When I lifted my eyes, I met Edward’s terrified gaze.
He smiled as tenderly as always, but his voice trembled slightly.
“Melanie, were you just at the door of my study?”
cover up my wound, I just smiled calmly.
I did not cover up
“You have worked hard taking care of Anthony during this time, so I specially made honey almond oatmeal to serve you.
I was clumsy and accidentally broke it. I didn’t want to bother you because I was afraid you would worry.”
He let our a sigh of relief and reached out to embrace me.
“Fool, how did you let yourself end up like this? I would have been so heartbroken!”
He picked up my feet without any disgust, and the pain in his eyes didn’t seem fake.
But I knew that all of this was just an act he put on.
His heart had long been given to someone else, and both me and the children were obstacles to his pursuit of true love.
I remained silent, allowing him to search for the medicine box and patiently apply the medicine for me.
After treating the wound, he held my hand and whispered,
“Melanie, we should go to the hospital to donate blood.”
1 desperately retreated, with a hint of resistance in my bone.
“Edward, these days I have been coughing up blood, can you please not push me?”
Edward hesitated for a moment, about to speak, when his phone suddenly rang.
He turned his back to me and pressed the answer button.
The sound of Selena’s feigned weak crying came through the receiver.
“Edward, my chest hurts so much. The doctor said I need to have a blood transfusion as soon as possible. When are you coming?”
After hanging up the phone, he couldn’t hide his panke in his eyes.
Without saying a word, he picked me up horizontally,
“Melanie, if you were scared, I would accompany you when getting your blood drawn.”
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