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The warm big hand gently touched my ankle, and I couldn’t help but shrink my body.
A voice with obvious remorse sounded in his ears,
“Sorry, did I just hurt you?”
“Why didn’t you tell me? Does it still hurt? Did you take any medicine?”
“The house has already been tidied up. I mean, why are you so stubborn? Tonight, the company’s
top management came over. It was just a joke, and no one took it to heart. You’re still so angry, it’s
hot good for the child.”
“Do you still care about the child?”
The sarcasm in my tone made him freeze for a moment.
Just before he approached me, I grabbed his hand and placed it on my swollen body.
The bulging and spongy texture made him reflexively bounce away as if he had seen a ghost.
Realizing that he was reacting strongly, he was about to apologize, and I made an excuse to go to
the bathroom.
There was a sound of a door closing during the period.
When Josiah returned to the bedroom again, his face was gloomy.
“Why didn’t you come to the meeting yesterday?”
What did you say to Aurora? I have already explained to you why you still want to bother her. It’s snowing outside in the middle of winter, how do you expect a little girl like her to go back?”
“Hazel, I never thought you were this kind of person!”
I just found out that the closing sound was Aurora.
In the midst of speaking, Josiah had already quickly changed his clothes.
I was forcefully dragged out of the room without being given a chance to explain.
With an injured foot limping, he turned a blind eye.
“Stop pretending! If anything happened to Aurora, I won’t let you off the hook!”
“You were the culprit!”
“How would I know if she went out? I didn’t see her at all just now!”
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in the cold wind, and the bandaged wound oozed blood once again.
gut he just accelerated without caring, his eyes searching glong die wy
Half an hour later, finally saw Aurora’s figure on the roadside
She squatted on the ground, hugging her body, crying in grievance
Josiah immediately turned red–eyed and warned me
“You better pray that Aurora is okay, otherwise I won’t let you off the hook
He pushed me to the back seat and carried the person to the passenger seat.
Throughout the journey, the carriage was filled with nothing but cries.
At the hospital, he accompanied Aurora for the examination, while he forcibly pulled me outside
the door to wait.
The continuous hours of turmoil caused the abdomen to gradually cramp up.
I leaned against the wall, almost unable to stand.
For a long time, Josiah finally noticed my pale complexion.
But he sternly reprimanded, “Stop pretending in front of me, it was her who came out in the middle of the night, not you!”
“Hazel, I thought you were just tough on the outside but kind–hearted inside. Tonight, you have
truly shown me a different side of you. You have utterly disappointed me!”
The doctor who just scheduled the abortion procedure for me passed by, his gaze shifting back and
forth between us.
Doubtfully, he opened his mouth and said, “Who is this gentleman? Weren’t you saying
I broke out in a cold sweat on my forehead, and was worrying about how to explain to the doctor
when suddenly Aurora cried out in pain in the hospital room.
The next second, the man beside me disappeared without a trace.
I pulled the corners of my lips and sighed with relief.
“It’s okay, my friend. The young couple had a fight and ran away from home at night.”
The doctor nodded knowingly.
“They had a quarrel, so you shouldn’t get involved. It’s a big month, so you have to be careful with everything, especially now in winter when it snows and the roads are slippery. It’s better not to go out unless necessary.”
Listening to the stranger’s advice, my heart became sour and bitter.
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Before I could even recover, Josiah violently dragged me into the ward.
tora doesn’t blame you, but tonight’s incident was indeed your fault. Apologize to her, and we can move o11.”
I was stunned for two seconds and burst into laughter.
“Apologize? Josiah, are you out of your mind?”
“Tonight, the person who was humiliated is me, and the person who was kicked out is also me. She should be the one apologizing to me!”
the words fell, he slapped me across the face, his eyes turning red with anger.
Aurora on the bed immediately tried to dissuade in a gentle voice.
“Sorry, it’s all my fault. Hazel, don’t be angry with Mr. Gilbert. I just made a joke without thinking, hoping to make everyone happy. I didn’t expect it to have such consequences.”
“I apologize to you and ask for your forgiveness. Please don’t argue because of me.”
I couldn’t hear what she specifically said anymore.
Covering my swollen face, there was only disappointment and numbness left in my heart.
Josiah did not look at me and kept giving me ultimatums.
“Hazel, don’t you understand human language? I told you to apologize!”
“You have crossed my bottom line tonight.”
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