Bella murmured Arnold's name, crying and begging him not to leave.

'How could there be such a foolish girl?' Jace thought.

Bella leaned against the man's chest, groaning in agony, her tears soaking through his shirt.

The faint warmth of her tears helped chase away the deep, bone-piercing chill in his heart. "Bella..." Jace murmured, his lips parting as he softly called out her name.

However, Bella had already lost consciousness, so she could not hear him.

Jace held the injured girl close and carefully carried her toward his car.

"Bella..." Jace silently said her name again. For some reason, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his head, and an intense, uncontrollable emotion welled up within him, making his chest tighten. Jace gritted his teeth, looking at the severely wounded Bella in his arms, her head bleeding profusely.

His heart also felt as though it was being torn apart and bleeding uncontrollably.

intercepted Bella and

was that he did not leave. Instead, he stayed

"Jace, you did well. I'm on my way to the

a cigarette, turning his back to the freezing wind as he pressed the phone to his ear, his voice low

"Hmm?"

time... Ms. Thompson almost lost her life." Jace clenched his jaw, his frown growing deeper. "Wasn't it too

"Jace, are you

narrowed, and he immediately replied, "No, but I may have been a bit too rough. I'm worried might seriously hurt her one day. After

other end, the only sound being the wind howling through

how to handle things, especially

as a strange feeling welled up inside him. Grant's words had

know why Bella is someone I care about?" Grant suddenly

as long as Jace and Grant had known each other, their relationship had been

for Jace and even engage in conversation with him, but he never

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