My Heart No Longer Beats for You

I got Sam to call an ambulance. It felt like my ribs were broken.

Daisy thought I was making a fuss in front of her. Her pretty eyebrows furrowed as she complained, "I was just teaching Sam a lesson. Do you need to throw a tantrum like this?

"You'll be a Truman soon, Eric. Sam is being brash and brainless with his actions. He will just end up offending all the rich kids in the city.

"All Corey's bodyguards were doing was disciplining him. It's nothing serious."

I glared at her with clenched teeth.

Sam was already bleeding on the mouth from the beating. His face was also swollen. Was this what she meant by 'nothing serious'?

Also, did she not notice how hard those bodyguards were hitting me?

All she wanted to do was teach me a lesson because her childhood crush had his feelings hurt.

Husband? To her, I was just a loser that sold myself to her family.

Daisy knew from my angry expression that she was wrong, and she turned to look away.

Sam snapped in disgust, "Don't forget that you were the one who was shameless enough to beg Uncle Eric to accept you, Daisy Truman.

"How could you do this to him? How could you change the groom on your wedding day? You are just humiliating Uncle Eric!"

Daisy frowned. She seemed to be thinking of something.

Corey laughed sarcastically. "Your Uncle Eric agreed to this, you little brat."

Sam looked at me in surprise. I nodded at him. "He's right. I… I am regretting this marriage.

"Our families are too different. We are not compatible. I am not from a rich family like Corey Sager. I am not good enough for Daisy.

"The wedding is off."

With that, Sam helped me out of the hotel.

Sam was shocked. He knew how much I loved Daisy.

However, he knew me well. I would never give her up unless I was deeply hurt.

Corey looked happy when he heard my words, while everyone else looked stunned.

Everyone thought I was a gold digger who was willing to give up my chance at studying overseas just so I could marry into the Trumans.

No one expected a weak man like me to give up on the riches I was about to enjoy.

However, the most shocked among them was Daisy.

She jerked her head. Her bright eyes were filled with tears. She was stunned as she asked, "What do you mean?"

I looked at her. I was reminded of what she did to me in my past life, and hate filled my heart. I said, "It means exactly what I said, Daisy. The wedding is off."

With that, I turned to leave.

Daisy ran toward me and grabbed my wrist. There was panic and fear in her eyes. She said, "Don't go, Eric. You know this wedding does not count. You are the one I love. You are also the one I want to marry.

"You promised to let Corey have this wedding. He will not come between us after today.

"Why do you want to break up with me when you know the truth? Was it because he beat up Sam?

"If that's how you feel, I'll get someone to break his bodyguards' hands right now."

I looked at her acting crazy. It had never occurred to me that the gentle woman I once knew could be so obsessive and cold-blooded.

She was only patient with me because she was interested in me, but when it came to others below the totem pole, they were not considered human lives. They were only objects she could play around with.

I wanted to fling her hand off me, but I felt horrible and coughed up more blood.

Daisy asked worriedly, "Are you all right?"

Corey continued to be sarcastic, "This must be some sort of tactic you're using to get Daisy all riled up, even the breakup. This is just a game of jealousy."

Daisy frowned. "Is that true, Eric? I don't like you playing tricks like this."

I was speechless. I gave her a small smile and turned to leave.

Sam quickly came over to hold me. My hand was against my stomach as I tried my best to hold in the pain while slowly making my way out of the hotel.

Daisy wanted to stop me, but someone suddenly shouted, "Corey passed out!" She quickly turned to look at Corey and said with worry, "Get him to the hospital!"

I turned around and saw Daisy's worried face in the crowd. I felt a painful pang in my heart.

Was she really unable to tell that Corey was faking it? He was being sarcastic to me with great gusto a second ago, and he passed out the next second.

Did she really not know?

No. It was because Daisy had made the choice between me and Corey. She had chosen him.

The ambulance arrived right when I made my way to the hotel entrance with great difficulty.

Before I could say anything, Corey's mother came running out while shouting, "Doctor! Help my son! He is unconscious!"

Daisy pushed me to the side after that.

She said to me matter-of-factly, "You've only taken a minor beating, Eric. You will be fine, but Corey—he's unconscious. He's too weak to even speak."

"You should let the ambulance take him first."

I clenched my teeth and said, "No, the ambulance is for me!"

The doctor asked, "Which one of you needs to go to the hospital?"

I was about to compromise and offer to go together, but before I said anything, Daisy pushed me away. She got help to get Corey into the ambulance.

Before they left, she looked at me and said, "You've always been a kind man, Eric. You will understand, right?"

She climbed into the ambulance before I could reply.

As I watched the ambulance drive away, I shouted in anger, "I hate you, Daisy Truman!"

I coughed up more blood after that and passed out amidst the crowd shouting in panic.