Beneath the Perfect Disguise, I Quietly Slipped Away Chapter 15

When I opened my eyes again, Connor was still in the ICU being resuscitated.

My left arm was fractured.

Lucian performed the best self-preservation maneuver; he was the least injured of the three.

He came to see me, looking guilty.

I didn't blame him.

After all, in that situation, self-preservation is a human's first instinct.

Only a madman would react by using his life to save someone else.

I sat blankly at the door of the ICU.

The first to arrive were five lawyers who crossed the ocean.

They made me sign a pile of documents.

I couldn't understand the legal terms.

The only two lines I understood read:

In the event of Connor Pierce's death or incapacitation,

All assets unconditionally belong to Aurora.

And cannot be revoked for any reason, even by the individual himself.

I covered my face and finally broke down, crying out loud.

At the brink of life and death, he used his life to say he loved me, then told me he was sorry.

I really didn't understand—

How can a person love someone, yet hurt them so arrogantly at the same time?

One of the lawyers was older and had watched Connor grow up.

He told me the whole story, then sighed deeply.

"Robert is a scheming old fox. Connor maneuvering with Madison was a helpless move."

"Connor has been proud since he was a child."

"Maybe that's why he would rather let you misunderstand that he cheated than tell you the truth."

"Exposing his vulnerability in front of you was equivalent to asking him to die."