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The attacker in front of me was out for blood. I tried everything I could to dodge, but he still managed to claw my face.
Just when I thought this was the end, the security guards finally subdued him.
Lying there on the cold floor with my heart still pounding, I could not help but laugh.
I thought to myself, “Eleanor, this is the man you have loved for eight whole years.”
Clinging to the last bit of strength I had, I dragged myself downstairs and got into the Mancini family’s car.
Inside, I came face to face with Vincenzo Mancini—the man everyone said had been paralyzed in bed. Yet, there he was, sitting upright and perfectly fine.
Shocked, I gasped, “You’re not…”
However, I blacked out before I could finish the sentence.
When I woke up again, I was in the Mancini’s manor. As I struggled to sit up, Vincenzo gently supported me.
With a soft smile and a trace of curiosity in his eyes, he asked me a question.
“You must be wondering why I’m not paralyzed.”
Turned out, the Mancini family was very big, and in order to protect the
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core estate from being divided, Vincenzo had to fake a disability and keep a low profile.
Somehow, that made me uneasy. I used to think we were both dealing with our own brokenness.
However, now that he was healthy, wouldn’t I just be dragging him down?
Almost like he sensed what I was thinking, Vincenzo looked at me seriously.
“Eleanor, I won’t lie–there’s a selfish reason I agreed to be with you.”
As it turned out, he was an immunologist who had spent years researching AIDS, and he had developed a drug that could potentially reverse the disease.
“We’ve been searching for a long time, but no one was willing to participate in the trial. Then I heard about you and I thought, maybe you’d be the one.
“Animal trials showed a 30% cure rate. It’s completely up to you. Even if you say no, I’ll still protect you–for as long as you live.”
I should have realized it sooner. The Mancini family is one of the wealthiest in the city. Even if the heir was comatose, there would still be a long line of heiresses eager to marry him.
How could someone like me–an AIDS patient–have any chance?
Yet, I had no right to blame him. I was only here to use the Mancini family for my revenge too,
Without hesitating, I met Vincenzo’s gaze and said clearly, “Sure.”
Rather than let the illness slowly destroy me, I would rather take the chance and try the drug.
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I was admitted to the ICU again, but this time, Vincenzo stayed by my side the entire time.
He carefully treated the wounds on my body, no matter how much I resisted, and never once showed any sign of disgust.
The nurses and doctors treated me with warmth too. It was as if I were just another ordinary person.
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A month later, Vincenzo walked in, sat on the edge of my bed, and held a test report in his hand.
He gripped my shoulders, tears welling in his eyes, and for a moment, he could not even speak.
My heart sank. I thought the treatment had failed. So, I reached out to comfort him. “Vincenzo, this past month with you has been the happiest time of my life. Whatever the result is, I just hope you live well.”
However, the man in front of me suddenly pulled me into his arms and choked out, “It worked… It worked!
“You’re cured! The illness is gone! You’ll never have to suffer again. No more judgment from others!”
He laughed and cried, spinning me in circles in pure joy, while I just stood there in disbelief.
“I–I’m cured?”
Looking back, I lost my dad when I was little, and after I got sick, I lost my mom–too.
Everything I hoped for, my future, had been crushed by the weight of this disease.
And now, is it really my turn to start over?
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Tears blurred my vision as warmth spread across my cheeks.
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Then, Vincenzo stepped back, suddenly dropped to one knee, and looked up at me with a smile.
“Eleanor, now that there’s nothing holding us back–will you marry me?”
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