Whispers Of Betrayal (Anastasia and Alastor)

Chapter 55

“Anastasia, Anastasia.

“Wake

1. it’s time to eat something, or your stomach won’t hold up.”

When Anastasia woke up, it was already the next day’s afternoon.

Jason was sitting by the bedside, looking serious.

“Awake?” Jason got up and poured Anastasia a cup of warm water. “Rinse your mouth, and don’t move around.”

Anastasia moved slightly and felt a sharp pain in her chest.

“I called the police.” Jason’s face did not look good, and there was a wound on the corner of his mouth.

Clearly, he had gotten into a fight with someone.

“So many years have passed, and you’re still so impulsive. Anastasia looked at the injury on Jason’s face and spoke hoarsely. “Fighting comes with consequences. Whether you win and end up at the police station or lose and end up in the hospital, it’s never pleasant.”

“So, you lost the fight?” Jason’s voice was low as he held the water cup to Anastasia’s lips for her to drink and rinse her

mouth.

then that Anastasia noticed that her right forearm and shoulder were tightly

and your right arm has a fracture,” Jason said in

fell by myself,” Anastasia avoided his

on her own.

pain you suffer into a joke.” Jason’s face looked grim, and

abuser? Did he misunderstand Alastor as an

of leaving the house and the time you got injured. You can demand an injury assessment and file for divorce,” Jason could not understand

in shock, trying to sit up with

Jason was angry. “He has been taken

as she sat up and reached for her phone. “I’ll

was getting up in a hurry, his voice hoarse.

in a terrible state, and the doctor told Jason that if he had not brought her to the hospital in time, she could have

that fragile? Such an implausible

really changed over the years.” Jason stood by the window, filled with disappointment.

turned her head with teary eyes, and looked at

an adult, but he could no longer give Anastasia the sense

by the window, backlit,

laugh. “Who do you think you

fingers slowly clenched into

interfere, why would she call him? “Do you know that if it wasn’t for your cat going

to Jason and fell silent for a

the disappointment in his

changed in a way he no longer

Anastasia, though quiet and silent, was never weak or