novelbin Chapter 618: Revenge
Chapter 618: Revenge
Her trembling fingers quickly flipped through the pages while sweat dripped down the side of her face.
Sure enough, printed clearly on the report was the hospital name.
Latalaka Hospital.
The moment Maria saw it, her entire face instantly turned bright red from humiliation.
Even her ears burned fiercely.
For a split second, she felt an overwhelming urge to scream at everyone around her.
’How could this happen?!’
Her mind turned blank before anger violently surged inside her chest.
Suddenly, her eyes landed on the cleaner standing quietly near the corner of the hall.
Without hesitation, Maria stormed toward him furiously and grabbed his arm so tightly that her nails almost pierced into his skin.
"You betrayed me?!"
Her voice sounded sharp and hysterical.
"Why would you put such a ridiculous hospital name on the report?! Are you insane?!"
The cleaner winced slightly from the pain before looking at her innocently.
"What could I even do? I’m just a cleaner. I already did everything within my capabilities."
The moment he said those words, Maria nearly exploded from rage.
"If I’m going down today, then I’ll drag you down with me!"
With that, she suddenly turned toward the crowd and shouted loudly.
"He was bribed by Adam! Adam asked him to forge the report and deliberately mess everything up! I can still take another DNA test and prove that this child belongs to Adam!"
The crowd instantly became noisy again.
Maria hurriedly took out her phone as if preparing to contact another hospital immediately.
However, before she could dial anything, Mary suddenly chuckled softly.
That calm laugh instantly made Maria freeze.
"What now?"
Mary slowly crossed her arms while staring at her coldly.
"Are you going to call the doctor you already bribed in advance too?"
The moment Mary exposed her directly, Maria’s entire body stiffened.
She had truly believed she had hidden that part perfectly.
She even prepared backup plans carefully beforehand.
Never in her dreams had she imagined that Mary would see through everything so thoroughly.
For the first time, resentment toward Mary began growing uncontrollably inside her heart.
’It’s her...’
Maria clenched her fists tightly.
’This woman is the reason why I can never have someone like Adam.’
The more she thought about it, the more twisted her expression became. Jealousy and hatred slowly consumed her sanity.
Then suddenly, a cold glint flashed across the air.
Maria pulled out a knife hidden beneath her sleeve and screamed hysterically.
"Bitch! It’s all your fault!"
At first, several guests actually laughed nervously because
Maria looked so unstable that it seemed as though she might collapse at any moment.
No one truly believed she would dare to attack someone publicly.
However, they had severely underestimated how vicious a desperate woman could become.
In the very next second, Maria lunged toward Mary with terrifying speed.
The sharp knife gleamed brightly as she raised it viciously toward Mary’s chest.
The bodyguards immediately rushed forward.
Unfortunately, they were still one step too late.
Everything happened almost instantly.
Before anyone could react properly, Adam suddenly stepped in front of Mary without hesitation.
Slash!
A horrifying sound echoed through the hall.
The knife stabbed directly into Adam’s back near his left shoulder.
Mary’s eyes widened completely in shock.
Even the surrounding guests became stunned speechless.
Adam had used his own body to shield her entirely.
Red blood slowly seeped through Adam’s expensive suit before dripping onto the marble floor one drop at a time.
Maria herself looked momentarily stunned before the bodyguards finally grabbed her forcefully and pinned her down.
However, she had already completely lost her mind.
"Let me go!"
She struggled violently while screaming hysterically.
"I have to kill that bitch! As long as she’s dead, I’ll finally be able to replace her!"
Seeing her violent state, one of the bodyguards finally lost patience and directly knocked her unconscious.
Bang.
Her body instantly collapsed onto the floor.
Meanwhile, several employees hurried toward Adam anxiously.
"Mr. Adam!"
"Are you okay?!"
"Someone call an ambulance immediately!"
Adam groaned lightly from the pain while blood continued pouring from his wound.
Even so, he still instinctively held Mary protectively behind him.
Only after confirming she was unharmed did he finally nod weakly.
Some guests hurriedly moved aside while others nervously made emergency calls.
Soon, the ambulance arrived.
Adam was quickly placed onto a stretcher while paramedics pressed against his wound to stop the bleeding.
However, blood still continued soaking through the white gauze rapidly.
Mary stood frozen beside the stretcher, her face pale as paper.
Her hands trembled uncontrollably.
The moment the ambulance doors closed, she suddenly felt as though her entire world had become unstable.
At the hospital, Adam was immediately rushed into the emergency operating room.
Mary sat outside quietly, but tears slowly continued sliding down her cheeks.
For the first time in a very long while, no one was beside her to wipe away her tears.
And only then did she finally realize something deeply terrifying.
In this world...
There truly existed someone who loved her enough to risk his own life for her without hesitation.
The realization made her chest ache painfully.
After sitting silently for a while, Mary finally remembered that she still had not informed the children.
She quickly wiped her tears and took out her phone with trembling fingers.
Soon, all the children rushed toward the hospital.
The moment they saw Mary’s pale expression, they immediately surrounded her worriedly.
"Mom..."
Aurora gently held Mary’s trembling hand while Lucas supported her shoulders carefully.
"It’s going to be alright."
Even though they were trying to comfort her, their own expressions remained tense and fearful.
The surgery lasted for two entire hours.
Every passing second felt unbearably slow.
Finally, the operating room doors opened.
Adam was slowly wheeled out while the attending physician removed his mask tiredly.
"Thank God..."
Everyone immediately stood up nervously.
"The knife narrowly missed his heart. Fortunately, it wasn’t too deep. Otherwise..."
The doctor paused briefly before sighing heavily.
"It could have directly pierced into his heart."
The moment those words were spoken, everyone felt chills run down their spines.
To think that Maria had used enough force to nearly stab through someone’s body...
It was absolutely terrifying.
Aurora’s eyes darkened coldly.
At that moment, she silently vowed to herself that Maria would never step out of prison for the rest of her life.
Meanwhile, Lucas quickly held Mary when her body started swaying weakly.
Looking at Adam’s pale unconscious face, Mary felt as though her entire world was collapsing around her.
However, she still forced herself to remain strong.
For the next three weeks, Mary stayed by Adam’s side almost constantly.
Every single day, she personally took care of him.
Occasionally, she would leave only to prepare food for him before rushing back to the hospital again.
Seeing her exhausting herself like this made Adam’s heart ache deeply.
"You’ll fall sick at this rate..."
His voice sounded weak yet filled with concern.
"You don’t need to push yourself so hard for me."
However, Mary immediately glared at him with reddened eyes.
"I’m not going to listen to a man who nearly got himself killed without caring whether I’d survive without him."
Adam instantly became speechless.
A helpless smile slowly appeared on his pale face.
Although her words sounded angry, the affection hidden beneath them was impossible to ignore.
From that day onward, Mary’s attitude toward him became noticeably softer and more affectionate.
She often stayed close beside him, refusing to leave his side for long.
Sometimes they spent hours simply talking about random things from their daily lives, while other times they quietly played small games together to pass the time.
It felt as though Mary had entered an entirely different phase of her life.
Perhaps she had loved Adam before as well, but this time, her love had become much freer, much deeper, and infinitely more protective.
This man...
This foolish man...
He had been willing to throw away his own life just to protect her.
How could her heart not soften toward someone like that?
That side of Adam was simply too attractive.
Mary genuinely felt as though she had fallen in love with him all over again.
Of course, Adam enjoyed every second of it.
In fact, he enjoyed it so much that a tiny selfish part of him almost wished he would never be discharged from the hospital.
Mary had become clingy toward him in the sweetest possible way.
She constantly checked whether he had eaten properly, whether his wound still hurt, or whether he needed anything.
Even when she scolded him, her voice carried obvious affection.
The day before his discharge, Adam lazily leaned against the hospital bed while watching Mary peel an apple for him carefully.
"We should go on a second honeymoon."
Mary immediately rolled her eyes at him.
"A second honeymoon?"
She snorted softly before placing the sliced apple onto a plate.
"We’ve practically been living like we’re on a honeymoon for the past three years already."