After ten days in the hospital, Celine's wound healed.

During this time, Harry was always by her side, bringing her water and changing her bandages, showing great concern. She gradually recovered, but he fell ill and had a fever for several days. Seeing as both of them were patients, Juniper came to help.

She drove them both back home. She watched the kitchen and helped Celine change the bandages—bustling around non-stop.

"Take good care of yourself, and the medicine for the baby will be delivered soon. Remember to take it."

Celine agreed.

After the medicine was delivered, she poured it down the toilet instead of taking it.

After a few days of rest, she managed to get out of bed. She carried the empty medicine bottle, wanting to drop it off downstairs and then head outside to get some sun. When passing by the study, she heard something breaking.

The door was slightly ajar. Celine glanced inside and saw Juniper.

Juniper stared blankly at the photos on the wall, her hands shaking constantly, while she had complex emotions on her face. After a while, she came to her senses and tore off the photos. Then, she threw everything in the cabinet into the box.

Seeing that she was about to come out, Celine quickly moved to the balcony at the end of the corridor.

A moment later, Juniper appeared in front of the trash can by the door. She threw all the gifts in and tore up the photos, love letters, and diary to shreds. After doing all this, she made a phone call and summoned Harry downstairs.

The two of them had a huge argument about the contents of the trash can, and Celine only vaguely heard the last few sentences because they were too far away.

"These things shouldn't be in the study. What if Celine goes in and sees them one day?"

"She doesn't have a key to the study, and she wouldn't barge in without my permission."

"Are you so sure? What if she goes in? Have you considered how heartbroken she'd be if she saw these things, given how much she loves you?"

"So what if she's heartbroken? Does that change the fact that you're the one I loved all along? Juniper, don't worry about others. I'll just ask you one question—do you still have feelings for me? If you say yes, I'll divorce her immediately!"

Hearing that, Juniper's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly hailed a cab and left.

Watching the two part on bad terms, Celine silently raised her hand and clutched her chest. Her heart was pounding faster, as if it would burst out of her chest. It felt slightly numb, but the pain had subsided.

It seemed the wound in her heart was gradually healing.

Great.

Downstairs, Harry retrieved the items Juniper had thrown away from the trash can and took them back to his study. He then locked the door and stayed in it for three days.

Celine knew he was piecing together the fragments and did not disturb him, simply having someone deliver food to him regularly.

…

After her legs could move like usual, Celine met up with her friends. After the meal, she passed the largest private room and heard a familiar name when she went to pay the bill.

"Harry, you're always so busy. We thought you wouldn't be able to join the class reunion, so we didn't invite you. Please forgive us."

"What are you saying? Juniper is here. Do you think Harry would be absent? Their relationship was the talk of the town at Slova University back then. You don't know that?"

"How is that possible? I witnessed Harry confessing his love on the field with tens of thousands of roses! I can still hum the songs he wrote for Juniper..."

Celine listened quietly for a while, and suddenly the image of Harry in a suit, playing guitar and confessing his love flashed through her mind. However, it felt awfully off, no matter how she looked at it.

She thought for a moment before realizing what was wrong.

The people in the room were describing the 20-year-old Harry, and the person he loved was Juniper. It had nothing to do with her. Of course, it felt off.

Celine gave a silent smile. She lost all desire to listen any further.

Turning around, she saw Juniper, who had just come out of the bathroom. Her eyelids twitched, and Celine subconsciously turned and headed toward the stairs.

After taking merely a few steps, she heard Juniper's hesitant voice. "Celine?"

Celine ignored her and quickened her pace. Just as she was about to turn the corner, Juniper caught up and grabbed her hand.

Celine did not want to run into her here and tried to leave, but she refused to let go. Juniper said anxiously, "I know it's you. Did you misunderstand something? Let me explain."

The two were entangled, and Celine struggled to break free. However, she swayed and was about to fall due to the excessive force.

Juniper's expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly grabbed Celine.

Celine leaned against the stairs and managed to steady herself.

However, Juniper rolled down the stairs and lay in a pool of blood due to the loss of weight.

Celine's mind went blank for a moment, and she rushed down to help. She had just reached out her hand and was violently shoved to the ground. Her forehead hit the corner of the wall, and blood gushed out, quickly staining her face red. She gasped in pain, forced her eyes open, and saw Harry's murderous glare.

He gritted his teeth, uttering a single sentence before scooping up Juniper and rushing out frantically. "If anything happens to Juniper today, I'll make you pay tenfold!"

The hurried footsteps faded into the distance.

Celine could no longer hear anything, and her vision blurred. A sharp pain throbbed in her head as if a nerve was being pulled. The blood pooled, and her consciousness grew increasingly hazy.

An endless darkness enveloped her. She felt lightheaded as she slowly lost consciousness...

An unknown amount of time had passed when Celine groggily opened her eyes and saw the doctor let out a long sigh of relief. "It's a good thing that you have a strong will, or you might have fallen into a vegetative state and never woken up again."

She thanked the doctor and picked up her constantly vibrating phone from the table.

After tapping on the answer button, she heard Harry's anxious voice. "Celine, where are you?"

Celine was silent for a long time before giving the name of the hospital and ward.

Ten minutes later, the ward door was pushed open.

Harry rushed in, looking flustered. The first thing he did was ask about her health. "Are you badly hurt? How's the baby? I thought you pushed your Aunt Juniper, and that's why I was so angry...

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have laid a hand on you without knowing what happened. Will you forgive me?"

Celine guessed from his statement that Juniper must have woken up and explained what had happened. Otherwise, he would not have looked so guilty and uneasy.

She lowered her gaze and answered his question in a weak, feeble voice. "I'm fine. The doctor said I just need a few days of rest."

Harry assumed that the baby was fine too, and his anxiety finally subsided. He knelt, wanting to touch her belly to make sure everything was alright.

Celine interrupted him with a single question, "Were you and Aunt Juniper classmates in college?"

Harry's hand froze in mid-air. "Yes, in the same department but different courses. What's the matter?"

Seeing his hand retract, Celine's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she flatly replied, "Nothing, I just saw you two attending the same class reunion."

Harry's throat bobbed a few times, and he abruptly changed the subject. "Are you hungry? I'll go buy you breakfast."

Watching him flee, Celine opened her calendar and counted the time.

With only ten days left, the cooling-off period for divorce would end. She would soon be able to escape the marriage built entirely on lies.

In the past week, Harry did not come to visit Celine in the hospital as frequently as before, just once every few days.

Celine knew he had to run back and forth to take care of Juniper and did not show any dissatisfaction.

On the day of her discharge, he came to pick her up, but he hurriedly left just as he reached their home.

After watching his car disappear from sight, Celine received a call from the immigration office, informing her that the procedures were completed. She retrieved her documents and went to cancel her passport and ID.

After doing all that, she returned home and started packing her luggage. During this process, she sorted out many matching items, photos, and children's clothes and toys she had bought previously, and threw them all away.

When she was throwing away these things, Harry happened to come back, carrying a trunk full of luxury bags. He hurried over to show her, but his gaze fell upon the things in the trash can, and his expression became grim.

"Babe, are you still angry with me that you threw all these away? I bought you so many bags. How about we forget about those unpleasant things in the past?"

If it were so easy to forget, Celine would not have been in so much pain for so long. Looking at the piles of gift boxes, she sounded tired. "I'm not angry. No need for gifts either."

Seeing her unusual attitude, Harry grabbed her hand. "What's wrong with you lately? Is there something I haven't done well enough? Tell me. Can we resolve this peacefully?"

Celine was speechless and could only remain silent.

Harry frowned deeper. Her phone rang just as he was about to press her for more information.

"Celine, come to the hospital quickly! Your Aunt Juniper suddenly collapsed. The doctor said it's acute kidney failure after examining her!"

Hearing that, Harry instantly panicked, losing all his composure. All color drained from his face, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Seeing him so flustered yet still trying to drive, Celine quickly grabbed the car keys and drove him there.

At the hospital, every member of the Jenner family was gathered there, undergoing kidney matching.

The doctors were busy and sighing with emotion. "She's only 27 years old, yet she already has such a disease. I don't see many family members. The chances of a match seem extremely slim!"

Harry's hand trembled violently, and veins bulged on his forehead. He looked at Juniper, unconscious on the hospital bed, turned around, and gripped Celine's shoulder. He said anxiously, "Celine, you should get a matching test too."

Hearing that, Celine's uncle was immediately shocked and tried to stop him. "No, Celine is pregnant. She can't do a matching test."

However, Harry insisted on letting her do the match.

Celine could not bear it any longer. She shook off his hand and looked up at him intently. "Even if I'm a match, what about the baby?"

Harry's mind went blank, and he blurted out his true feelings, "Saving lives is the priority here, Celine. You're young. We'll have other children together. She's your aunt, your mother's sister. How can you watch her die?"

Hearing that, Celine's eyes immediately reddened.

A moment later, she lowered her head and smiled. She was suddenly somewhat glad she had aborted the child.

She did not ask any more questions and went into the matching room. It was not to save his lover but to save her aunt.