Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 193 Repay His Sacrifice

Five minutes later. Paulo held an emergency meeting with several doctors and nurses. Roman attended the meeting too. Having discussed the plan previously, they quickly confirmed their respective roles and set off to take action.

Twenty minutes later, two nurses entered with Erin’s meal, knowing that Erin was hiding but pretending not to see her.

The nurse with long hair called out, “Miss Lane? Where are you?”

Erin heard her from her hiding spot, but she neither showed herself nor made a sound. She didn’t feel like seeing anyone at the moment.

The nurse with short hair said, “Stop calling for her. Maybe she’s in the restroom. Did you know we have a new patient in the ward today? You must have heard of the famous actor, Roman. Oh my, it’s such a pity! I heard Roman suffered extensive burns on his legs and even on his face by accident. It’s really unlucky for an actor because their face is as important as their acting skills.”

“Yeah, I heard about it too. He’s under the care of Dr. Zenith right now. This morning, they had a heated argument because Roman was informed it would take at least a year to treat his burns. Roman couldn’t accept it, and he got quite emotional-” The nurse with long hair was interrupted as a man in a wheelchair suddenly rushed into the ward. The man in the wheelchair was none other than Roman.

Erin, who had been hiding underneath the blanket, fervently wished for the nurses delivering the meal to leave quickly. Therefore, she listened carefully to the conversation between the two nurses to see when they would be making a move.

When she heard the name “Roman,” she thought she misheard or that it could be someone with the same name. But the nurses not only mentioned Roman’s name once, but they also referred to him as a “famous actor.” It could only be the Roman she knew!

Erin almost impulsively wanted to come out and ask the nurses about it, but she realized her face was now completely exposed with the ghastly and horrifying burn scars clearly visible. Apart from the blanket she put over her head, she had nothing else to conceal her face

from view.

Right then, Roman saw a corner of Erin’s blanket exposed from a distance, and the sight of it tugged at his heartstrings melancholically.

instantly began an impromptu performance. He asked the two nurses in Erin’s ward agitatedly. “Hey, you there! Can you tell me where did Dr. Zenith go? I need to see him!”

calm down. Why don’t we go back

I’ll wait for him here!” Roman spoke in an unfriendly tone.

immediately left to find the

emotions were extremely conflicted and complicated. On one hand, she wanted to reveal her identity to him, to tell Roman who she really was. But on the other hand, she was scared to face his fearful expression when he

what if Roman told Chandler

made Erin slay as still as a statue, as she was afraid of being discovered by him. Although there was a distance of about sixty feet between them, Roman felt that Erin had built an insurmountable wall around herself,

else she knew.

could tell how fearful and inferior she

immensely for all the misfortunes Erin had

forgive himself for that phone call where he concealed the

the country and confessed to the details of her crimes in the detention center, Roman found out that Jack had used Chandler’s concealment of the truth to trick Erin into going to

blamed for Erin’s kidnapping–he, Chandler, Sean, Alana–everyone who knew

up back then, Erin wouldn’t have fallen for Jack’s trap. However, looking back at the past and hanging on to

He constantly searched for her. There were times when

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that he couldn’t go on like that and stepped out of his personal hell. He went on with life normally, but he was no longer the same man

no longer wholeheartedly devote himself to his acting career. He’d become somewhat unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, living in a state of constant confusion, purposely isolating himself from

killers, Tessa and Jack, coupled with the return of Erin’s son, that Roman regained a glimmer of hope. He began to feel hopeful that Erin might still be alive,

this belief, he started to become more positive in his outlook. This went on until over a month

contacted him.

Erin

soul was resuscitated, but when he learned about Erin’s current situation, he felt like he had fallen into an abyss yet again. The photos taken during Erin’s treatment showing her recovery progress made him feel as if bits and pieces of his heart were torn from it

all the memories he shared with Erin in the past, and he remembered the time they spent together at DragonSky Studios in Fleuverton. After Roman found out about Erin’s state, he didn’t sleep for three days and nights. Whenever he closed his eyes, all he could see in his mind was Erin’s smiling face, which he