My whole family suddenly contracted acute leukemia. They were in critical condition, and the medicine was hard to find.

The only person in charge of the import channel for the medicine was my fiancée, Faye Lewis.

I thought it was a blessing from heaven. But unexpectedly, while waiting for the life-saving medicine, Faye suddenly had something urgent and stood me up.

I stood in front of the intensive care unit in a state of distress, not knowing what to do.

That night, thirteen cold bodies lay in the morgue.

My parents were critically ill again. I called Faye to ask for the medicine, but her childhood friend answered the call. "Faye is at the pet hospital, what's the matter?"

I couldn't help but question, "Shouldn't she be here to deliver the medicine? Why is she there?!"

Soon, Faye's voice came from the phone, "I forgot. I asked my assistant to send it to you."

Unfortunately, it was too late.

That night, I lost all my family.

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"The patients' conditions are critical. You said two hours ago that the imported medicine would be delivered immediately. Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

The attending doctor's anxious face was tinged with a touch of mourning. "Without the medicine, we can do nothing."

The doctor was telling the truth.

Without medicine, patients would really die.

There were already thirteen bodies lying in the cold morgue.

Those were my aunts and uncles.

And now, my parents and my younger brother and sister were in critical condition.

I was originally immersed in sadness, but suddenly my vacant eyes cleared up and I nodded desperately.

"Okay, okay, the medicine will be here soon, soon!"

But would the medicine really arrive?

I didn't know.

The only person in charge of the import channel for the medicine was my fiancée, Faye.

The medicine that should have arrived at the hospital two hours ago still hadn't come.

I couldn't reach Faye on the phone, so I had to call her secretary.

But what I was told was that Faye had something come up suddenly and couldn't come, and no one knew where the medicine I mentioned was.

I called Faye like a madman, but no one answered.

Thirteen lives were tragically lost amidst the sharp noise of the machines.

The medicine had already arrived in Birmingham...

I didn't have time to be sad, because another round of critical illness had started.

I held onto my phone tightly, dialing Faye's number over and over again, wishing I could grow wings and fly to her.

No one answered the phone.

Just as I was about to collapse, I heard Zion Berg's voice on the phone.

"Faye is at the pet hospital, what's the matter?"

My heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and I couldn't help but question, "Shouldn't she be here to deliver the medicine? Why is she there?"

After a few seconds of silence, someone else picked up the phone and it was the voice of Faye.

Her voice was flat, with a hint of impatience.

"I forgot, I asked the assistant to deliver it."

I listened to her words, and my mind went blank.

But I didn't have time to question anything.

With a pale face, I almost pleaded her.

"Faye, my parents and my younger brother and sister are in a very urgent situation now. The doctor said they must take medicine. I hope you can do it immediately..."

Before I finished speaking, Faye interrupted, "I got it."

I was afraid that Faye would forget, so I repeated it again, "It must be fast, please, let your assistant leave immediately. They can't hold on much longer..."

Faye complained that I was annoying. "Is it not enough? I have already brought the medicine back to the country. What else do you want? If you say one more word, the medicine will be one hour late."

I bit my lip tightly, afraid to make a sound.

"Sister, the dog seems... to be dying."

Zion's voice was sad and upset, and Faye comforted him immediately before she could hang up the phone.

"No, we have to wait for the doctor to make a check."

Faye's voice was gentle, which I had never heard before.

Faye comforted him for a long time. It was so long that the doctor came out again to ask if the medicine had arrived.

"Faye... the medicine..."

Before I finished speaking, the phone was hung up.

The doctor said the situation was critical and the patients could die at any time.

I couldn't care about anything else and decided to go find Faye for the medicine myself.

I called Faye's assistant. The assistant hesitated and refused to tell me the name of the pet hospital. I pressured her with my identity as Faye's fiancé. Then she told me.

I remembered the name the assistant mentioned. It was near Zion's house, where they often went.

There was a rare heavy rain with thunder and lightning outside.

There was no one on the road, and I couldn't even get a car, but I didn't care and bravely went to the pet hospital in the storm.

After an hour, I was completely soaked and arrived in a sorry state.

When Faye saw me, her originally relaxed expression involuntarily tightened.

"Why are you here?"

It seemed like my presence here was a crime.

But I didn't answer her question. My goal was clear. "Where is the medicine?"

Faye seemed impatient. "You only know to ask about medicine. Can't you see that Zion's pet dog is dying?"

"So what?" I asked, puzzled. "His pet dog is dying. What does it have to do with me coming to get medicine?"

Faye was angered by my cold attitude. "Why are you so heartless?"

I found it absurd.

Just recently, this pet dog held back Faye from delivering the medicine.

Thirteen lives had already been lost.

I wanted to question her, but I knew it wasn't the best time.

My parents and my younger brother and sister were still waiting for my medicine at the hospital.

I suppressed my anger and softened my tone, "Faye, I am also very sad about the pet dog, but my parents are still at the hospital and need medicine."

Seeing my softened attitude, Faye's momentum eased a lot, and she looked up at her assistant.

Suddenly, Zion cried out with a crying voice, "Sister, my dog is not breathing. What should we do? I don't believe the dog is going to die. Let's change to another hospital, and it will be cured."

Only then did I see that Zion was holding a dying dog in his hands, and he had a few scratches on his own face.

I originally wanted to tell them to go to the hospital quickly, but a sudden phone call changed my mind.

I grabbed the medicine, stopped Faye with pleading eyes. "Take me first."

Faye pushed my hand away impatiently.

"I've already given you the medicine, what else do you want?"

I stubbornly grabbed her clothes again as if I were a naughty dog.

"Faye, please, just give me a ride. The hospital called just now and said they can't wait any longer. They need the medicine immediately."

They can't wait for another hour.

I've already lost thirteen family members, and I can't lose anymore.

"Sister, but the dog doesn't have much time left, we have to go to the hospital right away."

Zion held the dog, looking exhausted and almost leaning on Faye.

She didn't hesitate for long when it came to our pleas.

"I'll take Zion first, and my assistant will drive you."

But there was clearly only one car on the road at this time!

If we went to the garage to pick up the car, and then went to the hospital, my mom and dad couldn't wait at all!

I knelt down to Faye and abandoned all dignity.

"Faye, I beg you, I really can't lose my parents..."

I had been rebellious repeatedly today, and Faye's face was already very ugly.

"They have been in the intensive care unit so many times. How could they suddenly deteriorate so severely? Don't lie to me."

That was the condition three months ago!

The last time Faye visited my family in the hospital was three months ago. At that time, they were also very serious. They were afraid that I would be looked down upon by Faye because of their illness, so they didn't say it was serious.

A year ago, my whole family suddenly had acute leukemia, and the condition was unstoppable.

The doctor said that this type of leukemia was rare. It was caused because the ordinary hematopoietic stem cells underwent malignant clonal proliferation and sudden mutation.

Only a special drug from abroad could relieve it, and this drug was strictly controlled.

The person in charge of the only channel was Faye.

Unable to resist my repeated pleas, Faye finally agreed to bring the medicine.

She clearly agreed to deliver the medicine to the hospital five hours ago, but Faye suddenly broke the appointment and disappeared.

Now it seemed that it was because Zion and his dog were injured and Faye accompanied him to the pet hospital.

At this moment, I couldn't hold any emotions in my mind, I just wanted Faye to take me to the hospital so that I could save my family.

After Faye finished speaking, she hugged Zion and walked towards the car.

I went crazy and wanted to seize this last hope. I blocked in front of the car.

"Faye, take me to the hospital! Otherwise, I will crash into the car!"

But Faye just opened the window and gestured to the bodyguard with a look.

I was rudely pulled out of the lane.

"Faye, stop! Stop!"

It was useless.

The wheels of the Maybach rolled, splashing me with rainwater.

When I arrived at the hospital in a more miserable state and handed the medicine to the doctor, the doctor just angrily said to me, "Why are you only coming now? They have been dead. What's the use of these medicines?!"

Four more bodies were added in the cold morgue.

I didn't cry or make a scene. To be precise, I didn't have the strength to do anything extra.

Just having 17 tombstones standing neatly halfway up the mountain was enough to break my heart.

I stayed in the cemetery for a long time, and was about to leave. But before I took a few steps, I suddenly saw Faye and Zion.

"Sister, do you think my dog's death is because of me?"

Zion's tone was sad, holding an urn in his arms.

"How could it be your fault? Don't think too much. The monk said that as long as we give it a grand funeral, it will have a better life in the next reincarnation."

If it weren't for the fact that the voice was too familiar, I would have thought it was an illusion.

Can someone as ruthless as Faye also believe in gods?

But all of this was no longer related to me.

I wanted to avoid her, but Faye had already seen me.

"Why is it you again?"

There was a clear interrogation in her tone, and she was just about to say the word "stalk".

It was really unexpected to meet them in a cemetery. Considering their love for the dog that day, it made sense to bury the dog in an expensive cemetery.

"Just pass by," I responded lightly, not wanting to waste time with them.

As I was about to leave, I was stopped by Faye.

The warm and dry touch of the palm made me feel nauseous, so I immediately shook it off.

"Don't touch me!"

Faye did not expect my reaction to be so intense. She was stunned for a moment, with her eyebrows furrowed.

"Ryan Holman, what are you going crazy about!"

My eyes were bloodshot and as soon as I saw Faye's face, the sound of death from hospital equipment filled my ears.

"Get lost, I don't want to see you."

Zion held the box and spoke in a self-reproachful tone, "Ryan, are you still angry about that day? That day, both my dog and I had a car accident. The situation was urgent. That's why she delayed delivering the medicine to you. You can be angry with me, but please don't be angry with Faye."

So pretentious!

I laughed out of anger.

"Yes, it can be considered a minor car accident when you had a slight collision with an electric bike. The situation was urgent. My whole family of 17 people were in the intensive care unit, which was neither painful nor itchy.

"Faye is my fiancée. It's only natural for me to be angry with her. Who are you? Why do you want to take her place and bear the anger?

"You're nameless and insignificant. Don't fucking flatter yourself!"

I almost shouted the last sentence.

17 lives!

The medicine had already arrived in Birmingham...

Just a little bit, really just a little bit.

If it was not for the person in front of me and that pet dog, Faye wouldn't break her promise, and my family wouldn't have died.

Zion cried, tears kept rolling down.

"I'm sorry, Ryan. I don't want to become like this either."

Looking at Zion's sad look, as always, Faye protected him behind, as if I bullied him.

"Ryan, do you have to be so aggressive?"

I sneered, "Of course not, so I'm leaving."

I used to argue with Faye, telling her about Zion's instigation and trap one by one.

She said I was targeting Zion and told me not to have such great hostility towards the same sex. Men should be generous and not always argue with a younger brother.

But now I wanted to give up. Even the desire to talk to her had disappeared.

I left without any nostalgia, and behind me, Faye looked at my back with a strange expression.

This was the first time I didn't argue with her because of Zion.

Faye, for the first time, left Zion behind and caught up with me.

"How have you been recently? Did you bring the medicine that day?"

It had been a week since my family passed away. If she had contacted me halfway or paid attention to my family's condition, she wouldn't have asked me so calmly.

But she didn't, she still acted superior.

I looked at her, with a very serious expression.

"Faye, do you really like me?"

Faye looked away and didn't speak.

The answer was obvious.

I carefully feel my heart and don't feel sad or upset.

I understand. I don't like Faye anymore.

The ten years that revolved around her had become a story, and I could calmly tell everyone about it after getting drunk.

"Cancel the engagement, Faye."

I didn't want to waste any more time. Leaving these words behind, I passed by Faye without looking back.

She immediately grabbed my hand, her tone still a bit stunned and unresponsive.

"What did you just say?"

I didn't answer. My cold attitude was obvious.

Faye finally panicked.

"Last time I neglected you. From now on, I will send the medicine to the hospital as soon as possible. Don't make a fuss, okay?"

She probably still thought I was upset about the medicine incident, so she unexpectedly lowered her stance and tried to coax me for the first time.

Before, even ten days ago, I would have gladly accepted and even considerately said that I was also at fault and shouldn't be angry.

But now, my heart had been buried with 17 bodies.