Filed to story: A Sacrificial Lambs Unexpected Marriage
Deacon was sitting in a wheelchair. The secretary next to him said in a low voice, “President, the old lady has learned the bad news about young master Marvin. In just one night, her hair has turned gray. Fortunately, Aunt Bounty was by her side, but… young master Marvin is after all… the heir and the bloodline of the Armstead family. His origin is in Imperial. The old lady also spoke up, so should we… take him home?”
Deacon looked at Oriana on the riverbank. She didn’t talk all the way home. She is currently standing quietly next to Marvin. He also didn’t go over or bother her, because he knew this was her and
Marvin.
Deacon gently opened his thin lips and asked: “Who took care of Marvin’s funeral?”
“It’s little master Nathan.”
Deacon slowly raised his thin lips, then mumbled, “That’s right. That’s what Marvin meant. Go home? Home?”
Imperial is not Marvin’s home.
He left home as a child and began wandering very early, taking care of himself and growing up.
Deacon looked up at the Pride River. When Greenland, Visionary, and mermaids fought, the blood of Visionary ancestors dyed half of the Pride River red. Later that night, Marvin pulled out The
Ambassador’s sword, and the sky was filled with red. From then on, the Pride River water washed away everything.
Now the whole Pride River is sparkling clear, in their ears they can hear the murmuring water, and the riverside evergreen trees are peaceful and beautiful through May.
“Look,”
Deacon spoke in a deep voice.
What?
The secretary followed Deacon’s eyes.
“Look, Visionary is on the other side of Pride River. Because Oriana is here, Marvin is here. He came here for her while he was alive and turned into an evergreen rock after he died. He lived beside her. Where is Marvin’s home? His home is not Imperial nor the Armstead family but where she is.”
A chance meeting on the streets of Imperial at a young age ignited the brightest flame in Marvin’s life. He also experienced love, lust, hate, anger, and the inability to love. Even though he was only 27 years old, his life ended, but his life was complete.
Love lasts forever, so does Alpha and so does Marvin.
Deacon and Oriana return to Greenland royalty. Deacon soon collapsed. With his current body, traveling with Oriana has reached his maximum limit. The doctor put an oxygen mask on Deacon. Oriana stood by the bed with her red eyes. She saw him breathing very hard. Every time he exhaled, there was a white mist covering the oxygen mask.
Oriana took Deacon’s hand, her eyes blurred with tears, but she couldn’t say a word.
He knew she was in deep pain. She was still wearing her black clothes, with a small white flower on her ear. Having just returned from Marvin’s grave, her hand was cold, without any warmth.
“Oriana…”
He had difficulty calling her name.
Oriana nodded vigorously. “Yeah… Mr. Armstead, I’m here…”
Deacon slowly raised his hand, trying to wipe her tears.
But now that he had no strength left and his raised hand was about to fall.
Oriana quickly took his hand, placing it on her tear-stained face. She lowered her wet eyelids, and placed her face in his palm, stroking it gently.
She couldn’t lose anymore.
During this time, she lost many people.
“Miss Hendrix,”
the attending physician walked over and said in a low voice, “This is Mr. Armstead’s critical illness notice. During this period, he relied on medicine and strong perseverance to get to this point. He may not be able to accompany you anymore. Now, we must unlock the last formula that Professor Armstead left behind as soon as possible. As long as it is unlocked successfully, Mr. Armstead will be saved.”
“But Professor Armstead’s medical talent and lifetime achievement are truly unmatched. We used the world’s top elite team to perform this intense drug analysis for three months, but they couldn’t solve this ultimate equation. Therefore, this ultimate recipe can only be entrusted to you, Miss Hendrix.”
“Miss Hendrix, you don’t have much time. You only have 48 hours. During these 48 hours, we will do our best to protect Mr. Armstead. Once 48 hours have passed, he… will… He won’t be saved anymore.”
“Miss Hendrix, you are now all his hope.”
Oriana burst into tears, choked up, and was silent.
“Oriana, don’t… don’t be afraid. I trust… I trust you…”
Deacon said hoa rsely.
Oriana raised her head in tears. She kept shaking her head. Her clear eyes were extremely confused, “Mr. Armstead, I’m sorry. I think… I can’t do it…”
Upon hearing the news of Marvin’s death, she felt unspeakable grief, but she didn’t even have at chance to grieve, because it was time to say goodbye to Deacon, too.
Since Oriana returned from the countryside at the age of 19, she has overcome all obstacles and bravely moved forward and she has never lost her courage.
But when standing in front of the boundary of life and death, she suddenly stopped because… these were the people she loved.
Because of love, people become timid.
“Oriana…”
Deacon tried to wipe the tears from her face with his thumb, despite the tears growing, “It’s okay. I’ll give myself to you…”
“Miss Hendrix, Mr. Armstead must go into the sterile room now. We are waiting for your good news.”
At this time, doctors and nurses pushed Deacon away.
Oriana couldn’t calm down, but she forced herself to work, slowly sitting up in a chair and pulling out the medical notebook Marvin had left behind.
She turned to the first page filled with his medical talents and achievements, turning the pages one by one…
Her eyes were dry, seemingly unable to shed any more tears, but her eyes were stinging. She didn’t know if it was because of his words, but it was very painful.
Oriana turned to the last page. That was the ultimate equation. She knew that only by solving this ultimate equation would Deacon be saved, and thousands of people suffering from heart failure would be saved, too.
She picked up the pen, and the tip fell onto the clean white paper but she couldn’t write anything. She was completely unable to unlock it.
Soon, 24 hours passed, the last 24 hours of Deacon’ life.
In the evening, when Sadie pushed the door open, Oriana was still sitting in that chair, quietly alone. For the past 24 hours, she has kept this position, reading Marvin’s medical notebook again and again. “Young lady.”
Sadie walked over and handed over a bowl of bird’s nest. “Today, you didn’t cat anything. You didn’t even drink your saliva. It’s not okay.”
Oriana didn’t raise her head, only mumbling. “Sadie, this records the process of him twice injecting the blood of the chosen child, violating his natural genes, and forcibly changing his life. Tell me… How could he do that? How could there be such a stupid person in this world?”
Sadie didn’t know how to answer.
Oriana turned two pages, and softly pursed her red lips, “Those who draw The Ambassador’s sword will have their heart arteries cut and die of pain. This medical book is similar to the path he took. Now when I look back at the path he took, I suddenly realize how much pain he had endured.”
Sadie was silent. After a long while, she gently said: “Young lady.
“Sadie, go away. I’m tired and want to rest.”
Sadie looked at the clean white piece of paper, which still had no words written on it. 24 hours had counted down, but Oriana’s whole body was exhausted.
Sadie was wondering if Marvin knew he could make the young lady suffer like that.
Sadie retreated.
Oriana didn’t lie on the bed but slept on the table. She had a dream.
She dreamed that on her wedding night with Marvin, he lifted her red veil happlly. She raised her head to look at him in the flickering red candle. That guy is most handsome when wearing a white shirt and black pants. At that time, she changed into a red dress and looked as beautiful as a pearl He gently looked at her, his clear black eyes filled with light.
At that time, she didn’t know that it would be his last look.
Oriana recalled an encounter on the street of Imperial many years ago. At that time, he seemed to have just turned 18 years old, with many achievements, and she was still a student at Bright Star University. How deep and prosperous was his affection?
In her eyes, he was always the cleanest guy.
But she didn’t know that he had grown into a man, he had given her all his love.
In the end… she failed.
Oriana suddenly felt very cold. She slowly opened her eyes. It turned out that the window in front of her had opened at some point, and the cold wind was blowing in from outside.
She sat on the chair bewildered, and raised her slender arms to hug herself, trying to give her some warmth.
At this moment, her body suddenly felt warm, and it turned out that she had a black coat on her shoulders.
Her slender eyelashes trembled, then she slowly raised her head. There was another person in front of her, the cold yet elegant figure she was familiar with…
Marvin.
Marvin was back.
He was wearing a white shirt and black pants, the buttons on his wrists clean and delicate, just like she remembered.
Marvin.. Marvin….
Oriana looked at him bewildered.
Marvin put on her coat and raised his hand to slowly close the window for her. The cold wind. outside suddenly stopped blowing. He curled his thin lips, giving her a gentle smile.
Marvin…
Oriana trembled her slender eyelids and actually opened her eyes. She woke up from her dream.
It was just a dream.