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."

ended, Angela was completely

from her seat, throwing Dexter a sharp glare. "Even if she's being reckless, do you really have to go along with

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

was excruciating. Why did the anesthesia wear off so

there with reddened eyes, allowing the tears to

to the hospital to rest," Joseph

up in his arms, but Angela saw through his intentions in an instant and hissed, "If you make

to suppress the burning pain in her back, though

pain was

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

listening to the voices drifting from inside. The distance between him and Angela felt larger

her anymore-she had

some water." Dexter appeared beside him, sitting

was startled, glancing at the bottle Dexter was

Had Dexter changed too?

Dexter and Angela had undergone some kind of role reversal. It was as if their personalities

a water droplet from the corner of

Finn remained silent.

sat there quietly, as if the noise from the hospital room