Chapter 306: Truly Hopeless

Chloe Reed: "..."

’This man is truly hopeless.’

He said he loved her, but the moment she asked him to do something, he’d find all sorts of excuses.

She couldn’t be bothered to argue with him anymore.

She had tried everything—sweet-talking and scolding—but he refused to listen, and she was at her wit’s end.

Chloe Reed stood up to leave.

"Ugh..."

But just then, the man on the hospital bed suddenly let out a muffled groan.

She stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him, her elegant brows furrowing. "What’s wrong?" she asked.

Walker, however, didn’t answer. He just squeezed his eyes shut and furrowed his brow, looking like he was in agony.

She couldn’t help but take a few steps closer, reaching out to touch his forehead to check for a fever.

the next second, he shot out a hand, grabbed her wrist, and with a sudden tug, pulled her into his

iron

struggled angrily. "You tricked

on my back hasn’t healed. If you keep struggling, it’ll tear wide

said in a low voice, holding

image of his blood-soaked back flashed through Chloe’s mind. He’d taken

her voice turning cold and hard. "Let

"Chloe..."

his voice grew even hoarser. "I haven’t held you

rigid. "This hug you tricked me into...

spoke, she could feel the arms around her

struggle; he was going to tear his own

you still care about me, don’t you?" Walker said, though it was unclear if he was

Chloe didn’t respond.

moment his grip slackened, she wrenched herself free

and an emptiness echoed in

struggled to reach out and press the

nurse quickly came in and

my wound reopened..." Walker

his back and saw that blood was already soaking through the dressing. She immediately called for a doctor to have the

"..."

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