Chapter 22 : But then I saw my own body lying on the hospital beil , medical equipment attached to me An N he was inserted into the back of my hand 2 Estepped closer to the bed , staring at my body diessed in a hospital gown f What happened to me ? I tried to recall everything had rushed to my buined down boutique after seeing the news remembered standing in front of the I Rined store without Nathon ! And then- Out of nowhere , I was attacked.
A mysterious figure had plunged a sharp knife into my stomach while I was on a call with Nathan .
Was it Nathan who brought me here ? ) I turned my head as the door opened .
Nathan walked in , approaching my bed , his gaze locked onto my unconscious body .
His eyes were swollen , his expression sumber .
} } Had he been crying Nathan I called out to him , but he didnt react .
My breath caught when I saw him suddenly break into quiet sobs : His cries were heartbreaking , yet I couldnt do anything .
Even when I tried to reach out and comfort him , my hand simply passed through his body My soul is truly wandering now Sharon , please wake up , he pleaded , clutching my hand and kissing the back of it repeatedly , his sobs growing louder This was the first time I had ever seen him cry and he was crying for me .
If you want to punish me , dont do it like this .
Please .
he begged again .
) .
I didnt understand why he was this devastated over my condition .
Or maybe I should have known .
He loved me .
|| No one would be okay seeing their loved one on the brink of death ? Wake up , love .
Dont you want to meet the twins ? Theyre already here .
Theyre handsome .
…… froze .
Only then did I realize my stomach was no longer swollen My babies theyve been born ?? I promise you , love , Nathan wiped his tears and looked at my body with an unreadable expression .
7 will find whoever did this to you .

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He turned to his bag , which I hadnt noticed before , pulled out his laptop , and opened it .
His face hardened as his fingers flew across the keyboard I moved closer , standing beside him to see what he was doing .
I didnt understand much of the codes flashing on the screen , but moments later , a video began playing X I guessed that Nathan had hacked into the boutiques CCTV footage , as well as surrounding cameras .
There were multiple recordings playing simultaneously after all , we had no idea when exactly the fire had started .
Nathan even checked the footage from the previous day when I had last been inside the boutique , finalizing a deal with Madame Dupont Nothing seemed suspicious until Nathan played the footage from midnight .
His expression tensed , and I could feel his determination to uncover the truth .
My initial thought was that the fire had been caused by an occident , perhaps by one of my employees being careless with an open flame But Nathans instincts and intuition as a hacker were sharp .
) I knew it .
Theres no way her boutique burned down on its own , he muttered as he continued watching.X A figure appeared on the CCTV footage someone was seen dousing my boutique in gasoline before setting it ablaze with a lit match .
The flames quickly spread , eventually destroying the CCTV camera itself .
Whoever did this must have thought the footage would be lost forever , that the evidence would burn along with the security room inside the boutique What they didnt know was that I had a man who could retrieve anything he wanted.X Nathan clicked something perhaps copying the footage or doing something else I couldnt quite grasp .
Then he switched to another video , this time from a street camera The same figure from before was seen getting into a car parked near my boutique .
A red cor one that looked oddly familiar Could I be suspecting the right person ? Nathan zoomed in , capturing the license plate and tracking it through his phone .
And then- Owner of the vehicle : Grace Simon … he muttered , his jaw tightening .
I stared at the laptop screen , trying to recognize the mysterious figure though Nathans assumption about Grace seemed more and con face for quite some time , and I could easily recognize her body shape even if s it really was Grace Could it i My hand instinctively moved to my stomach ? Nathan continued working on his laptop , now playing anollest video from That figure again .
The he same sillsuchte cament of my Love .
Thave to do sontelbig , he whispered , she dil to you Inodded , even though he couldnt see my i , do my burly lying us the hospital beil || ming a langesing kiss to my forehead.
Eswear I will make that wornan pay for what I was relieved he was willing to do this for me , event while ingred in the space between ide and deall Estepped closer , trying to four Go get he , Natlun .
Daat la DN 2 Lwhispered , though my voice never reached hi He walked out of the room .
Desant hums instucting the nurses to take care of me while he won awaydi I snded softly before torting my gaze back to my body || My twins Honged to return to any body , desperate to meet my precious babies .
A week later , God granted me asniher cat life .
Perhaps this was His way of revealing I slowly opened my eyes , adjusting to the brightness .
I could faintly hear my mothers voice calling my name .
My vision gradually became clearer The sight before me remained unchanged a stende winte mom with the pungent smell of medicine .
Pain fared ith my stentach when I tried to move A doctor approached Mifam , can you hear me I gave a small nod , unable to move my lips to respondt .
The doctor smiled , then asked for my permission to examine me I glanced around , looking for someone .
My mother was there , barely holding back tears at the sight of me regaining consciousness .
But Nathan wasnt there ? Where was Was he still looking for Grace ? ) .
My thoughts wandered .
I never expected Grace to go this far I thought she had given up after trying to ruin my reputation with But clearly , she wasnt done had no idea what she wanted from me Your condition is stable , but I advise you not to move too much .
Your wounds havent fully healed yet , the doctor informed me I nodded again .
The doctor excused himself , leaning me alone with my mother .
I hadnt spoken yet , but before I could say anything- The door burst open with force