Goodbye, My Wretched Love! By Dolly Molly

Chapter 8

As soon as Sofia caught sight of Brian, she jolted up, but her vision started to blur, and she felt herself on the verge of blacking out.

“Careful!” Brian caught her, giving her a small smile as he held her steady.

Sofia knew that she needed to avoid trouble. With caution, she gently released Brian’s hand and slowly rose from the floor, using the edge of the hospital bed for support.

No woman in New York could resist Brian’s signature smile. Everyone loved it. But Sofia paid no attention. At that moment, Brian’s smile became a little stiff, and he quickly tried to stop Sofia in her tracks.

“The doctor said you have a serious stomach problem, and you need more medical attention. What are you doing? If you need anything, just tell me.”

Sofia was a little surprised. Brian had always been a lazy kind of person who relied on his employees to do everything for him. He seemed overly enthusiastic about her.

She gave him a bitter laugh and kept walking towards the door.

“What is it, Sofia?” Brian huffed. He had never been so ignored by someone, and so he caught Sofia’s wrist.

“I have to go to work, Mr. Sanchez.” Sofia didn’t dare offend

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him anymore. He was a demon with a charming smile, just like Finley. And she had already learned her lesson.

Sofia couldn’t help but feel perplexed by the sudden change in their behavior. Initially, they were horrible to her, but now they were putting on this friendly facade, which left Sofia feeling uneasy.

She quickly thanked Brian and gave him a crooked smile. “Thanks for bringing me to the hospital.”

She remembered that it was Brian who had saved her from Mr. Walter and his men. And though she didn’t know his reasons, Sofia thought she should thank him for that too.

As she spoke, Brian didn’t know how to respond. He let go of her arm, took out his wallet, and handed her a black card.

“Here, just use this to pay for things. I also have an empty apartment in Montefiore. You can move there.”

“And I can also help you find another job. Weren’t you in design before? I have a friend who owns a design company, and I can recommend you to him. Your education and talent would make it no problem for you to have a high starting salary.”

Sofia felt as if she were listening to a story from a fantasy world. Those things didn’t quite belong in her reality.

She laughed a bitter sound that reached Brian’s ears and raised her left hand.

with a worn–out, thin fleece glove,

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The IV had been administered to her right hand the previous night, and she

all, that hand was her

glove and revealed the hand that she vowed never

long fingers, and her teacher said that her hands were best suited for playing the piano. And her hand had looked exquisite, with milky–white. skin as smooth as porcelain, untouched by any blemish or roughness. Sometimes she would entertain the thought of pursuing hand modeling

now, every finger except for her thumb was mutilated and disfigured. Tumor–like growths were strewn across her fingers, making them look red and swollen.

properly, resulting in deformities. Not only could Sofia never

had secretly listened to her play, and she had always won the gold medal

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became ragged as anger

do

then looked up at him to squeeze out a weak

caring, but it

took a breath and handed the card to Sofia. “Just take the card. I know you hate me, but consider

compensation.”

sense of unease, yet he

away and was just about to say something when sharp footsteps sounded from

wiped off her makeup. But, her face looked haggard from the drunkenness and what had

lunchbox and a thermos in her hand and was a little surprised

me drink too much yesterday, and I went straight to sleep.

unharmed and grabbed her hand, squeezing it tightly.

You have to stay in the hospital a little longer.” Daisy tugged Sofia to her bed. “Just a few more days. I’ll keep you company after

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IV, so maybe the doctor can prescribe

cost, Daisy flinched and took a look at

his hand, Brian was overwhelmed with a sense of unease. Sofia’s

had played together as children for so many years, but then he went abroad,

meet her again three

clenched into a fist, the edges of the credit card digging

and was

still horrible. So, the two of them