After Essie left, Zac sat there alone for a long time until the night fell and swallowed all the light in the room.
As soon as he entered the villa, the Butler rushed to him. "Mr. Rong, you finally come back. Mrs. Rong had a high fever and didn't want to go to the hospital. She didn't allow me to call you either. I'm so worried about her."
Zac ran upstairs in a hurry.
Leila was lying on the bed. Her face was red and seemed to be burning.
Zac touched her forehead, which was very hot. "You must have caught a cold in the lake yesterday. Let me send you to the hospital."
In a daze, Leila shook her head and said, "No, thank you, Zac. I'm fine. I just need to have a rest."
"You have a high fever now. You must go to the hospital." As he spoke, Zac held her up, let the housekeeper put a blanket over her, and then went out.
In the hospital, after checking Leila's blood, the doctor found that her blood picture was abnormal and suggested her to stay in hospital for observation. So Zac registered for her and let her live in a VIP ward.
After the detailed blood analysis report at the medical center the next day, they found an unknown virus in her body.
"Brother Zac, I'm sorry, I lied to you." Tears welled up in Leila's eyes.
"Tell me, what happened?" Zac's deep eyes blinked.
"I didn't mean to force you to get married. I never thought of hurting you." Leila sobbed and said, "Someone forced me to do so. He also injected a virus into my body. This virus is different from that one in Essie. It's the same type of Ebola virus. If I don't do as he said, the virus will take effect and I'll die like an Ebola patient. " After that, she started to cry.
Zac didn't say anything. His eyes were darkened. He walked to her and held her into his arms. "Leila, why didn't you tell me earlier?" he asked.
"I'm not allowed to tell you. If I tell you, I won't get the antidote preparation." She buried her head in his chest and lowered her head, trying to hide the weird light in her eyes.
"Have you met that man?" Zac frowned in anger.
"No, I don't know who they are." Leila shook her head and said, "I remember that day when I went out of the magazine office to get my car in the underground garage, someone covered my mouth from behind and I lost my consciousness. When I woke up, I found that I was lying in a car with an injection hole on my wrist. There was a note next to it, which said that I was injected with a virus. And I could live as long as I obey orders, if I said no, I would be dead. Then this person contacted me and controlled my action through wechat. I secretly checked his wechat ID and found that it was sent from the United States. The United States is so large and so far away. How can I find him? The only thing I can do is obey his orders obediently and do not dare to resist. "
She paused and sniffed. "I didn't expect that he would also inject the virus into Essie, let alone he ask me to threaten you to marry me with it. At that time, I hesitated for a long time. I was afraid that you would hate me and detest me, but I finally compromised. Because I love you so much. As long as I can be your wife, I will have no regrets even if I die. "
"My silly girl, you should have told me earlier." Zac sighed.
"I'm sorry, brother Zac. I'm sorry..." With tears streaming down her face, she kept saying, "Being your wife is the happiest thing in my life. I don't care even if I will die, but..."
She paused on purpose, reached out her hand and grabbed the hem of his cloth. Zac caressed her head gently and said, "Leila, if you have something to say, say it."
After sobbing for a while, Leila opened her mouth and said slowly, "Brother Zac, I have my last wish now. I want to hold a wedding ceremony with you. Even if there are no relatives or friends to attend, it doesn't matter if there are only two of us. I've made up my mind that I will leave alone and find a place to spend the last few days peacefully after the wedding, and I won't bother you any more. "
"Don't be silly. You will be fine." The expression on Zac's face was very complicated. His eyes were as deep as the night outside the window. After pressing his lips, he said in a deep voice, "I will arrange someone to prepare for the wedding tomorrow. I want you to be a beautiful bride."
Leila was surprised. She gave a cunning smile and asked, "Really? Brother Zac, are you really willing to give me a wedding? "
Zac nodded slightly. "Well, lay down and have a good rest. Take care of yourself, or else you will be not in good spirit at the wedding."
"Yes." She was so happy that she kept nodding.
After Zac went back, she took out another phone which was solely for somebody.
"'Drive someone into a fatal position and he will come out alive'. It works so well." She sent a message with a smile. The situation changed dramatically. She, who was always in a supporting role was going to fight back.
The other party soon responded, "Don't get too cocky. Hold his heart well."
"I will." She sent an emoji of laughing.
The reason why Zac didn't accept her in a long time was that she forced him to marry her. Now that she acted in this play, not only cleared her name, but also moved him. Even if the knot in his heart was not completely cleared, he would be able to accept her easily in the future.
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