After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 121

Nolan's hand trembled violently, nearly dropping his phone.

He staggered, almost falling, as the assistant's words echoed through his mind like a knife repeatedly plunging into his heart.

"That's impossible! It can't be!"

A metallic taste filled his throat before blood erupted from his mouth, splattering across the window in front of him.

The world began to spin around him before he collapsed heavily to the ground.

When Nolan regained consciousness, he saw nothing but blinding white. The sharp smell of antiseptic filled his nostrils, accompanied by the rhythmic beeping of medical equipment.

His assistant sat beside the bed, red-eyed, clutching a folder tightly. Seeing Nolan awake, he leaned forward, his voice hoarse "Sir, you're finally awake.

Nolan's vision was blurry as he struggled to focus"What... happened to me?"

The assistant lowered his head, his voice catching"You collapsed after coughing up blood. The doctors worked on you for twenty-four hours straight... they issued critical condition notices several times."

mind-the assistant's

his voice weak but urgent

so much blood..She was gone before they even realized what was happening. Her final wish was a sky burial, which is why I requested

was barely audible as his fingers unconsciously gripped

pulled a document from his pocket and handed it to Nolan

shaking fingers took the document and opened to the first page. As he read through it, his face grew increasingly pale,

depressive episode, had mistaken a security guard for Nolan's father and

Creed family's reputation, Aurelia had shouldered all the

Nolan himself to send her

me..." Nolan's voice was so hoarse it was barely audible

as he coughed up more blood, staining the white sheets crimson. His body fell

"Sir! Sir!!!"

the emergency alarm sounded throughout the room. As Nolan's consciousness faded, he thought he heard Aurelia's

remembered her hesitant glances, her forced smiles in his presence, the countless

heart felt as if it were being crushed by an invisible

room, Nolan's father

for Aurelia? How did he end up like this? That woman