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.

Three days later, the matching results were released.

The bad news was that all the members of the Jenner family did not meet the requirements. The good news was that a matching kidney source was found, and the other person had agreed to donate.

After learning this news, Celine called Harry, but he did not answer. She knew he must have been tirelessly searching for a suitable kidney source all over the world these days, so she went to the company headquarters herself.

As soon as she reached the office entrance, she heard several urgent voices inside.

"Harry, are you really going to donate a kidney to Juniper? You're now married to her niece, and Celine is pregnant with your child. You should let go of the past and cherish the present."

"Yeah, Juniper doesn't deserve all this from you. Have you considered the side effects after donating a kidney? Can't you think about Celine and the child about to be born?"

'Is it Harry who's donating a kidney to Juniper?' Celine's mind went blank for a moment, and she was almost unable to recover.

"No need to persuade me anymore. I'll donate this kidney. Not just one kidney, I'm even willing to donate my heart as long as it can save Juniper. As for Celine, she won't know about this. You need to keep it a secret and say that I went to Euronia for a project."

Celine's hand, which was about to knock on the door, gradually drooped.

'Harry, you… You're such a romantic. Don't worry, I'll completely back off. I wish you both a long and happy life together!' After thinking that, she took a deep breath and silently turned around to leave.

…

After getting home, she booked a flight to Aussen.

The next day, she woke up early because her divorce from Harry would finally be processed today.

She took a cab to the Civil Affairs Bureau, quickly retrieved her divorce certificate, and bought a gift box, placing the divorce certificate and the abortion surgery notice inside. Then, carrying the gift box and dragging her suitcase, she went to the hospital.

As soon as she arrived outside the VIP ward, she saw Harry looking at Juniper through the window. His eyes held complex emotions—joy, tears, pain, and endless love.

Celine stood behind him, staring at him for a long time before calling out hoarsely, "When does the surgery start?"

Harry turned around, and all the emotions on his face vanished when he saw that it was her. Only a gentle smile remained, and it was almost identical to his usual expression.

"The doctor said it would be in three hours, but I have to go on a business trip and won't be back for about a month. Celine, I'm sorry I can't be with you during this time."

This time, Celine still did not expose his lie. She calmly replied, "It's okay. I'll get used to it."

"Get used to what?" Harry found her words weird and could not help but ask again.

Instead of replying, Celine thought to herself, 'I'll get used to you not loving me, to you ignoring me, and to a life without you.'

Before she could speak, the doctor called.

Harry answered the phone and headed for the elevator. Celine stopped him and handed him the box. "Your birthday is in two weeks. This is your birthday present."

Harry did not open it but casually handed it to his assistant. "I'll open it on my birthday."

Celine said nothing but watched him walk away. Then, she turned away too.

While he was wheeled into the operating room to donate a kidney to Juniper, she went to the airport with her suitcase.

While he was under anesthesia and the surgery was about to begin, she waited to board her flight, deleting and clearing all her social media accounts, SIM card, and photo album.

While his surgery ended, her plane slowly took off.

Looking at the white clouds outside the window, she slowly smiled and thought, 'Harry, we'll be far apart from now on, never to meet again.'