Chapter 225 I&##x27;ve Loved You for So Long

The paramedics hurried to rescue Jack, who was unconscious, but still alive. Emily lost consciousness
as soon as her body landed on the rescue air cushion. Without wasting another second, she was
carried to the ambulance and taken straight to the hospital.

At the same time, no one noticed that Mark had done the exact same thing as Jacob without even
thinking twice. When he found out that Tina was still inside the hotel, he rushed headfirst into the fiery
building.

When the Tao family had come to learn of this, it was already too late!

Mark followed the firefighters inside to search for Tina with a fire extinguisher in his hands.

"Tina! Tina Tao!" he cried out. The smoke billowed black across the building, filling his lungs, as he
coughed intensely. Often times the flame would be a different hue, emitting copious amounts of black
smoke that choked him and blinded his vision. Unfortunately, in his rush to save Tina, Mark forgot to
bring a safety mask with him.

Even after the fire was finally put out, Mark was still searching for Tina. At long last, he found Tina in a
room!

When he found Tina she was lying on the ground motionless, which made it unclear as to whether she
was dead or alive. The skin on her hands and face were all burnt. A frightening sight, barely
recognizable by Mark.

Mark rushed into the room and held Tina in his arms, despondent and grief-stricken.

A firefighter explained to Mark, "Fortunately, this room was properly insulated, thus, the fire was not
able to spread inside, but as the temperature rose and the oxygen level reduced drastically, the room
virtually uninhabitable for any human being..."



Mark, however, did not have the patience to listen to what the firefighter had to say. He cuddled up Tina
and rushed out yelling, "Doctor! Doctor!"

'Why does it always end up like this? Why does she always end up getting hurt!'

Mark cried in his heart, out of frustration.

When Jack finally came to his senses, he found himself in the hospital.

In a series of flashbacks, Jack's memory of the fire caught up with him, as he felt like he had just
woken up from a nightmare. However, the deep third-degree burns inflicted on his back reminded him
of what really happened.

The first thing that popped into Jack's mind was Emily. He asked, " Where is Emily?" Jack's voice was
so hoarse that it felt like the sound of grinding on abrasive paper.

Relieved, the nurse was delighted to see that Jack had regained his consciousness. "Mr. Jack, you're
finally awake! Miss Bai? She... Mr. Jacob came and took her with him..." the nurse explained.

The nurse looked at Jack with a disappointed look on her face, as she mentioned Emily. As a young
master of the Gu family, it seemed like Jack's significance had relegated to something far worse than
before. Not a single person had come to visit him, despite his critical injuries...

However, Jack did not care about the fact that his family had abandoned him, as he had grown
accustomed to the fact that he had no real attachments with anyone in his family. The only thing that
brought his spirits down, was the fact that Emily had left to be with Jacob.

'Does Emily really hate me that much?' Jack wondered.

At the same time, in another ward, "Ah!" Anguished, Tina screamed with horror when she saw her face
in the mirror. In utter disbelief, she yelled at the mirror, "My face! What happened to my face?! How did



this happen? "

The doctor standing next to her and quivered nervously. She explained, "Miss Tina, you've suffered
severe third-degree burns to your face..."

"No!" Tina interrupted.

Needless to say, Tina did not want to accept the truth. Tina tore away the gauze on her face and
exposed herself to the grim scars. Her beautiful face was in ruins now.

"How did it come to this? My face, my face... Wait, where is that bitch, Emily? Tell me she's dead!
Right? It was such a big fire. If this is what happened to me, she must have been burnt to a crisp..."

It seemed like it was the only thing that would give Tina's heart some solace... Nevertheless, soon she
began to break everything in the ward, like a lunatic!

Even if Emily were dead, it wouldn't change the fact that her face looked like a car crash. Tina's face
was ruined beyond recognition!

It was time to face the truth that she had bigger problems in her life than Emily!

As the doctors had failed to placate Tina, Mark came in. The medical staff looked at Mark as if he were
the divine savior. "Mr. Mark, finally, you're here. Miss Tina..." they said.

All of a sudden, a cup flew past Mark's face, missing him by just an inch.

With superb reflexes, Mark raised his hand just on time to catch the cup and crush it in his hands.
"Scrunch!"

"Get out! All of you, get out of here!" yelled Tina.



"Tina! Calm down!" urged Mark. There was a subtle change in Mark's behavior, compared to before, as
he held her tightly feeling sorry for her. With a kind and gentle tone, he said, "Please stop acting like
this. Let the doctors do their job."

Tina interrupted, "How can I calm down? Look at my face! My face is totally screwed up!" Tina's eyes
were bloodshot red, full of anger and resentment. "Don't tell me that you still love me, even though I am
an ugly mess! You're crazy! Get out of my sight!" Tina blurted without thinking.

Tina's words reached deep into Mark's chest and squeezed the life out of his heart. He zipped his lips,
as he took out a pair of handcuffs, with a look of despair in his eyes. Before Tina knew it, Mark
handcuffed her to the bed frame!

"Come! And apply ointment on her!" he ordered the medical staff. Mark held down Tina's legs with both
hands and yelled at the medical staff to proceed with the treatment.

Astounded, the medical staff responded quickly and hurried to apply medicine on Tina's wounds.

Tina struggled and cursed, "Mark! You son of a bitch! Get out of here! I hate you! I will never love you!
Get lost!"

The medical staff lowered their heads in shame and ignored Tina's appalling behavior.

Frustrated, Mark did not saying anything. He just tightened his grip on Tina, not knowing that he was
hurting her. Tina was crying in pain, but still Mark did not let go.

When the doctors finished applying the ointment on Tina, Mark still did not let her go. He looked at her
eyes affectionately and suddenly, he kissed her.

"Hmm..." she mumbled. Tina stared at Mark with surprise as all the vicious words coming out of her
mouth was suddenly blocked by his lips. "Get out...



Hmm..." Mark did not give her the chance to resist.

'How dare he... Kiss me! How?' Tina yelled in her mind.

Shocked, everyone in the room stood there motionlessly after what they had witnessed. Since the Tao
family had kept the truth about Tina's biological parents from the world, they weren't aware that Mark
and Tina weren't related by blood. Thus, the sight of Mark kissing his "sister" like lovers came as a
huge shock to them.

"One more look, I will dig your eyes out! One more word of this and I will pull out your tongues!"

Mark stressed every word, confirming his threat. He was like a blood-thirsty beast no one had the
audacity to defy.

Immediately, everyone shifted their sights and attention elsewhere, pretending to be busy with
something else, as they left the room quietly.

"Mark! Have you lost your mind?" yelled Tina. If Tina's hands weren't cuffed, she would have surely
punched Mark on the face!

"Yes, I've lost my mind! I've gone insane!" he answered out of frustration. Mark looked deeply into her
face. With love in his eyes, he said, "Tina, I've loved you for so long. Didn't you feel anything?"

Tina, however, was unmoved, as she looked back at him coldly and answered, "I only took you as my
brother!"

"But I'm not your biological brother, right?" Mark interrupted.

"It does not change anything," she replied coldly. Tina was horrified at the thought of Mark falling in love
with her. Was it before the truth about her birth was exposed or...



"If you still want to be my sister, I'll be okay with that. Actually it might be more exciting for me," he said.
Mark lowered his head to kiss her again.

Tina turned her head away in disgust, as Mark's lips landed on her cheeks.

Mark's eyes darkened, as he pulled her face, forcing her to accept his kiss.

Mark had longed for her kiss for so many years and the kiss felt exactly as he had imagined, primal and
electrifying. He couldn't just stop at first taste.

Mark had been waiting too long for this day... for Tina.

"If you still want to be my sister, I'll be okay with that. Actually it might be more exciting for me," he said.
Mark lowered his head to kiss her again.

Tina turned her head away in disgust, as Mark's lips landed on her cheeks.
Mark's eyes darkened, as he pulled her face, forcing her to accept his kiss.

Mark had longed for her kiss for so many years and the kiss felt exactly as he had imagined, primal and
electrifying. He couldn't just stop at first taste.

Mark had been waiting too long for this day... for Tina.



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