“I hate you,”Santino said,his voice cold.“And I’ll make you pay for it.”
A sudden message from the bodyguard pulled Aurelia back to reality,and she lowered her head.
[Today,Mr.Gardner went hiking with Miss Lawrence and is now on the way home.]
The moment she saw Santino’s name,a heavy ache spread through her chest.
She had stood by him for ten years,ten years that carried him from a poor,struggling young man to a medical student at a top university.Ten years that had drained every bit of her love and strength.
She sent a message to the bodyguard,telling him not to follow Santino anymore or report where he went.As soon as she put the phone down,a few drops of fresh blood fell onto the glowing screen,spreading into a startling red stain.
Aurelia quickly covered her nose,but the blood kept dripping through her fingers,no matter how she tried to stop it.She didn’t care,wiping it roughly with a tissue before tossing it into the trash.The bin was already filled with crumpled tissues stained with blood.