" Aurelia ... Aurelia ! " In his sleep , Preston suddenly woke with a start . He was breathing heavily , staring at the white ceiling of the hospital . Remembering what happened before he lost consciousness , he urgently tried to get up to find Aurelia . But unexpectedly , he caught sight of the woman beside his bed . Aurelia looked at him calmly , her face showing no emotion whatsoever . " Preston , didn't you want to talk to me ? " She glanced at her phone : " It's now . I'll give you ten minutes . Go ahead . " Her tone was flat , with no trace of feeling for the man before her . Preston was stunned for a moment before realizing what Aurelia meant . His eyes instantly brightened with hope , and he almost reached for her hand . After Aurelia dodged away , he smiled self - mockingly . " Aurelia , I'm not surprised at all that you're like this now . " " Before I found you, I fantasized about how you would treat me . I even just had a dream ... " His gaze was heavy , no longer carrying the dignity of the head of Rothwell Corporation , looking utterly broken : " I dreamed that you looked at me and cried . I felt so heartbroken that I ran over to hold you , but suddenly you stabbed me with a knife . " " You said ... you said you hated me so much , and you also said ... " Before he could finish , Aurelia cut him off first . She stared coldly at the man before her and reminded him again . " Are you sure this is what you want to say in your ten minutes ? " " You have nine minutes left , then I'm going back . " 09:44 WAIT. He Saved My Four - Year Torturer's Life With MINE ?! ( Nah , I'm out ) 13.2 Chapter 21 Knowing Aurelia didn't want to hear this , Preston smiled self - deprecatingly , then looked at her seriously . " Aurelia , I know you hate me now and don't want to listen to what I have to say . " " Then I'll cut to the chase . " His voice became serious . " When you two were kidnapped , I never expected that to happen . My intention was that if there was no other choice , you'd both get slightly hurt and I could save you . But I didn't expect that Camilla said she was pregnant ... " " My only thought then was to protect the child in her belly , so I made that decision . But I can promise you ! I was going to come back for you . " " I agStone to give them thirty million . As long as I brought the money , I could rescue you. But when I came back , you were already gone . After that , Camilla lost the baby , and I stayed by her side taking care of her . Until you gave me clues and I investigated bit by bit , I learned what she had done behind the scenes , including the photos at the launch event , and ... the light that hurt you ... " As he spoke , Aurelia's image filled his mind , and his heart ached terribly . In that moment , Preston's eyes reddened . He looked up seriously , staring intently at her . " Aurelia , Camilla paid the price for what she did , and I lost you ... but I'm not willing to accept this ! " " Just thinking about all the beautiful past we shared , I can't accept that it's all gone just like that . Aurelia , please give me another chance ! I swear , this time I won't do anything stupid . " " I'll love you for life like I promised you before ! If you don't believe me , I can give you everything I own to marry you again ! " Upon hearing these words , Aurelia's stomach churned with disgust . She frowned , suppressing the feeling of revulsion , until Preston looked at her urgently . " Aurelia , what do you think? " But at this moment , Aurelia laughed mockingly . Meeting Preston's confused and nervous gaze , she spoke bluntly : " Preston , since when are you this delusional ? " 15 Tith MINE ?! ( Nah . I'm out )