Semua Bab The Cure Cost Him His Fiancée: Bab 1 - Bab 7

My phone kept buzzing as congratulations poured in.I replied to friends and family on autopilot, saying that the wedding was canceled. I was also ready to return every wedding gift, one by one.Then, a new notification popped up on my social feed.Elena had posted a close-up photo of two hands tightly intertwined, fingers locked. The caption read, 'Julian's scent is the most comforting thing in the world.'Julian replied underneath with a hugging emoji.I stared at the bruises circling her wrist in the photo and suddenly laughed out loud.How ironic.The engagement ring I had chosen myself was now shining on someone else's finger.I commented under the post. Elena's video call came through almost instantaneously.On the screen, Julian's bare chest was covered in scratch marks. Elena curled up against him like a cat, deliberately exposing the bite mark on her shoulder."Nora." Her voice was sickly sweet. She ran her fingers over Julian's abs as if showing off. "Julian's exhau

The hospital corridor lights were harsh and blinding. Julian paced back and forth, irritation written all over his face.The doctor had said Elena was out of danger. Yet, the unease in his chest only grew stronger.He pulled out his phone and stared at the call log—the call he had cut off himself.Nora's weak voice echoed in his mind. "J-Julian…"How had he failed to hear the pain in her voice?12 hours had passed by now. Nora should have replied by now. It wasn't like her to do this even if she was angry.He impulsively dialed her number.After a long ring, a cold electronic voice answered, "The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable…"His heart sank. Julian suddenly stood up and hurried toward the exit.Just then, Elena grabbed his hand from the hospital bed. "Julian, I had a nightmare…"Her voice rose sharply, and tears instantly pooled in her eyes. "Julian, this is all my fault. That's why Nora—""Don't overthink it," he said, forcing a smile.Yet Nora's fina

The sterile smell of disinfectant in the hospital room hit me like a splash of cold water. The moment I came to was also the moment I realized I had nearly died.The doctor even told me that I might not have made it if I had arrived just half an hour later."The patient is suffering from severe gastric bleeding, rib fractures, and a punctured lung…" The doctor's words filtered through my foggy mind as he spoke to the nurses. "Surgery is required immediately…"After my operation, I couldn't help but chuckle as I stared up at the painfully white hospital ceiling. It seemed that there was a nugget of truth wherein one would be able to see things in a different light after walking through death's door.The branches of the sycamore swayed in the wind outside the window, casting mottled shadows across the room.I suddenly remembered that rainy day five years ago. Julian had stood under a sycamore, tilting the umbrella entirely toward me. He'd rather have his body soaked just to keep me