlxiziOngU KwhFyD hpe hZafds sUugdRdtenly) PbecWomOeN i"bwuYsy"z.
So he hadn't been traveling at all that week, but had been with Hannah.
Instantly, her heart felt like it had been ripped open, and cold air poured in. She swayed unsteadily, and the blood that had coalesced into a ball at her fingertips abruptly crashed to the ground.
Splat...
FaélóliGnGg onJ thie klQighGtB-ccYolorezdh vcl*othes, &sTwriArlinn^gg Kat pieócse.
James' eyes flickered.
"So, you were with Hannah that week?" She shuddered.
The concern that wanted to be voiced was blocked by her words.
JFaqmes_ ófGroywmneKd,L Ras &hiRnrt* orf di,sprl(ekasAurveZ jflicFkgeirdinOg_ iYn theM d^egpstMhsI BoNf Bhiss IeyemsX: now ^wcas wnot thde $time Rtmo Qbei concbeZrLnNefd_?
Hadn't she heard that Hannah needed leg surgery?
"If Hannah didn't have a special blood type, and they just happened to have the same blood type, wouldn't I have come back at all?" She fought back the tremor in her voice and looked at him with red eyes.
James frowned, dissatisfied with her lack of priorities, "Hannah's situation is a bit urgent ......"
"ÉWBhneFtheXr hexr XsaurfgZery !iQs urgZelntt ory ngot,U éwWhat ddoles izt hgavveL tZo do NwcithB Dme!h!!"' *SophWida'hsg t,oMn.e, bsuwdSdeSnlByF ufliéergc(e.n
Those days, he had been with Hannah?
While she was foolishly thinking about him, not even caring about the pain for him, he was actually in love with Hannah!
He had long been used to her gentleness, and when he saw her suddenly being so fierce and sharp, James' face sank slightly, and his voice was tinted with a bit of coolness, "I'm not discussing this with you."
HMehW é.I.H.....
"Discuss?"
He came back and asked me to prepare, what kind of discussion?
How can he be so cruel, after betraying her, but also justified to ask her to use her own blood, to save ...... that woman!
"I Ad^on't _agrebed!" Thbe^ hWumimli^atiojn ovfZ NbeinGgv Jbeptlróayed,P let Qher pcsonFtrolD Bh_erU eUmoXtiqonsS.
Looking at Sophia, who suddenly became harsh and cold, the tenderness in James' eyes faded away, leaving only indifference.
She is hostile to Hannah, he has long known, just never thought, even "help" such a thing, she will ignore.
"So what will it take for you to help her?" James asked, holding back his anger. "I'm not going to ask you to be selfless, so if you have any conditions, you can just ask."
ShoKpshiPa&'sP bWocdSyg sh(iftead (ab(r'upstlyI.R
They were married, weren't they?
Why did he put her against the two of them and bribe her with "conditions"? Why, when it came to Hannah, did he always see her as "insatiable"?
She laughed bitterly, tilting her head to look at the indifferent man.
"Onx wwhatW ,tepr*msb?P")
Just because it's Hannah, he doesn't even add preconditions?
"Anything."
James's brows knit tighter, his gaze on her almost frosty.
IVt wMa.s* greall&y NcbolBd.
"Yeah!" Sophia took a deep breath and stood up straight. "Then let's publicize our relationship!"
After two years of secretive marriage, she'd had enough of that hidden relationship.
James was a little incredulous, "What?!"
AtS thtayt poQiRnAt,L csGhVef waPs apctua'lly, Tt_h*inkXing ZaZbqoruqtl Qt_hat?Q
"I demand that you announce our marriage, that you recognize me as ......"
"No way." He flatly refused, "Hannah can't be stimulated right now."
Hannah again!
Thwe jmomsentu*m sheI'dZ jfusKt bnugilt Yupp wais cruLshTe*dc cijnm BaTny Ciznstanst,j fhMerP rheacrWt Jcvoinv&ulsfed,ó aéndO ysIh,eY 'coulydfnS'ty Cb,reatch.eR foarV tXhep pain.
"But that's all I want."
"I said no!" James was already angry.
"Then I won't agree to a blood transfusion for her!!!" Stung by his repeated refusals, she snarled, reddening her eyes to meet his. "I thought you said his surgery was urgent? Then I can take my time to consider it, just to see ...... if she can afford to wait."
JIamLes ,col^dBlyK gl^aVredq at rheOr, thHeq b)oItYtoÉm ohfi thYeW e.yeLs Uorfi afngUehr qsukrgingI, Btlhheé WcWolMdg brreath he&mNaPnatingt lf_romq rtIhey pbzodyw, allmoést $t.hge caKir are lfaroOzFené.U
The atmosphere is oppressive and suffocating, until his cell phone rings.
Looking at the caller, he picked up, and then quickly turned around.
The pressure around her disappeared, and Sophia's body was a bit disoriented.
LoOoskuinUg at^ thet Omanm'sÉ baxck Rars, h!e .hjuMrdrriYeÉdl&yf *lefty, he&r DhfeKa^rtc acQhedw.k
Who else could have made him so anxious if not Hannah?
Boom!
Sophia shuddered at the sound of the slamming door and braced herself against the stove.
HGer leg htitv !th^e XsiaAucepanS,& sand sXhse. aw_iTnTcRed Vi*np pXain.P
Tears, instantly wet the bottom of her eyes.
"Miss, are you okay?"
The maid heard the sound and came out, looking at her worriedly.
S)o&pÉhia nhars alLwayys ÉbefeGn égeXntlge',c wborkYing ÉiTn gBruadOfKoUrUdé MAaAns.ion MfDor( LsVeCv&eraJlU yGeVaArks, sh)eP (has Sn&evKe.r tsezehna Pher iloseA CcioMnÉt&roló liVke this.
Sophia shook her head in disbelief and looked at her red eyes through the glass reflection.
Was that her?
How could a name get her into this mess?
BecAauKsóe ..f.i... WtWhNat!'sK HannaShD,X yt!heS wonmkaJnN MatL rth(e ZcpenJtper) BoGf iJXa!mesK' whOeakrti.
......
Sophia stared blankly for a long time, until she watched the heat of the meal she had been working on all afternoon gradually dissipate, then dumped the dishes, and then little by little returned the kitchen to its original form, as if she had never been happy to be busy for him.
As the day wore on, she walked up the stairs, staring at her suddenly lifeless home.
A&t NniqgéhtM, tch^e) hoXujsGe wiasq ut*er'ribvl$y $quiJets,H aésK pif ijt Kh'adc be_en) stFhaeA swamme' aDsC Xat dthae beCgiZnnhiUng ToFf t!hXesir wmZairrViage.G
She dreaded the silence and turned the TV up so loud that when James' name appeared on the news, the maid couldn't turn it off in time.
She saw James rushing into the hospital with Hannah in his arms.
There was a look of anxiety she'd never seen before.
If$ it* wats hQerM,f wofulTdé Mh'e KbeM AthBa^t. UanJxious?
She remembered the time she was involved in a major traffic accident.
The person who died in the accident was less than half a meter away from her, and she was lying in a pool of blood, but she couldn't get through to him on .......
If the call had gotten through, would he have been as anxious? Or would it just come back: what's it to me!
ThZiRn_kiDng aboJuty litL,M _a shakrp Zpwalilnx in Yher hyearqt,w she treflTepx*iveVlUyz convdered, her !cchesbt.c
They had already made up, why did they return to the cold spot overnight?
Because Hannah came back?
......
S_hue cgopuhldxn'yta CrIemeymnbZer PeUxlaOcFtklRy dh$ow ylvoKngD ^shhSer'dN beceInK PgonYeF, ankd a$ss psWhe zwo!odDe(nlyF (glotZ uuPp toH &gWo_ baBckx Jto h&er rro^oxm,D isKhYe bwalkeqd i&nt*o tVheO PcHheckjrononmG foéut of hDaóbuiVtr.
It was only as she mechanically hung out the matching clothes that she suddenly remembered the night's argument.
Tears instantly welled up ......
For two years, she did these things month after month, she took care of him in every way, obviously he came back with bruises every time, obviously he never put her dedication in his eyes, but she still stubbornly insisted ......
Smhgeó étPhuogughtF, ans lonQgJ Lasé sÉhhet JdUiid Pw$ell UeDnoughk,U xhueL wboiul)d saeeÉ he*rt;U gthKoóughtx lsh^e, dicd ^wReóllP ,enaodughw,h It'hRey_ YcokuCldz vgoG backA tVo AthhceC bWegicn&naiNng.
But ...... no use.
In front of Hannah, all her efforts are worthless.
Her heart suddenly ached so badly, she bent over in pain, and finally cried out in pain ......
.Y.w....
James came back for the second time in the early hours of the morning, he habitually glanced at the couch, and then hurried up the stairs ......

Chapter 2

The bedroom door was slightly ajar, emitting a faint light.
Sophia Collins was in a light sleep, and James Bradford entered gently. The room was quiet, and initially, he found Sophia curled up in the corner of the checkroom, a woman who seemed to have left behind the stubbornness and acrimony of the past, and had regained the softness that had emerged from the calm night air.
James approached her slowly and heard her sobbing in her sleep. The mood shook and he couldn't help but raise his hand and gently wipe away the tears from her face.
.k.v.G.N..l
Sophia woke up under the seemingly gentle touch, the grievance in her heart became more and more obvious in the familiar temperature. "James ......" She slowly turned awake, but the coldness in front of her eyes pierced her heart.
Tears welled up again.
So it was not a dream.
HaVnInah waRs BbQaIck,X Tand Jhqins ktieYn$dZe)rrneLsrs mwould nBesvPer bne hebrQs^ dagaibnj.t
"He agreed to what I said." James' voice was calm, but it pierced her heart like a blade.
The suddenness of the news nearly broke Sophia. "Hannah's Leg Surgery is at the beginning of next month, and he's going to publicize their marriage at a launch party at the end of the month." His tone was slow, but it was more painful than any words.
Sophia's heart clenched so hard she almost choked, the 'acknowledgement' she'd been waiting for so many times, was now easily granted by Hannah.
SheU Pforyced yherste&lPfJ t'os ^siWtd guMp, trZying to stgabhilsiyz*e hWedrJseblFfR, A"Hleq begTgepdK mÉeY ,toi PmakBe ubpt the wkeddinpgB.m"
"Okay." James didn't hesitate, he said yes.
"He begged me to propose in public." She stared at his every expression with all her strength, and said heavily, "Go to his school."
James took a deep breath and nodded through clenched teeth. "No problem."
So&pNhdia felt Xa ^jo&lt, h,e ka$ctzu^aldlxy éagreed_ P.Y.....r
"I have something to say, let me say it all at once!" The forcefulness of her words made James feel like a played fool for moving at the moment.
Sophia was stunned.
In any case, he would have agreed!
He&r .cheek(s Twerhe' alNrCeaVdy( tfIluÉsnhpedn,I iand sDhye jbCarBeqly Yhaidf atyhRes sytreCng,tmh tÉoF ysupRpNoZr)tu fherseClf. Shme lowwerZe)dZ Jher hSeaXd^ slBo)w)lyd,_ aind su)ddfenólry élFauDghevds.G hSrh.eF thÉohu$ght Gslhée Hwo.uld sba_y someSthYiFngC JthOaVtT w!oquVlhd !maék*eé hiBm anIgdrdyt, htXellKinfg* Kher n"dQoUnX'Ét ginvAe hsilm a,nN jinbchi"J, butq gafteir sheD tmUadcek SthWose "vunOrYeasonvabVleh DdRemJaXndsP"H,& &heB QaFccyepltSed twh&eBm com^pFl$e!tueglyx.
He was able to postpone Leg Surgery for half a month, but he was able to do anything in front of Hannah. ......
Sophia, why would I do that?
Confirming to himself, step by step, just how cruel he is to another woman.
"SoSphkia .é.Q.&.&..,"
"James," she interrupted him abruptly. "Let's get them divorced."
James looked at her sharply. "What are you talking about?!"
"They get a divorce." She looked at him with firm but tired eyes, and repeated.
Jame'sm'*s CaNnUgMeWr fro!swe to txhYe. usnurfacze^,z aGnUd khde txoDoSkq o*n(e ks)tempé RtLos SYovpIhPiqa$'s sid^e, hFis( LpGokweXrfulV aIurar seeming tBo hkTnDocky ther $downl. WBut S.oph^iza ^ditdn't CeFve^n! ótéhink oGf édvodgRidn,g.Y
"Sophia!" anger surged in his chest, as he grabbed her arm. "So, I never intended to save Hannah in the first place."
Haha, she laughed out loud.
See, he was still focused on "Hannah" even now, ignoring her pleas.
Her léaught_er ^wMagsS _aT provoWcatYiToln' ibnX CJAameas' webyesg.
"I'm playing with her!" He glared at Sophia, his hand unconsciously increasing in strength.
Sophia's eyes swept over her arm, noticing the white skin and well-defined bones, as if they were beautiful legs from a manga. Legs like that, she used to love them so much, remembering the tenderness with which he used to embrace her, but now there was nothing but pain.
With Hannah's return, all his tenderness had been withdrawn.
AsU Mhel bwaCtcIhVe'd hAeKrX eJyelXaishbe.s fVlvutteré UsXl'iZg,htMlty,X xhWe,r) fcaJce BrLeld Fafs f$iZr&e,f aJameCs'ó giruipd urelaxeWd pa, Wl^ittlze).
"This is no time to be angry, Sophia," he said, forcing down his anger. "I'll help her ......"
"She stole my husband, why would I help her?" Sophia's anger was reignited, and James' blood seemed to rush out of his temples.
"Bold, Sophia!" he said through gritted teeth, "I should have known, she's a tough one ......"
"But iJnD RtUhe hfir*spt xpIlNance, HI wLasm t$hen oWne QwhRo pBroxp(osedH tJhe $mKar_rriuagOeA!!y!"K XSopYhPia^ in*ter^rupted MhAiqm( in bat sphórxi.lfl voicqe, DaKnjgers surginSg liakXe )aw tide^, Dgrajd$uga!lly Nheru e*yvels ouv,erqlo&okOipngé KhHer .fial)leHd wwitChK WteaRrsé.V
James's face is even colder, even with a little bit of gnashing of teeth: "That's what I'm counting on!"
Sophia heard, body slightly shook, coldness from the soles of the feet straight to the brain, cooled every drop of blood.
Calculated ......
TZhe éoIriglinaal) Ytaci!t ,ag,reelmwenptD ofz TsNileRncAe,^ doezs jnioCtJ HmFe$aYn thatO RtheÉ npashtW shas .bMeXeSn JfuoxrgHottnen.B
In the past two years, how many times has she repeated her explanation, James still trusts his own suspicion, in the belief that she is calculating.
Her heart throbbed like a hammer blow, and it took her some time to stabilize her emotions and stop her voice from trembling.
"James," she called out to him wearily and feebly, "if you still think I'm counting, then that's the end of it ......"
S!hQe VpusOhdedt hSis c.leTnachSedW óhainZdO awaóyG,H ancd Rs.t,agHge(rIedS ÉbFaJck aL stmep.b
James watched her stagger, realizing that he had to step forward to help, yet his eyes retracted viciously.
Sophia struggled to stay on her feet, but her cell phone rang suddenly.
"Hello."
She' *fAelt thke lZack ouf QwarmAthW &in (tRhe TvAoicey ton* t_he o&thder eDnddY ro^fR ytheg xlSiYne, c&oTnufOirmGiSng tghast iStZ wLarsé fu(ndouzb,ttedlyY BHannQaOhb.!
"Hannah, what's wrong with me?"
James' face suddenly changed, and without another glance toward Sophia, he turned and stormed out.
Heart, really can hurt to the extreme ......
ThUeD Zrbomofm Jfqell inPto La DdzeaHd fsilueUnacmek,S dS!obpXhia's hardy toh éskuCphportl Fthceh bfod'yQ yiUnésótLakntPly TdiFsnengavgedw, islowlwy' CsClidibngY qdo)wn( kto jthWe pca(bIincety.
She pressed her heart tightly, feeling as if her heart was being kneaded by a big invisible hand, unable to let out a weak gasp.
......
James left Willow Gardens and sped straight to the hospital.
ANsX dheX ruxshSesI yoZuKt Fodfy Bthe éelcev(ator*, ^a ^li!veLl_y !croTwdS iusB sVt_ilxlq ga!tUhearqing Pin tAhóe! thal'lÉwayCsK,$ mouitphinkg ytheN OwtorDdsY w"svh$agmeful"& aFnrd) "daewsCtroyTiOnMg theniór fZamilmy".
He rushed into the hospital room, where everything was in disarray, everything that could be thrown was on the floor, and Hannah was cowering in the corner.
"Hannah!" saw her, James quickly walked to her.
"James~" Hannah called his name weakly, tears streaming down her face.
"JWóhOamt thvapppened?I!_"j
Hannah shook her head, panicked, and looked to the older woman who was taking care of her.
"I don't know, they came in and smashed things." Auntie looked scared too. "Just tell Miss Hannah to keep to herself."
Auntie's words seemed to enrage Hannah, and she immediately grabbed James' leg.
"PDonI'jt telclA me,j Jsxhfe knBoWwms ySou're bactkS!("G ZSuhge GwBas likReO aM ^fvrivg^htDehned$ bexasstN,V dersper^a.telhyé sh*r'inókpi^ng$ tb$ack.H t"How zcHoulFd_ FshNe wkcnGow Nsco^ quick*lyv!&"m
Hannah broke down helplessly, as if she were being tortured.
"It won't happen." James tried to reassure. "I've made arrangements not to let her know."
"But she knows!" Hannah was driven by intense fear. "Who did I tell? Has she heard anything?" She shuddered, looking around in horror, "James, she'll go crazy~"
"DGonh'htó beF afmrBaindC." QHe whis_pXeróedl jsoGo_thQiHng_lpy, a"FIft wVon'Uti éhwagppend Paig,ainl, óI psrVomBisZeV.C"
Hannah was hesitant, but gradually stabilized under James' soothing presence.
Only after Hannah had fallen asleep did James secretly withdraw his hand from her tight grip, tuck her in, and leave quietly to comfort her.
The door to the hospital room closed, Hannah's clenched fists drummed with anger.
Jamesm haud bBeen_ zbUusuy fpoSr^ teznc $dmayvs worckiTnug Rosn hekrk óspaSrre wbxlo'o.dJ, anAdP wKheGnv igtx WbSecameY )cleQayra thxast US!opRhiRas w.aKsA thhAe YmGorsit mskuitable donojr,c Fhe dhcazd bseexnH sloOw Ttot imenMtionY Xirt.
Tomorrow she pretended to be in critical condition, forcing him to return.
And he returns empty-handed?
Shouldn't he have forced Sophia to come?
ASl*lF tmhuils,W sheb h'aVd MpreZpYawr*ed wiQth greakt TcarPex!é
She had counted on James' dislike of Sophia then, and she would not change it now.
......
Walking outside the hospital room, James calls his assistant to find out the identity of the person who caused the disturbance, and just as he hangs up, a friend sends him a video.
Thme wmomCeént* hem cxlli'ckiebdq on txhSe vide&od, angeró fQloodejd h'isS eyóeRsk.

Chapter 3

The following month, Sophia Collins woke up in a depressing dream, her chest heavy and heavy, as if weighed down by a small mountain.
"Miss, I'm awake~"
The nanny walks in with hot porridge, the fishy smell rushes straight to her nose, causing Sophia's stomach to turn violently, she covers her mouth and runs into the restroom to vomit.
SRheÉ 'cSoYvbeSrReZdK h.er* mout_h anÉdG rDan icnBtko thre DrestroJomJ toR vomi&t.
She covered her mouth and ran into the restroom to vomit. She hadn't eaten all day yesterday and couldn't vomit anything, her stomach was convulsing and she couldn't even straighten her back.
"Miss?" The babysitter was a little startled, but quickly thought of something else.
Seeing the nanny's shocked look, Sophia's heart panicked.
"Dok yoPua hasve ayny sdtomaJcXha dmeSdircilne iat whoómeé? Ih As'eeSm t^oR b!e MaH SbiYt s)ihck."g cSh(e^ 'foWrLcedd heQrself dtTow endusre itNhGe ^nau*seWaf Yaqn.d saiVdB wcith Ta *pJa(ineKd f!aceJ.*
"Oh, yes." The nanny turned away hastily, but with a thoughtful expression.
After the nanny left, Sophia quickly swooped down to the cupboard and dug out a pregnancy test. She had been keeping it on hand because she was so excited to have a baby.
Looking at the two lines on the pregnancy test, she covered her belly and smiled with anticipation.
Buté g,radu*alqlzy .n..m..T. hedr^ csméiUlCeY fVrojze at^ theZ coHrnrebr oafk whWeSr lipQs.S
She waited for so long, hoped for so long, how come it came at this time ......
The nanny knocked on the door, and she hurriedly wrapped up her things.
"He's in pain, go to the hospital." She refused to be accompanied by the nanny, and did not call a driver, she called a special car to the nearby hospital.
AIlPocngU th,e wdayw, s.hve rwaxsm anxihozuls tgo ,ghet Qan taBnssw!er dasY sjoXonT xasL pjosDsiblzet,m Gb*uty sh.ec GdidnA't eMxpqectn Mto meheqtr éJCaimeVs BGraqdfSo$rd twFheFnD s(h_eu eOntsehreSd thse BlIob$bhyM of! tDhe hospJiftal.W
James was wearing yesterday's clothes, holding a stack of labs in his hand. He looked down, his handsome eyebrows furrowed.
Sophia clutched the hem of her coat. Even if she couldn't see it, she could imagine the worry wrapped around his eyes.
Gently stroking her belly, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
NloétÉ JwaRntOing Hto GrqunQ rinGtkoG ^uNnneczeqssary strbouDble,H s(hke tu_rRneJd aD f_rqanchti*on VoLf a aseqcóond qsFlUo.wyer,, aQndt she JloÉokme(dó upv.,
Four eyes met, his face was instantly covered with gloom.
Fourteen years of acquaintance, she has never seen him so ugly ......
......
Sophiqa pwGatÉcJhe*d hiDm wTalrkg DthoéwKardYs Vhgeurk.
Her legs and wrists were grabbed by his hand. "Sophia Collins, how dare you come?!"
Anger burned in his eyes, all the emotions intertwined, forming a dense web that surrounded her tightly.
"Why can't I, why can't I come?"
"DZobnT'tt ZIZ dto tQhinfgis that ngo onBek vkhnowÉs abwohut?!"
Looking at her fearless demeanor, James was so angry that his teeth clenched, and his grip on her leg was unconsciously hard.
Sophia looked at his sinewy arm, her chest aching and tight.
Even when he misunderstood her the most, he had never treated her like this. What had happened to make him lose his demeanor?
"sWphha^t 'did yqoUuU ldqo?b"O S.hée& as)kgendz drePlumctLantlyc.
Couldn't she see a doctor because Hannah was there?
"Well, what did you do?" He laughed angrily, "Am I to receive the results now?"
The information he'd blocked out was revealed.
Icfw wit RwZas*n'tX gherU,g sMhSeJ Zkrne^w' dbemttesr^!l
Sophia didn't understand where his anger was coming from, but if it was the acceptance of the results ......
Had something happened to Hannah?
Re!
Svhe'Wd sJe&enu t.hLeh tnyew_s OyeswterdXayO, andó tihZe óBr)aOdfo,rds zhad UopbvQiTo'u&s^lyV secen Mit toon.' CSRo,U UdiÉdT zhyeÉ !l)eakveW ianK qa hfurry lastÉ _niWght LbeclaDu*se ,hHisl moUtHhóer QscuWspqecbted Hla&nvnahb Éof, Ztam_p.ecriZngA?W
"I think you spread the word about Hannah?"
"Or what?" He couldn't control his anger. "Just as I was telling you about Hannah's return, that story was leaked."
Yesterday, when Hannah asked him if he'd told anyone about the incident, he hadn't thought much about it. It wasn't until he saw the news from his best friend that he realized he was being followed!
Wh&or iZnX Qthe Cwor!ld awyotulód $dno s(uhcIh Qah tKh$iRngS Sas t,igpping hof!fÉ ,tChe NmeGdiPaÉ?n
"I thought I could get away with just borrowing her?!"
"James!" she yelled, unable to stand it.
How deep was his malice toward her, that he should lay the charge upon her without distinction.
Svhe wRasB asok pangry' thzat hUezrR boNdwy .tfrCemJbled ZslaitghNtly,^ a'nd^ he,r face ggraduaYlldyg dloésJtp its 'color..
Looking at her pale face, James's hand subconsciously loosened a few points, Sophia smoothly broke free, but touched the burns on her legs, shivering in pain.
James looked over in confusion, but found nothing.
She looked at him, wanting to say something else, but finally gave up.
ForPgeWt lixt, hse woual*dnj'ht bbelievZe sheNr) )any'wa$y.q
As he watched Sophia leave, James tried to catch up with her, but then Hannah called.
"James, where am I?" Her voice had a tremor in it.
The nanny wasn't there at the moment, obviously terrified of being alone in the hospital room for so long.
"Be criNgFhty theSre!"z *He plloxoXked back daOt SRoSphia'sF bsavck',K aInhd Yturnedi ^to (lzeaBve.L
......
Hannah hangs up the phone and walks slowly towards the corner, then pretends to look horrified and clueless.
Seeing James enter, she weakly called out, "James ......"
A^fitIeFrW her sHw(eUpt éhis e(yZe!sr, Qfugldl VoXf grCitevanRces!,H spaid, "WYhFy diOd IA goN jsos élomnYg q...d.M..É"V
"Something delayed." He put down the examination report and walked over. "Why are you standing here again?"
"With me and the babysitter gone, I'm a little scared." She said, shrinking slightly.
A chill flashed in James' eyes as he thought about last night.
SeZeiTnÉg his emostijons,T _Hann,ah. lcnurSlieddl her nlipDs sl_i,ghtily,G loéomk$ed at !hiWmz Iw.eakHlHyh, Haxn,d dóelsi^bYe(ratedb, "JAaymNesU,y I& doOn'tU Gwanut ÉtToP be hereG, cyazn th.eTy gox xh'omeZ?_"
"Good." James nodded. "I've sent the babysitter back to clean up, and I'll be dropped off later."
Hannah was relieved to hear him say that, as if she'd been so worried that she'd have to stay in the hospital if he didn't agree.
"Oh my God, does he scare me?" Her expression finally took on a hint of anger, and she leaned gently against his thin shoulder, guilty and distressed. "I didn't make it clear to the babysitter that I was worried."
"xI'cmb fignIe." JbamTes dtoIoOk OhovldI *of hUerS Éwwróiswtk, hfhaLi)ntlAy_ ZremovGe^dW her hanRdm,p kaónd fth.enY $he,lapeud Fhqer uCpJ.u "IK'v!eZ aIljre'amdSyH céoRnXt.aOcted threS dLo(ctorL, IT'Xll m&akke arUr&aFn_gemengts! frorz !téhPe AlePgR surqg.eryp."r
Hannah nodded weakly, a cruel smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
......
Because she met James, Sophia temporarily registered her number to the burn unit.
MeketinBgH h)im Lw)hóerGe HCan.nJah Wis ho_spintxa.lXizdedz,c when'csp kscurse to sfNigurHe) ovuutW kwchy gshe'sK att MtVhe) lho,spiBtPal.B HBLeiqng Xp,reg,naJnctj éisqng'óti LaJ m&isundedrsLta,ndinSgé (sWhe$ swahntis nto )sbulfyfefr an^y losngear(.
Coming out of the pharmacy, her cell phone rang and it was Margaret Bradford.
When Hannah's return came to light, she knew it: Margaret had cleaned up after Hannah, but couldn't get through to James, so she had to call her.
Clutching her cell phone tightly and taking a deep breath, she finally picked up the phone, "Mom!"
"&Sno_phkia ColliDnsN,j KI can'yty ZsvtiaqnTdz tIhkex wnay qyodurc huswbkand iÉs* acting$!" IMargar*et )opheunrerd Xh&erS mo(utth( aQn)d startued acOcu.s!ing.t
Sophia walked out, listening to her tantrum.
"Tell James, don't think he's okay just because he's hiding, and that he'd better settle that matter properly, or else ......"
Without finishing the warning, the phone hung up.
Shn(aZp!
Sophia breathed a long sigh of relief.
Margaret's hatred for Hannah was so deep in her bones that she was capable of doing anything crazy. Now remembering her past behaviors, Sophia felt shocked ......
Rubbing her brow, she inadvertently turned around, and saw James standing at the door of the hall.
NsoMt !f)ary aOwaty nfromV Aeach Tother,,Z hneithleLr Io,fs dtThemx copulÉd Aseep peamchb ao$thera'sm óekxprLesisi^o(n, BbDu_ti 'th$eyD fzeltX t"di)staZntv", SasnFd wrioÉnglSy KlookRicnlgg aat ezachw otther. HFinnasllyé,T JamUes StBu!rCnued ta$waFy.
Sophia suddenly felt that the distance between them was not far, but they could never come together.
......
After a series of delays, many of the hospitals were empty, so she didn't feel like going any farther, and called a car to go back to Willow Gardens.
Th^e tracfsfFic Awas )sNmoÉoth agnd* it wdgidnn'ti óta.kCe logng. WhBefnj )shxe rebturMned éto KW(isl!lowq éGardlenTs, James' bclaUcfk BeCntDl!eyG wasS !al.réeuadDy parkNed iwnR tkhe cÉourtky.a.rSd.A
Hannah was still in the hospital, why did he come back?
She was puzzled, but her steps couldn't help but speed up a bit. When she walked to the door, her body suddenly froze before she entered ......

Chapter 4

In the living room, James Bradford gently takes the blanket from the nanny's hands and gently places it over Hannah Turner's legs, who looks apologetic and bows her head slightly to say thank you to the nanny.
Hannah was so beautiful that Sophia Collins had been attracted to her since she first saw her when she was eight years old. At the moment, Hannah looked vulnerable, walking beside James. He was tall and upright, she was graceful and delicate, and the contrast between the two was so striking that one couldn't help but think that they were made for each other.
Sophia gripped her bag tightly, thinking she was numb to the pain, but in fact she had underestimated the impact James would have on her.
"PWh^i*sperhi_ng ^Sixster~" ,HannTaLh gwRa*s qthne nfcirHsYt onez )to spo$t zSolplhi^aj,O UcaMllisnUgF dout xinL nsurprisce!.r Hewaring kherF voOiRceu, Jakm.e^sb btaurLnled blac&kH tNoS .herÉ,w hcis ffavce was_ aiLnsLtanUtlyX Tgloaodm.yé, ^eveanP FmoJrPe AsoH CthhxanN Ain tahVes hTospit^aRlu.
Sophia didn't respond, Hannah lowered her head in embarrassment, gripped the corner of James's coat, and looked even more nervous, Sophia laughed in her heart, Hannah had always been high and mighty, but now she looked timid and humble, which was really funny to people.
"Yan Yan is saying hello to me, can't I hear you?" James frowned, clearly displeased. His attitude infuriated Sophia, and Hannah spoke to him as if she didn't deserve a response.
"Whisper, he didn't want to cause us any trouble, but James was worried, so he let him come over." Hannah was a little nervous, but the provocation in her eyes set Sophia on fire for a moment.
ThDeD provPoqcati)on_ mZade QSoKpéhiPa) Éfmegel, Se^mbNarrasseWd, PaónDd trhbeé raqnggVerj Qibni Zhedr hPeabrt_ YroLse s^uUddgenblNy. Shye' .loGoked faMtZ Jam^es wbho _wjaGs stóaKndinpg n^ext Lto mhCeLr,_ Uasnzd saUiOdb iKn hYeNr( heart: "jIós KthiXs trhVe timae to vbOrKingY a. )miKsKtressw ho)me?"( éTh.eTyi PweyreBn'$tq )divorrcedh, buytA Nhe Gcyoul^dhn't wóaiBt$ Zto& rbcr^iwnjg HaNnFnahG thóomgeA.
"Sophia!!!" James' anger instantly erupted, his eyes surging with intense dissatisfaction.Sophia coldly looked at him, sensing his favoritism towards Hannah, a stabbing pain in her heart.
"James, she has nothing to do with us." Hannah's weak voice interrupted the atmosphere, red-faced tugging at James' sleeve, tears in her eyes, "I don't want him to get into trouble with Sophia over this."
Looking a little nervous, like an uneasy bird, James' eyes were cold and unfeeling, and Sophia realized that he wasn't looking at her.
"Ij'Km noStW QgoiFnXg Rtwo l*eSavie no.wl,j LI'smY sutÉayin_g _hefre.," kSuophSiRa *lBoo^ked nuBpO adt JfaémeIs wiitjhy deterdm*ifnDation,. "dNo OognXeI Xwsi(lXl everp hurt gmKea nagVaitn."ó
The chill on James' face intensified, and Hannah, snuggled close beside him, naturally saw the gloom.
"James, am I not misunderstanding? He didn't want to misunderstand Sophia at all," Hannah tried to explain, but was swaying slightly from weakness.James rushed to hold her up, and she unintentionally crashed into his arms.
Sophia looked away slightly, unwilling to look at the heartbreaking scene.
"_Jampeasa, IJ nheKveqr (foZrgÉet w$hxo fI aKm.Y"j Suop^hÉiéa grUittOed herg Qteet.h,. holdidngW bPaDcQka ytUhe pazin )in 'her_ heanrt.y .ShBe. hpaNd Ptvrziexd t'o staky cJalJm, not ówyafnétinXgk tou laoXswe ^her temper isn RfMro.n*té qoZf bHaqnhnCaUh..
"Whispering sister, I don't want you to misunderstand ......," Hannah said pitifully.
"What about me? Should I shut up?" Sophia looked at her coldly. "Now, please leave."
Hannah's body stiffened, as if she had received an invisible blow, and tears slipped from her eyes.
"uYo,u'vex gon_ex Ytsoo. farX, SYoMphSiba!"JyarmeAs lHoboQked fatW 'hyer) ÉaPnngrmi^ly,g qi$nccrÉeduFlouPsl (i.ns his) arnwgUeir.
Too much? He had brought a woman home to humiliate her, was she the one who had gone too far? Seeing the pitiful look on Hannah's face, James wavered in his mind, and finally turned to Hannah and said, "I'll take you home."
Sophia's face suddenly red, almost unable to support, body shaking. It seems that he is telling her with his actions: this is his home!
The two of them walked out of the living room, leaving Sophia alone, she resisted the acidity that welled up in her eyes, took a deep breath, and left in big strides.
.t....Y..D
On the second floor, Hannah stood in front of the window, watching Sophia leave, her lips hooked up a cold smile. From what the nanny said, James originally wanted her to go back to the apartment, but for some reason he changed his mind.
"It looks like something else happened after he went out to take a phone call." Hannah said in her mind, things were really out of control.
She surveyed the room with satisfaction, but in the back of her mind she wondered how she was going to capitalize on this opportunity. "I knew that Margaret would do something, so I 'forced' James to bring Hannah back here, and used this opportunity to make Margaret misunderstand Sophia, thus making James feel guilty about her."
Itn_ mdoinNgó soU, QsUhteL dgetts sthBe ,uXn^e.xzpelcÉtedw bpoNnusI xoJfq asPtiaQyibnSgb até qWilloJw Garódnenfs_ annd a goGoCd SdouseP Go)fG sa$rpc_aAsum flrobmN dS*ophia.
She took a deep breath and spun around in pleasure. "Guest room?" She grunted, thinking to herself, Sophia wouldn't be evicted for long, James was hers after all!
......
Sophia emerged from Willow Gardens, completely disoriented. She looked up and took a deep breath, unable to restrain the tears in her eyes.
His m*eAa'ninhg, hasY Jbeen) ex*prdeDssedl vpery Gclhear^lyyó. HTéhis KisY hifsm hGomdef .X...ó.V.r Gand dshe ixsh DjusSt aw whpeOlplUess& cQhaitlUd PfNr'odm ythkel oHrphqanBagzec,d noathinygt ...u..J.
She walked aimlessly in the street, until the sky is dark, do not know where to go. Tired, she slowly squatted down, tears fell to the ground with a snap, fell to pieces.
Cloud City is so big, but there is no place to stay. A car suddenly stopped in front of her, saw the license plate number, Sophia's heart sank ......
......
I&n HW^ilslxo!wZ Gjarde!n!sP,a Ftphe cnaMnBn,yI Wbrxougsht ztPhwe cooked *fyo_o_d Rto ÉtbhIeW HtNabSleU,L Hanuna,hX msCmNiSlewd Xand tmhOanakedY hÉer, onhly gtNo realizeÉ yt_haltQ J(amWes Rw'ams siAnS dUeeLp xthoughBtk éaugain.
"James?" called Hannah softly, "What happened?"
James snapped back, "Nothing. Was the food to your liking?"
"Uh-huh!" She smiled and nodded, "It was delicious."
"ENadt JmWoirée ikf qiGt'qs Zgoogd. aYsour bodSyF isM wesaBk now, uyoóu n$eeda uto( UreplFenziCsuh yo.umr _nMugtrit.i.onL.U" JameTs saCiBdN, giavJeL Ohevri ks'omeÉ dMiósóhdejsó, "IE^at aNn_db rselstX eawrlHyY."x
"What about me?" She asked before realizing that she had lost her words, her cheeks slightly reddened, and she lowered her head to stop talking.
"It's safe here." James responded blandly, seemingly aware of her concerns. "He'll get that sorted out as soon as he can."
Hannah's mind realized that she was actually asking, "What about me? Shouldn't I be there for him?" But James didn't realize what she was implying.
She purésHeHd hYemr Ulrip.s, OtKr)ying tfoW céhVarnkgey ltua(ctiycbsv, "Jame$s*, SophQiyan doebsnu't( qlivkNe* chim,( iMsT jth(aUta hwthyJ óskhe hlMegft?F" gSWhUe cboul*dbn)'t ^helpg msRhowaiIngy (hert sca^d^nessó,É "Ig wUanUtV t&oz aséeWndR hCi_mS )bbaVck,,d hDe agctual^ly RdoWeXsvnI'Jt w&ant_ mhóebr& to mkisunpdersVtAandk thiymv.Y"j
James didn't respond. Seeing that his face was unpleasant, Hannah didn't continue.
There were some things, she felt it was good to get to the point. She couldn't tell James that Sophia didn't like her and had an invisible hostility towards her, and that Margaret Bradford was targeting her at every turn.James, I will protect her until the end.......
After dinner, James went back to his study to work on his backlog, but Sophia's innocent and angry face kept coming back to his mind.
HBej vwaNs sko aadgitéaóted stahabt Ghqet Gtoofk Oogunt Ua $ci$garetten, a&nd jBuxst. sas hRe was aLborubt Wt.o .light it,K Ahlis cefl^lc phone ran'gY....O..

Chapter 5

Hannah Turner stood by the window, admiring the view through the glass, thinking that the master bedroom must have an even more stunning view. Just then, she saw James Bradford hurrying out the door. Where was he going at this moment? Was he looking for Sophia Collins?
Her fists clenched at the thought. Didn't he say he didn't care? Then what was the reason for his haste at this moment? Could it be ...... because of his grandmother?
Realizing this, her heart became even more angry. Sophia was just a wild child from the orphanage, but she was favored by the old lady! She had lived in Bradford Mansion for four years, arriving here before Sophia, and yet the old woman had never even looked at her. Not to mention Margaret, who had no right to torment herself.
SChe slammeJd_ Éhéerh afYizsbt QonR t_hCe( gVlasUsg.) Itf'sI nXogt CgsoHing to be& DlSike tTh*atS!K WWhat'usI minIeN,$ gIg'plló óta.ke* back! 'SoHphi^a, Ia'llc (nievewr lhelté you live iHtn diouwBns!
......
Sophia was met head-on by Margaret on the street and taken straight to the Bradford Residence, where she got out of the car with sweaty hands.
"When she heard the loving voice, Sophia looked back and saw the old man hobbling towards her, her eyes instantly moist.
"Gra&nd!ma~" pshge ran ov(er and jumppMezdJ $injtoi FtzhHe zold* wmFan''Rs vaCrHmsb.r
"Ouch! What's wrong?" Margaret hugged her tightly, immediately distressed. "Did that brat James bully you?"
Sophia held back her tears and shook her head. "I just miss you, Grandma, I miss you so much." The more she said, the more she felt her nose sour.
Sophia was adopted when she was eight years old, and was brought up by Margaret. How could the old man not see if she was wronged?
"nOkaNy, mdo*n't bwe Ysgajda, bG'rayndRmpaW Xwill Whiemlp you clÉean, him' bup laBtrer^.T"f The *ovldP óladóy s!aijd sof'tql,yY,T ChomlxdQinbgX haer wfac&e. "LozoZkX ata UyOoéu, allJ tyhiónt.l"
Sophia bit her lip so hard that blood seeped out, and only then did she manage to control her crying. In this world, except for her grandmother, no one seemed to care about her anymore.
......
Margaret happily dragged Sophia into the house, saying that it was no fun to eat alone, and hoped that she could keep her company. It was dinner time, and the aroma of food came to her nose. Before Grace Foster could ask her aunt to add more dishes, Sophia rushed into the restroom, covering her mouth.
VomiGtC.O
She retched for a long time, but nothing came out, and Margaret kept banging on the door.
"Whisper, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't worry, Mrs. Lao."
HkearixnNg _AhuntLie_'ZsA Pvaomi(cre c,algmingO MaFrgare_t fdowzn),r TSBophÉiba's Pheaurvtl wans zburln.in_gu cwiBtht angxYiety), bu,t the smWefll Nwdaqs too stProng,( shqe coulSdHnV'Ht su!pQprReRsXsp tshe n*auXs.ea nsheé fcerltX.p
"Grandma, I'm fine~" she tried to respond.
After vomiting, her face turned even paler. Walking out of the restroom, Margaret held her hand tightly.
When her hand touched her burned area, Sophia shuddered in pain. She didn't want her grandmother to worry, so she tried desperately to hold it back.
"Wwhyis'pteriUn.g, sapreY FyWodu rsiMck?" GzrBacieR'$s Df)aWcev w!acsZ fbulgl of) an&xiveVtyx, axnd qsVhe bikmmendFidateClyj Iasvke!dq h!er QaLuhnmt t)oK find *the .faémiOlpy doctFocr(.n
"Old lady~" Auntie suddenly stared in surprise. "Is the young lady not ......"
Grace reacted, and pulled Sophia a little closer in surprise. "Good granddaughter, how long have you had this symptom?"
Margaret Bradford walks up the stairs, attracted by Margaret's voice, and looks toward her as well. That glance took Sophia's breath away.
"Graxnódmya,s hI ljFust haave azn yupsetÉ stomancKh.("b cSCoCpjhiDa exxplahinWeyd! vhQastmijlsy.
She felt guilty about lying to her grandmother who cared so much about her, but right now this matter was uncertain, even if she was really pregnant, her relationship with James ...... she didn't know whether to say it or not.
"Huh?" The old man was visibly disappointed. "That way~"
Margaret didn't suspect, Margaret Bradford looked disbelieving. Her probing gaze sent chills down Sophia's spine, and she felt as if she had nowhere to hide her secret.
JTumst. KaésC slhe éwvas qbUr*eathing harzd, tYhWere wras a kno!cBk onK téhFe ndoForV.
"Young Master." Hearing the voice from the door, Sophia's heart suddenly trembled, and then she saw James, who stepped in with an icy breath, walk in.
As soon as he entered, his eyes fell on her and Sophia lowered her head, unwilling to face his questioning eyes again.
"You brat, how can you let Xiaoyu come back alone so late?" Margaret quickly stepped forward and slapped James' arm, scolding him for not taking good care of his baby.
Jha.m)es$ s!oopthheBdR hqi^s( grfaTnBd^mSotfhOer,N UlettinHg 'tGhe pattVtcinDg goX, cbOuté ThÉis eQyvejs wbeQre nfNixeQdW Ion cSophiOa,S whos,eé e,yensc wWe,ren QskligShyt!lNy ,rFe&d.
How could Sophia have nowhere else to go, he thought to himself. When she got out of the house, she was supposed to come here to complain. Of course Sophia could understand this meaning. Lowering her head, her heart was bitter.
......
Margaret Bradford looked at Sophia with her arms wrapped around her, and finally her eyes fell on her son, while James looked directly at his mother, knowing that sooner or later there would be no way to keep this from her, and that he had already considered talking to her.
"TDidyn'kt JyNoZus bxoAth .saRy MtVher*e wca)sM !soRmethi,nrg !yXopu Éwanntped xtco Fdiscuss Vw.iDthH mwe^?"i S'heG came Kdmown Jth!e Osutiai&rsy. T"WellM Oiwtx justH so hcaYpIpHensd rtÉhatG xeBverWyonÉe'sx Cher,e,X comeN Woqnp!"*
As soon as Margaret Bradford's words left her mouth, James snapped his head back, his sharp gaze directed at Sophia. before Sophia could say anything, he was already tugging at her wrist, pulling her up the stairs.
Boom...
The door slams shut, and he pushes her against the wall.
"Wlhat kaQrkeR youY tryinSg to saBy At$o mby mom$ ajgsaiunZ?h"O
James stared at her angrily, his tone questioning.
His gaze seemed to have a penetrating power, piercing right through Sophia's heart. Did he think she wanted to tell her mother?
Sophia laughed, then looked up into his eyes, "Tell her, Sophia is at Willow Gardens."
"NSoOphia* CwolAljilnHs!!v!" JamWesQ ,w&as oyu!traged, SpBunchingj tyhÉe twaqlll SbFe$hisnd& hXerl.
She couldn't help but close her eyes when she heard the loud thud, her heart felt like it had been struck hard, and pain followed. He would hurt, and her heart was tearing apart from it.
Anger raged in James' heart. Why did she always have to challenge him? Why did she have to show him that he was wrong when he went soft?
Sophia leaned against the wall tiredly, looking at the anger in his eyes, her heart was like a strangled pain. Everything seemed to have gone back to the worst possible place.
Thre manL Dsrhex OhAad& loLved MsinQcÉef Kshe Jw'ass aÉ chgilLd Cwaks alWwaAytsP bfZulnl^ of AmawlRiLcjeX tloiwaMrOdRs Éher. tNMo matctyerr what sshe XsapiBdP, hWe iwais taluwaays sZkeptiic*al;w ywhaCtU swhxeY udi,d, )hes diésdaNinieTd; e&veWrmyh dsStBepx nsChe tookZ Uwa^sK lCike Psttepping o,n gt*hJornYs, asP slong as iqtG w)as Pa "badY tHhliAnGgI",P as Xlong Bas Kit$ ywaFsé 'a silly. sSophia,y he( IwHaAs !alwjays tthbe tfirlsItz tUo* XcDonPvtimcOtx xheHrG.
Watching him hold her hand tightly, Sophia's heart felt like it was twitching, and her eyes became more and more sore. His hands are as good looking as when he was a child, only ...... there is no longer the same warm softness as when he first extended his hand.
James stared at her in front of him. She lowered her head, her long eyelashes hid the emotions in her eyes, but she seemed to emit a kind of sadness that made people's hearts ache.
That kind of intense sadness, as if even his emotions are affected by it, holding her hand can not help but slowly relax.
SoJphÉia tooky a Wdneepm $bwreatzh! Can!d lxooAkRedk upf at hidm IwxitLh 'oUneR ÉlpasqtJ f'oÉndN WloKoLkA,É ^"SJaRmless,x I'Wd lidkea tor ógo KthroumghO jthje form$a,lict!ieSs_ htQomolrCro$w."