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.

pain in his chest as he watched her consciousness fade away before his

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

grave danger when they gave up hope of survival

her eyes at that

welling in her eyes. Her heart throbbed painfully, quivering

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

he was the last person she wanted to

eyes. She mustered her last ounce of strength to

chest. He tried to tell himself that Bella

her weak protests, Justin forcefully removed her jacket, which

me!" Bella said weakly as tears welled up in her eyes. She had barely any strength

remained silent as he

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

faint signs of improvement. But she was still in a critical condition.

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