{"id":2165,"date":"2026-09-28T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/chapter\/a-flash-marriage-can-be-a-treasure-229\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:47:00","slug":"a-flash-marriage-can-be-a-treasure-229","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/chapter\/a-flash-marriage-can-be-a-treasure-229\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 229"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 228<br \/>\nA Flash Marriage Can Be A Treasure novel Chapter 228<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d Lily panics, \u201cIt\u2019s not that Miss Stacy was trying to suicide, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. My dad was in a coma and was taken to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll go with you,\u201d Antony Smith was quite nice to Lily, and Lily feels bad that something happened to him. She pulls Louis into the car, \u201cHospital of J City?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the hospital inpatient department, Antony\u2019s private ward is facing the road. He is peeling an orange to eat while he sees Lily and Louis coming out of a taxi. He feels a surge of happiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood job Louis, bringing Lily here,\u201d Antony hurries back to bed and urges David, \u201cQuickly tell the doctor to come, and say that my condition is extremely severe, that I am dying soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David\u2019s mouth twitches, \u201cMaster, is this too much, what if\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t talk so much!\u201d Antony is dissatisfied and says, \u201cIt\u2019s fine if you can\u2019t find a girlfriend yourself, but don\u2019t get in the way of my son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you can\u2019t lie to Miss Lily.\u201d David adds, \u201cIs President Smith\u2019s case not enough?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antony shoots back, \u201cIs that the same? And I\u2019m really not feeling well. But, which side are you on, David? Are you a spy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaster, that\u2019s not what I meant\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David wants to explain, but Antony impatiently interrupts him, \u201cYou quickly go call the doctor. No one likes you anyway. It\u2019s a waste of breath for me to keep talking to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David quietly leaves the ward, his heart in tears.<\/p>\n<p>He works so hard for the Smith Group. Not only that he doesn\u2019t get any good words, now Antony even attacks him!<\/p>\n<p>This is absurd!<\/p>\n<p>When Louis and Lily arrive at the ward, they see David and the doctor standing by the bedside. The doctor is examining Antony who is lying on the bed with a serious face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Smith, Miss Lily,\u201d David greets them. He looks as if he wants to say something but hesitates. In addition of seeing Antony\u2019s state, Lily is extremely worried.<\/p>\n<p>Louis\u2019 face turns long.<\/p>\n<p>When the doctor finishes examining him, he goes over and asks, \u201cHow\u2019s my dad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The doctor says, \u201cMaster Smith has heart conditions, and the medicine only treats the symptoms but not the root cause\u2026Mr. Smith, if you have time, spend it more with Master Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Louis doesn\u2019t say anything for a while. Lily feels that the atmosphere is tense; she says to the doctor, \u201cThank you, I\u2019m sure you have other work to do. We\u2019ll stay here with Master Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The doctor nods and quickly leaves the room.<\/p>\n<p>Antony on the hospital bed has opened his eyes. He looks tired and gloomy.<\/p>\n<p>David feels nervous while looking at him. He has never seen someone who can act as a \u201cpatient\u201d better than Antony.<\/p>\n<p>In order for the drama to unfold, he walks over to the bedside, \u201cMaster, you\u2019re awake. How are you feeling?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel so tired, alas, I\u2019m old,\u201d Antony sighs. He sees Lily and feels glad. He waves at her, \u201cLily, come here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lily hurries over and holds his hand, \u201cMaster Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for visiting me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I missed you, so I came with Mr. Smith,\u201d Lily smiles and says, \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind me, I\u2019ll come to visit you more often in the future, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antony gives a wink; David silently backs away and walks over to Louis, \u201cPresident Smith, Master Smith wants to talk to Lily. Let\u2019s go out first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Louis doesn\u2019t say anything. He goes out with David.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how much longer I\u2019ll live, but I have so many more unfulfilled wishes,\u201d Antony says.<\/p>\n<p>Louis sneers, \u201cOh yeah? I\u2019ll buy ten pounds of oranges later, and I want to watch you eat them!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s horrible!<\/p>\n<p>David can\u2019t hold in anymore. He confesses everything, \u201cPresident Smith, I\u2019m just a lowly worker. It\u2019s all Master\u2019s idea. Please pity me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Louis\u2019 face turns long. He is so angry that the veins on his forehead become visible, \u201cHe was at home gardening and sunbathing every day, no worries at all. I was wondering why he would fall into a coma!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David says timidly, \u201cActually, Master also has worries. He lacks a grandson to play with. If you grant him this wish, he won\u2019t do anything foolish anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid I ask you to talk?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lowly worker David shuts up and regrets for saying that.<\/p>\n<p>This is giving him such a hard time!<\/p>\n<p>About half an hour later, Lily comes out of the ward. She seems a little sad, but she hides that sadness of her.<\/p>\n<p>Lily says, \u201cMaster Smith is asleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Louis looks into the ward. He is angry but finds it funny at the same time. Antony must have guessed that he will find out, so he pretends to be asleep, afraid that Louis will go in and question him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we\u2019ll leave David here. I\u2019ll take you back,\u201d Louis asks for the car keys from David.<\/p>\n<p>Lily wants to refuse, but Louis insists. Also, she doesn\u2019t want to waste time in front of the ward, so she accepts the offer. The two of them go to the underground car park to look for the car.<\/p>\n<p>When they get in the car, she doesn\u2019t say a word. She keeps her head down, thinking about something.<\/p>\n<p>Louis sees that she doesn\u2019t look well, seems to have been bluffed by Antony. He says, \u201cMiss Lily, no matter what my father has told you, forget about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Lily learned about Louis\u2019 parents from Antony, she feels awkward hearing him address Antony \u2018father\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-2165","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}