Celeste’s POV“Theo, stop,” I said softly, my voice already thin from exhaustion.He stood at the foot of my hospital bed, eyes red, hair a mess, still wearing that look — the one that used to make me believe he’d never hurt me. Now it just made me tired.“Just stay a little longer,” he said, almost pleading. “Let me explain everything properly this time. Please, Celeste. Or at least let me visit you at the estate. We can talk there.”I sighed, forcing myself to look at him. “There’s nothing left to talk about, Theo. I understand enough.”He flinched, and guilt twisted in my stomach for a second before I pushed it away.“It’s time for me to go,” I said. “Thank you for… everything you did to help me. But it’s over.”He shook his head, desperate. “It doesn’t have to be.”A soft knock interrupted us. The nurse peeked in, her smile polite but cautious — like she could feel the storm brewing inside this room. “Miss Lancaster, your discharge papers are ready,” she said. “We’ll bring a wheel
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