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Chapter Ten
Elias lounged back on the edge of the bed, one of Sebastian’s burner phones in hand, and his thumb idly swiping across the screen. The headlines sprawled in bold across every news site and trending searches.[BREAKING] Ceiling Collapse at St. Ives Memorial Hospital][Patients Evacuated After Hospital Construction Mishap][Halberg Real Estate, Subsidiary of Beaumont Group suspected to be responsible for St. Ives Hospital Crash][St. Ives Director To Sue Halberg Real Estate for Improper Construction Ethics][Beaumonts Group Safety Standards in Question?]Each headline was followed by floods of public comments: some gleefully tearing at the company in charge of the construction, others demanding accountability, and a thousand expressing sympathy for the injured.> “Typical construction management, always cutting corners!”> “Can't imagine getting bulldozed by a falling ceiling while trying to get yourself treated at a hospital.”> “Hope the victims sue them for every cent.”Elias’s gaze
Chapter Nine
“...” Elias was speechless.But, his expression didn't change much as he asked, “What do you mean by that?”“You're acting strange.” She pointed out. “If I didn't know who you were, I'd have thought you had been swapped.”A ghost of a smile slowly appeared on Elias's lips. She was actually right. He had really been swapped.Seeing that he still had the guts to smile when she was being so serious, Lila was about to blow her top in anger. But anyway, she still had to give him her piece of mind.“Look,” she said. “I don't know what you're playing at but all I have to say is that I don't care. We'll keep on with our status quo. You can keep living at our place and I'll convince my parents but other than that we'll simply do our own thing. Is that clear?”‘She's quite fierce,’ Elias thought.But anyway, he barely had any opinions either. As long as he could stay hidden in this family, he really couldn't care less who he was married to or had to live with. He gave a nod simply.“Good.” Lil
Chapter Eight
The room erupted.“What?”“He’s shameless!”“Still clinging on even now?”Lila froze. Her head snapped toward him, eyes wide in disbelief. What game is he playing at? They had lived as if the other did not exist for three years, now he refused to release her?“What are you playing at?” she asked, anger surging to the surface. Elias turned to her, his eyes calm. “I'm not playing at anything.”“You already agreed to it that day at the hospital. Why go back on your words now?” She was on the verge of erupting. This idiot… She was already giving him a way out of this thankless marriage but he was not taking it. Was he a fool or what?Elias however didn't seem to understand her good intentions. His lips curled into a smile and he responded leisurely, “You just said it yourself and stormed out. I didn't agree to it.”Lila was speechless. “You—”He was really making her furious but she managed to calm down at the last minute. Instead, she figured it was better to talk sense with him.“Loo
Chapter Seven
The sleek car rolled to a stop before a sprawling mansion. It was huge and reeked of money that would make commoners marvel. But for those who have been in wealth, it looked less like old money and more like money trying too hard. Marble lions guarded the gate, glass chandeliers glittered even from outside, and every column was plated with an unnecessary sheen of gold. It was the kind of nouveau riche monstrosity that screamed power but lacked grace.Elias stepped out, stretching his limbs as if he had all the time in the world. His gaze flicked over the garish facade once before returning to calm indifference. He had just been discharged from the hospital and was about to leave to find his way back into the Beaumonts’ lives when a driver arrived from the matriarch to drive him to the family home. This was where all the current members of the Beaumonts grew up and apparently, where they held family meetings.It was likely that a family meeting was going to be held today, if she took t
Chapter Six
The intruder’s shoes clicked against the sterile floor as he strode in. When the nurse saw how violently the door was opened, she immediately left the TV screen to take a look at who so had a death wish to come cause trouble here. This was a private hospital, after all. It was not a place for violence.Moreover, she heard the patient was not so simple. He was apparently the husband of a member of the Beaumont family and they were one of the major shareholders of this hospital. If he complained about the hospital security and how they let just any riff raff in, the director would definitely have her head.“Who are you?” She shouted, glaring at him. “Can’t you see he’s resting. Why are you barging in here?”Then she took a good look at the person who had just come in and was stunned into silence. This was because this person… really didn’t look like a troublemaker.He wore slim black trousers and a loose cream silk shirt, the collar open just enough to look effortless. His hair, dyed a
Chapter Five
The name was like a trigger. Elias felt his breath catch, a jolt of awareness cutting through the haze in his head.Sebastian Grant?The last thing he remembered was the explosion, the blinding light, the mechanical voice that kept ringing and then… the car.Oh. The unknown face that stared back at him in the car.A sharp pain suddenly took over his thoughts however and like a tornado hitting waves, images slammed into him like an uninvited download: laughter in a crowded party; hushed, intimate whispers with a woman in a corner office; a flash of an argument with a woman; and several images of the woman who had just chewed him out and left.The pain in Elias’s head was immense and he couldn’t help but grab the bedside table for anchor. The glass of water on the table shook with the impact and fell, shattering on the floor. Elias had no mind to pay attention to the mess right now and just grabbed his head, only stopping himself from screaming in pain with sheer willpower and enduranc
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