Chapter 5

When I arrived, the nurse was changing the medication.

I immediately noticed the color was off and asked the nurse to show it to me.

The nurse handed it to me, saying, "This is a new drug from Jasper Corporation, said to be twice as effective as before."

"Is that so?" I examined the medicine closely. "Did your doctors also tell you the toxins are several times higher than before?"

The nurse looked alarmed. "Miss Maeve, you shouldn’t say such things. This is the Jasper family hospital. How could we harm the eldest young master?"

I knew this drug was not something a small nurse could procure, so I waved her off without causing trouble.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she left, Cora walked in.

"Maeve, you have quite the reach, don’t you? Meddling with what drugs Finn uses?"

"Do you really think you’re a miracle doctor? Why didn’t you save Grandma Jasper back then?"

She had just burned Grandma Jasper's keepsakes, and hearing her mention Grandma Jasper now made me want to tear her apart.

Back then, she insisted she saw me have a conflict with Grandma Jasper, claiming it was my fault Grandma had a stroke.

But I hadn’t even seen Grandma Jasper that day.

Yet, Jasper only believed her.

Seeing me ignore her, Cora snatched the bottle from my hand to continue Finn’s treatment.

"Maeve, it’s best not to meddle in others' affairs."

I blocked Finn with all my might. "Who's meddling now?"

"You, about to marry Jasper, yet appearing in Finn’s room, aren’t you afraid of rumors?"

Cora was at a loss for words. "You..."

I quickly snatched the bottle and smashed it to the ground, shattering glass and medicine everywhere.

The commotion drew attention from outside.

Soon, a crowd gathered, and someone called Jasper.

Within ten minutes, Jasper appeared in the room.

Cora, seeing him like a savior, tearfully ran into his arms.

"Jasper, I heard Maeve wouldn't let brother change his medicine, so I came to check."

"I was afraid of delaying brother's treatment, but she smashed the medicine bottle."

"I know she’s upset about me marrying you, but she shouldn’t take it out on brother..."

With each accusation, Jasper's anger grew more intense.

He grabbed my collar and flung me aside in a rage.

Instinctively, I caught myself with my hands, and the shards of glass pierced my freshly bandaged fingers.

The pain was excruciating.

Jasper's accusation rang in my ears.

"Maeve, it wasn’t enough that you killed my grandma, now you want to kill my brother too?"

Saying this, he ordered someone to drag me out like a dead dog.

Through the glass, I saw Finn still being administered the medicine.

Supporting my battered body, I went to see Mr. Jasper.

He was shocked by my appearance and even more startled by my words.

He said, fearing problems with the marriage, he hadn’t told Jasper about me marrying Finn.

But since I was to spend my life with Finn, he could arrange for me to work as Finn’s personal caregiver at the hospital.

I could oversee his medication.

Having already lost one son, he couldn’t afford to fall out with Jasper.

This was the best he could do.

I thanked him and left.

...

A week later.

The whole city was filled with a sweet atmosphere.

Today was the wedding day of the Jasper family's second young master.

Every seat on public transportation had a rose.

Everyone assumed it was the doing of the Jasper family's second young master, unaware that Jasper was puzzled, wondering who could outdo his grand gestures.

Mr. Jasper had said our wedding would be on the same day as Jasper's, but not so shabby as to share the same hotel.

The top two banquet halls in Kyoto, one in the west and one in the east.

By coincidence, the wedding processions met on the road.

It could have been uneventful, but Cora insisted on swapping bouquets with me.

The window rolled down, and in my bright red wedding attire, I held up my golden bouquet. "Sorry, sister-in-law, my bouquet is made of pure gold, can't swap it with yours!"

Sitting beside her, Jasper's eyes widened. "You're getting married today? Who are you marrying?"

Finn, who had been resting with his eyes closed, leaned forward slightly. "Marrying me, brother."

"Hey, you're awake?" Jasper was taken aback, completely missing the fact that Cora beside him had turned pale.

Finn ignored him and instructed the driver to start the car, so as not to miss the auspicious time.

The car started moving again, but at some point, the car behind us had changed.