Billionaire's Forgotten Bride

against Ariana Celeste Villareal's skin as she ran across the hospit

just stay awake!" Her trembl

eak. Sweat covered his forehead while on

ispered weakly

tantly. "We're here already.

ds. The moment they entered the emergency

happ

" Ariana cried. "Ple

riana stood outside the emergency room, shaking violently from fear and exhaustion. Her

octor walked toward her

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ately stood u

her's condition is getting worse. He

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opped. "T-Tw

ion during his previous confinement, but the hospital adminis

se, doc... I'm begging you. Save my brother fi

ked conflicted

d her completely. Ariana

elplessly. "He's the on

cared about embarrassment. Nothing mattered anymo

Damien Alaric Monteverde stepped out of a private

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ucha

m. The Monteverde heir had arrived. Damien's sharp eyes r

tant spoke carefully, "the

once. "How's h

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reached his ears. His footsteps stopped. His brows furrowed slightly. From a distance, he saw a y

e save

the first time in years- Damien froze. Because the woman looked painfully familiar. The same eyes. The same fa

assistant c

him. His gaze remai

she look

ana covered her face while crying silently. Completely broken. Completely hopeless

t's

P room, Damien found his grandfather sitting upright on the hospital bed.

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poke. "The girl downstai

is grandfather continued

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s eyes briefly as if

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remaine

to protect this family. He

slowly darkened. "Yo

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slammed his cane

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me random woman because

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his cold words. He still remembered Ariana crying on the hospital f

downstairs,

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in defeat. At lea

's en

e staring blankly at the floor. She looked exhausted. Defeated. He

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the woman snapped immediately.

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that excus

eas

pay by next

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a

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rousl

yearly salary. Damien Monteverde looked down at her

orry

ay. But Damien remained standing there

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't a qu

ked nervous

inside his pocket. "You

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pression re

ll his medic

ng. Hope suddenly appeared in her eyes. But th

you want

rectly into her

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arri

riage," Damien

at him like

even kn

on't n

selling

didn't change. "Then

een slapped. Her eyes slow

u say that

ions don't ch

and merciless. Aria

e horr

en calle

rily. "I won't marr

ed once. "T

nothing. But after taking several steps away,

e year, and I'll pay for everything your brother needs." Her c

. She knew she was running out of choices. Damien

handed her a business card. "If y

ord. Leaving Ariana completely shattered. Sh

everde Corporation. The name alone sc

on the bed. Machines surrounded him. Fragile and fading. Ariana broke down crying silently. Because for