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When she woke up, Evelyn was lying on a hospital bed, her back burning with pain.
“Evie! Sebastian immediately rushed over, his eyes bloodshot. “You’re awake? Does it still hurt?” She looked at his anxious expression, feeling slightly dazed.
Before, when she had a fever, he used to guard her bedside like this, never leaving her side.
But now, she wasn’t feverish; she’d been flogged by ho
parents, and he had simply watched…
She silently withdrew her hand, unwilling to look at him.
Sebastian stiffened, again explaining, “Evie, I didn’t speak up, but if I had, they would only punish you more severely…”
“So, Evelyn’s voice was hoarse, ‘you also think I hurt the child?”
Sebastian’s Adam’s apple bobbed. Finally, he remained silent.
This silence was like a blunt knife, ripping open Evelyn’s chest. Her eyes filled with tears, threatening to spill over:“I’ll only”
you once
you
believe me?”
“Evie,” he frowned, his voice tense, a hint of anger he hadn’t noticed himself. “The evidence is there, what am I supposed to believe?”
“I told you, wait until this passes, why do you have to cause trouble?”
Evelyn’s tears finally fell.
She thought she wouldn’t hurt anymore, but her heart still felt like it was being torn apart.
She quickly turned her head, not wanting him to see
or pathetic state.
“Leave,” her voice was almost inaudible.
“Wait a little longer, okay?” his voice softened. “Soon,
we
can
back to how things were.”
Go back to how things were?
Evelyn closed her eyes, her throat tightening.
Was that even possible?
Now he had Charlotte and two children.
For them, he hurt her again and again, choosing others…
She slowly turned around, facing away from him, not wanting to say anything.
Sebastian gently touched her hair:“Sleep. I’ll stay here with you.”
But before he finished, a nurse rushed in anxiously:“Mr. Wolfe! Ms. Monroe is crying and insists o
Sebastian frowned, hesitating for a moment, then stood up:“Evie, I’ll be right back.”
seeing you…
Menu
But he never came back.
On the day of her discharge, it poured.
Evelyn stood at the hospital entrance, seeing Sebastian’s car slowly approaching.
Just as she opened the door, she saw Charlotte holding the baby in the passenger seat.
“Sebastian…” Charlotte saw her and huddled closer to Sebastian.“I… I haven’t recovered from the shock…”
Her eyes were red, her voice trembling:“She can hurt me, but not the baby… can… can you give me some time? Don’t let me ride in the same car with her.”
Evelyn stood in the rain, freezing cold.
Sebastian was silent for a long time. Finally, he handed her an umbrella: “Evie, wait here for a while. A car will pick you up soon.”
Then he closed the window, and the black car sped away.
Evelyn stood there, watching the car carrying the family of three drive away, until it disappeared into the rain.
She closed her eyes, feeling a gaping hole in her chest, the cold wind relentlessly pouring in, impossible to fill.
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She waited for a long time, until the rain grew heavier, and it was almost dark, but the car Sebastian promised never came.
She called Sebastian repeatedly, but the line was always busy.
As it grew darker and the rain poured down, she had no choice but to open her umbrella and walk home.
The wind threatened to break the umbrella, and she stumbled, then slipped and fell hard into a puddle.
The umbrella snapped, and the rain instantly soaked her.
When she finally arrived home, drenched and exhausted, it was late at night.
Standing at the entrance, she heard Charlotte’s sobbing voice from the living room-
“Sebastian, I know you like Evelyn…” her voice was soft and trembling. “But this is a special situation…”
“I’m engorged, and it hurts terribly. The baby keeps crying for milk…” she sobbed. “Just… just do it for the baby, help me…”
“Don’t worry… Evelyn won’t know…”
Evelyn froze, her blood seemingly solidifying.
Sebastian had his back to the door; Evelyn couldn’t see his expression, only his tense figure.
Sebastia
After a long silence, she saw his left hand slowly raise, his fingertips unbuttoning Charlotte’s blouse, his right hand resting on her breast.
Finally, she watched him bend down, his lips pressing against her soft flesh.
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