Bella had no idea that it had been three days since the night she fought desperately against Christopher in bed.
After sleeping for three whole days and nights, she finally woke up weakly on a hospital bed.
"Bella is awake... Bella is awake!" Camilla, who hadn't eaten or slept in three days, cried out. The Thompson family, who had been waiting outside, rushed into the room, surrounding their little sister.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Asher... Drew... Camilla..." Bella's dim and lifeless eyes half-opened, and her dry lips parted with difficulty as she recognized the familiar faces around her. "Thank goodness... Thank goodness! Bella still remembers us!" Camilla tightly held her sister's cold hands, unable to contain herself, weeping tears of joy.
Although Edward had hired the top domestic specialists to perform a full examination on Bella, the doctors were still worried that her prolongeda might have caused irreversible damage to her brain.
Thankfully, she had woken up, and everyone's tense nerves finally began to relax a little.
"Bella... I'm so sorry..." Drew slowly stepped forward, kneeling beside the bed on one knee. He looked into his sister's eyes as tears streamed down his face. "I couldn't protect you. I let you suffer so much and let that beast hurt you like this... I'm such a failure!" As he spoke, he grabbed his sister's hand and slapped it hard against his cheek. "Bella, hit me. Hitas hard as you can! If you don't, I won't be able to live with myself!" "Drew, I don't blyou... I don't blanyone... It's my fault." Bella's long lashes fluttered, her body too weak to move, and she could only curl her fingers slightly. "How... How did I get back?" The crowd exchanged glances, their expressions heavy and somber.
Drew and Ralph had been searching for Bella when they received a call from a hospital.
The hospital staff said a man had sent her there and left them with contact information, which allowed them to find her.
When they tried to retrieve the hospital's surveillance footage, they found it had already been deleted. But even without seeing it, they could guess.
The person who had left Bella at the hospital could only have been Jace.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut why? That man had gone to great lengths, taking risks to leave with Bella from the island before they arrived. Was his goal not to escape or bring her to the person pulling the strings behind this sinful game? He had already succeeded. Why would he sabotage his plan at the last moment? The motives of the mastermind behind this were truly unfathomable.
"Bella, no matter what, the fact that you've returned safely is the most important thing." Ralph bent down, gently stroking his sister's forehead as he said in a soft and soothing voice, "Don't stress yourself right now. Focus on e recovering your strength. That's the priority." But Bella was never one to follow orders. Her voice trembled as she asked, "Christopher... Has he been caught?" "Yes." Asher's expression was dark as he tried to hold back intense emotions. "He's currently being held in Sentania's prison and will be escorted back to Savrow tonight.' "That's great..." Bella closed her eyes, feeling utterly exhausted, her heart filled with a whirlwind of emotions.
On the island of roses, the cruel and despair-filled days she had spent by Christopher's side replayed over and over in her mind.
No matter what, Christopher had succeeded. He had left an indelible mark on her life, bing a shadow she could never shake off, a scar etched into her soul.
"Justin... Why don't I see him?" Bella's anxious eyes scanned the room, failing to see the tall, et steadfast figure that always made her feel secure. Her heart instantly filled with panic. "Did something happen to Justin while trying to save me?!" Her face turned pale, her breathing becrapid, and her frail body began to tremble uncontrollably.