Tumed toward the voice and sew Jonathan, the same man who had jad said he wouldn’tsetuntothe bedroom. He was sitting on the solam the ring roam,

ing a pitiful expression.

‘ she said: “I would never try to nun yout erlal

jost can’tstandhow she treats yousometimes.

Jonathan said nothing.

Instead, Edward suddenly spoke up. “Don’t pay attentio

bed petty magan, Edwand had post described, happened to walk by.

(had always kesemas be disch’s like me, but bearing him openly badmouth me in front of Alicia still made my stomach restst with irritation and disgust.

eloose your precious Abisa to the band tansily so I don’t have to be an eyesore to you anymore,” I said.

odden eethoest. The atmosphere toore, and to a few seconds, no me

jaback by my niblen woods. The annosphere timed volt, and no one said a wond

moed at me beach, byt Higgsword him and walked past

akwood college mixed with the smell at the medicine in me hunt, making me even more measy

kened my pace. host then. Tibwand’s displeased velve rang out behind me. “Don’t you know how to greet your elders when you ser

WAAN’T EVER A TINY Ot puli endix tave despite being coacht badusething me. Instead, he had the amidarity to scold me forbeing nide

ety person Uboldgrudges!” 1 und sharple.

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Tamild setti hex Alienaamplaining to Bhound behind me.

IWAN INOM. IL MAKAÓWKAs the same old lines. She never ineant to quin my relationship with Jonathan. She only came to the Ford Manor to spend time

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stired of bedding it, but she kept going.

ccate how the tracted 1st picked up my pace, focused only on getting back to the bedroom.

pet has startedtoache again, toonldn’t go to the hospital now, so i had to treat it myself.

ster bedroom. I shut the doorbehindme and locked it.

she and politely asked. “Ma soever, are you feeling unwell?”

Mind your own business. I replied totly.

chut he ignored it and kept pressing. “Mr. Font instructed us to take care of your health. If you’re hurt, it’s hand for us to explain…”

I’m acting even when I tried to kill myself. Do you really think he cares about something an small?”

the door or respond am further. Eventually, Hugh had no choice but to leave.

slowly pulled back the silk scarf wrapped around my left wrist.

wat one to see the wound, especially not Jonathan. However, it still needed to be wrapped in gauze. To avoid drawing attention, I had always used

Ganelle and Ana hat both assumed I had suddenly changed mystyleand was using thescartasafashion accessory.

to the hospital, the doctor had told me clearly that I needed to clean and change the dressing regularly.

my west was far too deep. It had been stitched up, but because some of thescarvesfused weren’t breathable, the healing processwasslow. It would

affirmed from time to tr

down and took out the notingalcohol. Thesinaround the red flesh was already turning pale. It wasn’t bleeding, but the pain had taken on a differentkindor

dating my red collit alot and pressed in hand against the wound

istet through me. My temples throbbed, and the sharp ringing in myeatsalmost drowned out my thoughts.