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.

release the accumulated frustration in her heart. Only then might she speak

a full two hours until she was utterly exhausted,

reassured me, "Don't worry, this time she fell asleep on her own. It will take about four hours before she wakes up. By then, she should be able to speak." Atlas told me to rest

that

four-hour sleep. My body

quickly got up, seeing Lauren still in deep slumber. I went straight to Beatrice's hospital room. I found Finn still

Honestly, it warmed my heart. If they had a chance in the future, it

didn't see Atlas. He must

person kept buzzing, and I tiptoed out of the hospital room.

stepped a bit farther away and

Why haven't you come back yet?" My mom asked, realizing that I hadn't called her

returned to Foswood, so I

Beatrice, and she hasn't woken up

good. At least it wasn't a waste of time." My

Ava?" I asked. With my mom and the others back, I felt much more at ease

almost half a month since you left, and not a single phone