Chapter 656

Living Room.

Only Silas and Susanna were left. Susanna broke the silence first. "I swear, I didn't mean to. I just..."

She trailed off, thinking of the things Barnaby had said earlier.

Truth was, everyone around Hull already looked at her with suspicion. And now,

after what had just happened, things couldn't be worse.

"How's his wound?" she asked instead, her voice soft.

There was nothing she could say to explain herself anymore. Even if she tried, no

one in Hull's circle would believe her.

Silas shrugged, rubbing his forehead. "Completely reopened. All of it."

Susanna's eyes went wide. "It's that bad?"

He shot her a look. "You did kind of slam your whole weight right on top of him. That's, what, over a hundred and thirty pounds, right?"

me!" Susanna squawked, indignant. "I weigh, like, one-twenty at

just raised

Why was she even arguing about this? Was her weight really

to

to

really not necessary.

on eggshells. Deep down, she really was scared she

him more than she could ever pay

pretty bad. The doctor was really

Of course," Susanna nodded

almost wickedly. "So, he's your responsibility

started to protest, panic

trouble. But every time she was around Hull, chaos seemed to follow. There was

feet, her mouth whenever Hull was around, they seemed

"You broke him. Don't

Susanna gaped. "What?!"

"Responsibility, Susanna."

words hit her like a ton of bricks. She glanced at Silas, mouth half-open, desperate to say no. But Silas was too good with words; he'd left her with no way

real," he went on, "if it wasn't for you, he'd be almost healed

that.

Finally, Silas left.

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