All Chapters of Broke Up With My Fiance Then Fucked My Brother's Best Friend: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

ZANE There was a portable toilet next to her, but she had clearly become too weak to use it. Heavy metal shackles held every one of her limbs, giving her almost no ability to move. An empty water jug sat in the corner, and a plastic bag lay there with nothing inside. Zane didn’t get an answer from her, but his heart raced when he found a weak pulse. He ran to the kitchen, grabbed a glass, and filled it with water, thankful the cabin at least had running water. He ignored how badly she smelled as he lifted her in his arms and helped her sit up. “Ellie? Open your eyes for me. You need water. You’re dehydrated.” She wasn’t just dehydrated. She was starving. But he had to fix one problem at a time. Ellie used to be a curvy woman. Now she had no flesh left on her bones. He held the cup to her lips and tilted it slowly. Her eyes fluttered but didn’t open, and he prayed she could still swallow. The last thing he wanted was for her to choke. “Swallow for me, Ellie. Come on.” He w

ELLIE “No,” she told him, embarrassed. “At first, I was too fat for him. I think he enjoyed hurting me more than anything. When I got thinner, he called me a dirty, disgusting pig.” Zane gently stroked her hair. “I’m so damn sorry I didn’t find you sooner.” She gave him a weak smile. “I’m just grateful you found me at all.” She paused, then asked, “I wonder what he did with my car. He could have taken my keys, but I wonder where he hid my old Blue Turtle.” “Your what?” Zane asked, confused. Ellie sighed. “I called my car the Blue Turtle. I had it for so many years. It always kept going, just a little slower each time.” “It was never found,” Zane said. “I’m guessing you brought me here after you found me. Where are we?” “Denver. It was closer, and they had better doctors for what you needed. I did everything I could for you during the first night of the blizzard, but when you still weren’t fully awake the next day, I drove down the mountain. The snow had eased a little

“Contraband,” he said with a rare grin. “We both know hospital food sucks.” Her breath caught as she watched a playful look cross his incredibly handsome face. When Zane smiled, it was almost contagious. At least for her. He was usually so serious that seeing that naughty expression made her heart flutter and warmth spread through her whole body. Ellie watched as he pulled out several large containers of Chinese food, then some junk food, and finally a bag of her favorite special chocolate. He took paper plates from the bag, filled one, and set it in front of her with plastic utensils. “Eat,” he said firmly as he dropped the candy next to her plate, then pulled out a soda and opened it for her. The smell of the Asian food made her mouth water. Chinese was her favorite. “How did you know?” He had ordered all her favorite dishes. He hesitated before answering. “You and Chloe used to go out for Chinese a lot. I figured you liked it.” “And the candy?” It was her favorite, and she di

“No. Look, you know I want to go back to Rocky Springs. You’re probably needed here in your lab. It doesn’t make sense for me to stay at your place alone. I don’t even have a car anymore, and I need to get around. I have to look for a job, fix everything that was left undone. This isn’t reasonable. You’ve done enough for me, Zane.”“Until you’re better, I’ll be there, Ellie,” Zane rasped as they went up a ramp onto the rooftop. He lifted her out of the wheelchair and nodded to the nurse, a woman who had been quiet the whole time and disappeared just as quietly.Ellie was confused as Zane placed her in a sleek helicopter, dropped her bag with the few belongings she had in the backseat, and then climbed into the pilot’s seat.“We’re really flying home?” she squeaked, still stunned as he put on a pair of headphones with a microphone, and carefully placed another on her head.“It’s a long drive. I’m not going to make you deal with the media mob and then sit in a car that long.” He buckled

Zane shrugged. “Mostly. But I was pretty naive, even in college. I didn’t realize how much trouble can come with science.”“What?” Scientific work had always been Zane’s life. Ellie had never heard him talk about the bad side.“Irresponsible studies. Fake reports. Some places putting out supposed scientific studies without enough proof and no repetition. No real control groups and not enough subjects to be accurate. So many studies are done badly just for attention or money. Just because one test on mice or rats shows something might happen doesn’t mean it’s true for humans, but the media will blow it up until everyone thinks it’s fact.”“But businesses want to make money, I guess,” Ellie said, impressed by how seriously Zane took his work.“My lab makes money too, but it can be profitable and honest at the same time,” Zane said strongly.“So my being at your house won’t make you wish you were at your main lab since you’ve got one at home?”“Even if I didn’t, my main goal is to see yo