Chapter 4
At that time, Leonore felt that every time he lost his vitality was a warning of death for her.
What reason did she have to continue living when her only belief was about to shatter?
But he seemed to see her thoughts, and with an incredibly weak spirit, he begged me to donate his body.
"Leonore, don't lose hope in life. I won't be the only one in your life," he said.
He used all his strength, reached out his withered hands, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with trembling hands.
"My organs will replace me to continue living in this world, and Leonore, I want you to replace me, witness my heart beating vividly, and witness every beauty of flowers, plants, birds, and animals in the world ...."
Before she could open her mouth, the heart rate monitor beside her made a beeping sound.
Leonore cried so hard that she almost fainted, but she could only watch helplessly as Benjamin's body was pushed into the morgue.
Nicole knew her situation and took annual leave to fly to her side, because Nicole was afraid that her best friend might do something foolish.
However, Leonore’s emotions seemed to have gone the moment Benjamin left. She handled his funeral with great calmness.
Leonore joined the hospital where her best friend, Nicole, worked as a specially hired doctor, and watched patients who had received organ transplants gain new life. But Leonore herself was like a withered flower in the corner, lifeless, and could never find the vitality that belonged to her.
Until she met Hamish, who was suffering from heart failure and urgently needed a heart transplant. He had eyebrows and eyes that were similar to Benjamin.
The Schmidt Family knew that Leonore was a famous medical expert abroad, and spent a lot of money begging her to transplant a heart for Hamish.
At that moment, Nicole finally saw a long-lost and faint vitality in her.
Leonore personally transplanted Benjamin's heart to Hamish, rejected the Schmidt Family's numerous gratitude and took care of him meticulously, fearing that there would be any adverse reactions.
Even after Hamish was discharged from the hospital, she still stayed by his side and took care of his daily life. Her attitude could almost be described as humble.
Even though Hamish's attitude towards her gradually changed from gratitude at the beginning to impatience and in the end to annoyance.
Even though everyone assumed Leonore was Hamish's shameless bootlicker.
And even though Sarah had cursed her for being shameless countless times.
Leonore did not mind at all.
What she cared about was the heart of her beloved.
She wanted to see it beating vividly, replacing her beloved and living out the bright life that originally belonged to him.
And now, it had been almost a year since Hamish underwent the transplant surgery.
What had kept her alive until now was Benjamin's last wish.
In just one month, Hamish would be completely out of the danger period of rejection reaction, and her beloved's heart would live warmly in the sun from now on.
Leonore could also leave him without any worries.
It was already night when she limped back home.
It was funny to say that after her persistent pestering, Hamish actually agreed to be her boyfriend.
She once thought about explaining, but thinking that living together would allow her to better observe his adverse reactions, Leonore reluctantly gave in.
In everyone's eyes, she was a dog who had everything she wanted. It was her great blessing to be with him.
But the only thing she cared about was Benjamin's heart.
As long as she could fulfill her beloved's wish, she did not mind receiving other people's strange looks, and did not mind bearing all kinds of insults.
After all, her life should have ended a long time ago.
Chapter 5
The house was dark. Leonore did not turn on the light and sat alone in the darkness.
It was as if she had broken down and cried countless times in the dark night before, her beloved gently held her in his arms and comforted her with a gentle voice.
With a click, the sight suddenly became bright.
The girl instinctively closed her eyes and slowly adapted to the cold white light.
However, she heard Hamish unpleasantly question why she did not turn on the lights.
She did not answer, just stared at his left chest with a daze after her eyes adapted to the light.
Dear, if you knew that the person who carried your heart now bullies me like this, you would be very angry, right?
But it's okay, I will definitely fulfill your wish and keep your heart beating vividly.
Hamish felt uncomfortable. He hated this kind of look from Leonore the most, as if she was looking through him at someone else.
However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he disdainfully put it behind his mind and sneered in his heart.
Everyone thought that Leonore loved him deeply, so how could she possibly look for the shadow of someone else in him?
But it was just him thinking too much.
Thinking of this, the man walked to me and took out a box somewhat awkwardly.
Leonore was taken aback for a moment, and her thoughts instantly returned.
She saw Hamish take out a gold necklace from it and throw it into her arms like a piece of trash, saying, "It's just a broken silver necklace. Do you care so much? I bought you a new one, so don't wear that one anymore."
After speaking, he paused for a moment before continuing hesitantly. "Sarah was wrong about what happened today, but you shouldn't be like a fool and just go straight into the cage. Have you forgotten that you are most afraid of dogs?"
Leonore gave an emotionless smile.
He did not remember when he forced me into the dog cage, but now he remembered that I had a traumatic experience with dogs?
Who was he pretending to be so affectionate for?
Seeing her did not say anything, he thought she was still angry and unconsciously was about to lose his temper.
However, seeing the scars on her exposed arms, he could not help but soften his temper.
Even he himself did not expect that he would put the necklace on her himself, and he was very careful not to hurt her.
Looking at her slender white neck, which seemed to be easily broken, he inexplicably felt that his softest spot had been poked.
But before he could put the necklace on her neck, he suddenly heard a clear sound, followed by a slight numbness in his arm.
Leonore actually slapped his hand away and rejected his kindness?
She sat up straight, moved away from the man, and said in a distant tone, "I'm sorry, I don't like other people's things."
Her whole body was tense, giving off an aura that said "keep away from strangers".
He was taken aback for a moment, but later realized her disdain, and a look of shame and anger appeared on his face.
"Leonore, you're not going to stop even if I treat you well, right? Who are you pretending to be so hypocritical for?"
He was panicked for a moment. It was not like he had never quarreled with Leonore before, and it was not like he had never humiliated her before.
But all of that was to test whether Leonore truly loved him. Every time he softened, she would reconcile with him, gently lying on his chest and listening to the strong beating of his heart.
Why was the usual situation changing now?
The panic disappeared in an instant, and Hamish arbitrarily attributed it to her still playing a tantrum.
He had already humbled himself, so what else did she want?
Chapter 6
Hamish ignored Leonore’s struggle and forcefully put the gold necklace on her neck, not even caring about her being suffocated by his rough actions.
Watching her patting her chest and panting heavily, his heart was filled with a strange sense of satisfaction.
See, I said she was just throwing a tantrum, how could she not love me?
He was in a good mood, so he crossed his arms, which was unusual for him, and waited for Leonore to calm down. Then he slowly asked what the dish would be tonight.
She was afraid that his nutrition would not meet the needs of his heart, so she always cooked for him in various ways and even took the nutritionist certification exam, which made everyone envious.
But this time, Leonore, who had always been extremely attentive to him, said with a reddened nose and a flat tone that she had not prepared it yet.
Hamish was stunned. He did not expect to get this answer.
He craved the dishes Leonore’s cooked and even turned down Sarah's invitation to go to the bar for a drink, but Leonore said she had not prepared it yet?
There should be a limit to losing his temper!
"What do you mean? Leonore, if you don't want to live anymore, just say it! Let's break up!"
He showed his biggest trump card and looked at me leisurely.
Leonore seemed to have triggered a mechanism. She finally raised her head slowly and looked straight at him for the first time.
Yeah, it's not time yet, there's still one month left.
Only by confirming that her beloved heart was truly worry free could she leave without any worries.
She smiled mechanically, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please don't break up."
She did not give him any promise, just blurted out a few words dryly, because she knew they would not have a future.
He received her confession of guilt as he wished, and just as he was about to curl up his lips, his mobile phone rang.
He glanced at it and then turned on his hands-free device.
Sarah's crying voice came. "Hamish, please come and save me. I met a group of hooligans in the bar. They blocked me in the bathroom and I couldn't get out ... ah, don't come over here!"
There was a loud noise coming from the other end, as if something was hit.
"Hamish, I know Leonore may be jealous as usual. But can you come and save me? I really need you ...."
Leonore could not tell whether Sarah's tone was fake or not, she only saw Hamish's face change drastically.
He glared at her fiercely, put on his clothes, and left without hesitation.
"Sarah has been considering your feelings up to this point, yet you dare to give me a cold shoulder! Leonore, you really don't know what's good for you!"
Hamish slammed the door with a loud bang, making a deafening sound.
As he left, Leonore forcefully took off the expensive necklace and threw it into the trash can, then uncontrollably began to retch.
She was almost about to vomit bitter bile before she forced herself to stand up and suppressed the urge to vomit.
So disgusting.
Everything related to him made her feel disgusted.
The good thing was, it would soon be over.
For more than half a month after that, Hamish did not go home.
However, Sarah's social media continuously updates her daily life with Hamish.
Leonore heard that in order to save the girl, Hamish beat those thugs into the hospital, and finally paid a large sum of money to settle the matter privately.
However, she fell ill due to excessive fright and kept pestering him all day long.
At first, Leonore was a bit worried that she would not be able to see him in person and would not be able to observe his physical condition. Fortunately, Sarah's social media updates gave her full confidence.