Chapter 497 Andrew Awakes


    Behind the smile, Rose sensed an air of mockery. She straightened her posture in a sign of defense.


    Shaking her head slightly, Cherry tapped her fingers impatiently on her long, slender legs, and said with


    a smile, "You two are really quite close sisters."


    Unconsciously, Rose threw Cherry a frigid look. She said, "It''s clear you aren''t able to take care of


    yourself. Instead of poking your nose in the business of others, rather focus on your own problems and


    come up with some solutions."


    Cherry froze on the spot, and looked at Rose with clear despise. The iciness in her eyes could be seen


    even through the dark sunsses that she donned.


    Last night, Cherry had been at her lowest point and she wanted to leave that feeling in the past. She


    wondered if Rose had alreadye to find out about it.


    As far as she knew, Anne had never been the kind of woman to gossip or b about others'' affairs.


    Kevin generally did not easilymunicate his own feelings and stories, so she had expected he


    would not share her problems with anyone, either. But who really knew what they would do, these


    days.


    It was also clear to her that Rose and Anne now shared a very close rtionship.


    ''Anne!


    Damn you, Anne!''


    Cherry gritted her teeth and chipped a well-manicured nail unconsciously, due to her inner rage. She


    gave Rose a dirty look and retorted, "Rose, we were good friends! I want to know, however, what made


    you involve yourself so closely in Anne''s life again. Is it a ploy to get Kevin''s attention? Are you still


    after him?


    Let me just tell you that Anne has his heart. She''s a strong woman and she will not be easily defeated,


    especially in respect of love. You will not be able to take Kevin from right under her nose."


    With a cocky smile, Cherry stood up confidently, and walked slowly up to Rose before whispering in her


    ear, "Kevin is an obsessive man. He won''t forget about Anne. Perhaps it''s better to make her disappear


    off of the face of the earth."


    Rose''s body began to tremble of its own volition. She unconsciously took a step back from Cherry, and


    fell to the ground.


    ''This woman had once been incarcerated for murder.


    Was she insinuating that I should kill Anne?


    No, I will never do that!'' Rose cut her thoughts off and responded, "You could not be more wrong,


    Cherry. I can confidently let you know that I have no romantic feelings for Kevin anymore. I genuinely


    see him as my brother-inw, and only that. My heart belongs to Mark now."


    She had long realized that Kevin wasn''t her Mr. Right.


    "Now, get this straight in your head, I have no fake rtionship with Anne just to be closer to


    Kevin." Although Rose was in a submissive position on the ground due to her fall, she red at Cherry


    with such affirmation in her eyes, that it shocked Cherry.


    ''Rose is apletely different person now.


    She does not love Kevin anymore!'' she thought.


    "What happened to you?" Anne asked, having just returned to the office and seeing Rose on the floor.


    A fiery look shed across her face. She immediately assisted Rose in getting to her feet before turning


    to look at Cherry with an usatory re.


    Cherry looked at Anne directly in the eyes, without showing any sign of fear. There was still some fight


    left in her but she smiled a begrudging smile.


    Cherry had known Rose well, so she did believe that her heart now belonged to Mark, and that had


    genuinely let any thought of having Kevin go.


    ''Anne, how did youe to have it all? The man you love is also madly in love with you. How did you


    get so lucky? Now, your sister and you are great friends too. Why does God smile down on you so


    graciously, yetpletely ignores my desires?''


    Indeed, Cherry wondered why God did not afford her any more chances when she had already


    repented for her wrongs.


    She lowered her gaze, clenching her fists at her sides. Andrew was still in hospital,pletely


    unconscious and showing no signs of improvement. Not only was n threatening her, Luke had


    jumped on that bandwagon too.


    She had so much bad luck manifesting her life!


    She was the one who was going through the most pain and suffering!


    Anne raised her eyebrows and looked at Cherry, surprised at her reaction. Then, she turned around


    and looked at Rose who smiled at her sweetly.


    Anne was confused. She had walked in on such an odd scene yet both women smiled as if nothing had


    happened. She decided to ept it, and returned a smile to the women.


    Cherry took the garments from Anne, and slowly unpackaged it, unfolding the clothing before her. She


    was impressed. A look of amazement shed across her face as she took in the inspired designs.


    Anne''s designs never fell short.


    Her red talons fondled the baby blue material. "It''s exquisite," she said in a low voice, full of admiration.


    Unfortunately, she did not know how much time she had left to keep dressing so morously. Any day


    now, she might wake up and find herself being detained once again.


    Anne frowned with sympathy and let out a heavy, exasperated sigh. She thought that Cherry really had


    reached a dead end now.


    However, this did not mean that she and Kevin had a duty to be involved in her affairs.


    Without wasting another second, Cherry picked up the garments and made her way directly to the


    hospital.


    There was a crowd of people huddled outside the hospital already.


    Today was thest chance Andrew had toe back to consciousness. If he didn''t, he would remain in


    a vegetative state for the rest of his days. His loyal fans were praying outside the hospital, begging God


    to take pity on him and miraculously cure him. They prayed deeply for Andrew to wake up and make an


    appearance before them all.


    With an exhausted sigh, Cherry walked into Andrew''s ward.


    Andrew was lying motionless in the hospital bed. He looked thinner than he looked thest time she


    had been to visit him, and that was just yesterday.


    "Andrew, you have a huge group of fans waiting outside the hospital for you to wake up. There are


    more reporters than you can count. If you can just will yourself toe out of thisa now, you will


    make front-page news across the country.


    To be honest, this kind of opportunity for publicity is something all stars envy. As long as you are able to


    wake up now, name and fame will be yours, manifold!


    But it seems as if you do not even have it in you to be able to enjoy this attention anymore..." Cherry


    touched his face gently. She stood up, tenderly kissed his forehead, and said, "It seems you won''t be


    able to awake from thisa. If that the case, may you sleep peacefully forevermore."


    Then she took a step back and sighed heavily.


    She did not want to ept the situation. She could also not bring herself to believe that such an


    ambitious fellow would let everything fall away, and that he would just sumb to such a pathetic


    state, resigning himself being bedridden for his entire life.


    She almost felt that she had epted that she would have to return to prison.


    How could that ever be possible? She had always resented that ce, and would do anything to avoid


    returning there. As long there was even the slightest glimmer of hope, she would struggle, fighting tooth


    and nail against any chance of returning to that hellish ce.


    Just as she turned to leave, her hand was caught by someone. Cherry''s body stiffened in shock, and


    she instinctively turned around.


    Andrew, who had beenpletely knocked out a moment ago, began to stir. His eyes opened slightly.


    He looked a little groggy since he had been in aa for so long, but it was clear that his drive and


    ambition was still there, glowing in his eyes.


    "Andrew!" Cherry eximed in surprise. Her eyes widened in astonishment. Her voice was full of


    disbelief. "You''re actually awake! You''ve finallye out of thea! I knew you wouldn''t let yourself


    lie like this forever. You value your life and would never lose everything in such a way!"


    Andrew looked at her with a meek smile. While he was in aa, he could not hear anything - except


    Cherry.


    Cherry''s words had given him a will to live. Yes, he was indeed an ambitious man and he had so much


    that he was set on aplishing. How could let himself be confined to this small bed for his entire life?


    Now, his situation had attracted national attention in the media. If he made an appearance now, his


    fame would rise to unprecedented heights!


    Cherry used to treat him with such an insipid air of arrogance yet now her fatey at his feet.


    Fortune and misfortune were two sides of the same coin. They came to you together. He was actually


    blessed by God with this incident. If he did not wake up, the fortune God was gifting him would be gone


    to waste.


    So, he had to wake up. He had no choice.


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    Cherry still had a look of utter disbelief etched across her face but she immediately ran to the door, and


    alerted the staff, "Andrew is awake!"


    Innumerable reporters had already gathered at the door. In the crowd, Andrew''s personal assistant and


    agent were also visible.


    Hearing Cherry''s exmation, many people rushed into the ward in excitement.


    The agent took in Andrew''s state and sighed with great relief. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.


    Andrew did not fail to meet his expectations. He would have to give him the best newing star


    package from now on.


    After all, Andrew had so valiantly injured himself in order to ensure no harm came to his girlfriend, none


    other than the famous Kristine!


    Themon opinion in the media was that Kevin was the knight in shining armor, but after what had


    happened, they would take that title away from him and bestow it on the all-too-deserving Andrew!


    The fans who had been loyally praying for Andrew''s recovery outside the hospital were overjoyed at


    the news. Some girls even burst into tears of happiness.


    Against all odds, there idol was not going to be a vegetable!


    With a satisfied smile on her face, Cherry thought about how much easier it would be for her to deal


    with n now that Andrew hade out of hisa.


    But Cherry couldn''t shake a thought from her mind: even though this situation had resolved itself, n


    kept going too far with his threats to her. She needed to find a way to make him disappear so that he


    would never have the opportunity to put her in such a situation again.


    Not even a few minutes had passed since Andrew had awakened yet the media had already run many


    stories online about the development. Andrew''s name was everywhere. It really pushed him into the


    entertainment spotlight.


    Predictably, his so-called friends from the entertainment circles came to visit him, bearing flowers and


    various other gifts.


    Some of these people were just acquaintances, yet they showed immense enthusiasm to see Andrew.


    It was so fake. They were just trying to gain some poprity by piggy-backing off his current media


    coverage.


    Andrew smiled but there was discernment in his eyes. He knew the intentions of these purported well-


    wishers.


    Cherry was Andrew''s girlfriend, as far as the world was concerned. She could not leave. It was


    imperative she yed her role as supportive and caring girlfriend at this time.


    Yet when Andrew threw a nce at Cherry, the look wasplex.


    On one hand, he thought that, had it not been for Cherry, he would not have been injured so badly in


    the first ce. On the other hand, he knew that he would have never been able to attract such media


    coverage.


    Plus, he know knew this woman''s biggest secret - she had murdered in cold blood.


    Andrew''s body was still recovering from the ordeal it had been through. He was exhausted and went


    back to sleep again by the afternoon.


    Cherry took the opportunity tofort Andrew''s fans while he slept. She allowed a few of the fans into


    the hospital. They stood at the door, staring in awe at the sleeping figure on the bed.


    Cherry handled the situation very well. She smiled courteously, every step of the way. Everyone


    present had a good impression of her from the way she carried herself in the circumstances. Many of


    Andrew''s female fans immediately decided to be fans of hers, too. Cherry''s public rtions shone


    in this case.


    Something that had been a disaster for the two of them initially had now blossomed into something


    beautiful. There were unending headlines and stories reported on Andrew''s return to consciousness


    and their rtionship mentioned with great admiration.


    Cherry remained with Andrew, waiting for him to wake up. In the evening, he came to once again.


    Andrew looked at Cherry before him with a smile. Noticing he had awakened, she asked gently, "Are


    you feeling any difort?"


    Andrew shook his head. Noting that they were finally alone, he asked, "Are you going to get n out of


    prison?"


    Naturally, many of the visitors had made mention of n and his role in this incident. Andrew knew that


    n was in custody but that no sentence had been awarded just yet.


    Since n had something to hold over Cherry''s head, Andrew was sure she would go to any lengths to


    get him out of there.


    Cherry lowered her gaze and bit her bottom lip. Andrew was aware of her true identity now so she had


    no need to hide it any longer.


    "To be honest, I wish that n could just remain in prison forever so that he can''te near me ever


    again," Cherry admitted. This was genuinely how she felt. It was the most sincere thought she had in a


    long time.


    "But..." She knew that it was not a practical solution so she continued, "I don''t know what I should do. I


    can''t think of a way to cover this entire thing up. Apart from getting him out of the prison and doing my


    best to tolerate him, to the extent of letting him do whatever he wants to me, what else could I do to


    keep my secrets?" Her voice was soft and heavy with mncholy.