Chapter 2357

Chapter 2357

The hot soup soaked through his suit, scalding him, but Justin barely noticed. He leaned forward, grabbing her delicate wrist and pulling it insistently toward himself. "Let me see. Does it still hurt?"

"Let go..!" Bella struggled, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Don't move. You're still injured!" Justin's breathing deepened as his fingers tightened around her slender wrist.

Her tearful eyes glistened as she waved her bandaged hands in front of him. The sight of Bella was pitiful and absurd, yet she carried an inexplicable charm clumsy, endearing, and heartbreakingly fragile.

Memories of their past flooded Justin's mind. His gaze fixed on her, a storm brewing in his once icy eyes.

In the next instant, his mind turned blank.

His thin, dry lips, parched from too much restraint, suddenly pressed against hers.

He could feel her soft, trembling lips quivering under his. Their noses brushed against each other, and their breaths intertwined as he kissed her.

His attempt was clumsy and unrefined, showing his inexperience, like a teenager exploring love for the first time. His teeth grazed her tongue, eliciting a sting, yet she silently accepted it.

drank every bitter medicine in the world just for this single moment of sweetness even if there were shards

masculine scent enveloped her, melting

Justin's temple, plunging his vision into a momentary haze. He was

him, her face blank with surprise. Her lips, now kissed into a dewy sheen, trembled slightly, while her almond-shaped eyes glistened like

and shrieked within his mind. He bit down hard on his tongue, the sharp pain anchoring him. Only

within, imprisoning it deep inside. Only then could he maintain a semblance

him again... Please?" His voice, hoarse and uneven, broke through the

What right do you have to

with mockery. "What's wrong? Can't bear to see what once belonged to you now slipping into someone else's hands? Is it jealousy? Regret? Or... Do you still have feelings

into a thin line. "We loved each other once. I just don't want to

worsened, and he instinctively reached toward the inside pocket of his suit, searching for the pills that

needed to. Bella, you don't

turned and

voice called out suddenly, halting his

closing his eyes

really know how to torment me," Bella

looking back, Justin left

not discern whether that kiss stemmed from lingering love or from some primal instinct buried deep within him—a love so etched into

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