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either. His gaze was icy, h

here's no need to inform Dad and Mom. Tell them ev

hen hesitated. "Mr. Bla

bruptly, his tone leavi

ighed softly, and lowered

olite façade completely vanished. Hi

lant infection, multiple complications. The doctors a

ygen mask, Katrin

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wen would have died te

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didn't want

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as she stared at

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verything

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k glint. Soon, a group of doctors and nurses rush

.

ed her eyes again

er bed s

d he himself looked like a sculpted

, chiseled features appeared even more sev

ng gaze la

row morning. Your body is weak-you can't

uly felt like washing his

the kindness his adoptiv

one final sentence, his voi

you afraid of death? Then remember this-your lif

ch

ch

a was certain she

her Rachel m

accept it, she forced herself to ca

was Katri

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nightma

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carved her heart

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terly

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laug

en she

own her chee

en to approach her. That night, when Katrina watched her own heart being dug ou

with her ey

inally un

en to get close to

self never imagined tha

na would live

lows, her frail body trembling with exhaustion. Her eyelids

w breathin

s trul

was anything

tearing pain, the suffocating helplessness. The nightmare wrapped around her like thorny vi

.

had finally forced her

s now

At the very least, she no longer ne

he hospital. Because of her weakened state, Katrina remain

othing abo

. Her past. The countless d

completely

ad carefully, responding

ng around the hospital nonstop. Since that

o

ight, ou

ut... where Kat

word buried out

slightly.

turned to

. "Miss Donovan's

frowned.

it had already been nearly ha

re only bur

ning, Wade lowered his

had done to anger his boss again, but he cou

t dare say

truggled

ll her, she would

oing now?" Wade rubbed

truly didn't car

vere complications, barely clawed her way back fro

ess," she

ade's forehead. F

I'll take you, alright? Please, ju

Owen could suppress her. Wade

uctantly pushed he