Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 120

Chapter 120 Evil Never Dies

I pushed Leonard away and collapsed to the ground.

Looking over, I saw Lily's lifeless body. A bullet had pierced her forehead. It wasn't as bloody as in the movies-just a small wound, but her eyes were wide open, staring unblinkingly toward the door as if still hoping for escape.

Police officers in hazmat suits rushed into the room, pulling Leonard away and urging him to leave.

I used the last bit of my strength to crawl over to Lily and fished a pill bottle out of her pocket.

As the officers escorted me outside, Leonard ran over, his face filled with panic.

"Eva! Are you okay?"

He was crying uncontrollably, tears and snot dripping onto my face

I didn't mind it this time. Instead, I opened the pill bottle and shoved two of the pills into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they would work, but Lily had been so careful with her life that I trusted they were safe.

More people arrived at the scene. We were rushed for radiation checks and had to be quarantined.

heard we were being taken to the hospital Julian worked at, I finally felt

Jill's brother to...

conscious.

words echoed in my mind. Her plan had been cruel but

would have pieced together why I had distanced

truth. Everything

were all dressed in protective gear. I felt my grip on reality slipping as they

more and more scattered until, finally, I saw Julian. I tried to reach out for him, but he barely glanced at me before using my medical record book to push my hand back down gently. "Patient is conscious. Radiation exposure is minor. Begin treatment

noted your request. Everything

nurse next to us looked

can you read minds? How do you know what she

say?"

remained expressionless as he glanced at her. "A bit. I also read faces. She had a dark aura around her earlier, but it's faded since coming to this

knew about my condition because I was at

Julian's usual stoic expression

he

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there's a 'but,"