Cordelia peeled her heavy eyelids open. She felt like her bones were dismantled and reassembled. The pain was unbearable.

She was greeted with white walls and the smell of antiseptic while being bandaged in gauze from head to toe. What was even more exaggerated was that her leg was hung high.

She was stunned when a large hand held hers, and the warmth of it seeped into her heart.

Cordelia turned to meet the man’s deep eyes.

He looked at her quietly with complex emotions running through them. Worry, frustration, concern, affection… and self-blame. He forced a smile and stroked her hair softly, speaking hoarsely. “You’re finally awake.”

Cordelia jostled, her head buzzing. Other than pain, she could not feel anything.

“What happened to me?”

“You don’t remember?” Marcus held her hand in his and rubbed it gently.

Cordelia’s lips were dry, and her throat was so parched—it felt like it was on fire. Her streams of consciousness slowly poured in, and she remembered everything that had happened that night.

Michael and Jesse kept making her drink and pushed her to Josiah. The latter took her into the car. She was unwilling to be taken advantage of, so she took off her bag strap and strangled the driver, then…

Cordelia grew restless and gripped her fists.

“It’s fine now,” Marcus consoled her softly. “Everything’s over. As long as you’re okay.”

“Honey,” she called out softly, looking at him with her arms stretched for a hug.

her to help

to the familiar heartbeat, her grievance and fear she had been suppressing were finally

heart squeezed as he

me about your situation once you finished

her

can hardly be avoided in the

She gnashed her teeth, and her expression changed. She looked at her leg that was hung

a light fracture,” Marcus told her. “This one’s more serious. Aside from this,

get to walk for some

“I’ll take care of you

paused. He would be taking care of her? She had experienced his culinary skills. If he were to take care of her, she would have blanched vegetables

her hands around his waist wrung

an increasingly solemn look. After a while of silence, he asked her, “Why

“Hmm?”

off

deep breath

a bit at that time. If I didn’t hear Michael and Jesse’s conversation in advance, I might already…” She bit her lips as

car as self-defense was my only choice in that situation. I couldn’t sit

it is to strangle the driver from the back and jump out of the car recklessly? What if you fell to your

He looked stern and serious, his dark eyes rather frosty. Although he rarely smiled, he was not

felt kind of wronged. Was she wrong

pout, “Would you rather some man

stay

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255