Chapter 1582:

If that were the case, it further proved that the person wanted her dead.

Her thoughts spiraled, but Lucas’s voice pulled her back. “What are you thinking about?”

She gave a faint smile and shook her head. “Nothing really. Just… realizing I made you worry again.”

Her hand reached up gently to touch his face, her eyes full of quiet concern. “Did you stay up all night watching over me? Look at those dark circles under your eyes.”

“I’m fine,” Lucas murmured, his voice low.

He took her hand from his cheek, holding it softly before pressing a tender kiss to her fingers.

His gaze locked onto hers—stormy with guilt, heavy with unspoken fear. “Stay with me. Don’t leave me again. Please.” His plea was barely above a whisper, but it carried the weight of everything he hadn’t said.

knew exactly what he was thinking—if they hadn’t split up to look for Faye, she might never have been attacked. He probably blamed himself for letting her look

been Belinda’s idea to split up and search in the first place. Lucas had objected, but she wouldn’t

expected

grasped Lucas’s hand firmly and nodded. “Okay, I

long breath, his eyes fixed on her with a kind of solemn intensity. “I’m truly sorry for what happened last night. I should’ve stopped you. Letting you go alone to find Faye—that was my mistake. It won’t

blame himself. Belinda had expected

lip and gave his hand a firmer squeeze. “Lucas, this is not your fault. I made that call, not you. No one could’ve seen this coming, so stop blaming

way his gaze softened said

more, the door to the hospital room

and the others stepped

how are

“Does anything still hurt?”

Catherine rushed to Belinda’s bedside, their voices overlapping with concern as

slight headache, that’s all. Nothing

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