Carly urged Celine to leave. Celine turned to look at Adam, only to see him holding Carly's hand. He slowly lifted his head to meet her gaze. Their eyes met. Before he could speak, Celine averted her eyes.

She glanced at Carly, curled her lips into a faint smile, and said, "I'm glad you're fine. I'll leave now."

She turned and walked away, but didn't leave immediately. She stood outside the door and listened to the voices inside.

Carly's accusatory tone was filled with grievance. "Adam, tell me, did you sleep with Celine?"

Adam looked toward the door before his gaze fell on Carly's pale face. "Carly, I'm sorry," he said, admitting it.

She bit her lip and questioned, "Adam, why? You said you two were over!"

His expression was dark and unreadable. Yes, he had said that he and Celine were over, but he had failed to control himself. He had gone to see her. "Adam, have you forgotten what I said? I told you not to touch Celine or share a room with her! Now that it's happened, I'll give you one chance. I'll forgive you, but you must choose between her and me. I want you to divorce her immediately!"

Celine heard every word outside the door. Carly was making him choose again. Carly wanted him to divorce Celine immediately. Would he choose Celine or Carly?

Trembling slightly, Celine lowered her head and turned to walk away after a moment. Her shadow stretched long and thin under the corridor lights. In the VIP ward, Adam frowned. "Carly…"

Carly said, "Adam, is this choice so difficult for you? I know Celine is good at seducing men. She must have lured you into bed, but men can separate sex from love."

"You only gave her your body to satisfy your physical needs. The one you love is me, isn't it? Adam, I have no reason to live if you don't want me anymore. I'll end it all right now!"

Emotionally unstable, she sat up and started tearing the bandages on her right wrist. Blood began seeping through, and soon the large gauze pad was soaked in bright red.

Adam's expression changed dramatically as he tried to stop her. "Carly, what are you doing? Stop it now!"

"Don't stop me! Let me die! I want you to lose me forever!" she shrieked, shoving him away.

In her struggle, she rolled off the bed and hit the floor with a thud.

"Carly!" Lucy shouted.

Adam reached out and scooped Carly into his arms. "Carly, are you crazy?"

Tears streamed down her face. "Are you going to abandon me? You said you would never leave me. You said you would always stay by my side." The veins on his forehead bulged at her words. He held her tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "I won't. I'll never abandon you."

"Then divorce Celine! I want you to divorce Celine!"

Panic flashed in his eyes.

Lucy chimed in, "Mr. Alvarez, you were only temporarily blinded by Celine. Carly is the one you truly love. Ask your heart—who do you really love between Celine and Carly?"

Images of Celine's delicate, petite face flashed in Adam's mind, but he closed his eyes and pushed the images away. The one he loved had always been Carly.

Carly was his girl. He couldn't let anything happen to her. Between the two women, he would choose Carly.

So, after a long silence, he heard his own raspy voice saying, "Alright, I'll divorce Celine."

Celine returned to the women's hostel, where she received a video call from Halley.