Beyond the Divorce

My eyes welled up with tears, and everything became blurry.

"Don't be afraid. You're safe now. No one will dare to torture or hurt you again," I reassured her.

As soon as she heard the word 'hurt,' her body suddenly trembled, and she let out a sharp scream.

The nurses rushed over, trying to restrain her.

I quickly told them, "No, let go!"

I immediately bent down and embraced her emaciated body, patting her gently. "Don't be afraid. It's okay now. Everything is over."

My voice choked. "Beatrice, you have to get better quickly so we can be together again. Do you know how much I blame myself? I neglected you all these years. Otherwise, you wouldn't have suffered for so long." She wailed loudly, full of anguish.

Doctors also hurried in. After all, this was a direct order from the highest-ranking official in the province, a patient requiring special attention. No one dared to slack off.

But seeing her in this state, the doctors quietly stopped the nurses from intervening.

vent to release the accumulated frustration in her

full two hours until she

own. It will take about four hours before she wakes up. By then, she should be able to speak." Atlas told me to rest a bit. I suddenly

sleep with me in the hospital room that Atlas arranged for me. We

turned into a solid four-hour sleep. My body clock was

straight to Beatrice's hospital room. I found Finn still sitting by her bedside, having also dozed

just watched these two people. Honestly, it warmed my heart. If they had a chance in the

I didn't see Atlas. He must have

tiptoed out of the hospital room. Glancing at

bit farther

you come back yet?" My mom asked, realizing that I

they had already returned to Foswood, so I confidently stayed in Gerby without even making

rescued Beatrice, and she hasn't woken

wasn't a waste of time." My mom's

mom and the others back, I felt much more

It's been almost half a month since you left, and not a single