Chapter 1 An Accident

Winnie Chambers sat on the freezing chair of the hospital, feeling miserable and sad. Her father had died in a car accident, and her mother was dying because many of her organs were injured. Though her sister did not get hurt much, she fainted from the bloody scene and was still in a coma.

It was determined that her father should take full liability for the accident, and Winnie would need to compensate for the deceased driver and an injured man. Winnie broke down from this sudden blow; however, it was not the worst. Her father’s company went bankrupt and carried debts. The creditor came to the hospital and insisted on not letting Winnie leave after learning that her father had died.

Helpless, Winnie stood in place. At this time, the nurse came over. "Miss Chambers, please pay for the hospital charges for your mother and sister, or we will stop the treatment."

"Okay, okay, I will figure a way out." The hospital charges alone made her helpless, let alone the compensation for the deceased and the debts her father had. Even if she sold herself, it would be of no use. Though it was hard, she had to try her best to find a way out. No one was willing to help her, and the only person she could think of was Leo Johnson.

"Leo..."

She called her boyfriend’s name but didn’t know what to say next.

"What is it?"

Leo’s voice came over the phone. "My mother is sick, and I am in urgent need of money."

Despite her inner turmoil, she put her dignity aside and told him about her difficulties. But before she could finish her words, Leo’s cold voice was heard.

"Money? Do you want to borrow money or cheat me out of money?"

"Cheat you out of money? Leo, what do you mean?"

Leo’s words made her feel cold in her blood. What had she done? Why would Leo think she was a cheater? "Come on, you have shown your true face, but you are still playing a show. Winnie, you are shameless for ever cursing your mother to death for money."

"I... I don’t know what you are talking about. I did not..."

Her words were interrupted again. "Winnie, what other shameless requirements do you have? Who else do you want to curse? Let me tell you, even if your family is all dead, I will not lend a penny to you."

It looked like Leo was angry, but his anger was ironic to Winnie. It seemed that Leo had already known what had happened to her family. Even the person she loved now wanted to get rid of her. But her situation did not allow her to be arrogant. No matter what, she had to have Leo help her.

"1..."

However, before she was to ask for help regardless of her dignity, a sweet female voice came from the phone. "Honey, I have had the bathwater ready. It will get cold if you don’t take a bath now."

"Hurry up. I am waiting for you in the bathroom."

The voice was sweet enough to melt a person’s heart, but Winnie felt cold from it. This voice...

"Leo, you..."

"It doesn’t matter if you have heard it. I was going to tell you about it anyway. Don’t be proud that you deceived me; I don’t love you anyway."

Leo’s words made her feel as if she had been sent to prison. "Did she tell you that I am a cheater?"

"Yes. Why? Do you want to threaten her? Winnie, I warn you, she is now my woman. Dare you touch her?"

Then he hung up the phone without hesitation after giving her an angry warning. Was he the man she loved?

Anger and grievance swallowed Winnie in an instant.

In the VIP ward, Brian Bennett finally woke up after three days of coma. He had gauze around his head and scratches on his face. Because of the headache, he frowned, but it did not cover his handsome and resilient look.

"Why is my head in such great pain?"

Brian sat up as he spoke. His sister, Stella Bennett, came to the bedside and said with concern, "Thank God, you finally woke up."

"Your driver died."

"Damn it, I will let the wrecker pay the price," he said with a frown.

"Brian, the wrecker had died, and he is Dominik Chambers."

"Dominik Chambers?"

Brian was shocked. How could Dominik be the wrecker? Did he do it intentionally, or was it an accident?

"Yes, it was Dominik. His wife and daughters were in his car. You bumped into them on the highway to the airport. Dominik should have been on his way to avoid the creditors, and he drove over speed because he was anxious. The police said the speed was too fast that Dominik failed to control the car, and it broke through the demilitarized zone and bumped into your car," Stella told Brian the preliminary results of the police investigation.

Brian did not say a word but thought. According to what Stella said, it was an accident. No, even if it was an accident, even if Dominik had died, he would not forgive Dominik. And since then, they became enemies.

"How are his wife and daughters?"

Brian asked in a low voice.

"His wife was severely injured and is still in danger. The doctors said she has little chance to survive. His little daughter was still in a coma because of severe trauma and fright. His big daughter came from abroad to take care of her."

Stella then added, "Uncle Thomas tried to do something while you were in a coma. Grandpa had given an order that you should get married after you wake up. Only when you have a stable family can he give the position as the master of the company to you."

"I didn’t expect that Uncle Thomas would be this urgent. He lost his patience before making sure if I am dead or not. Okay, I will destroy all his hopes."

Brian said coldly, "Since Grandpa wants a heir, I will give him one."

Stella left at night, and Brian came out for fresh air. When he passed by the park in the hospital, he stopped his pace due to a burst of sobbing.

Winnie stood in the park and was sobbing because she could not face her mother and sister, as well as accept the fact that Leo had betrayed her.

"Why... why..."

Winnie did not know what she was asking; she just felt it was so unfair. She was angry and felt wronged, as no one was willing to help her. At this moment, it rained cats and dogs. The raindrops covered the tears, and the tears mixed with the raindrops.

The woman crying sadly in the rain made Brian frown. There was no light in the dark room, which made people feel frightened and panicked. She felt uneasy at this moment.

She had no idea what the man who would walk in later looked like, but she would give her body to him. Even if Leo came to her now, there was no possibility they would be together again.

Before long, she was still sad when the door of the dark room was opened. As soon as she heard the sound of the door, she trembled suddenly because she was afraid and had the impulse to run away. But she had to face the reality. She had to do this for the sake of money, so she thought she had no qualification to run away.

The man soon closed the door and came to the bedside directly, since he was familiar with this room. He found the woman sitting on the bed but could not see her face clearly.