Chapter 2

I hadn't had a proper rest in so long that I fell into a long, deep sleep. Forgotten memories slowly began to surface in my mind.

Ross' sister and I had known each other since university. More than best friends, we were like family.

She was poisoned by wolfsbane in an accident, so I began studying herbal medicine in search of an antidote to save her. I couldn't bear seeing her once lively self turn so silent, so I always stayed by her side, trying my best to make her smile.

It was also at this time that I got to know Ross.

At first, he was very guarded around me. He always ignored me whenever I tried speaking to him. All he did was focus on taking care of Stella.

Later, when he noticed how much effort I put into studying herbs, he knew I wasn't just pretending to be nice. Only then did he start accepting me.

He no longer only smiled at Stella but began talking to me like a friend. He would even remember foods I casually mentioned liking and bring them to me the next time we met.

He had gradually opened up his heart to me.

Stella even tried to play matchmaker for us. "Jenny, my brother has never treated a girl this well. I think he has definitely fallen for you."

Although I would act annoyed and stop her from mentioning this, my flushed face had long betrayed me.

I could no longer look Ross straight in the eye. I wasn't sure if Ross had feelings for me, but I was sure I had fallen for him.

When I graduated from university, I insisted on becoming a healer to treat Stella's wolfsbane poison despite my mother's opposition.

Stella was my best friend, the one who had always been by my side when I was suffering, so I couldn't bear losing her.

That was why I had to work hard searching for herbs to treat her.

Thanks to the help of a remarkably skilled healer, I finally found the herbs needed to cure Stella's wolfsbane poisoning.

When I told Ross about the news, he joyfully pulled me into his arms and kissed my forehead. "Jenny, let's get married once Stella's wolfsbane poisoning is cured."

I looked into his gentle eyes and nodded in excitement.

However, the surgery failed.

The herbs had been swapped. Not only did they not cure Stella's wolfsbane poisoning, but they made it worse. In the end, Stella died from it.

Even though it had been four years, I still remember Ross' gaze toward me. They were filled with hatred and despair, and no hint of gentleness could be seen.

He grabbed my shoulders tightly, and furious like a lion, he roared, "Tell me! Why did you swap the herbs?"

I tried desperately to explain that I hadn't swapped the herbs. I had no idea what had happened.

However, he no longer believed me. It was then that he cursed me with the cruelest words. "Jenny, you should be the one dying. You'll go to hell!"

His words stayed etched in my heart for four years. No matter how much I tried to forget them, they always returned to me, leaving me in tears.

I thought I would be numb to those words since I'd heard worse from Ross, but I still found my pillow soaked in tears when I woke up.

I wanted to call out to Stella, but all I could manage were faint choked whimpers.

The tears on my face hadn't yet dried when I instinctively touched my flat belly. Feeling no movement at all, I burst into tears again.

Seeing that I had woken up, the healer who was here to change my bandages said apologetically, "Luna Jenny, I'm sorry, but we didn't know that you were pregnant… By the time we noticed, it was too late to save the baby."

She glanced at my belly, barely able to bring herself to say these words.

The damage to my womb and my wolf was too severe, so I would never be able to get pregnant again.

Tears blurred my vision. As I struggled to get up, the healer stopped me. Concernedly, she said, "You're covered in wounds now, so you must rest to recover. Don't move around too much, or your wounds might open."

Feeling her kindness, I wiped my tears and nodded lightly.

Yet, before I could lie back down, Ross barged in angrily.

He glared at me with blame and resentment. "Jenny, how can you be so wicked? Even if you hate me and don't want to carry my child, you shouldn't have staged a kidnapping!"