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 fade away before

arms and pulled her close, saying,

grave danger when they gave

if Bella closed her eyes at that

at the man before her, tears welling in her eyes.

seen the spark in his eyes. Since he had awoken from his coma, his

ironically, at this very moment, he was the last

closed her eyes. She mustered her last ounce of strength to push away his embrace." You might be Justin... But...

felt an unbearable ache in his chest. He tried to tell himself

her weak protests, Justin forcefully removed her jacket, which

up in her eyes. She had barely any strength left to resist

on his face, Justin remained silent as he took off his coat and draped it over Bella's shivering

backpack and soaked her scarf in hot water. Gently, he pressed the warm cloth against her chest, hoping

hue of her face showed faint signs of improvement. But she was still in a critical condition. Her body was still dangerously

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