The Sound of Falling Blossoms

Laura's fever burned for three whole days before it finally broke.

That was when Laura was allowed to leave her room.

It was also the first birthday party of Jessica's daughter.

The banquet hall was beautifully decorated and was full of guests.

John and Sophia held their granddaughter in their arms with big smiles on their faces. All kinds of luxurious gifts were piled up beside them.

"James, this is for Jessica." Sophia handed over a gift box with a smile on her face.

Inside was a beautiful diamond ring. The diamond on it seemed to be at least 10 carats. "This is what she deserves for giving us such an adorable granddaughter."

James took the ring and put it on Jessica's ring finger.

He then said gently, "Thank you."

Jessica leaned into his arms shyly. They really did look like a happy family of three.

Laura stood in the corner and watched as they took photos together. She also listened to the praises that the guests were giving them.

"The child's so adorable. She actually looks like her dad!"

"Look at those pretty eyes! She has Jessica's eyes!"

"James and Jessica really are a perfect match! Even their kid is so adorable!"

Laura's nails dug into the palm of her hands, but she didn't feel the pain at all.

"Miss Jackson!" Jessica suddenly walked towards Laura with a sweet smile on her face. "Let's take a photo together."

"No need." Laura shook her head.

"Oh, come on. Let's not spoil the mood." Jessica grabbed Laura's arm forcefully and pulled her in front of the camera. She then lowered her voice and said, "You see how well James is treating me right now? He'd keep me company every night and tell bedtime stories to my baby and watch me fall asleep..."

Laura closed her eyes. She didn't want to listen, nor did she want to retort.

Click!

As soon as the photographer pressed the shutter on the camera, the photo string wall suddenly collapsed.

"Watch out!" James rushed over and pulled Laura away.

The giant wall just missed Laura, but Jessica was buried underneath. There was also blood on the floor.

"Jessica!" James immediately let go of Laura and rushed over to Jessica like crazy.

Outside the operating room, James smoked one cigarette after another.

Laura looked at how worried he was and remembered when she had acute appendicitis. Back then, he had also stayed outside the operating room the whole night.

"Mr. Lawson, the patient is suffering from massive bleeding!" The doctor rushed out of the operating room. "We don't have enough blood reserved at the hospital. We need someone to donate blood right away!"

"Use mine." James rolled up one of his sleeves.

"We can't use your blood. You're Type AB, but the patient's Type O."

After hearing those words, James immediately turned around and looked at Laura.

She was completely stunned by his gaze.

She quickly took a step back and said in a trembling voice, "I'm not giving her any of my blood."

"Laura!" James grabbed her arm. His eyes were sharp. "Now's not the time to be sulking. She's still pregnant. We won't be able to leave if anything happens to her, do you understand?"

Laura's heart skipped a beat.

'Is he worried about not being able to leave, or is he actually worried about the child?' wondered Laura.

"What if I say no?" she asked quietly.

James's face darkened immediately. "Jessica's injured because I went to save you. Since you're the one who's benefited from my actions, what's wrong with you donating a little blood?"

He looked at Laura with eyes full of disappointment. "Why have you become so unreasonable, Laura?"

Laura's eyes turned red.

Did she change at all?

It was James who had said that she was the only person he would love.

It was he who promised that he would only marry her and no one else.

It was also he who stood in the rain and begged her to believe him.

But now, he was saying that she had become unreasonable?

"So... are you regretting the fact that you chose to save me instead of Jessica. Is that it?" Laura's voice was trembling. "So if you had another chance, you would save Jessica instead of me, right?"

James was a little taken aback. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"The patient's condition is critical!" the doctor urged. "We might not be able to save either the mother or the baby if you keep dragging this on!"

James's eyes turned cold and turned to his bodyguards. "Take her to the blood donation room!"

When Laura was pinned to the chair, she was still struggling.

But when she saw the worry in James's eyes as they were fixed in the direction of the operating room, she suddenly stopped struggling.

The pain of the needle being pushed into her veins was nowhere near the pain that she was feeling in her heart at that moment.

Blood was gradually drawn from her body, but James didn't even spare her a glance.

When the blood drawn from Laura reached 400cc, the nurse began to hesitate. "She's too weak..."

"Keep going." James didn't even turn around.

When the blood drawn from Laura reached 600cc, she felt like she was going to black out.

Just before she lost consciousness, she thought she had gone back in time to the day when she first met James.

James was standing in front of her stall and was smiling at her. "The name's James Lawson. I'll be back tomorrow."

After that, Laura lost consciousness.

When Laura woke up again, the first thing she saw was James sitting by the side of the bed.

She thought he would try to comfort her just like before to ask for her forgiveness, but when she looked at him, all she saw was the coldness in his eyes.

"Was the collapsing of the photo string wall your doing?" James said straightforwardly. His voice was colder than ever.