Lucy cried in the hospital room, her tears like rain, and her stomach churning. A nurse quickly helped her up and took her out to calm her emotions.
Perhaps due to the nurses obstruction, Lucys father and Olivia happened to pass by her.
"Dad, the old man is finally dead," Olivia said happily.
"Hush, be quiet. The hospital is full of people!"
Lucy stiffened, stopped, and let the nurse leave first. She glanced behind her.
"Dad, do you know how much I hated it since he forced Ethan to marry Lucy five years ago?" Olivia gnashed her teeth.
"Dad knows, but all this waiting was worth it. The old man is dead, and the inheritance is ours." The two walked into the ward, unable to hide their joy.
Lucy couldnt believe the truth. The marriage she had now was exchanged for her own kidney by her grandfather. It turned out that this family had already fallen apart...
Unable to accept the truth, Lucy called Ethan, who had not returned home for two days.
"Hello," the voice on the other end was still cold and unemotional.
"Grandpa is gone," Lucys body began to feel cold.
"Hmm," his emotions remained unchanged, as if this was not a big deal.
Lucys lips were bitter. She understood that she should not expect others to feel the same way she did, but at this moment, she really just wanted warmth, even if it was just a little bit.
"Where are you? Can you come back tonight?" Lucy hoped Ethan would hold her because she really had no home left.
"Busy," Ethan was about to hang up the phone.
Seemingly sensing something, she quickly called out to stop him, "Wait, I have something to talk to you about, about you and me."
"Lets talk when Im done."
The phone on the other end made a beeping sound, and a touch of sadness appeared in the corner of Lucys eyes...
Lucy dragged her heavy steps out of the hospital gate.
Back at Willowbrook Estate, Lucy sat in the pavilion, watching the maple leaves fall like blood-stained tears...
Her thoughts were complicated.
As the sunset gradually fell, Ethan, who had returned, found Lucy asleep in the pavilion at some point.
This was the first time in five years that Ethan had looked at the woman in front of him so carefully...
Her breathing was very shallow, there were still traces of tears at the corners of her eyes, and her long eyelashes cast a faint shadow.
For five years, he had been so disgusted with her, but at this moment, he looked at her for a long time, unwilling to move away.
The wind picked up...
Lucy, as if sensing something, moved her eyelids, and her beautiful eyes slowly opened, filled with joy: "Youre back."
"Hmm." Ethans eyes dodged.
"Its so cold, can you hold me?" Lucy opened her arms and asked cautiously.
Just woken up, the sadness in her eyes lingered.
"Get up by yourself." He ignored her and turned to leave.
"Ethan, is it only Olivia that matters to you?" Lucy shouted, her eyes terrifyingly distorted.
Ethan stood still, gave a cold smile: "She is kind and gentle, what about you? Selfish and narrow-minded!"
"Then you shouldnt have married me in the first place, and you are selfish too." Enraged, Lucy began to fight back.
"Yes, you forced me to marry you, using Olivias life. I love her, of course, I want her to live." Every word from Ethan pierced Lucys heart.
She had loved him for 9 years, but he loved another woman, trampling on her efforts carelessly.
Her eyes, filled with sadness, sparkled with moist brilliance, and a heart-wrenching pain flashed through the bottom of her eyes.
The coercion of her grandfather five years ago prevented him from being with Olivia, and she understood his indifference and ruthlessness.
But she was also kept in the dark by her grandfather!
"Listen to my explanation, I didnt force you to marry me, and I would definitely be willing to save her, even if you love her to death."
Ethans veins bulged as he roared, "Enough, Im fed up with your fake face!" He seemed to want to tear her apart.
"So no matter what I say, you wont believe me, right? In your eyes, she is pure and beautiful, and I am so unbearable!" Lucy looked at the unfeeling man in front of her, feeling desolate.
"..."
Ethans silence again drove her nearly mad...
"Ethan, all these years, dont you have any feelings for me at all?!" Lucy persisted.
"There is, only hate!" He turned his head and walked towards the door...
Lucy closed her eyes tightly, a sad and helpless smile appearing at the corner of her mouth...
Later, Ethan finally understood that there was no hate without love.
He just didnt understand at the time that his heart had already fluttered.