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.

was then that Anastasia noticed that her right forearm and

arm has a

fell by myself,” Anastasia avoided

did fall on her own.

into a joke.” Jason’s face looked grim,

was momentarily stunned. “An abuser? Did he

and the time you got injured. You can demand an

you really call the police?” Anastasia looked at Jason in shock, trying to sit up with her left arm, but the pain in her collarbone

was angry. “He has been

her teeth, enduring the pain as she sat up and reached for her phone. “I’ll go and clear things up with the

so disappointing Jason watched Anastasia, who was getting up in

if he had not brought her to the hospital in time, she could have had heart failure and died.

himself. “She caused multiple fractures to herself? Are bones that fragile? Such an implausible excuse could only be said

You’ve really changed over the years.” Jason

turned her

young boy had grown into an adult, but he could no longer give

the window, backlit, looking lonely

laugh. “Who do you think you are to me?

his fingers slowly clenched into fists.

why did you call me?” Now that Anastasia did not want Jason to interfere, why would she call him? “Do you know that if it wasn’t for your cat going crazy, disturbing the neighbors and making me and the doctor find your location in time,

her back to Jason and fell silent for a long time before speaking again. Til

did not say anything, but the disappointment in his eyes grew heavier.

opinion, Anastasia had changed in

and silent, was