He could help Pierre grow, and he could also tear him down.

It was just a matter of time.

Percy still considered the Mallory family as his family, but from the moment Pierre made a move on Nina, he had stopped thinking of him as his brother.

The nurse walked in with the receipt and saw the two of them holding hands tightly. With envy in her eyes, she said, "Mr. Mallory, Ms. Langdon's discharge procedures have been completed. This is your credit card, and these are the discharge documents from the hospital."

"Thank you," Nina reached her hand out, taking the receipt and the credit card. She put the receipt in her pocket and handed the credit card to Percy. "Here."

"This is yours to keep." Percy did not take the card.

"Uh..." Nina looked at the black card in her hand. ‘How generous of him. There’s no limit to the black card. Isn’t he afraid that I’ll squander his money?’

"You’re my lover and soon-to-be Mrs. Mallory. My assets should be managed by you," Percy said.

Nina laughed out loud. The worries she had in her heart disappeared when she heard what he said. "I’m not great with managing money."

"It doesn't matter. I have a financial advisor, and he takes care of most of my investments. All you need to do is hold on to this card," Pierre said. He picked up some of Nina's items and handed them to the nurse. "Can we keep these at the nurse's station for a minute? We'll come and get them later."

"Of course." The nurse was envious. She took Nina's belongings with a smile and walked out of the ward.

Percy took her hand again and said, "Are you ready?"

"Mm." Nina nodded. Although she was reluctant to face Pierre, from the moment she admitted to herself how she truly felt about Percy, she knew that she had to face Pierre eventually. That was so that she could be with Percy forever and ever.

After all, they were brothers...

Percy was worried that she would feel pressured emotionally, so he reassured her, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'll be right beside you."

"I'm not afraid because I know that you’ll protect me." Nina smiled and walked out of the ward with him.

After what had happened, no matter how stupid she was, she knew how she felt.

If she missed out on being with Percy for worldly reasons, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

After all, Percy was her soulmate.

Her dream was simple—one house for two people, and three meals a day throughout four seasons. One of the two people would be Percy

No matter if they were rich or things were difficult, as long as Percy was there by her side, life would be sweet no matter how tough the days were.

Percy had found out from the butler which ward Pierre was in. It was downstairs.

He also knew why he was admitted to the hospital and that Madam Mallory was taking care of him.

Since they were kids, Percy, as the heir, was raised by Old Master Mallory, while Pierre was taken care of by Madam Mallory.

Therefore, there was not much brotherhood between them, except for Percy's tolerance as an elder brother to his younger brother, as well as basic family affection.

As for Madam Mallory, because she spent more time with Pierre as compared to Percy, she loved her younger son more.

The Mallory family was strict with Percy but doted on Pierre.

Therefore, with such different upbringings, the brothers had different personalities.

Percy and Nina took the elevator downstairs.

The closer she was to Pierre's ward, the more nervous Nina became. She held Percy's hand tighter and tighter.

"Don't worry, he was beaten up so badly that he can't get out of bed. He can't hurt you." Percy sensed her negative emotions and soothed her.

Nina chucked. "Beaten up? Is Luca that good?"

"You'll find out later." Percy had a rough idea of what had happened. After Nina relaxed a little, he opened the door of Pierre's ward.

Madam Mallory and Old Master Mallory were both in the ward.

Madam Mallory had no expression when she saw Percy walk in. However, when she saw the woman beside him, her expression suddenly turned sour. She could not help but shout, "Percy, your brother is injured and hospitalized. How could you only be here now? How can you call yourself his brother?" Percy's expression was blank as he replied, "Injured? The doctor didn't find any wounds on him, no? How is he injured?"

Pierre listened to him and saw the two holding hands. His gaze turned grim.

Percy not only rescued Nina from him but now walked into the ward holding hands with her.

It seemed that Luca was not making things up out of anger. They were really together...

Pierre looked at their tightly held hands and wanted nothing more than to part them.

'Nina is mine! How dare Percy take my woman?! No, I'll never allow such a thing to happen!'

"Brother, why did you bring this woman here? You know our mother doesn't like to see her." Pierre had taken painkillers, so he was in good spirits. He wanted to take this opportunity to trigger Nina as much as he could.

If Nina wanted to leave Percy, there was nothing Percy could do.

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As long as she left him, he had a chance.

"This woman? Nina is not any other woman. She's my fiancee. She agreed to my proposal last night," Percy said with a serious expression.

Nina looked up at Percy in amazement.

'Proposal? When did that happen? Didn't we just confess our feelings to each other last night?'

Even though Nina was stunned, she did not say anything. She knew that Percy did it intentionally.

Hearing that, Pierre immediately sat up and shouted, "What? You can't marry Nina!"

"Why?" Percy looked at his emotional brother with an indifferent expression. "I love her; she loves me. We're both unmarried. Why can't we get married?"

"Because—"

Before Pierre could finish his sentence, Percy interrupted him, "I can't marry her because you falsely imprisoned her?"

"That's enough, Percy! Why are you making a scene early in the morning?" Madam Mallory listened to the conversation between the two and could not help but become stern. She stood up and interrupted them, her cold gaze staring daggers at Nina.

'This bitch! What did she do to Percy?! She already promised not to continue pestering Percy back then. What's happening now?!'

"Ms. Langdon, it seems that I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be so shameless. You promised me one thing but ended up doing another." Madam Mallory gritted her teeth, wishing that she could cut Nina into pieces.

Seeing both of her sons arguing over Nina, Madam Mallory decided in her heart that it was all Nina's fault.

"I promised you that I would leave Percy because I thought I didn't like him then." Nina looked at Madam Mallory and said calmly.