Chapter 704: The Miracle of Awakening and a Promise for the Future

The sterile, rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor had become the soundtrack to Steven Lu’s life. For days, he had barely left Anna Hai’s side, the plush chair in the VIP hospital room molding to the shape of his weary body. He held her hand, his thumb stroking the back of hers, willing his own warmth and life force into her still form. The world outside—the downfall of the Ye family, the resolution of the Zhan family’s internal strife—was a distant hum. His world had shrunk to the...