Soon, those messages were quickly recalled, as if nothing had happened.
Ashley’s hand holding the phone trembled slightly, her heart filled with a chilling coldness, as if soaked in ice water, making even breathing
difficult.
So, even her falling into the water, getting a fever, and taking medicine, were all their meticulously planned revenge.
Turns out, those “medicines Matthew fed her were just to make her suffer even more,
Not long after, Matthew’s call came through.
“Where did you go? Why aren’t you home? Matthew’s voice was low, with a hint of barely perceptible urgency.
Ashley took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calm:“My fever was too severe, so I came to the hospital.”
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then Matthew’s voice came through:“I’ll be right over.”
“No need,” she interrupted him, “I can go back after the IV drip and one more day of hospitalization. I see you’ve been very busy lately, so focus on your work”
Matthew was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked, “Have you checked
your phone?
So, he called because he was afraid she saw those messages
She lied, “No, the doctor said I was burning up, almost dying, and didn’t have time to check my phone.”
The other end fell silent again, Matthew’s voice seemed to carry some unclear emotion “With me here, you’ll be fine.”
Ashley tightened her grip on the phone, her heart filled with sorrow.
He’s there? But didn’t he cause all this suffering?
Ashley was discharged from the hospital.
But just as she walked out of the hospital to hail a taxi, a group of people suddenly rushed out from behind her and, without a word, covered her
mouth and nose from behind.
Before she even had time to struggle, she lost consciousness
When she woke up again, Ashley found herself lying in a dimly lit hotel room, her hands and feet tied, with several thugs around her, their faces sporting disgusting smiles
“Awake? sweet thing. We’re going to have some fun with you.” One of the thugs reached our to tear at her clothes.
“Who are you, let go, let go of me!”
Ashley struggled desperately, but she was already weak and no match for them at all.
She threw things, kicked them, and screamed loudly, but there was no reaction at all.
Watching these people about to strip all her clothes off, her heart filled with despair, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
Just then, the room door was suddenly kicked
“All of you, get out!” Matthew’s voice sounded like it came from hell, filled with monstrous rage
Those thugs were scared by his aura and scrambled away.
Ashley curled up on the bed, trembling all over.
She looked up at Matthew, seeing urgency and panic in his eyes for the first time.
“Ash” He quickly walked to her side, reaching out with trembling hands to embrace her.
But Ashley was like a startled rabbit, recoiling sharply, her eyes full of fear.
Mathew’s hand froze in mid–air, a flicker of pain flashing in his eyes.
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inted to say something, but everything went black, and she fainted again.
own amount of time, Ashley groggily woke up.
meone talking in the ward, their voices very low, but she could still make out the anger in them
told about this revenge plan? It was Matthew’s voice.
ant to finish these 99 acts of revenge quickly so you could be with Sarah? We saw you were too busy, so we didn’t want to bother helped you get it done,” a brother’s voice replied, with a hint of nonchalance.
you to find someone to rape her!”
suddenly rose, the anger in his tone almost overflowing.
startled and said incredulously, “Hold on, what’s wrong with her being raped? Didn’t we decide from the beginning to take harsh er Why are you so angry?
n’t speak, he just kicked over the coffee table with a bang.
angry?
know why he was so angry!
Ashley had always followed him, always chasing after him like a bright little sun. He still remembered the look on her face that
o be with her: she froze in disbelief, then tears of joy streamed down her face
r seen her like that before.
like a withered rose, completely lifeless
ow why, he panicked, he didn’t want to see her like that.
oked at him with those weak eyes, there was still a faint pain in his hear.
tot speak for a long time, everyone sensed something was
but exclaim in horror. “Mr. Allen, you’re not acting right… Don’t tell me you really fell for her these past few years, turning the reality?
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The ward was dead silent, as if even the air had frozen.
Matthew, who w
was originally still raging at the culprit, instantly froze in place, that sentence echoing repeatedly in his mind-
“Don’t tell me you really fell for her these past few years, turning the fake act into reality.”
Liked Ashley? How could that be!
He quickly dismissed the thought.
He quickly dismissed the thought, as if doing so could completely erase that hint of inexplicable emotion deep in his heart.
He had always liked Sarah. What was Ashley? Just a tool he approached for revenge, that’s all.
But if he had no feelings for her at all, why would he be so angry when he saw that group of thugs on top of her?
Even when Sarah was hit on by other men back then, he was never this impulsive!
His words plunged the room into silence again.
His
The friends looked at each other, seemingly letting out a sigh of relief.
One of them patted Matthew’s shoulder, his tone relaxed: “Why didn’t you say so earlier? You scared us to death. We really thought you’d fallen for her, and getting yourself caught up in a revenge game isn’t worth it. If Sarah found out, she’d cry her eyes out.”
Matthew didn’t respond, he just forcefully suppressed the inexplicable emotion in his heart, and said coldly “I will never like Ashley in my entire
life.”
Only then did his bros relax, smiling and saying “Alright, alright, she’s about to wake up, so we’ll be heading off now.”
After everyone had left, Matthew slowly walked to the bed and looked down at the unconscious Ashley
Her face was pale, and her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she wasn’t sleeping peacefully
His fingers unconsciously stroked her cheek, but he sharply pulled back the moment he touched her, as if he had been burned.
He turned and walked to the window, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, trying to numb his jumbled thoughts with nicotine.
When Ashley woke up, only Matthew was left in the ward
He sat by the bed, holding a glass of water, and seeing her awake, he asked in a low voice: “How do you feel? Still uncomfortable?”
Ashley didn’t answer, she just turned her head, avoiding his gaze.
In the following days, Matthew stayed in the hospital taking care of her.
But he would occasionally go out to answer calls, and each time he returned, his expression carried a subtle, almost imperceptible tenderness.
Ashley knew he was probably just stringing Sarah along.
Thinking back now, he was always like this when they were together before, stepping out to answer calls from time to time, each time saying he had something to do.
But she had never suspected, only now realizing
The doctor came to change her dressing.
that the other end of those calls–was Sarah.
Ashley looked up and saw that it was a young, handsome doctor.
She paused for a moment and quietly asked, “You weren’t my attending physician before, were you?”
The young doctor smiled, his tone gentle:“That was my mentor; I’m his intern. He’s doing rounds today, so I’m here to change your dressing”
Ashley nodded and disin’t say anything more.
The young doctor began to change her dressing, his movements gentle, but his face was always slightly flushed.
As he was leaving he hesitated, then suddenly asked, “Can I get your contact information?”
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Ashley was stunned and hadn’t had time to answer when Matthew pushed the door open and walked in.
His gaze coldly swept over the young doctor, a hint of warning in his voice: “She has a boyfriend, can’t you tell? Hitting on a patient, do you not want your internship anymore?”
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