When Stella woke up, her head still felt heavy and foggy.Evan was sitting beside the hospital bed, a cigarette between his fingers, unlit.Hearing her stir, he looked over at her. His eyes were deep, dark, and unreadable.The look made Stella’s chest tighten. “Am I in a hospital?”She glanced down at herself. She was wearing a hospital gown.Evan said, “Do you want to be discharged now?”Stella raised a brow. “Why?”“You don’t like the smell of disinfectant. If we go back to Mount Lara, you’ll be more comfortable.”His tone was gentle. Too gentle.Stella didn’t respond right away. She just stared at him.Since when did he know what she liked or didn’t like?That was new.Evan reached out and brushed his hand lightly over her pale cheek. “Do you want to go?”“You can go by yourself,” Stella said coldly.Evan let out a quiet laugh. “Leave on my own? So the second I walk out, you disappear again?”He had made up his mind. From now on, he wasn’t letting her vanish from his
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