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.

Justin felt a stabbing pain in his chest as he watched her consciousness fade away

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

person suffering from hypothermia was in grave danger when they gave

her eyes at that moment,

looked at the man before her, tears welling

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

he was the last person she wanted

her eyes. She mustered her last ounce of

He tried to tell himself that Bella was just rambling from the cold,

protests, Justin forcefully removed her jacket, which was full of

up in her eyes. She had barely any strength left

he

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

his attentive first aid, Bella slowly blinked, and the ashen hue of her face showed faint signs of improvement.

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