Chapter 2344

"Justin...?" Bella looked at him in a hazy, unfocused daze, her mind drifting and muddled, her presence faint like a delicate spring breeze.

"It's me!" Justin saw her pale face drained of color, her frail body trembling uncontrollably.

It reminded him so vividly of the tiny kitten he had rescued from an alley on a bitterly cold winter night as a child -cold and on the verge of freezing to death.

A strong wave of heartache stirred and burned in his chest.

"J-Justin..." Bella's lips, stiffened by the cold, struggled to say his name.

Then she smiled bitterly as tears streamed down her face. Her voice was laced with self-mockery. "It seems... I'm really about to freeze to death... How could it be him... He's not coming back.... He doesn't want me anymore..."

Her words faded as her dazed gaze grew heavy, and her body started to sway to the side.

to sleep!" Justin felt a stabbing pain in his chest as he watched her consciousness

arms and pulled her close, saying, "It's me, Justin! Open your eyes and look

when they gave up hope of

if Bella closed her eyes at that moment, she might never

before her, tears welling in her eyes. Her heart throbbed painfully, quivering

she had seen the spark in his eyes. Since he had awoken from his coma, his once vibrant gaze had grown dull, drowning in shadows deeper than the

this very moment, he was the last person she

last ounce of strength to push away his embrace." You might be Justin... But... I don't

furrowed as he felt an unbearable ache in his chest. He tried to tell himself that Bella was just rambling from

Justin forcefully removed her jacket,

up in her eyes. She had barely any strength

Justin remained silent as he took off his coat and

a thermos from his backpack and soaked her scarf in hot water. Gently, he pressed

slowly blinked, and the ashen hue of her face showed faint signs of improvement. But she was still in

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