“What are you saying?! Are you crazy?!” Jovia jumped up. She looked shocked and angry.
I raised my head and said pitifully, “Moon only lost a husband, but I lost both my legs!”
Moon noticed the sarcasm in my eyes right away.
She rushed at me, grabbed my throat, and shouted, “I knew you were up to no good! You’ve always tried to take everything from me since we were kids! Can’t you leave other people’s stuff alone?!”
She was choking me so much I could barely breathe. My eyes rolled back.
Jovia quickly stepped in and pulled Moon’s hand away. She said in a panic, “Moon, let go! Don’t kill her!”
After a long silence, Liam finally spoke up. He pulled Moon behind him and told them to calm down.
Then, he looked at me coldly, “We’ll talk about your marriage with Tommy when we get home. For now, you need to rest at the hospital. Stop causing trouble.”
I coughed violently a couple of times. Then I looked up and stared at him. “Sorry. Maybe I’m asking too much and causing trouble. But you’ve always cared for me, and I’ve always thought of you as my father. You wouldn’t turn me down, right?”
“What on earth are you talking about?!”
Jovia raised her hand to slap me, but Liam quickly stopped her. “Isn’t it bad enough here? We’re going back home!”
At that moment, I saw fear in his eyes.
After hesitating, Tommy turned to Moon and softly said, “Moon…”
Seeing Tommy weakly asking Moon for help, I blew him a kiss and gave him a flirtatious look. “Tommy, I’m waiting for you to marry me!”
“Crazy! She’s just crazy!” Moon yelled.
Her voice echoed down the hospital hallway. But I did not care. I even hummed happily.
I did not think the White family would give in easily. After all, they probably saw my blunt “request” as just an empty threat.
But what if more people saw my “shameless” side?
Late at night, I got up and opened the live-streaming platform.
I quickly typed the titles.
[Give me back my husband!
[To save my cousin’s boyfriend, I lost both my legs. I hope he’ll marry me.
[I’m not pretending anymore. I want to be together my cousin’s boyfriend.]
With bold titles like these, viewers quickly filled my livestream channel.
I smiled and eagerly waited for the drama to begin!
Viewers quickly flooded into my livestream. I did not use any makeup to look pitiful.
The white light above me made my face look shockingly pale to the viewers.
I sat alone in the empty hospital room like a sad female protagonist.
I fixed my expression, and when the viewer count passed ten thousand, I started crying and said, “Moon, please, let Tommy be with me! I can’t live without him!”
Then, I started coughing hard. Each breath was heavy. I looked like I might faint any second.
Tears filled my eyes, but I held them back. It made me seem even more helpless.
This was an entertainment-driven world.
My bold titles quickly pushed my livestream to the top. Afterall, Liam was quite popular too.
My livestream quickly hit over a million views!
As expected, less than an hour later, the White family called.
With many viewers watching my livestream, I said with a quiver, “I sacrificed my legs to save Tommy! What’s wrong with him marrying me? I saved his life, and I love him so much!
“If you won’t let Tommy marry me, I’ll jump off the fifth floor of the hospital!”
I put the phone on speaker and heard Liam and Jovia pretending to be concerned.
“Stella, please don’t do anything drastic! We’re already talking to Moon. Don’t worry. We’ll make sure you marry Tommy. Please turn off the livestream. Let’s talk at home, okay?”
I could not help but laugh inside. I knew what they were trying to do.
They just wanted to calm me down first.
I looked up with tears in my eyes and said to the viewers, “I know many of you think I’m shameless, but I can’t help it. I love Tommy so much. I’d do anything for him. I’d even die for him!”
The insults in the livestream poured in nonstop. I spotted one comment. [Can you stop being pathetic? It’s making me sick!]
But I did not care. I had achieved what I wanted.
Just thinking about how frustrated they must be at home and how much they hated me made me feel good.
I wanted to make the White family anxious!
Both the White and Sullivan families had to figure out how to handle me!
The next morning, before sunrise, Liam and Jovia came to my hospital room.
I was pleased to see the dark circles under their eyes.
“Aunt Jovia, Uncle Liam, good morning! Have you had breakfast yet?” I asked sweetly. “Hmm? Isn’t Moon coming?”
“There are no cameras here! Why are you still pretending?!” Jovia snapped. She tossed her bag at my legs, which could not feel anything anymore, on purpose.
Liam cleared his throat behind her to signal her to calm down.
Jovia snorted and turned away.
Liam changed his attitude. He came to my bed with a fake smile. “Moon went to get breakfast. Well, Stella, Jovia and I talked. You lost your legs saving Tommy, and because of that, Tommy can’t just ignore you.
“We spent the whole night talking to Moon and Tommy. Moon agreed that Tommy will marry you, but the wedding arrangements with the Sullivan family are already set, so we can’t change that. We’ll just switch you in. Everything else will stay the same. How does that sound?”
I smirked inside at their half-hearted plan but acted happy on the outside. “Sounds great! I actually like the things Moon used. Even if it’s something small, like a trash bag, I’ll keep it safe.”
My strange answer made Liam’s lips twitch.
“Well, since you’re fine with it, go live and explain what happened yesterday. Our family has a reputation to maintain.”
Jovia then made it clear why they were there.
I blinked and stared at her innocently, but inside, I was thoroughly annoyed by her arrogant attitude.
“Also, the Sullivan family has a good reputation. Since you’re paralyzed now, try to avoid going to social events. Don’t embarrass their family or ours.
“Don’t come crying to us later!”
She was giving me orders, threatening me, and warning me!
She was trying to put me down with her arrogance again!
But I was not the same loser I was five years ago.
I stared at Jovia. “If you want me to clarify, fine. But I want to have a wedding with Tommy.”
Seeing their confused looks, I repeated firmly, “Didn’t you hear me? I want a wedding!”
“With your condition, how can you have a wedding—”
Just as they were about to keep trying to change my mind, Moon, who was supposed to be buying breakfast, walked in proudly.
“If she wants a wedding, let her have one.”
Moon had a mischievous grin. I looked at her in confusion.
Why had she suddenly changed her attitude?