Chapter 40

Chapter 40 Without Reason

Bella stiffened, feeling the urge to cry. If only there had been a justifiable reason, she would've followed Dominic without a second thought, even if it meant never having a rightful place beside him. But there wasn't a reason-not a single one. Bella took a deep breath and smiled at him. "No, I won't."

was.

Dominic frowned and looked at her for a moment before leaving. At that moment, she was overwhelmed with the urge to chase after him, but she fought it down, her vision blurring with tears.

She didn't find the strength to go outside until his car was long gone, a profound sense of loss flooding her heart.

She couldn't wrap her head around why he would ask her to come with him. After all, he had clearly loathed her for so many years.

Why was he giving her false hope? She was too afraid to take another step forward, fearing she would fall back into the same endless pit of despair.

When she arrived at the hospital, her mind was elsewhere, the scene of Dominic asking her to leave with him replaying over and over in her head. The more she dwelled on it, the more unsettled she became.

noticed a figure peering in from the doorway.

timidly but didn't enter. Bella sighed.

an indescribable

As she did so, she noticed the man

His clothes were so worn out and faded that their

skin that was visible was grimy, as if he hadn't showered in days.

on his barefoot, oozing pus and blood; it

"How'd you hurt your foot?" she asked with a frown. The man's eyes

mentally impaired. Out of

injury, not a skin disease. After cleaning it up and bandaging it, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, you're good to go. Go pay the bill and be careful with that foot. Make sure to keep it clean." The man sat there, his eyes glued to her, watching her surreptitiously. It didn't take long for Bella

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Chapter 40 Without Reason

hands, using the

moment

like she enjoyed this. Most people in her line of work often had an above-average obsession with cleanliness, and she was no

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