Shattered Longings
Chapter 39
Chapter 40 Without Reason
Bella stiffened, feeling the urge to cry. If only there had been a justifiable reason, she would’ve followed Dominic without a second thought, even if it meant never having a rightful place beside him. But there wasn’t a reason–not a single one.
Bella took a deep breath and smiled at him. “No, I won’t.”
was.
Dominic frowned and looked at her for a moment before leaving. At that moment, she was overwhelmed with the urge to chase after him, but she fought it down, her vision blurring with tears.
She didn’t find the strength to go outside until his car was long gone, a profound sense of loss flooding her heart.
She couldn’t wrap her head around why he would ask her to come with him. After all, he had clearly loathed her for so many years.
Why was he giving her false hope? She was too afraid to take another step forward, fearing she would fall back into the same endless pit of despair.
When she arrived at the hospital, her mind was elsewhere, the scene of Dominic asking her to leave with him replaying over and over in her head. The more she dwelled on it, the more unsettled she became.
of the corner of her eye, she noticed a figure peering in from the doorway.
door nodded timidly but didn’t enter. Bella sighed.
by an indescribable odor–a combination of sweat, body odor,
she noticed the man take two steps back, as if aware of
took a moment to size the man up. He appeared to be in his 20s. His clothes were so worn out and faded that their original
the skin that was visible was grimy, as if he hadn’t showered in days. Yet, he was a
wound on his barefoot, oozing pus and blood; it was probably too painful for him to
down. “How’d you hurt your foot?” she asked with a frown. The man’s
realized he was mentally impaired. Out of
a superficial injury, not a skin disease. After cleaning it up and bandaging it, she breathed a sigh of
It didn’t take long for Bella to realize
you. Now, get out of here and
Chapter 40 Without Reason
the sink to wash her hands, using the disinfectant twice. The stench of the festering wound was
had already left. A moment later, an elderly woman walked in.
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