Treyton began crying at the sight of her tears, and he pulled her closer to his chest.

“Calm down, Kiddo. This isn’t your fault. Don’t blame yourself for everything. You never knew what was happening. If you keep tormenting yourself in this way, you’re going to be overwhelmed.”

Even though he said that, Gwendolyn merely grabbed his sleeve as the thoughts of the nightmare she had had before the day of the incident flashed past her mind.

In her dream, Maverick was covered in blood as he kneeled in the fire in devastation.

She could not register any of Treyton’s words as tears flowed uncontrollably.

“Treyton, I had always thought that he was trying to kill me, so I was fine with hating and tormenting him. I wouldn’t listen to any explanations he tried to give me. The pain he dealt me in the past was isolation and mockery, but all the pain I gave him was physical. This is my fault. I killed him. It was me…”

Treyton cupped her tear-streaked face and whispered gently in her ear, again and again, “No, it isn’t, Kiddo. You haven’t done anything wrong. You didn’t kill him. This was his choice. He’s gone, but you’re still alive, so don’t hurt yourself in this way anymore.”

“But, Treyton…”

At that, Gwendolyn buried herself in Treyton’s arms and sobbed.

“I wanted to numb myself, so I drank so much to try to forget these things. I tried to get my rationality back, but I can’t do it. The more I drink, the soberer I become. The image of him bleeding is just seared into my mind. Treyton, I… I…”

Suddenly, her breathing quickened, and her world dimmed. She passed out.

“Kiddo!”

Frightened, Treyton hastily told Elven to look for a doctor before taking her out of the bathroom to a room on the third floor.

As they were all men, they could not change Gwendolyn and clean her up. Hence, Treyton asked Elven to bring Flora to Bay Villa.

whole group of people then took care of Gwendolyn, who was unconscious from

a shot. However, Gwendolyn was too weak. She had been drinking alcohol without eating for three days straight, almost ruining her liver. It was only after two days

treatments. They busied away for two days and nights before the woman on the bed slowly returned to the waking

felt like it was about to split apart, but the first word that came out

“Maverick…”

a whisper, but Treyton heard

sigh, he stirred the soup that Flora made for Gwendolyn. “Kiddo, forget about

look and tried to retaliate, only to realize that

How many would be willing to risk their lives for

get another

heart like a towel. Gwendolyn clenched her chest and

about it. He gently persuaded, “You’re still young, and life gets better. Don’t think of miserable times like these anymore, okay? Look at how terribly you’ve treated yourself after his funeral. I’m heartbroken to see you like this. If Dad, Asher, and Kieran find out about this, they’ll be heartbroken too. Even if you don’t care about yourself, you should do this

and looked out of

Flora made this, and it’s the

the spoon

her lips pressed tightly

aware of her stubborn streak, Treyton sighed and tried a different

family only has two women supporting it.

hint of light

and he added, “If you recover quickly, you’ll be able to think of the best

gaze and began mulling over

her lips and coaxed, “So let’s have some soup,

Gwendolyn accepted the

members of Maverick’s family left in the world. She

with it, so she had to hand it over to the

needed was a

Her physical state improved, and so did the

while she was lying on the bed having

were you looking

she ate her

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