Chapter 3

Ezra looked at me innocently.

"Jude, I'm sorry. I really didn't know you couldn't eat this."

"This is my fault. I'll apologize for the kids. Please don't hold it against them..."

With that, he knelt again. I turned away in disgust, only to be slapped by Nora.

"He meant well. How was he supposed to know you have a peanut allergy?"

"It's just a child's prank. Are you really reacting this much? An allergy won't kill you, yet you're making them kneel!"

"You're making a mountain out of a molehill!"

Ezra gave me a barely noticeable smile, feigning innocence. "Nora, don't speak like that. It's my fault for not disciplining the kids..."

As he spoke, tears fell. "The kids are so mischievous. If I'm not around, you must take good care of them..."

At his words, Nora's nose turned red, and she hugged him tightly. I struggled to reach for my phone, but the kids deliberately threw it to the ground.

"We won't give it to you! We won't!"

Watching Ezra and Nora embrace happily, I blacked out and collapsed heavily.

...

When I opened my eyes again, I was lying on a hospital bed. A female doctor was facing away from me, handling medication. For some reason, she seemed familiar to me.

"Awake?"

She walked over to change my dressing. "Do you remember me?"

I saw her name tag and learned her name was Aurelia. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember anything.

Seeing my lack of response, her eyes dimmed with disappointment.

"Well, it's been five years. It's normal not to remember."

"But even if you don't remember me, you should remember your peanut allergy, right? You went into shock five years ago for the same reason. Now it happened again. Aren't you concerned about your own life?"

She frowned at me, full of reproach.

"How do you know I went into shock five years ago? Have we met?"

"Wow!" She slammed the medical record book down hard. "You're so ungrateful. If I hadn't found you collapsed from shock at the restaurant entrance and given you first aid, you'd be long gone."

"Back then, I sent you to the hospital and rushed off for surgery. When I came back to find you, you were already gone."

Her words left me in a daze.

She looked at me with a furrowed brow, her eyes brimming with accusation.

"How do you know I went into shock five years ago? Have we met before?"

"Seriously?" She slammed the medical record book down with force. "You have no conscience. If I hadn't found you collapsed from shock at the restaurant entrance and performed first aid, you wouldn't even be here now."

"Back then, I took you to the hospital and rushed off to surgery. When I returned to look for you, you were already gone."

Her words left me completely stunned.

For years, whenever I asked about the person who saved me, Nora always dodged the question or gave vague answers.

Thinking back now, it doesn't add up at all.

"Could you be more specific?" I asked.

She turned back, clearly irritated. "Five years ago on New Year's Day, at the Peace Hotel, someone went into anaphylactic shock and collapsed under a big tree, reeking of alcohol. It was revolting!"

Her words made my stomach churn.

The woman I've loved for five years turned out to be a complete liar.

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Not long after, Nora visited me with a bag of fruit.

She looked at me cautiously, "I'm sorry, Jude. I honestly didn't know your allergy was that severe. I thought it was just a prank."