Chapter 9

Miles and Mallory were siblings who grew up with Ned. They were also close friends with Angeline, in a way.

And just as Miles said, Mallory was one of the very few people who still supported Angeline's and Ned's relationship after Angeline woke up from her coma.

Angeline gripped her covers tightly and shut her eyes, trying to suppress the anger rising in her. Her face went deathly pale. "Why didn't she explain things to me herself?"

"Lory knows she made a grave mistake. She's too ashamed to see you," Miles said, drawing his lips in a thin line. He dragged up a chair and sat down next to Angeline's hospital bed.

"I know what you're worried about. You're worried that Ned would think Lory was just covering up for you even if she tried explaining things to him."

"What Ned thinks … doesn't really matter anymore," Angeline said in a faint voice. "I don't care."

When Angeline was still in love with Ned, naturally, she would care about what Ned thought of her. But now that she no longer