Love at First Sight? Mr. Harrison Has Been Scheming All Along-Chapter 228: "Leave Your Son with Your Boyfriend for a While
Ryan Sterling was stunned by Sean Harrison’s question.
He knew next to nothing about what had happened between Sean Harrison and Rory Linden.
He only knew that Rory Linden had been abroad with Leo Linden the whole time.
He only knew his uncle had said their marriage never happened.
Ryan Sterling looked at the man and stated firmly, "I know she doesn’t want anything to do with you anymore."
Sean Harrison had only meant to probe the relationship between Rory Linden and Ryan Sterling.
He hadn’t expected to be the one to get hurt.
"You’re right." Sean Harrison nodded slowly. "I’m leaving."
He turned and got into his car.
What the man didn’t know was that, at that very moment, Rory Linden was also standing at her window, watching him from afar through the glass as he stood by the door.
After getting drunk just now, she’d had a brief dream.
She dreamt that she and Sean Harrison were riding home in a car after attending Miles Harrison’s engagement party.
That day, she had been drunk, rambling about how she didn’t actually like Miles Harrison. She was just afraid that after they broke up, she’d have no emotional support and would be truly alone.
The car was moving.
Sean Harrison’s lips were pressed against her ear as he asked her, word by word, "Then do you want to be with me? Marry me, be my wife. I promise I’ll never cheat, never get tangled up with other women, and I’ll never let you be alone..."
The man’s voice seemed to be bewitching her.
In that moment, Rory Linden seemed to know full well she was in a dream, yet she was unwilling to wake up.
In the dream, she stared intently at the familiar face before her.
When she opened her eyes...
That face was right there before her.
The words he’d once spoken, for reasons she never understood, were shattered the instant she woke.
Rory Linden watched as the car carrying Sean Harrison disappeared into the night.
She stood there for a long time before turning to go back inside.
’It’s fine. In these past five years, I’ve gotten very good at processing any emotion.’
’By morning, I’ll be back to my old self.’
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「The next afternoon.」
Rory Linden had just finished a surgery and was about to grab a quick bite when she received a call from Keith Hawthorne.
Keith Hawthorne informed her that the blood tests on Charlotte Rhodes had not yet revealed any substances harmful to her body.
"But Charlotte Rhodes’s condition is definitely not normal. Her cardiac function is declining rapidly. If this continues, we might need to consider a heart transplant."
Keith Hawthorne concluded.
Rory Linden found it unbelievable. "How could this be? When I operated on her in March, her condition wasn’t nearly this bad."
"I’ve reviewed the case. Your surgery was a success. The way her body is now has nothing to do with the operation."
Keith Hawthorne first reassured Rory Linden, then continued:
"Over the next few days, we’ll run a full workup on her to see if something else is causing this."
Rory Linden was silent for a moment before saying, "When will you be at the hospital? I’d like to see her test results in person."
"Tomorrow, I think. I’m working tomorrow," Keith Hawthorne said.
Today was Saturday.
Tomorrow would be Sunday.
Rory Linden had promised Ryan Sterling she would go see his art exhibition on Sunday morning.
"I’m off tomorrow, but I have something in the morning. Would the afternoon work?"
After Rory Linden asked, she quickly received an affirmative answer.
The two of them agreed to meet the next afternoon.
In her heart, Rory Linden was convinced that this had something to do with Evan Hollis, but she had no proof.
A few months ago, she had flown for over ten hours with Leo, painstakingly crossing half the globe to come back and operate on Charlotte Rhodes.
She didn’t want to see her patient’s health fail so quickly.
「Sunday arrived.」
After breakfast, the three of them set out for the exhibition at 9:30 AM.
Rory Linden drove, with Ryan Sterling in the passenger seat.
Leo Linden sat alone in a child’s car seat in the back.
When they arrived, they could see promotions for the exhibition from the parking lot. It looked quite large-scale.
However, perhaps because they had arrived rather early, the parking lot was mostly empty.
When they entered the exhibition hall, there were indeed very few people there.
Rory Linden had previously thought it would be a painting exhibition. Only upon arriving did she discover...
It was actually a sculpture exhibition.
Only then did she remember that Ryan Sterling was a sculpture major.
"My piece is over here."
Ryan Sterling walked ahead, turning sideways to watch the path while waving at Rory Linden, signaling for her to follow him.
Rory Linden was quite busy and had almost never been to this kind of exhibition.
The entire hall was vast. Because there were hardly any visitors yet, the atmosphere was very quiet. Combined with the static artworks, it had a calming effect on one’s mood.
Ryan Sterling led Rory Linden to his artwork.
"This is it."
Ryan Sterling usually had a flamboyant personality, carrying the aura you’d expect from a young man his age.
But now, as he brought Rory Linden before his work, his expression was filled with nervousness, and his eyes betrayed a clear anxiety.
"So this is your piece!" Rory Linden looked up. "I saw it the moment I walked in."
Leo Linden jumped up. "It’s the Great Sage!"
Before them was a sculpture of the Monkey King.
To be precise, it was The Great Sage, Equal of Heaven.
The two pheasant feathers—one curved, one straight—and the intricate armor on his body were all meticulously carved.
The entire figure was remarkably dynamic.
Rory Linden gave her earnest assessment, "I’m a layman, but I think it’s incredible. I had no idea you were so talented in your field."
’Inwardly, Rory believed that most second-generation rich kids were just party animals.’
’Few of them ever truly worked hard. As long as they didn’t spend too extravagantly, the assets their parents and elders had built would be enough for them to live well for a lifetime.’
She hadn’t expected Ryan Sterling’s skill to be at such a high level.
Leo Linden raised his hand and asked timidly, "Mr. Sterling, can I touch it?"
"You can."
Ryan Sterling nodded. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Leo didn’t dare to use any force, his chubby little hand gently touching the Somersault Cloud at the Great Sage’s feet.
He looked up at the lifelike Monkey King before him and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Mr. Sterling, you’re amazing."
"Do you like it?" Ryan Sterling asked him.
"Yeah!"
Leo Linden nodded emphatically twice.
With a grand wave of his hand, Ryan Sterling said, "Then after the exhibition is over, I’ll have it moved to your house. It’s yours."
"Wow! Thank you, Mr. Sterling!"
Leo Linden jumped for joy on the spot!
His voice was a bit too loud, causing the few other patrons to turn and look.
Rory Linden was about to tell her son he couldn’t accept the gift, but when Leo shouted so loudly, she first looked up, intending to apologize to the people nearby.
When she lifted her head, she spotted a familiar face a few meters away.
The woman glanced at Rory Linden once, then her gaze fell upon Leo Linden beside her. Tilting her head, she scrutinized the child from head to toe.
Just as a wary expression appeared on Rory Linden’s face, the woman started walking over.
The woman looked at Rory Linden and spoke first. "Long time no see, Ms. Linden."
Leo Linden also looked at the approaching woman and couldn’t help but say, "Mommy, this person looks a lot like you."
Ryan Sterling was also stunned.
The woman before them bore a clear resemblance to Rory Linden.
But her face was heavily made up, her hair was styled in chestnut curls, and she wore a long red dress.
Her overall style was a world apart from Rory Linden’s.
The person before them was none other than Nadia Willow.
She lowered her gaze to look at Leo Linden, then addressed Rory Linden directly, "How about you leave your son with your boyfriend for a bit, and we go find a place to talk?"
