A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 249 Lisette and the others snapped their heads around at the sound of heavy footsteps.

A towering, broad-shouldered man, easily six and a half feet tall, bald, and covered in tattoos, limped into the room, leaning on a cane. One of his legs was wrapped in a thick cast.

He hobbled over to Lisette's bedside and eyed her with a smirk. "So, you don't want to leave?" His voice was deep, almost amused. "That works for me. I could use a bedside companion."

Then, without warning, he glanced at Lisette's injured arm, turned around, and dropped his full weight onto it.

"Ah!" Lisette's scream pierced the air.

Everyone in the room winced, their expressions tightening in shared discomfort. "You're sitting on my arm!" she shrieked.

Valerian lunged forward, trying to shove the man off, but the giant barely budged. Instead, he pushed Valerian away with a single hand, sending him sprawling onto the floor.

"Seriously? That weak?" The man snorted, looking unimpressed. "What, do you skip meals or something?"

His gaze returned to Lisette, whose face had turned a sickly shade of white from the pain. "You like this bed so much?" He gave her a grin that was anything but friendly. "Well, it's mine. You'll have to be my mattress if you want to stay."

as if he was about to lie down on

go! I'll leave! I'll check out, transfer hospitals, and whatever it

arm. He looked her up and down. "You know, I like you. You could stick around and keep me company. I get

scrambled off the bed like she had woken up in a nest of vipers. Her arm throbbed agonizingly, but all she cared

match for this guy, Valerian

wasn't going to intervene-Upton's influence was likely too

word, they

hear about

the hospital to give Baber his

he said, eyes filled with excitement. His small

chuckled, ruffling his soft curls. "Oh,

was probably the

the Thorne family and their most beloved. She wouldn't dare cross

an injury like that, her full range of motion might never fully

matter-of-factly. "Even though my mommy isn't here anymore, you've always been