Lila’s call had a simple purpose – she wanted to ask Hamish why he left Bankshire without telling her.
Elisa, who should have been a vegetable, woke up so quickly and with amnesia. For Lila, Elisa’s amnesia was not a good thing. Can amnesia make everything as if it never happened?
Lila had bribed a nurse in the hospital, hoping to find an opportunity to act, but Hamish was guarding the ward all the time. The person she bribed didn’t even get into the ward and was told that the person inside had already been discharged and gone home.
Lila was furious and puzzled. She couldn’t understand why she had paid such a high price for the result, and Elisa was indifferent.
Thinking about that man’s methods, Lila couldn’t help but shudder. The reason why the “kidnappers” had insisted on Elisa was largely because she had said a few things. That man was Hamish’s nemesis. Whenever Hamish took a liking to something, he would go and take it, and if he couldn’t, he would destroy it. When she was kidnapped, in order to protect herself, she actively distanced herself from Hamish and told them that the person Hamish loved most at the moment was Elisa. Kidnapping Elisa could yield a lot of information.
But how to kidnap Elisa had become a problem. In the end, she could only sacrifice herself. It was a gamble. Lila knew that Hamish would definitely save her because he “owed” her a life. She couldn’t outsmart them in her mind, and all she could do was be harder on herself.
In the end, she won the bet, and Hamish really brought Elisa to exchange for her. She sacrificed her own leg, thinking that even if Elisa did not die, she would at least suffer. As a result, she didn’t die, her face wasn’t ruined, and after sleeping for a few months, she was fine.
Lila knew the methods of that person, but now things had deviated from the track she had envisioned, rolling in a direction she had no knowledge of. This plunged Lila into fear, afraid that the person would sense something and come looking for her again.
Now, the only person she could seek shelter from was Hamish, but suddenly he left Bankshire. After learning about Hamish’s departure from Tobias, Lila hastily called Hamish in the middle of the night.
After waiting for the ringing for more than ten seconds, Lila thought that if no one answered, she would call again, and if someone was on the line, she would wait ten more minutes before calling back.
Just as the waiting tone was about to end, the sound of the call being answered came through her phone, and Hamish’s clear and elegant voice came from the other end.
“What do you want?”
“Are you not planning to come back to Bankshire?” Lila asked directly.
“Not for the time being,” Hamish replied as sparingly as ever, never saying more than necessary in response to any question.
How long was “for the time being”? It was just like when Hamish had said he would marry her “very soon,” but then there had been no news.
“You promised not to leave me behind, and if you’re in Chiwood, I’ll go there too.”
“No.”
She had known that Hamish would refuse her, but she hadn’t expected him to be so decisive. Well, they hadn’t had much affection between them before. He knew her tricks, and she knew that he didn’t have feelings for her.
“I heard that Elisa has amnesia. Are you worried that she might remember something about me?”
“How do you know she has amnesia?” The man’s voice suddenly became menacing, even though they were separated by a phone, she could still feel the intimidating force.
Gritting her teeth, Lila’s jaw trembled. “Not only do I know about her amnesia, but I also know that she has stomach cancer.”
Elisa’s amnesia and her stomach cancer were not secrets in themselves. Although Hamish had used means to silence the hospital, she could find out using similar means.
“If you dare to say anything more, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
“Hamish, I promise you that I won’t mention the past in front of her. I just want to stay by your side, even if it’s just watching from afar.”
Her voice was hoarse, choked with sobs. If Hamish hadn’t known what she had done in the past, he might have been moved.
He gave a cold laugh, his voice chilly. “Are you threatening me?”
“It’s not a threat, it’s that you need me. When Elisa’s stomach cancer becomes unstable, she will definitely need surgery. Can you ensure that she won’t bleed during the operation?”
Lila understoodHamish’s cautious and careful nature, always taking precautions.
“Hamish, having access to a mobile blood bank would be very convenient, wouldn’t it?” Lila said slowly. “You should know this very well.”
No one knew better than him how convenient Elisa, who had once served as a mobile blood bank, could be. Whenever Lila was injured and bleeding, he would forcibly take Elisa to the hospital to donate blood.
Thinking about the past, her heart felt as if it were being bitten by ants. Hamish didn’t dare to refuse Lila’s terms because he was genuinely afraid that something might happen to Elisa.
“Alright, I agree to you coming to Chiwood, but if you say anything to make Elisa remember anything, I won’t spare you.”
His words were brief and to the point, without a shred of mercy.
Lila knew his methods and suppressed her emotions slightly. “I understand.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the call ended.
Lila put down her phone, her lips curling coldly. The more Hamish cared about Elisa in relation to her, the more advantageous it would be for her. All she wanted now was Hamish’s protection. If she didn’t have that, she would have to turn against him.
Lila had already booked her flight ticket. She could leave for Chiwood tomorrow afternoon. She wondered what Elisa would be like after her amnesia. According to the nurse she had bribed, she would be slow to react and simple-minded, in other words, somewhat foolish.
Lila raised her hand to touch her own face, recalling Elisa’s past insults and the slap she had received. Her gaze turned fierce.
She had to bring Elisa down!