The Tycoon's Deepest Repentance (Sophia and Ryan) novel Chapter 5

Chapter 05

Outside the operating room, my family and friends rushed to the hospital as soon as they heard the news.

They all tried to contact Ryan.

"Ryan, I don't care what happened between you and my sister, but you need to come to St. Mary's Hospital immediately. She's about to give birth!" Ethan shouted into the phone.

To everyone's shock, it wasn't Ryan who answered..

it was Linda.

"Sweetheart, someone's calling you," Linda's voice rang out.

Ryan snatched the phone, glaring at it suspiciously, still convinced I was playing games with him.

"Sophia, what kind of stunt are you pulling now? If you want to die, go somewhere else and don't come back!"

Linda let out a sharp scream, and Ryan immediately dropped the phone to hold her tightly.

"Don't worry, babe. I'm here," he whispered, completely ignoring the panicked voices on the other end of the call.

Those who overheard were furious.

"How can this man still call himself human? His wife is in critical condition during childbirth, and he's off having a romantic evening with another woman!"

"This is disgusting. He deserves to be exposed for what he is."

On the operating table, I could faintly hear the hushed conversations of the doctors and the steady beeping of machines.

For reasons I couldn't understand, memories of the past surged back to me.

Pain gripped my chest so tightly it felt hard to breathe.

My hands clenched into fists as tears streamed down my face.

I suddenly remembered a summer years ago.. when I was just twenty. I cried just as bitterly then.

That year, I had poured everything into my graduation project, sacrificing sleep for weeks. But just before the submission, someone deliberately destroyed it.

It felt like my future was ruined. Those responsible faced no consequences.

One night, I sat alone in a park, drowning my sorrows in cheap beer.

"Excuse me? Are you okay?"

A hesitant voice startled me, and I screamed in fear.

The stranger chuckled.

"Wow, scaredy-cat! What are you doing here drinking alone at this hour? I'm your senior. It's not safe for you to be out here and I'll stay with you."

That was how I met Ryan.

During those tough times, his encouragement helped me rebuild my project from scratch.

Without telling me, he also confronted those who had sabotaged my work, ending up with serious injuries and a school penalty that almost got him expelled.

I fell for him hard. One day, while visiting him in the hospital, I shyly kissed him.

He kissed me back, fiercely and passionately.

Together, we started from nothing.

We lived in a leaky apartment and counted every penny to make ends meet.

I quietly used my family's connections to secure an investment for his business, and I watched him climb the ladder of success.

Our love deepened over time. He indulged my small tempers, and I made sure his daily life ran smoothly.

But later, I learned something that shattered my world.