When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Benny was being carried out, his chest and arms gruesomely wounded, bleeding profusely.

The rain mixed with his blood, painting him a ghastly red.

He was barely clinging to life.

Flossie’s heart sank as she struggled to catch her breath.

As Benny’s eyes met Flossie’s, a flicker of excitement passed over his face, and he seemed about to

speak.

However, when his gaze shifted to Colin, his expression changed dramatically.

Realization dawned upon him, disbelief coloring his features.

“It’s… It’s you?” he managed to whisper, the words draining what little energy he had left.

A hint of sympathy flickered across Flossie’s face, though it was fleeting.

“I’ve given you countless chances,” she began, her voice cutting through the sound of rain with a cold, desolate edge.

you’d mend

willing to forsake my friendship with Stella, to renounce my identity as Edmund’s daughter, just to be

our baby’s life… our baby… how could you bear to

with emotion, tears welling in her eyes,

gasped, overwhelmed with emotion, his expression gradually turning

at Flossie, unable to confront the reality she

her eyes, Flossie continued, “I warned you, if anything happened to the baby, I

wished

to face the consequences of

”

lips quivered as he tried to respond, but no words came

and his

drew in a deep breath, suppressing her

a mistake from the moment I

have been together

understand now-you never loved

belonged

life, let’s not

”

you… It’s all because of you…” Benny’s gaze bored into Flossie’s,