Brief Was the Love

Lilian tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. Suddenly, she heard a noise from outside.

"Not here. If Eugene finds out, we'll both be done for."

At the mention of Eugene's name, Lilian forced her frail body out of bed.

She carefully opened the door with the voice recorder in hand to see Aurelie and another man walk into the hospital room next door.

She plucked up the nerve to follow them and carefully hid behind the door.

The man was pressing Aurelie into the bed. "I've missed you so much. When are you going to leave Eugene? You're my wife, you know. Do you know how terrible I feel every time I think of you and him together?"

Aurelie replied, "Don't leave any marks. I have surgery tomorrow. Once Lilian is dead, everything that belongs to Eugene will be ours.

"I even obtained Lilian's college acceptance letter. When the time comes and I attend college under her name, people will think I'm smart too. We won't have to live hard lives like before anymore."

Lilian's eyes widened in shock as she listened to the conversation between them.

She didn't expect Aurelie to have married another man behind Eugene's back. If Eugene found out that the woman he'd loved and pampered for so many years had actually been deceiving him all along…

She couldn't imagine what sort of expression Eugene would have, but she currently felt so excited that she felt like she might combust on the spot.

Lilian could barely wait to see Eugene's reaction after finding out the truth.

As she turned around after putting the voice recorder away, she bumped into Halle, who had come to take her away from the hospital.

He held up the camera in his hand. "I think this would be more convincing."

Lilian's eyes widened when she saw the footage of Aurelie and the other man entangled together on the camera screen.

"I want to send the evidence to Chief Merrick," she informed him, so excited that her voice came out sounding choked.

She wanted to completely ruin Eugene's reputation and ensure that he'd never be able to recover from this.

…

Early the next morning, a nurse woke Lilian up.

In order to ensure Aurelie's safety during the surgery, a series of examinations was performed on Lilian in accordance with normal surgical procedures.

At half past ten in the morning, the results were in. Lilian was then transported by nurses to the observation room adjacent to the operating room.

She would be brought in to have her blood transfused to Aurelie once the latter's surgery was more than halfway complete.

Eugene had already changed into surgical clothes, and all the medical staff seemed to be waiting for Lilian.

He sighed in relief when he saw her and bent down to gaze at her. When he spoke, his tone was softer than before.

"I know you've experienced your fair share of grievances recently. Once Aurelie's surgery is over, I'll request leave and take you out for some fresh air."

Fresh air?.

Lilian smiled mockingly. "No thanks."

They were never going to meet again, after all.

Eugene was about to say something else, but a shout from the anesthesiologist inside the operating room had him running back inside.

After the operating room door closed, Halle opened the door of the observation room and announced, "Everything's ready, Ms. Sherwood. We can leave now."

Upon hearing this, Lilian glanced toward the operating room, feeling a lingering discontent. "Will I still be able to get my acceptance letter back?"

"General Gurwick has already contacted Evermint College. They'll send you another copy and ensure that it's delivered safely into your hands," replied Halle.

Lilian suddenly sagged in relief, her nervousness vanishing. Tears flowed uncontrollably down her face. She had finally gotten everything she deserved in this life.

While they were sitting in the military vehicle heading for Andelang City, Lilian watched as Halle sent out the video and audio recording.

Only when the progress bar reached 100% did Halle turn to look at her. "I've sent the evidence to Chief Merrick. General Gurwick also asked me to invite you to attend a family dinner tonight."

Lilian gazed at the passing scenery. "Okay," she murmured.

Her new life was about to begin. There was a whole wide world before her.