Chapter 4

Seeing the number flashing on his phone, Lucas's face changed drastically as he quickly answered.

My throat couldn't speak, but my hearing was sharper than most people's.

Even with Lucas covering the receiver, intermittent sobbing leaked through.

"Lucas, my foot is fractured. It hurts so much."

Without even looking up, Lucas spoke hurriedly.

"Babe, the doctor has something urgent. I need to go right away—I'll miss my chance otherwise."

"Whatever you were about to say, let's talk when I get back."

Lucas got into his wheelchair in just a few moves, even shifting his feet directly several times.

He didn't even notice his hands gripping the wheelchair were trembling.

I smiled until my eyes reddened.

He'd been home for half an hour, but if he'd looked even once, he would've seen the wound on my hand.

The wound on my hand had already started festering and throbbing with pain.

I pressed my lips together and decided to go to the hospital for an appointment.

The doctor frowned when he saw my wound.

"If you'd come any later, you could've lost this hand."

I nodded.

The doctor glanced at the VIP room in the distance and sighed.

"People really do have different fates. That girl only scraped her skin a little, but her boyfriend urgently called all the hospital's specialists and even contacted the director to clear out a premium room."

"Afraid she'd worry and be scared, he hasn't left her side for a second. So fortunate."

Seeing my lack of reaction, the doctor realized and continued writing me a prescription to get an injection.

Passing by Tanya's room, the cross necklace around her neck was conspicuous and painful to see.

When Lucas's legs suddenly lost feeling, I took him to see every famous doctor, but got no useful information.

With no other options, I could only place my hopes in God.

I'd gotten that cross necklace after praying for a long time at the church.

Lucas's eyes had reddened—it was the first time he cried in front of me.

But less than a month later, the cross necklace was gone. I searched everywhere I could think of.