I was losing blood fast, and the fever had kicked in. Everything started to blur. Before I passed out again, I heard Maggie sobbing quietly by my side.
“Please hang in there, ma’am. We’ll be at the hospital soon.”
When I finally came to, I found myself staring blankly at the ceiling of a hospital room.
Mom used to warn me, saying Alexis was complicated, and that being with him would only bring pain.
But when he stayed behind to recover, he was gentle and attentive.
When I got bored keeping vigil at the grave, he’d tell me funny stories to make me laugh. That’s when I started falling for him.
Later, he blamed me for keeping him from returning to the capital, making him miss seeing Janice before she got married.
But if he had left back then, his enemies would’ve killed him on the road.
Honestly, Janice didn’t have to marry anyone. She only rushed into another man’s arms because she thought Alexis was dead.
And Alexis knew that. He just didn’t want to believe it.
So instead, he blamed me.
Now that Janice was back, I guess it was time for me to step aside.
The door then creaked open and I thought it was Alexis, so I instinctively looked up, but it was Roy.