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Chapter 573
The accident happened in a split second, before | could even scream.
I'd always lived in a peaceful world, never realizing just how dark and brutal people could be.
“Nathan!” | called out, panic rising in my chest.
Nathan's forehead was covered in cold sweat from the pain, but he forced a smile. “I'm fine.”
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“Tracy, you're such a witch! You're horrible!” Yvonne sprang to her feet, pointing at Tracy, who was pinned
helplessly to the floor.
After yelling, Yvonne bent down, grabbed a rock from the floor, and hurled it furiously at Tracy's face. “You hurt
my mom, you hurt Nathan-I'm going to smash your face in!”
Tracy couldn’t dodge, and a nasty bruise blossomed on her face. She glared at Yvonne with pure hatred and
spat, “You're just like your mother. You'll grow up to be a man-stealer too.”
“Shut up!” Yvonne snapped at her.
| supported Nathan with all my strength, shooting Tracy a furious glare.
In my memory, she always pretended to be nice, but | never thought she’d cross the line and actually break
the law.
The sound of the ambulance was getting closer, its siren echoing through the air.
| looked at Nathan, my heart aching with worry. His face was pale from the pain.
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Someone had called the cops, and Tracy was taken away. Yvonne and | rushed Nathan to the hospital.
Jared was on his way when Yvonne, still crying, told him everything that had happened. He hurried straight to
the hospital.
Nathan was taken into the emergency room, and | waited anxiously outside, my heart burning with anxiety- | was
worried sick.
Fortunately, the doctor cout and told us the stab wound wasn’t serious-none of Nathan's vital organs were
hurt. He got three stitches and would be kept in the hospital for observation.
Hearing that, my heart, which had been in my throat, finally settled.
When Nathan was wheeled out, | rushed over right away.
“Nathan, are you okay?” | asked, worry written all over my face.
Nathan just gavea gentle look and shook his head. “I'm much better. Don’t worry.”
“Thank you!” I'd said it so many times since all this happened, but no matter how many times | say it, it never
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Nathan let out a gentle laugh. “Seriously, you don’t have to keep saying that. As long as you and Yvonne are
safe, that's all | care about.”
“Nathan, I'm so sorry. If I'd known we’d run into that awful woman, | never would've texted you about breakfast
this morning. It's all because of me,” Yvonne sobbed, tears streaming down her face.
She'd probably never seen anything so violent before-it really scared her.
| looked at Yvonne, a bit skeptical. “Why did you text Nathan so carly?”
Yvonne sniffled. “Because we're heading back to Grandpa William and Grandma's place this afternoon. | figured
Nathan would want to see you before we left, so | messaged him while you were brushing your teeth.”
| squeezed Yvonne's fingers gently. “Alright, | understand.”
| made sure Nathan got a private room.
The nurse cin and said to me, “You're his wife, right? Here are a few things you need to know. Please read
them and sign.”
Nathan and | exchanged a glance but didn’t bother correcting her.
Yvonne blurted out, “Nurse, you got it wrong! My mom and Nathan haven't gotten married yet.”
The nurse looked surprised for a second, then laughed. “Sorry, you three really do look like a family.”
Right then, the door swung open and Jared walked in.
His face tensed up for a moment, but when he saw Nathan lying injured on the bed, guilt washed over him.
“Nathan, I'm really sorry. Tracy only went after Victoria because of me, and now she’s ended up hurting you too.
I'll take care of all your hospital bills and any other costs.”
“Dad, you're finally here! You have to make sure that awful woman gets locked up and never comes near us
again. She even threatened to scratch Mom's face-she’s just plain vicious!” Yvonne, who was at that age where
she just had to say everything on her mind, went on and on.
At the mention of Tracy, Jared's expression turned icy. “Don’t worry. | won't let her or the Darwin family off the
hook.”
The cops cto get our statements. Since | didn’t fight back when Tracy slapped me, they charged her with
assault.
Jared took over dealing with the police, and with how things were looking, Tracy probably wasn’t getting out
anytsoon.
| asked Sally to cpick up Yvonne. In the quiet hospital room, | watched Nathan, who had dozed off without
He was so young, with that handsface and that mix of black and silver in his hair. Honestly, | owed him
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more than | could ever repay.
Looking back at how we met, how we got close, and everything we've been through, Nathan was truly one of a
kind-gentle, strong, mature, thoughtful, and always there for me. And above all, he was insanely capable.
He really was the definition of perfect.
“Victoria...” As | was gazing at Nathan, he suddenly woke up.
| didn’t even know how long he'd been awake. My eyes were on him, but my mind had drifted far away.
Nathan had been watchingtoo, and when he sawspacing out, he finally called my name.
| snapped back to reality and asked softly, “What's wrong? Is your wound hurting again?”
Nathan shook his head. “No, that’s not it. Do you have anything you need to take care of? If you do, you don’t
have to stay-I can just call my assistant over instead...”
“I'm fine!” He got hurt because of me. ‘No matter what else is going on, nothing’s more important than being
here for him right now.”
“The Spring Festival is just three days away, Victoria. Didn't you say you were going hto spend it with your
parents? Yvonne said your flight was this afternoon...”
“I'm not going back,” | replied. I'd just called my parents from the hallway-not giving any details, just letting
them know | probably wouldn't make it hfor the New Year.
We'd already seen each other at New Year's, so they didn’t make a fuss. They just toldto take care of myself
while | spent the holiday away.
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