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her?”
Silas‘ arrival was long overdue. Not only was he late, but a rosy–cheeked woman trailed behind him.
Everett, fully aware of the situation, was visibly upset.
He exclaimed, pointing at Silas, “Finally decided to show up, huh? Do you even know what’s happening? Elena is your girlfriend! Is this how you treat
With my colleagues crowding around my bed, Silas didn’t see my condition clearly.
He still believed I was just faking it and even expressed some frustration towards Everett.
“I know you favor Elena, but do you really need to keep lying for her? It’s because of you that she thinks she can get away with anything! This is between us. Can you please stop interfering?”
me
His words sparked a wave of indignation among my coworkers. Everett’s face flushed with anger as my colleagues began to voice their support for
Just then, Nadia, who had been quiet until now, spoke up with a quivering voice, looking innocent and fragile.
“It’s all my fault. It’s because of me that Elena did something so extreme… Silas spends time with me because I don’t have much left… I must have made Elena misunderstand… I must be terrible. Elena, does my death mean you’ll forgive Silas? If that’s the case, I might as well just die right now!”
She turned towards the window, her expression resolute.
“Nadia!”
Silas‘ expression changed in an instant as he rushed to grab her before she could reach the window.
“Elena, are you trying to drive Nadia to her death?”
He looked furious, pushing past Grace to confront me. But when he finally noticed the bandages around my face, his anger turned to shock. “You…”
Seeing him again stirred a tempest of rage within me.
I remembered the tragic end my family faced in my previous life and wanted nothing more than to make him pay.
But the reality of our relationship made me gather my strength.
“Silas, I want to break up with you!”
His face registered disbelief. Clearly, he thought I was the kind of woman who would do anything to keep him, so he couldn’t fathom I would end things.
