CHAPTER 231: CHAPTER 231: FOURTEEN YEARS AGO, HE GAVE UP ON HER!

Hearing this voice, Juliana felt inexplicably anxious and uneasy.

She tried hard to see clearly the location and the person speaking, but her range of vision was extremely narrow, and she couldn’t see anything, only listen.

"Mr. Sinclair," it was Elias Langley’s voice, "there’s no choice left, I promise you, I won’t give up on her."

Then came the man’s helpless and painful voice, "One day, you’ll regret choosing me at this moment!"

Although she couldn’t see clearly, Juliana could sense the tension and tragic air silently spreading.

"Professor," a woman’s voice resolutely said, "I will protect Miss even with my life."

Hearing this, the mist before Juliana’s eyes cleared away.

She saw a woman protecting a little girl hurriedly getting into a car.

Then, the car sped away like an arrow off the string.

"Mr. Sinclair, go quickly."

Juliana turned around, but could only see the cars leaving in different directions.

What is this situation?

What happened?

Without time for her to think, a wave of intense pain tore through her consciousness...

At the ICU ward entrance,

Caleb Shaw, carrying a badge-wearing staff member, walked up to Elias Langley.

This was the second day of Juliana’s coma.

The usually neat man had a shadow of a beard, and his crisp shirt was wrinkled after a whole night.

This was the first time Caleb had seen Elias Langley look so unkempt.

"Mr. Langley," considering his mood, Caleb spoke very softly, "this is Chairman Morton from the Red Cross."

Elias Langley looked confusedly at the other person.

Chairman Morton quickly stepped forward, his tone cautious.

"Mr. Langley, according to procedure, we could have notified you by phone, but considering the family’s feelings, we decided to tell you in person. Juliana Jacobs had registered as an organ donation volunteer. If she were to pass away, her heart would be donated to Summer Shaw free of charge."

After stating his purpose, seeing Elias Langley’s face darken, he hurriedly added, "Please don’t be upset, this is just a routine notification. We all hope Miss Jacobs can recover soon."

While seeking a solution for Summer, Juliana had also prepared for the worst.

Saving Summer was her sole obsession in the remaining four years, and in all her consideration, only she herself was insignificant.

A sense of bitterness welled up in Elias Langley’s heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Has the procedure been completed?" he asked coldly.

Chairman Morton quickly nodded.

"But she is still alive now, so after you both verify, please leave, no need to send off."

With Juliana’s current condition, Caleb didn’t have much to say, so he left with Chairman Morton.

"These people are so cold-blooded," Raine Kane said, dissatisfied.

Elias Langley said nothing, just about to turn back to the ICU room when Jared Langley arrived.

"Uncle, I heard Juliana is here, how is she?"

Elias Langley looked at him with cold eyes, "If it weren’t for the Kingsford project being paused, you probably wouldn’t remember her."

"What?" Jared was perplexed, "Uncle, what happened to the Kingsford project?"

It was clear he didn’t know what had happened in his company.

Elias Langley’s gaze shifted elsewhere, "In your heart, is your fiancée just decoration or a pawn?"

"No, Uncle," Jared said, feeling anguished at the mention, "I was thinking about the bigger picture. I didn’t expect her to be hurt like this, I really..."

Before he could finish, the nurse monitoring in the ICU room ran to the door and said to Elias Langley, "The patient is awake."

"Let me tell you, the only reason you’re still standing here is that when Juliana wakes up, I’ll leave you to her to deal with, so keep your supposed wise opinions to yourself. Women are never a sacrifice for the bigger picture!"

Elias Langley left Jared, taking a few steps back to the bedside.

Juliana struggled out of a muddled consciousness.

The first thing she sensed wasn’t light, but an explosive pain deep in her head, as if steel needles were stirring inside her skull.

This intense pain forced her to open her eyes.

Her vision was blurry, her chest heavy and making it hard to breathe.

But a man’s face slowly took shape in the haze.

"Juliana..."

Elias Langley’s voice was hoarse, carrying the cautiousness of regaining something lost, reaching out to touch her cheek.

But Juliana turned her head to avoid his hand.

Elias Langley’s hand stiffened in mid-air.

Juliana looked at him, her vision becoming clearer, but her breathing grew more rapid.

years ago, he abandoned her!

Juliana’s heart was deeply pierced with pain, her entire body trembling as the monitor emitted a harsh alarm.

The doctor, who arrived in a hurry, immediately instructed the nurse in a stern voice, "Prepare a sedative!"

He then turned to Juliana, tone serious and urgent, "Miss Jacobs, you must calm down! If your emotions continue to run this high, your heart will fail, and we’ll have no choice but to administer a sedative!"

Juliana quickly clutched her chest, shaking her head.

She even forced out words with difficulty, "No... my heart... it’s for Summer."

She closed her eyes, forcing back the last hint of tears.

The familial affection she had always longed for was nothing more than a negotiable chip in her parents’ eyes.

Her kindness to others only brought betrayal and hurt time and again.

So why should she smile at the world?

Juliana took a deep breath, opening her eyes again, much calmer now.

She met Elias Langley’s anxious gaze, not avoiding it, but instead slowly letting her eyes fall on his hand, suspended in mid-air, unable to touch her.

"Elias Langley, I thought I would never see you again."

She spoke, her voice weak but clear.

As if the previous evasion had just been a moment of forgetfulness.

The anxiety on Elias Langley’s face dissipated, and he even visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"For a moment, I thought you didn’t remember me."

Juliana closed her eyes briefly, struggling to force a smile, "At first, I didn’t."

Elias Langley held her hand, "I’m sorry, it’s my fault."

Juliana looked at him, saying nothing.

The doctor stepped in, "Miss Jacobs is still very weak, give her some time to recover, and try to keep her from talking."

Elias Langley placed her hand on his face and smiled.

At this moment, Jared Langley leaned against the door, calling out "Juliana" towards the inside.

Juliana slowly turned her head to look at him.

Jared Langley intended to come in, but Raine Kane stopped him, so he could only lean against the door frame, peering inside.

Seeing Elias Langley placing Juliana’s hand on his face with no reservations, the intimacy between them made Jared’s heart fill with jealousy.

"I’ve been so worried about you." Jared said.

Juliana’s expression grew colder bit by bit.

After calming herself, she mustered up the energy to say, "Young Master, you’ve saved me twice. When your mother humiliated me with that examination and I didn’t call the police, that counts as once. This is now the second. We’re even. I am not your fiancée, nor do I have any obligation to assist you in your treatment. Let this be the end."

After speaking, she closed her eyes wearily.

"No, you are my fiancée, you love me!"

Jared Langley shook as he tried to rush in.

Elias Langley’s eyes flashed coldly, instructing Raine Kane, "Stop him!"

Raine Kane followed the order, delivering a swift punch to Jared Langley’s face.

Jared had only just called out "Juliana" before collapsing, unconscious.

His fainting was due to arrhythmia, not from Raine Kane’s punch.

The doctors and nurses hurriedly carried him to the emergency room.

Turning back to Juliana, Elias Langley’s gaze softened once again.

"I’ll go to the Langley Residence and get your things, you rest well."

He was about to release her hand, but Juliana held on to him.

"That fat man said... you wouldn’t dare go against the people behind him, so why did you come?"

Elias Langley’s lips curled faintly, and he gently caressed her cheek with his other hand, his eyes briefly flickering with an elusive complexity.

"Who stands behind him doesn’t matter. What matters is, I cannot lose you."

He leaned down, placing a light kiss on her forehead, then stood up to leave.

As the door closed, the mist of dependence in Juliana’s eyes vanished, leaving behind only a cold struggle.

His warmth, his resolve, she had tasted them all. Now, she even wished his deep affection was calculated, so she could sever all ties without hesitation, dragging him and those who hurt and abandoned her into hell.

Emerging from her sadness, Juliana picked up the phone and called Rosalind Linton.

The phone rang for a long time before someone answered.

"Can you still move now?" Juliana asked.

Rosalind Linton, gritting her teeth, sat up on the bed by herself, "I can, I had a miscarriage, but arranged for the hospital to preserve the embryo. Elias Langley arranged for expedited DNA testing. Now what should I do?"

Juliana’s eyes gleamed with cold light, "Prepare, and throw the embryo in Victor Langley’s face."