Alyssa panicked and said, "Dr. Jones, please come back quickly! The patient fell, and I... I can't handle it!" Ivy snapped back to reality, her heart pounding. She rushed over, worried. Her heart ached as she saw Shawn on the floor, and she couldn't bring herself to scold him for his reckless behavior. In the end, all she could do was look at him with teary eyes. "Does it hurt?" she asked anxiously. Her heart was aching, but when she saw his legs, all words of reprimand disappeared, and she could only feel sorry for him. "It doesn't hurt," he replied with a faint smile. "It's worth it." "You!" Ivy's eyes were wide open, and she saw him wincing in pain and covered in cold sweat. She wanted to scold him for his recklessness but, upon seeing his condition, she sighed deeply. "Alyssa, go call Dr. Roland and have him sent to the emergency room." After she gave the orders, Ivy got up to prepare. Worried that his childish prank might lead to marital discord, Jasson cautiously followed Ivy as she left the room. He tried to explain, "Ivy, I'm sorry, it was entirely my idea. Please forgive him." "Ivy, you're an adult..." "Ivy..." "Hey, Ivy, why aren't you talking to me?" Jasson tried various ways to get Ivy's attention, but she remained unresponsive. Frustrated, he walked up to her and grabbed her hand. He had lived long enough to have women fawning over him for fame and fortune. Why shouldn't Ivy and Lilith be the same? "I'm apologizing to you!" he shouted, forcefully turning her around. Before him was Ivy with teary, red eyes. "I... Ivy..." Jasson stammered in surprise, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." This was the first time Jasson had seen Ivy like this, and it had genuinely frightened him. "Shawn thought you didn't care about him, so I wanted to make you realize the importance of showing respect for him. I didn't know..." Ivy narrowed her tear-filled eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Do you know now?""I know..." Jasson replied. With that, Ivy turned and left, her cold figure quickly disappearing from view. It took a while for Jasson to come to his senses. He mumbled and returned to his office, recounting everything that had just happened to Shawn. Suddenly, he added, "It seems she cares about you, and maybe, like you, she doesn't know how to express her feelings." After hearing the story, Shawn, with a throbbing headache, rubbed his temples. For the first time in his life, he had the urge to strangle himself and Jasson. "Apologize to her once she's calmed down," Jasson suggested. However, Jasson was too optimistic. After this incident, Ivy disappeared, and she didn't return until Shawn was discharged from the hospital. Once Ivy was back in the office, she received a notification asking her to apply for the title of "Rising Star" in the medical industry in City A. "Ivy, you're incredibly lucky!" When Shawn returned home, Emma and Grandma were still very pleased. Only Ivy appeared worried. When she learned that it was recommended by Cato Alter, she became even more concerned. Does Cato Alter live by the seaside? Why is he so influential? Seeing Ivy receive the notification without much enthusiasm, Shawn wanted to make amends for his previous mistakes. He proactively asked, "You don't like it?" "It's not that I don't like it," Ivy answered honestly. "It's just that there are so many other exceptional doctors out there. My senior is one of them. Why should this stroke of luck fall on me?" Ivy understood that unearned wealth would bring disaster. "You're just a candidate now, and ultimately, only one person will be selected," Emma and Grandma Winston chuckled. "Look at you, acting as if you've already been chosen." Ivy paused and then realized what Shawn had pointed out. "That's right," he said. "Cato Alter recommended you for a reason. With the partnership between DT Investments and your clinic, he, as a businessman, naturally wants to earn more money. You participating in the competition will increase the clinic's exposure, leading to more future collaborations." Shawn gently reminded her. Ivy was intelligent and quickly understood the various advantages of this opportunity. "In that case, I'll give it a try," she replied. Emma and Grandma Winston had already started yawning and were heading to bed. Seeing her mother and grandmother squeezed into one room and surveying the small house, Ivy felt guilty for making the two elderly ladies share such cramped living quarters. After some thought, she turned to Shawn and said, "Shawn, I have a suggestion. See if you can accept it. Let's sell this house, and when my mom and Harry divorce, we can sell the old family house too. We'll pool the money together and buy a new, larger house or even a duplex. A more spacious one, where grandma and my mom can live comfortably. If we don't have enough money, we can start by paying the down payment and the monthly installments." Seeing Shawn remain silent, Ivy thought she had touched a sore spot and explained, "I just feel that, for grandma, my mom, and even for you when you can walk again, this small place might not be as satisfactory in the future." "Okay," Shawn agreed. He was already busy trying to appease her. How could he possibly refuse? "Tomorrow, we'll take your mom and grandma to visit some nearby properties," he suggested with a smile, already planning his next steps. Ivy didn't notice the gleam in Shawn's eyes when he mentioned the duplex. She couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Yes, it's time to sleep. There's certainly a luxurious duplex waiting for us in our dreams!" .... The next day, the family of four, along with Jasson and Mr. Luke, went to visit some properties in the area. Jasson said, "I'll be coming to this house frequently in the future, so I naturally need to help with the selection." Mr. Luke, who was accompanying them, nodded in agreement, smiling contentedly. However, Ivy quickly pushed Shawn outside and whispered, "The Sunrise Manor may be located near a bustling county, but it's also situated near the sea and mountains. The prices are around 100,000 dollars per square meter, and the money we have won't even be enough to buy one of their bathrooms. This isn't the place for us." After her explanation, she urged Shawn and the others to hurry up and catch up with her as she walked away. "Please stay!" The sales manager's voice came from behind, and a group of salespeople rushed over, surrounding Ivy. The lead female manager, with a friendly smile, said, "Miss, you've come at the right time. We're having a lottery event at Sunrise Manor today, and the rewards are very generous." Ivy frowned at the mention of rewards, not liking such marketing tactics. She said, "No matter how good the rewards are, they usually amount to things like air conditioners, exhaust fans, and air fryers. Do you expect to give away houses?" Unexpectedly, the female manager asked, "Are you and this gentleman married?" "Yes," Shawn replied. "Well, that's a coincidence," the manager's smile grew bigger, her eyes gleaming. "Our company is running a social welfare lottery, and if a member of the family is disabled, the special prize is a luxurious 250-square-meter duplex in Sunrise Manor." Ivy pushed Shawn and turned to leave, ignoring whether the sales manager's claim was true or not. Even if it was, she couldn't believe that such a huge benefit would fall into her lap. "Miss, is there no cost to participate in the lottery?" Jasson asked as he saw Ivy walking away. "It's 1,000 dollars for one chance," the manager replied with a smile. One thousand dollars for a chance to win a prize was like betting in a gamble--Ivy was not that impulsive; she was practical. "But, sir, if you provide a medical certificate and a marriage certificate, you can participate for free." ***