Chapter 3

But the very next second, I slapped him hard across the face.

Everyone froze in shock.

Ivo, however, laughed bitterly, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He wanted to punch me, but couldn't bring himself to do it. Instead, he slammed his fist into the wall behind me.

His hand was covered in blood, and tears of rage sprang to his eyes.

"Scarlett, are you heartless? Would it kill you to beg me?"

I forced out each word, one by one.

"I did beg you, not long ago."

That single sentence extinguished Ivo's anger.

He glared at me, gritting his teeth: "Scarlett, I'll make you regret ever knowing me!"

Ivo left, and surprisingly, I felt nothing.

Instead, I felt the joy of finally being freed from my shackles.

While I was having one beautiful dream after another about regaining my sight, news came that Ivo and Kinsley were going to Ireland to get married.

As a celebration for the Huntington family, Ivo treated the entire city to a $50,000 banquet.

Not a penny more, not a penny less - it seemed deliberately calculated to get under my skin.

But I had no time to dwell on it, as I anxiously waited for a cornea transplant.

After giving my cornea to Ivo back then, the doctor had warned me to find a new one within three years. Otherwise, the eye tissue would die, leaving no chance for recovery.

With corneas in short supply and my previous lack of funds, I couldn't get a transplant for three years.

But now, even with money, it's hard to find one.

I looked at the eye test results sent by the hospital.

They clearly stated that my eyes were on the brink of collapse, only maintainable with medication.

But the medication is only effective for fifteen days. After that, even a corneal transplant would be useless.

However, fate finally smiled upon me. On the fourteenth day, I received news of a cornea donor.

Immediately, I rushed to the hospital to discuss the surgery details with the doctor.

When the doctor mentioned a ninety percent success rate, I finally showed the happiest smile I'd had in a long time.

But just then, Ivo and Kinsley appeared before me.

Ivo was there for a follow-up.

Seeing them, I wasn't pleased. I grabbed my white cane, ready to leave.

But Ivo stopped me, handing me a wedding invitation.

Looking down on me, he said, "Kinsley and I are getting married in Ireland, your once favorite place."

"We can't divorce, meaning our love will never be separated."

As he said this, Ivo kept watching my face, eager to see any sign of heartbreak. Yet there was nothing.

The doctor also saw this and opened his mouth sympathetically.

"Mr. Huntington, actually back then your eyes were..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was silenced by a sharp glare from Kinsley.

I didn't linger, exiting the exam room directly.

Returning to my rental apartment, I counted the days I had left.

Tomorrow would be the day of the surgery, and the day after that would be my wedding day with that person.

This time, I finally dared to pick up a paintbrush.

Relying on muscle memory, I painted the dawn of the future.

The day passed quickly.

I lay on the operating table, my heart pounding like a drum.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement.

I couldn't help but sit up, and at that moment the nurse also walked in.

Regretfully announcing to me.

"I'm sorry, but Mr. Huntington has requested this cornea."

"This is also the hospital's negligence. Since you're short on money, to compensate you, the hospital has decided to waive your medical fees for this period."

With that, she left.

The lights in the operating room suddenly went out.

Today was my last chance to regain my sight, so I was destined to go blind, wasn't I?

I walked out like a soulless person, feeling lost.

But I heard the nurses outside chattering in clusters. "Have you heard?"

"Mr. Huntington, our hospital's investor, has a fiancée with a little dog. The dog accidentally injured its eye, and Mr. Huntington, not wanting to upset his fiancée, swiftly intercepted a cornea."

"That's so sweet~"

As those words fell, my legs went numb, and I couldn't support myself anymore.

Just as I was about to fall, a pair of hands caught and steadied me.