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Right as Jane reached the hospital entrance, she found herself face to face with Drake as he exited the building.
Upon seeing Jane, Drake paused for a moment before striding over and getting into her car. “Why are you here?” Drake’s voice was calm.
“Hmph! Didn’t you say I should be with you at all times for safety? Yet, you left me behind,” Jane replied with a hint of complaint.
Listening to Jane’s accusatory words, Drake smiled lightly, his expression full of indulgent kindness. Extending his hand, Drake gently pinched Jane’s face, displaying his affection. “I was wrong today. It won’t happen again next time.”
Drake’s intimate gesture made Jane’s heart race.
Snapping back to reality, she looked at Drake with a slight frown and asked, “What has Annie done this time to make you come personally?”
Facing Jane’s question, Drake didn’t conceal anything and directly replied, “She’s emotionally unstable and keeps claiming that someone wants to harm her.”
“I came here personally to try and learn more information about that organization from her.”
“Annie knows about that organization?” Jane was slightly surprised.
Drake nodded and proceeded to explain the relationship between Annie and the organization to
Jane.
“Back then, I was injured during a mission in the military while attempting to wipe out that organization. However, it turned out that we only destroyed one of their hideouts. I also suffered an eye injury during the mission and received treatment at the hospital.”
“It was during that time that I met Annie. She stayed by my side, offering me comfort and a different kind of affection. But after I regained my eyesight, she didn’t show up as promised until after we got
married.”
“It was then that I learned the truth. Annie didn’t fulfill our agreement because she was kidnapped by the organization. She managed to escape after a near–death experience but sustained severe injuries. Her parents took her abroad, and as a result, she lost her ability to conceive.”
While Jane already knew of the situation between Drake and Annie, this was the first time she heard the details from Drake himself. Particularly striking were Drake’s words describing the previous Annie as a kind and lively girl.
It was difficult for Jane to reconcile the image of the present Annie with the girl in Drake’s memories. And upon learning from Drake that Annie had lost her ability to conceive, Jane was truly shocked.
No wonder Annie had initially requested Drake to let her be a surrogate mother for their child. It was fortunate that the surgery was not successful; otherwise, the three children would not be Jane’s biological children.
“Do you still have feelings for Annie from the past?” Jane suddenly felt a tinge of jealousy. Drake and Annie had such a profound and unforgettable past together, which explained why he always showed so much tolerance towards Annie.
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“I don’t deny that there were feelings when we were young, but now my heart belongs only to you. As for her… if there are any lingering emotions, it is mainly guilt. After all, she lost her ability to become a mother because of me, and she will never be able to experience motherhood in this lifetime.”
Upon hearing Drake’s words, Jane couldn’t help but feel a heaviness in her heart. “So, how do you plan to make it up to her?”
Jane was concerned that in order to compensate Annie, Drake would continue to indulge her in various ways without boundaries.
“I have already talked to Dr. Harrington about this matter, and I asked him to find ways to treat her condition. With the advancement of medical technology today, there should still be a chance for her to be saved,” Drake explained. He reached out and held Jane’s hand, giving her a solemn assurance.
“Rest assured, I won’t let you down again, and I won’t let you lose me either.”
Hearing Drake’s sincere confession, Jane’s face blushed slightly. “Hmph, who knows if you’re just using sweet words.” She turned her head, avoiding the topic.
“You mentioned going to talk to her and learn more about that organization. How did it go?”
“I couldn’t get any information from her. Her emotions are unstable, and whenever I bring up this matter, she becomes agitated and unable to answer anything,” Drake expressed his concern about the situation.
Meanwhile, inside the hospital room, Annie anxiously looked at her mother and asked, “Mom, what should we do now? Drake is losing patience with me. He doesn’t believe that I would die for him. He even asked me about that organization, but I don’t know how to respond. I can only play dumb.”
Hearing Annie’s words, Mildred softly comforted her, “Don’t worry too much for now. Whether he comes to see you because of you or because he wants to know about that matter, at least he still comes. Our current goal is to find a way to keep him when he does come.”
“As for that organization, didn’t you overhear their conversation about wanting to harm him back then? Just make up something based on what you heard from those people. After all, he doesn’t know the truth,” Mildred suggested quietly, offering a solution to Annie.
“Will that really work?” Annie frowned. It had been so long since those events, and she could barely remember them.
“It has to work. If you want to marry Drake, you have to listen to me,” Mildred encouraged Annie.
Reluctantly, Annie had no choice but to follow her mother’s advice for now.
The conversation between the two women was overheard clearly by Charles, who entered the hospital room. Seeing Annie, who showed no signs of weakness and instead was plotting how to marry into the Warner family, Charles‘ expression turned extremely unpleasant.
“I can’t believe it. Can’t you two see that Drake has no interest in you anymore? Yet here you are scheming to become the Lady of the Warner family,” Charles scolded them.
“Dad…” Annie felt guilty upon seeing his father suddenly appear.
“Honey, why are you here?” Mildred also looked at Charles, feeling uneasy.
Charles was furious, glaring at both of them. “Tell me, what exactly are you planning?”
“Dad, I’m not planning anything. I just want to marry Drake,” Annie confessed, her heart hardened.
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“Marriage? Can’t you see that he has no feelings for you anymore? He doesn’t even care about your life or death. What are you thinking, wanting to marry someone like him? I advise you to stop dreaming.”
“Dad, I’m not daydreaming. I want to marry Drake,” Annie insisted firmly.
“Hmph, don’t fool yourself. Do you know the consequences of provoking him? Do you want the entire family to suffer because of you?”
“I advise you to give up on this idea and stop pestering him. Otherwise, if you anger him, our family will only meet a miserable fate.”
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