Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 345

Everyone remained silent, staring straight at the person in the center of the stage.

As if nothing had happened before, Angela calmly took the trophy from the event hostess, maintaining her smile and handing it to each award recipient in an orderly manner.

Clara, one of the outstanding employees, stood at the front of the line. The moment she received the award from Angela, she could no longer hold back. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down uncontrollably.

"Does... does it hurt?" Her voice was choked with emotion, heartache evident in every word.

Curving her lips into a reassuring smile, Angela wiped away Clara's tears. "I'm fine. Don't worry."

Then, she continued presenting the awards to the rest of the employees. All ten employees looked at her with admiration.

Meanwhile, the livestream chat was going wild.

"Oh my god, this woman is incredible! Wasn't she the one who got hurt earlier? How is she so strong when she looks so delicate?"

"I swear I saw a huge gash on her back earlier. She should be bedridden right now. How is she this tough?"

"Okay, I admit it. She's really something. I used to criticize her, but I take it all back. I was wrong."

was completely

throwing Dexter a sharp glare. "Even if she's being reckless, do you really have

legs felt weak. She collapsed onto a nearby couch, but the movement tugged at her wound, sending a sharp wave of pain through her body.

did the anesthesia wear off so

didn't say anything. She just sat there with reddened eyes, allowing the

the hospital to rest," Joseph instructed Dexter

intentions in an instant and hissed, "If you make me a public spectacle, I'll

to suppress the burning pain

was just

family came to see her. Finn also came, but he never stepped

voices drifting from inside. The distance between him and Angela felt

barely recognized her anymore-she had changed too

Dexter appeared beside him, sitting down casually

startled, glancing at the bottle

Had Dexter changed too?

kind of role reversal. It was as if

you?" Dexter opened the water bottle, took a sip, then roughly wiped a water droplet from the corner of his mouth. His gaze was distant, as if he were lost in

Finn remained silent.

the noise from the hospital room