The loud thrumming of the helicopter was audible to all within the hospital.

At that moment, Cassius was hugging Natalie to him. When he heard that sound, he felt inexplicably uneasy. It was as though someone had dug out something in his chest, leaving it feeling empty and throbbing with pain.

Natalie was whining, "Cassius, the scar on my waist is horrendous. You won't be disgusted by me, will you?"

Her remarks had Cassius thinking of the scar on Sabrina's waist. He had seen it once after the surgery. It was long and jagged, and when put in contrast to her incredibly fair skin, it seemed particularly angry and ugly.

"Cassius?"

Sensing Cassius' distraction, Natalie wrapped her arms around his neck.

However, he pulled her arms off and said, "Nat, you had better get some rest. I'm stepping out for a bit."

He suddenly felt an urge to check on Sabrina.

Natalie immediately started cryi

Many floors above Cassius, the fire was growing in intensity. Water from the firefighters' efforts to put out the fire was seeping down into the place he and Sabrina once called home, slowly destroying what little remained.

Seeing this, Cassius made his way back upstairs.

Finally, the fire consuming the laboratory was extinguished. All that remained was the thick, cloying smell of smoke and burnt objects.

For a long while, Cassius stood there in numb shock.

A firefighter said, "Mr. Folane, we failed to save whatever was in the room, but thankfully, nobody was harmed."

Cassius slowly made his way to the laboratory, which was now a charred shell of what it used to be.

How many days and nights had he and Sabrina spent here? This was their workplace and even the place where they had engaged in intimate activities a few times. Everything they had was there.

At that moment, Cassius was 

"Yes. I've already signed the surgery consent form. Sabrina's kidneys are a match for Nat, who is suffering from acute kidney failure. Nothing must happen to her," Cassius said.

A voice responded, "But Mrs. Folane would surely know that she's missing a kidney."

"Then don't ever tell her. If she asks about the scar, just say it was from the car accident."

Sabrina wanted to move, but she couldn't muster any strength at all. She didn't even have the energy to lift her eyelids. She could feel her skin being cut open, her kidney removed, and then her body stitched back together.

All she could think of was back when she was pregnant with Sebastian. At the time, Cassius had crouched and rained kisses all over her swollen belly.

His low voice had been filled with love as he said, "Rina, I can't bear seeing your stomach have even a single stretch mark. I'll apply the cream for you every day with a massage. I swear, I'll definitely protect your stomach."

She had shot him a look brimming with love. As she watched him stroke her stomach, seemingly unable to stop, she had honestly thought that he placed more importance on her than their research.

Yet now, he had given his express permission for others to cut open her stomach, leaving a long and jagged wound.

A long while later, the operating room door opened.

Sabrina then heard running footsteps before Cassius spoke up from somewhere nearby. "How is Nat?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Folane. The surgery was a success. Since Ms. Howe has acute kidney failure, if anything were to happen to her again, she would have to get another kidney transplant."

"It's fine. Sabrina has two kidneys."

From where she was on the operating table, Sabrina allowed her tears to fall freely before she fell unconscious.

As it turned out, if Natalie wanted her life, she had no choice but to give it up!

When Sabrina woke up again, seven days had already passed.

Sebastian had recovered from his fever and was currently sprawled by her bedside. When he noticed that she had regained consciousness, his dark eyes lit up.

"Mommy, Mommy, you're finally awake! Daddy told me that you got into a car accident while going out to buy me something to eat. It's all my fault…" Sebastian burst into loud sobs as he threw himself onto his mother, his words filled with self-blame.

Cassius, who had been standing nearby, walked over. In a magnetic voice, he said, "It's good that you're awake. You were in a car accident and suffered a large gash to your abdomen."

Sabrina didn't respond to his remarks. Instead, she said, "Cassius, my passcode to the lab is your birthdate. Could you bring me the laptop that's in there? I have some new data I want to input, so I have to change it before tonight."

Cassius' expression changed. "Okay. My passcode is the date we first slept together."

Sabrina's hands were trembling as she hugged Sebastian tightly.

That was the night they had conceived Sebastian, so Cassius had claimed it was an important day for their family of three.

However, none of that was important anymore.

She wanted Cassius to hand her the laptop personally.

Cassius stated, "Rest well. The doctor said you suffered from major blood loss, so you need to get more rest to recover. I'll go get the laptop now and return."

After saying that, he left the room.

Sabrina brought Sebastian closer to her and said, "Seb, we can finally leave."

She then took Sebastian's phone and sent out a text. "Send a helicopter to Farlow Hospital's rooftop to pick us up in two hours."

An hour later, Cassius returned with the laptop. He had even bought some of Sabrina's and Sebastian's favorite foods.

When Cassius tried to feed her, she turned her head away. She said, "It's fine. I need to work first."

"How about you talk and I type?" Cassius offered his help.

However, Sabrina shook her head. "No need. You've never participated in this research project. I can do it myself."

Cassius stayed there with them, unaware that Sabrina wasn't actually altering the data. She was merely biding her time.

Just as she was thinking of a way to lure him away, his phone rang. Sabrina heard every word of the ensuing conversation.

"Mr. Folane, Ms. Howe woke up and couldn't find you, so she's really upset and crying. Please hurry over."

Cassius ended the call, anxiety overtaking his expression.

"Rina, something's happened at the company, so I have to head over. I'll be back soon."

He strode away quickly but then paused at the door. Turning back, he said, "Rina, you and Seb will always be the most important people to me, so I'll never divorce you. Wait for me."

However, Sabrina was determined to never wait for him again.

Not long after Cassius left, the loud thumping of helicopter blades sounded from outside the window.

Sebastian was delighted and cried, "Mommy, we can finally leave!"

Lifting her gaze, Sabrina looked outside at the sky. The sun was finally peeking out from behind the clouds.

The pain in her side was particularly sharp when she moved to get out of bed. Nonetheless, she endured it and grabbed Sebastian with one hand and the laptop with the other. 

After that, she led them outside and straight onto the helicopter.

The man who had come to get her asked, "Sabrina, do you have any other requests?"

"Just those two. Transfer a billion dollars to my friend, and also facilitate my divorce from Cassius."

"Alright. It's no problem. The agency will handle it for you."

"There's another thing I would like to ask for the agency's help with. I want them to eliminate Folane Pharmaceuticals' research lab."

Those patents she had developed together with Cassius would be no more, thereby cutting all her ties with him.

Ten years ago, when she first met Cassius, she had been all alone in the world.

Now, she was leaving him, but she had Sebastian and her dream with her. From then on, Cassius would no longer be part of her world!

The loud thrumming of the helicopter was audible to all within the hospital.

At that moment, Cassius was hugging Natalie to him. When he heard that sound, he felt inexplicably uneasy. It was as though someone had dug out something in his chest, leaving it feeling empty and throbbing with pain.

Natalie was whining, "Cassius, the scar on my waist is horrendous. You won't be disgusted by me, will you?"

Her remarks had Cassius thinking of the scar on Sabrina's waist. He had seen it once after the surgery. It was long and jagged, and when put in contrast to her incredibly fair skin, it seemed particularly angry and ugly.

"Cassius?"

Sensing Cassius' distraction, Natalie wrapped her arms around his neck.

However, he pulled her arms off and said, "Nat, you had better get some rest. I'm stepping out for a bit."

He suddenly felt an urge to check on Sabrina.

Natalie immediately started crying. "Cassius, have you ever thought about what would happen to me after you slept with me the night 

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