When she said these words, Reynaldo's sharp gaze flickered toward the medicine in my hand. I steadied my mind and smiled at Kimberly, saying, “Yeah, this body of mine is the body of a rich young lady. I’ve been used to living a good life. But once I go bankrupt and become destitute, my body will protest first.”

So, it’s not unusual for me to come to the hospital often, but Ms. Duffy, you should really take good care of your health. After all, it is a chronic illness I’ve had since childhood, but it’s difficult to cure—who knows?

“Esmeralda!” Reynaldo suddenly shouted and grabbed my collar. I was startled, staring blankly at the sudden coldness and hostility in his eyes. My heart twitched uncontrollably. I didn’t say anything excessive. It was Kimberly who first spoke sarcastically about me, so why can’t I say something about her? I didn’t curse her to death; why is he staring at me so coldly?

The heart felt sour and unbearable. The events from last night until this morning, now thinking about it, are ironically laughable. I faced the anger in his eyes and said, “What, did I say something wrong? Did I curse her to death or something?”

“Shut up!” The man spoke in a cold, low voice, anger filling his brow. The pain in my chest became increasingly unbearable, to the point where it felt difficult to breathe. At this moment, Kimberly stood beside him, crying and saying, “Reynaldo, don’t be like this. She didn’t say anything wrong. My illness is indeed incurable.”

As she said that, it occurred to me that my life didn't have much time left. I glared at her with disgust. When did I say such a thing? I couldn’t help but angrily say, “With your constantly sickly, weak, and hesitant appearance, you don’t even need someone else to say you have a short life, you…”

“Esmeralda!” Reynaldo suddenly approached, gripping my collar tightly, his deep, cold eyes staring straight at me. “Shut your mouth.” I looked into his eyes, filled with coldness, and my heart felt a sharp pain. The tip of my nose felt sour, and tears quickly welled up. I hurriedly lowered my head, not wanting him to see my tears.

I snorted coldly, “If you want me to shut up, then you make her shut up first!” Which time was it not that woman who caused trouble first? Why does he always focus on me? Why?!

“Reynaldo…” Kimberly suddenly tugged at Reynaldo’s arm and said pretentiously, “Stop it, after all. Ms. Duffy didn’t say anything wrong, don’t do this for me…”

“Shut up! Don’t you feel disgusted by pretending like this?!” I yelled at her in exasperation. But in the next second, Reynaldo suddenly grabbed my collar tightly and forcefully pressed me against the wall. He stared at me with a sinister look and said, “I told you to shut up, why can’t you just listen?”

“Then you make her shut up; it was her who spoke ill of me first, why do you always tell me to shut up?” I don’t know why, but at that moment, the grievance in my heart reached its peak. I even choked up, a hint of a sob in my voice. But I didn’t want to be like this; I didn’t want to show such vulnerability in front of Reynaldo. This vulnerability earned him no sympathy, only mockery.

He stared at me intently, and in his sinister eyes, a hint of complexity flashed—a complexity I couldn’t comprehend. Of course, I didn’t want to understand either. At this moment, I detested everything about him and Kimberly. I tried my best to suppress the grievances and bitterness in my heart, and coldly said to him, “I didn’t want to say much to you in the first place. I didn’t even want to see you.”

“I’m leaving, let go of me!” Reynaldo didn’t move; that big hand still tightly grasped my collar. I couldn’t help but kick him and said, “I told you to let go of me! Don’t worry, I won’t mention your ‘White Moonlight’ anymore, and I won’t pay attention to you guys anymore.”

“You’d better quickly turn your relationship with your beloved into a success, being affectionate and inseparable, and stop bothering me!” Reynaldo’s hand, gripping my collar, tightened even more, his gaze suddenly turning ice-cold. I faced his cold eyes and said word by word, “Let me go!”

“Reynaldo…” “Shut up!” At that moment, just as Kimberly called out to him, he suddenly growled at her. Kimberly was visibly startled, seemingly not expecting Reynaldo to be aggressive towards her.