bMason /bdidn’t answer, just downed bhis /bdrink.

“So what if you did?” another friend chimed in. “You’re not in love with her anyway. Now you can finally marry Chlor,”

“Gen real Chloe is fine bas /bba /bbmistress /bon the sile, but she’ll never marry into the Quinn family,” A third friend scoffed. “Vivian Hart, for all her faults, is still the daughter of the Han Corporation. Ten byears /bago, that bpany /bwas a force to be reckoned with. And don’t forget, she’s also got the Bayer Tamsily behind her. Chloe can’tpete with that.””

bMason /bpoured another ss and drank it in one go. “Whatever. Vivian said she wanted to break up. I don’t care.”

“Come on, Mason,” the friendughed. “She’lle crowding back in a few days. Breaking up‘ is bjust /bher ying hard to get. She was willing to be Chloe’s personal blood bbank/b, for God’s bsake/bb. /bbYou /breally think she’s going to leave you!”

“Tre,” another agreed. “Everyone knows she was happy in be Chloe’s bstand/b–bin /bjust to be with you”

bHearing /btheir words, the unease in bMason’s /bheart began to fade. They were right. Vivian couldn’t live without him. She would be back. He just had

to bwait /b

Back in the hospital, Sienna found a quiet corner and dialed Jason’s amber. Hearing her voice, Jason on the other end went from calm to chaos in

split second.

b“/bWait bfor /bme!” Jason called I out in the phone, “Wait, I’m on my way, right now?

Jason’s eyes were red as he threw on his coat and sprinted out of his office. He pped himself hard across the face in the elevator, bjust /bto make sure he wasn’t dreaming

Ten years. A full decade of silence. But that voice, it was hers. He would never mistake it. She was back. He knew she was still alive. He had always known.

He burst through the hospital doors and saw herb, /bba /bbvision /bof elegance standing by the entrance. “Siennal” he called our voice trembling.

Sienna turned. A handsome, breathless man was running towards her. When he saw her face, his eyes lit up. She was even more beautiful than he remembered, with a mature, captivating albure.

bEnna/bb, /bit’s really your Jason closed the distance between them and pulled her into a tight, desperate hig

“Jason, it’s me,” Sienna said, gently pasting the bback /bbof /bthe man who was currently squeezing the life out of her.

He bwas /ba grown man, a respected doctor, but he couldn’t stop the bsears /bfrom welling in bhis /beyes. “Enna, where have byou /bbeen? Why didn’t youe back“b” /b

“Sienna Vivian, worried that Sienna had been gone for so long, hade looking for her. She was met with the sight of a Iman clinging to her

“Sienna,” she said again, a little louder.

Sienna saw her band /btried to gently push Jason away, but he refused to let go. His heart was still pounding with a joy so fierce it was almost painful.

“No,” he whipered “Let me just hold on for a second. I’m afraid this is a dream and you’ll disappear

bVivian’s /beyes narrowed. She marched over and started pummeling his back with her fists. “Let bgo /bbof /bmy sister Didn’t you hear me! Let bher /bgo, you

“Out Stop it, Hop it!” Jason yelped, surprised by the girl’s strength. “bYou’re /bbgoing /bbto /bbreak my ribe”

Sienna ruffled Vivian’s hair. She could tell Jason was exaggerating, but she byed /balong “Vivian, it’s fine. This is my friend. bJason /bEverett. bNow /bba /bvery famous and respected doctor”

Jason waved his hands dismissively. “Don’t say that, Enna, byou’ll /bembarrass me. bLook /bat meb, /bbI’m /blosing my hair from stress. If you hadn’te back soon, you would have missed my handsome prime.”

Sienna smiled faintly. “Alright. I came to ask if you could take a look at my sister

Jason’s expression turned serous, as well as his tone. “Come on, Enna, We’re friends. Anything for you.”

– “Great” Sienna nodded, dien gestured Vivian, “Just follow him, Vivian”

Vivian nodded. She left with Jason, and an hourter, Jason returned to the office with a chart.

4:18PM ↑ ?

“How is she?” Sienna asked immediately,

“It’s not good, bEnna/b. She’s your sister, bso /bI be blunt,” Jason’s brow was furrowed, ba /blook of grave concern on his face.

Sienna nodded for him to continue, so he did. b“/bShe has significant trauma, most likely from prolonged bullying and abuse,” said Jason. b“/bThere are signs bof /brecent improvement, which is a good start. But I need to be clear. She has a history of multiple suicide attempts and exhibits signs bof /bobsessivepulsive personality disorder.”

“Keep going.” Sienna replied.

“Alright.” Jason cleared his throat. This kind of illness bhas /bto be ovee by the patient herself you can’t just medicate it away. But your preserice is key. She was only fifteen when you left, and that clearly triggered her. Her emotional state is fragile, so don’t disappear again. It could cause a serious rpse

In short, the loss of her only protector had left her vulnerable to years of abuse, and the constant stress had shattered her psyche.

Sienna’s bgaze/b, which had been heavy with sorrow, now sharpened binto /ba de of cold, hard fury, She looked at the words on the report—multiple suicide attempts and her anger melted into a familiarb, /baching guilt