hapter 333\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took a deep breath, wiped her tears, her gaze becoming incredibly firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter what she had to face, no matter how powerful the\u00a0<\/p>\n
so\u2013called \u201cnarrative control\u201d was, she would not back down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since Roderick dared to defy fate for them, she would also fight\u00a0<\/p>\n
with everything she had to protect him and their home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that thought, Madeleine slowly stood up and walked\u00a0<\/p>\n
toward Edward\u2019s hospital room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only sound in the hospital room was the beeping of the\u00a0<\/p>\n
machines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona sat by the bed, looking down at Edward, and that dense,\u00a0<\/p>\n
suffocating feeling surfaced once again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gave a bitter smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as she thought, no matter when, the moment she saw\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward, she would inevitably fall for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though she had already seen through him, this man would\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 333\u00a0<\/p>\n
never give her the love she wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wasn\u2019t what she wanted a pure love, like what Roderick had for\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2013unreserved, without the power dynamic of a\u00a0<\/p>\n
superior to a subordinate?\u00a0<\/p>\n
These were things Edward clearly couldn\u2019t give her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears welled up for some reason, and Fiona raised a trembling hand to wipe them away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026 you\u2019re crying?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward had woken up at some point, looking at her weakly, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
voice a bit hoarse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona was startled by the sudden voice, quickly turning her face\u00a0<\/p>\n
away to wipe the tears. When she turned back, she had forced a\u00a0<\/p>\n
smile as if nothing was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re awake?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How are you feeling?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Does anywhere else hurt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She avoided his question, her tone deliberately distant and\u00a0<\/p>\n
polite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 333\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward didn\u2019t answer, just looked at her deeply. Those eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
that had once captivated her, though weak now, still held an\u00a0<\/p>\n
indescribable pull, as if they could see right into her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you crying for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was low, with a hint of uncertainty, and a trace of\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
perhaps it was her imagination, softness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona\u2019s heart leaped, as if it had been scalded by something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She denied it instinctively, \u201cNo, you saw wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s\u2026 it\u2019s just that my eyes were bothering me a moment ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stood up, wanting to get him a glass of water to escape his\u00a0<\/p>\n
overly focused gaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFiona.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he called out to her softly. The name, coming from his lips,\u00a0<\/p>\n
carried a long\u2013lost intimacy that made her heart ache.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona\u2019s steps faltered. With her back to him, she secretly dug\u00a0<\/p>\n
her nails into her palm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know\u2026 I might have done some things wrong lately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 333\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward\u2019s voice was tired and held a rare confusion. \u201cA lot of\u00a0<\/p>\n
things\u2026 seem to have gone wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But seeing you here, I feel\u2026 a little more at ease.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words were like a feather, lightly scratching at the emotional\u00a0<\/p>\n
walls Fiona had worked so hard to build.\u00a0<\/p>\n
See, this is how it is. He could always, with just a few casual\u00a0<\/p>\n
words, make her hard\u2013won determination waver.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took a deep breath and turned around, her face having\u00a0<\/p>\n
regained its usual composure, even holding a faint hint of\u00a0<\/p>\n
sarcasm:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re joking, Mr. Carroll. You\u2019re just unwell. Abraham notified\u00a0<\/p>\n
me, and I came to check on you out of courtesy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You should get some rest. The doctor said you need to\u00a0<\/p>\n
recuperate in peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She placed the glass of water on the nightstand, her\u00a0<\/p>\n
movements crisp and efficient, and didn\u2019t look at him again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s nothing else, I won\u2019t disturb you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying that, she picked up her bag and turned to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 333\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was afraid that if she stayed a second longer, she would be\u00a0<\/p>\n
drowned again by that damned, uncontrollable emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t go!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His grip wasn\u2019t strong, it was even a little weak, but the cold\u00a0<\/p>\n
touch and the sudden movement still made Fiona freeze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStay with me for a little while\u2026 just a little while.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice held an almost pleading tone, something the old\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward would never have used.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona froze, completely torn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her head told her she had to leave immediately, to not get\u00a0<\/p>\n
involved any further.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a part of her heart ached at his rare display of vulnerability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m done for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fiona.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She told herself silently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 333\u00a0<\/p>\n
It looks like\u2026 you\u2019re about to make the same mistake all over\u00a0<\/p>\n
again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That feeling of being uncontrollably drawn to him washed over\u00a0<\/p>\n
her again like a tide, leaving her with a deep sense of helplessness and fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knew it was an abyss, but she still couldn\u2019t stop herself from wanting to get closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The shock made Fiona\u2019s whole body tremble uncontrollably.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her head was splitting, and tears fell like beads from a broken\u00a0<\/p>\n
string.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough\u2026 Enough!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She threw off Edward\u2019s hand with all her might.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want from me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward, why do I stop being myself whenever I\u2019m near you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not supposed to be like this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 334\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 334\u00a0<\/p>\n
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