Chapter 27


    Tears streamed down Heidi’s cheeks like a sudden summer storm. Her injured hand was raised


    beforen’s


    eyes.


    She had rushed to the hospital for treatment and then hurried back, all to catch ra in the act, but


    she never expected to walk in on this scene.


    As tears cascaded down her face, Heidi moved closer ton. But before Heidi could reach him,n,


    gripping ra’s hand, stepped back, avoiding Heidi.


    His gaze was icy as he looked at Heidi, his voice devoid of emotion. “When exactly did she hurt


    you? She’s been


    with me the whole time.”


    Heidi was stunned by his words. She watchedn with disbelief, her eyes brimming with tears.


    “While ra was in the restroom, she hurt me,n. I swear it’s the truth. Check the security footage


    if you don’t believe me.”n turned to a nearby waiter. “Bring up the security footage for me.”


    Ten minutester, the bar manager came over with an apology. “Mr. Hayes, I’m sorry, but the


    camera in that restroom is broken. We didn’t capture anything.”


    Heidi was fuming. Pointing at ra, she spat out her usation. “This was ra’s doing. She


    injured my hand and then destroyed the evidence. Just like that incident at work.”


    ra let out a soft chuckle. “Ms. Heidi, do you really think I’d use the same trick twice?”


    “You have to believe me,n. She hurt my hand,” Heidi persisted.


    away.


    Heidi stamped her foot in anger. She had wanted to make aeback, to teach ra a lesson she


    wouldn’t forget. But with no video evidence andn vouching for ra, Heidi’s n had failed.


    What kind of spell had ra cast to maken so blindly infatuated? Heidi swore she wouldn’t let


    this slide.


    “My father’s still at the hospital waiting for me. I need to go,” ra said.


    “I don’t want to. Good bye.” she quipped, and left without looking back.


    He had only joked, and now she was taking it to heart. It seemed she needed a lesson.


    ra stormed out of the bar, feeling as if she was encased in ice. She wandered aimlessly until she


    found herself standing before the sanatorium, under the glow of a streetlight, looking at the quaint


    vi within its grounds.


    Memories from seven years ago flooded over her.


    It was here that she saw the once brokenn, and it was also here that she apanied him step


    by step out of the darkness. Back then, she naively believed thatn was a gift from God, meant


    just for her.


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    They were each other’s redemption. They were the brightest light in each other’s lives.


    So, whenn risked his life to save her three years ago, she quietly vowed in her heart that from


    that moment on, she would love this man for the rest of her life.


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


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