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Chapter 7
More than half a month after I woke up, Lucy and Asher stayed by my side without leaving
Lucy still had work, so I told her to go home first.
But Asher stubbornly refused to leave
One afternoon, I lay in bed quietly watching the sunlight
t outside the window.
As I watched, I suddenly started bleeding from my nose again.
He hurriedly grabbed a bunch of tissues to wipe my face, his eyes reddening at the sight of the spreading blood.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you were sick? Are you trying to get back at me by this way?”
He suddenly became agitated.
“You could have gotten better, you know that, Cora? You’re playing with your life!”
I answered calmly.
“Because I don’t need you”
“I don’t need your care, and I don’t need your company.
“So whether you know I’m sick or not, it doesn’t matter to me.”
Actually, I had never deliberately hidden it from Asher.
My medical report lay on the desk, right where he could see it if he looked down, but he never did.
While 1 grew thinner day by day, Amy appeared by his side.
That girl was younger, prettier, and far more likeable than me.
For her, Asher started staying out all night.
So he never saw me collapsing countless times f from unbearable pain, crying and begging the pack doctor to increase my painkillers. Asher lifted me onto the hospital bed, and when he bent down, a tear fell onto my cheek
He turned away, and said sarcastically,
“Yeah, Core, you’ve always been like this–independent and cold ”
“You’ve never needed me. Never.”
After a long pause, his voice cracked with tears,
“But I need you
I said nothing, closing my eyes and pretending to fall asleep.
Asher still didn’t know why I broke up with him before,
That year, he had made it big and came back to find ine, saying he wanted to seal the mate bond with me.
Towed him a p
a proper explanation and I had planned to tell him everything
I wanted to tell him that the harsh words I said when we broke up were all lies.
He
was a good man. He deserved the best girl in the world.
They would have a happy family, healthy children–no poverty, no sickness.
I rehearsed those words over and over, hoping I could smile when I told Asher to be happy from now on.
No one knew how many times I cried alone in the dark.
with him?
Helt a deep regret. Why wasn’t the girl who could spend her life w
The day I finally gathered my emotions, I wanted to find Asher
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there.
I heard the drunken slur in his voice when I called. After he hung up, I couldn’t stop worrying, so I decided to go.
I called him again, but he stopped answering his phone. When I got to the club, I had no choice but to check each room one by one.
When I finally spotted him through the glass on the door, only to find he was holding a woman in his arms, kissing her passionately.
1 pushed the door open and walked in, and when he turned around and saw me, there wasn’t a hint of panic on his face
I held back tears and asked,
“Asher, were you just messing with
He pushed the woman away, reeking of alcohol, and comered me against the wall.
Wiping my tears. he smiled and coord
” was planning to mess with you, but when I came to your place that day and saw how miserable you looked, I felt soft inside.”
“Cora, how about I really seal the mate bond with you? What do you think?”
“It’s just that I don’t love you anymore, so you have to behave–no crying, no causing trouble. I have many lovers, and if you get jealous all the time, it’ll
May The…
The moment heard him say he didn’t love me anymore, my tears began to fall.
I took a deep breath, forcing myself to stay calm and whispered,
“Asher, I came to see you just to tell you I’m not going to seal the mate bond with you “I broke up with you that year because of my mom…”
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