6
This terrifying stampede lasted a long time.
I don’t know how long it was before the crowd finally dispersed.
People were lying scattered on the street.
Crying broke out all around.
Liam immediately slid down the wall onto his knees, collapsing into my arms.
I hugged him as the ambulance lights flashed before my eyes. I anxiously called out: “Doctor, doctor, over here…”
2:55 PM
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I hugged him as the ambulance lights flashed before my eyes. I anxiously called out: “Doctor, doctor, over here…”
Liam’s breathing was very weak, his fingertips cold.
There was a deep gash on the back of his hand, as if cut by some metal decoration.
His palms were a bloody mess from the friction against the rough wall.
I didn’t dare touch his hands. On the way to the hospital, I stared fixedly at the vitals monitor, my whole body cold.
The doctor said Liam might die.
He was.pushed into the emergency room.
The doctor stopped me. “What’s your relationship to him?”
“Partner…”
“This is a critical condition notice. Sign here.”
I signed my name at the bottom, watching the emergency room doors close. A strange sense of absurdity washed over me.
I laughed.
What the hell…
Liam risked his life to save me.
Back when there was a fire at home, not even my parents saved me. What business did Liam Winters have doing this?
Brainless wild dog.
Stupid, gullible wild dog.
A little girl nearby hid behind her mother, pointing at me: “Mommy, that big sister is crying and laughing. It’s scary.”
The woman covered her child’s mouth. “Don’t provoke the mentally ill. Let’s go quickly!”
Night deepened.
I waited until my whole body was stiff before finally seeing the doctor.
“Your husband is stable for now, but needs further observation. Once he’s past the danger period he can be moved to a regular ward.”
After thanking the doctor, I began a long wait.
I actually didn’t know who to contact.
I didn’t understand Liam’s family situation.
I didn’t know what relatives he had.
That accident was like a tether, firmly binding me and him together.
A few days later, Liam was transferred to a regular ward.
William Hughes called me: “Miss Rose, Jack Moore’s information is absolutely reliable. Just trust me this once.”
I looked at Liam lying unconscious in the hospital bed and said: “We’ll discuss when I get back. Don’t do anything rash without my permission.”
William seemed a bit unhappy, but didn’t say anything.
That afternoon, Liam woke up.
2:55 PM
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The room was quiet, with warm yellow sunlight falling on the pothos plant by the bed.
I had fallen asleep at his bedside from exhaustion.
Liam moved his arm, accidentally startling me awake.
He looked at my work phone tossed to the side, his brows furrowed, saying nothing.
He knew I had regained my memory.
The next second, I suddenly threw myself at him, hugging his neck. My lips trembled as a tear rolled down.
Only then did Liam’s expression soften. He steadied my waist. “I didn’t get crushed to death by others, but you’re about to crush me to death.”
I just kept sniffling, not saying anything.
Finally Liam gently patted me. “Help me call the doctor. I need to understand my condition.”
True to his “wild dog” nature, Liam’s condition improved day by day after waking up.
We both tacitly avoided the topic of my regained memory.
The return trip was scheduled for the last day of the holiday.
At the airport, remembering how Liam and I had a falling out last time we returned home, I deliberately pulled Liam to walk on the other side.
He followed behind me, smiling ambiguously. “Still superstitious about this? Do you have something to hide from me?”
I covered his mouth and got in the car.
It started raining again in the evening as we were about to reach home.
Unable to dodge in time, both Liam and I got our clothes soaked.
Just then, a delivery man arrived with a package. Liam carried it for me as we entered the house.
I went to the bathroom to dry my hair while Liam stood in the entryway, opening the package for me.
When I came out with a towel, I saw him standing motionless at the door with his back to me.
“What is it?”
I walked over, and as my angle changed, the item in Liam’s hand came into view.
My heart instantly leapt into my throat.
That hot, soft fabric draped over Liam’s bony hand, hanging down.
Liam turned his head to look at me, silent for a long time.
I turned to leave, but he hooked an arm around my waist, pulling me back to sit on the sofa.
Liam chuckled. “Well, well, Miss Rose. You really were hiding quite the secret from me…”
My heart skipped a beat as Liam caught my hand, pressing it against himself. “I just didn’t expect it to be a reward this time. Will you wear it for me?”
Under his fingertips was Liam’s burning heat.
As if I had made some decision, I suddenly grabbed his tie, flipping him underneath me.
2:55 PM
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“Be good, and you’ll get your reward.”
Liam’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “Okay.”
“You can do whatever you want to me.”
Night fell, darkening the room.
I covered his eyes and took the initiative to kiss him.,
Liam was already sweating, his breathing hot. “Aria… let me see you…”
I held down his hands. “Answer my questions. How long have you liked me?”
“A very long time.”
“How long is ‘very long‘?”
“I can’t remember clearly. Maybe since we first met, or maybe… the first time you called me a wild dog…”
“Also, why won’t you let me meet your family?”
Liam tilted his head back, taking a deep breath. “My sister? She’s not suitable.”
“Why not?”
Liam was silent for a moment. “She likes women.”
Taking advantage of my distraction, Liam broke free of my restraint, yanking off the covering over his eyes.
He never followed the rules.
By the time I reacted, he had already carried me into the bedroom.
“Aria, you look so beautiful in this…”
I was furious. “You unscrupulous-”
We really were… a match made in heaven-
“(Just)” Liam finished for me. His burning gaze led my hand to rest behind his ear, allowing me to run my fingers through his prickly black hair.
Then he leaned down to kiss me. “Be good, curse me some more. Touch me.”
“Wild dog…”
Liam whispered a few words in my ear.
I blushed furiously, scolding: “You, you shut up… shameless…”
My powerless reprimands earned a low laugh from Liam.
In the thick night, it made one’s legs go weak.
Outside the window, the bright moon hung upside down.
The wind blew in, sweeping away pages of paper on the windowsill.
It was Liam’s will that I had found in the safe earlier.
Since the day we married, I had become the designated heir to his estate.
I vaguely recalled the day I first met Liam years ago.
Outside the window, the bright moon hung upside down.
The wind blew in, sweeping away pages of paper on the windowsill.
It was Liam’s will that I had found in the safe earlier.
Since the day we married, I had become the designated heir to his estate.
! vaguely recalled the day I first met Liam years ago.
The wind was strong at the airport that day. My handkerchief flew into Liam’s arms.
Liam took it out, folded it into a square, and held it out to me.
I walked past him without even looking.
That was the first time I made my stance clear to Liam.
I hated him.
I had assumed he had thrown it away long ago.
Now, in the bright moonlight spilling onto the bedside table, that small handkerchief lay under the glass top of the nightstand.
The glass was spotless.
Liam saw the surprise in my eyes and chuckled softly, capturing my lips.
The clear sound of the wind carried his low murmurs.
Slowly drifting through the endless night.
“Be good, I’ll always be faithful to you.””
Just like an untamed wild dog, loyal to gentleness.
(The End)
