Jolie closed her eyes and said weakly, "I won't break up."

"You..." Daisy was taken aback by her stubbornness.

Jolie had always been the most obedient child, the one who listened without question. Yet now, she was completely unyielding.

Sighing heavily, Daisy sat down beside her. At this point, there was little she could do. Terence had already lashed out, but even that didn't make Jolie relent. If she refused to break up, what more could they do?

For now, Daisy decided to leave the matter alone. If talking to Jolie wouldn't work, perhaps convincing lan would be the way forward.

"Are you hungry?" Daisy asked after a pause.

"No," Jolie replied faintly. The only sensation she could focus on was the pain radiating from her back. She lay on her stomach, too afraid to move.

Daisy let out a soft sigh. "If you get hungry, let me know. I'll make you whatever you want."

"Mm." Jolie barely responded, closing her eyes as exhaustion pulled her into a restless sleep.

...

Jolie stirred uneasily, a strange feeling

dim room. Her breath hitched when she saw a figure seated

the figure. Her voice, weak and hoarse, broke the

there, his eyes fixed on her, his expression unreadable. "You've surprised me," he said,

truth effortlessly. He knew why she'd been beaten-because she'd refused to break up with

for her resistance? Her unwavering attachment to

How laughable.

of this

tone. Pressing her lips together, she replied softly, "You shouldn't be here,

and Gavin had no official connection. If someone saw him in her hospital room, it would cause unnecessary

he grabbed her chin and, despite the awkward angle, pressed his lips

muffled sound. She couldn't move any attempt to do so sent sharp

wanted to consume her whole. It ended just as

to draw boundaries with me," he said, his tone biting. "Does your boyfriend know that the night before you so resolutely refused to

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