Love Began with the First Meeting

Helen was seated in the waiting room chair and her eyes looked red. "As long as he wakes up, I won't compete against that woman anymore," she murmured, her trembling voice, hinting at a lengthy period of crying as it echoed about the quiet room. James moved his wheelchair towards her and took her hands in his own. "Mom, dad will be alright. He will definitely make it through," he comforted.

Teary-eyed, Helen sniffed and nodded. She didn't dare to imagine the worst possibilities, fearing that thinking it, would make it come true.

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"Miss Mo, this is a limited edition for the new season. The clothes, the accessories, the bag and the shoes are perfectly matched. There is only one set available in each country." The sales assistant laid the goods out in front of Ximena and lifting them one by one spoke about each, "This style really suits you..."

"I'm afraid she's not full enough to wear it," a woman coldly sneered from behind them. Everyone turned to look and found that Zoey and Vivi had walked into the shop.

Zoey glanced at the limited edition outfit, her chin in the air. She arrogantly said, "It suits Vivi more, doesn't it?" Then she gave a snort of contempt after she glanced at Ximena's slim figure, which looked almost boyish and was less curvaceous.

Vivi stared at the set of clothes, which was what she came for today. But to her surprise, Ximena had arrived at the shop earlier than she did. She demanded, "I'll take them. There's no need for me to try them on, just wrap them for me."

"Well..." the sales assistant hesitated and didn't know what to do. She couldn't offend any one of the three women before her, because they all had a black card with the lightning mark of His Highness on it. No matter whom she offended, she would never live an easy life again.

"Actually, I'm not that into them," Ximena slowly said, staring at Vivi arrogantly. "But since you wanted them so much, I'll buy them anyway."

"You..." Vivi was trembling all over and her make-up had become blotchy with her rage. "It's me who will buy them!" Then she turned to the manager and stared at him angrily.

The manager was certainly more sophisticated than the assistant. It was obvious that Ximena was His Highness's new sweetheart, but Vivi, who used to be his girlfriend, might also have a chance to marry him in the end. Besides, she had His Highness's half sister with her. "Since Miss Zhuang wanted them so much..." the manager began.

"Wait a moment." Ximena interrupted him and slowly took out the card that Aaron had given her this morning. She held the card between two fingers and lightly waved it before their eyes before continuing, "I heard that the holder of this card has certain privileges. Is that true?"

Everyone in the shop turned to look at the card in her hand. Staring at the card, the manager's jaw dropped slightly and immediately he changed his attitude. He smiled at Ximena in a flattering way, "Miss Mo came first, of course she has the right to choose before anyone else."

Ximena gave Vivi a mocking smile and put the VIP diamond card of Leng's Corporations back into her bag. She slowly asked her, "Do you really want them?" Vivi's expression had changed, and she was clearly taken aback. Ximena stared at her and continued, "Why don't you beg me? If you make me happy, I'll probably let you take them."

Noticing Ximena's arrogant and imperious expression, Vivi felt anger boiling inside her. Recently her father had heard about what happened between Aaron and her. It was not a good time considering Aaron was likely to be the new boss of Leng's Corporations. She thought that Aaron would definitely dump her, but to her surprise, he had come to warn her instead.

Thinking of all these things, Vivi's eyes filled with hatred. She suddenly pushed Ximena.

"Oh!"

Ximena stumbled backward and seemed to twist her ankle. It looked like she was going to fall to the floor.

"Miss Mo!"

The situation was chaotic. The sales assistants hurriedly reached out to Ximena, trying to catch and steady her, but none of them made it in time. They could do nothing but watch her fall, first on the sofa and then roll down onto the floor.

Ximena groaned in pain. Agony was written all over her face. Her hip, which had hit the floor this morning, now hurt even worse.

"Miss Mo, Miss Mo!" The manager became extremely panicked and hurried towards her. "Are you alright?"

Ximena's face had gone pale and there was sweat beading her forehead. Even speaking seemed extremely difficult at the moment. She couldn't make out what the people around her were saying. Suddenly, she felt her lower abdomen was throbbing painfully and she instinctively put her hand there. "It hurts..." she groaned.

"Come on, call an ambulance! Hurry up!" the manager anxiously demanded of the assistant next to him, and his face went pale as well.

Dumbfounded, Zoey and Vivi stared at Ximena and both their expressions changed. They exchanged looks and without speaking quickly left the shop.

After the ambulance arrived, the attendants quickly lifted Ximena onto a gurney and loaded her into the vehicle. The manager also hurriedly climbed into the ambulance.

Ximena was already on the verge of losing consciousness on the way to the hospital, but she instinctively placed her hands over her lower abdomen all the time.

The doors of the emergency room were closed. Waiting anxiously in the corridor, the manager couldn't help letting out a big, sad sigh. How unfortunate he was, coming across these three women today. It seemed that he had totally forgotten how much profit he had made because of them over the years.

The manager anxiously walked back and forth in the corridor and turned to look at the emergency room from time to time. He hesitated whether he should ask someone to inform His Highness.

The doors opened. The manager gave a little start but immediately walked towards the doctor and asked, "How is she? Is there anything seriously wrong?"

"The pregnant woman..."

"What?" Stunned, the manager stared at the doctor and asked in disbelief, "Are you saying that she is pregnant?

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