Yvonne stiffened.
How could it be Sue?
Did Sue know that she was alive?
But this wasn't right. She remembered that Jacqueline knocked her down before she opened the
door for Sue. Therefore, Sue probably didnât know that she was alive.
Perhaps Sam noticed Yvonneâs doubts. He then explained, "After you said goodbye to me, I didn't
rush t o the airport because my grandmother video called m e at that time. When the call ended, I
saw Sue come back, so I got out of the car to greet her. I told her that there was a surprise in the
villa, but..."
His tone changed and became a lot colder. "But not long after, Sue ran out to stop me when I was
about to drive to the airport. She asked me what was the surprise and why she didn't see it. At this
point, I realized something was wrong. When Sue didn't see you in the villa, it meant that something
happened to you.â
Speaking of this, Sam took a lingering breath, "Then I went to your villa area for surveillance and
saw a car come out of your villa. I guess you should be in it, so I followed all the way. Unfortunately,
I was one step behind. Iâm sorry. If I arrived earlier, you wouldn't...â
"I don't blame you!" Yvonne mouthed again, saying that she didn't blame him.
If he hadn't been so alert and went after her without hesitation, Jacqueline would have burned her to
death instead of lying here right now.
So he was her savior, who saved her twice in a row. How could she blame him for being late?
Sam understood what Yvonne meant. His expression softened. "You don't blame me."
"I should thank you," Yvonne said again. Something came to her mind and she asked, "How long
have I been in the hospital?"
Sam replied, "It's been three days!"
Yvonne's lips paused for a moment. "So I went abroad first?"
Sam said with a smile, "No, you're still in Vancouver. I didn't go back to my country."
Yvonne seemed to have understood something. She felt guilty and her lips turned pale. "Itâs my fault
that you can't go back home. I'm sorry."
"What're you talking about? Iâm willing to stay here. With your current condition, you need someone
around you. Donât think too much about it. It has nothing to do with you." Sam tapped her forehead.
Yvonne felt a little pain and she pursed her lips, "What happened to my face?"
Sam didnât expect her to suddenly ask about this. He was stunned for a while and didn't know how
to answer all of a sudden.
Yvonne noticed his deliberate silence and she felt cold for a moment. After a while, she asked, "Has
my face been ruined? No, it's not just my face. Was my entire body burned?â
She didn't forget the pain when the fire burned her face and body.
How could her face and body be fine in such burning pain?
She wasn't stupid. Even oil splatter would leave scars. Now that she was burned by the fire and
couldn't move her body, she was definitely no longer a human being. She could tell from Samâs
silence.
Thinking of this, Yvonne's emotions became uncontrollable again. Her heart felt like collapsing with
despair and bloodthirsty hatred!
She hated God, hated Jacqueline, and hated herself even more!
"Yvonne!" Listening to the rapid sound of the monitoring machine, Sam knew how intense Yvonne's
mood was at the moment. He quickly calmed her down. "You need to calm down first."
Calm down?
Yvonne smiled sadly in her heart.
How could she calm down?
She was disfigured and turned into a monster. How could she be calm?
Knowing that his comfort was useless, Sam rubbed his swollen temples. "Yvonne, I know that
you're in pain now, but it's not the time to be in despair. Don't worry, I'll get you the best doctor and
Iâll try my best to heal your face."
Yvonne bit her lips with her teeth tightly without any response.
Try your best?
But many things wouldn't succeed in this world even i f you tried your best.
Yvonne asked blankly, "Mr. Smith, tell me truthfully how badly I've been burned."
Sam hesitated and didn't know whether he should tell her.
She had the right to know, but he was worried that she would collapse if he told her.
"Mr. Smith, come on. How much worse can the situation be?" Yvonne said again when the man
refused to speak.
She wanted to know so stubbornly. Sam sighed and compromised, "The burn area is about 20% all
over your body, especially your face and hands. Since you had some thick clothes on your body, the
burns in that area are lighter. But even so, thereâs still no way to recover locally. There is only hope
if you go abroad."
Going abroad...
Yvonne laughed at herself.
How could she go abroad like this?
"Yvonne," Sam suddenly called her and hesitated, "do you want to tell Mr. Lancaster about your
current situation?"
Henry Lancaster?
Yvonneâs lips trembled, "No, don't tell him. Please don't tell him. I don't want him to know that I'm
here and I donât want him to know that I'm in this condition." 2
She was so ugly now. How could she be seen?
If he saw her, would he dislike her or hate her?
No, there was no way he could see her this way. Absolutely not!
Feeling Yvonne's resistance, Sam probably understood the reason why. He looked at her eyes and
felt a little distressed. "Alright, alright. We won't tell him. Don't get agitated. I wasn't going to tell him
either. I was just asking to know how you feel."
Yvonne said painfully, "I donât want him to see me like this." 1
Sam touched her exposed hair. "Well then, we won't let him see."
Yvonne gave a desperate look and asked, "Mr. Smith, what do you think I should do? How can I
face him in the future?"
Sam comforted her, "it's okay, youâll be fine."
Yvonne laughed at herself, "Mr. Smith, you don't have t o lie to me. I know that it's not going to be
good even if I go abroad."
When he heard this, Sam's cold hand touched her hair and he laughed bitterly.
She noticed it.
Indeed, the doctors said that even if she went abroad, they could only hope that her burns could be
treated, but it wasn't guaranteed.
Sam sighed, "Yvonne, don't be so certain about it. You should try to believe that it can be treated."
Yvonne's lips were dry. "Even if the burn is treated, there's no way for me to look like how I used to.
Will I still look the same? Will Henry want to recognize me b y then? Mr. Smith, do you know that
being dead is better than living now? I even wish I would die!"
Upon hearing this, Samâs gentle face sank and he wasn't happy. "What nonsense are you spouting?
I risked my life to save you, but you wanted to die. Is that fair to me?"
Yvonne was silent. After two seconds, she moved her lips again, "Iâm sorry..."
"Okay, I don't blame you. You're just worried that Mr. Lancaster will hate you if you can't be treated,
right?" Sam looked at her. "If this is the case, I can give him a test for you, okay?"
"No, donât try. He's very smart. Once you try, he'll immediately guess that I'm still alive and know
that Iâve become like this. Besides, Jacqueline is with him now. If Jacqueline knows that I'm still
alive, sheâll surely harm me again. I canât fight back in my current situation, let alone..."
"There's more?â Samâs curiosity was piqued.