Chapter 1767

Karina was more than willing to rest. It had been a while since she felt this exhausted, the kind of tiredness that made her want to stay still for days.

After grabbing a cup of instant noodles from the cupboard and finishing it off, she took a quick shower and climbed into bed, ready to sleep for as long as her body needed.

But just as she was drifting off, loud knocks on her door startled her awake. The banging grew louder and more insistent.

At first, she thought it might be a delivery, but when she opened the door, she was greeted by the sight of Kieran sitting in a wheelchair. Instantly alert, her first instinct was to slam the door shut.

"Karina, is that it? You see me and don't even want to say a word?" Kieran's hand shot out to block the door.

He was strong. No matter how hard Karina pushed with all her might, she couldn't close the door. Her resistance only seemed to fuel his anger.

Grabbing her wrist tightly, Kieran said, "I'm here to talk, that's all. Let me in, and we can have a proper conversation."

Letting him in would be easy, but

expression turned cold. "There's nothing for us to talk

blurted, his tone urgent. "He was just discharged last night. I came here to tell you

would soften her resolve, that she would relent and go

moment, Karina hesitated. But then the memories of everything they had done to her

cent I owed. If Dad's unwell, you should be the one taking care of him, not coming

use this excuse to keep her trapped there again. She had worked so hard to escape and had no intention of walking back into their grasp. "Karina!" Kieran's expression darkened.

Karina suddenly pointed over his

door shut as fast as she could and

pounding on the door resumed with a

now!" Kieran shouted, his voice filled with

figured that if she didn't respond, he would eventually

Kieran's shouting grew louder, disturbing the entire building. Soon, neighbors started coming out to see what was going

police! She's clearly not opening the

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