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Chapter 6.
Corbin opened his eyes to find himself in a world of blinding white.
For a moment, he thought he was dead. Then, Sloane’s voice pulled him back to reality.
“Honey, you’re finally awake. You scared me to death.”
Sloane Sterling sat by the bed, her face tight with anxiety as she gripped his hand.
Corbin noticed the dark circles under her eyes and her messy hair. She actually looked worried.
Did Sloane actually care about him?
Brynn Sterling sat nearby, looking aggrieved. “It’s all my fault. If Dad hadn’t tried to protect me, he wouldn’t have…”
Sloane pulled both of them into a tight hug, her heart aching.
It was only then that Corbin realized his face was wrapped in gauze.
He reached up to touch it, but Sloane tried to stop him, her eyes filled with pain. She was too late.
Corbin remembered now. When he went off the cliff, his face must have hit the shattered glass.
So, he was disfigured?
Sloane’s eyes reddened. She squeezed his hand. “Husband, don’t worry. We’ll hire the best doctors. I won’t let it leave a scar, I promise. Just trust me.”
Corbin simply pulled his hand away, indifferent.
Disfigured or not, it didn’t matter.
What did a man who was about to become a pile of ashes care about his looks?
Over the next few days, Sloane stayed in the hospital room twenty-four hours a day.
She took care of him personally, cooking a wide variety of gourmet dishes, but Corbin couldn’t eat a thing.
He grew more haggard by the day, his body wasting away.
Sloane looked at him as if he were a piece of fine, fragile porcelain.
‘Husband, give me a smile, okay?”
Corbin’s lips slowly curled into a lifeless smile.
Seeing that smile felt like a knife twisting in Sloane’s heart.
She didn’t understand how things had ended up like this.
She had only wanted to punish him a little.
Perhaps the blow of being disfigured was just too much. She convinced herself he would recover with time.
When he was better, she would officially restore his status as the son-in-law of the Sterling family. She would let him return to his
old life. She would compensate him slowly. There was still a chance to fix everything.
Sloane comforted herself with these thoughts as she stepped out of the room.
That evening, the door opened. Corbin was staring blankly out the window.
Declan Thorne stood there, holding a medical report. He read each word slowly. “Terminal bone cancer. Incurable. No wonder you aren’t sad about your face. You’re a dead man.”
There was a smug note in Declan’s voice that he couldn’t hide.
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w, remaining silent
of reaction. He grabbed Corbin. ArenArevou feeling proud of yourself? Seeing Sloane act so mpletely abandoned me theseda se dore days, staying by your side without sleep.”
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schandsandnds add used it to slap himself hard across the face.
suitorshimo che sbom. Sloane glared at Corbin in a rage. “What are you doing!”
She was hurting so badly urt she pushes everyone…
ante Sline with a pained expression. ‘Don’t blame Mr. Vance. He’s in a bad mood because of his face. whine wants to take his anger out on me. It doesn’t hurt.”
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otrade of blood from his lip. looking both strong and vulnerable.
here out of the goodness of his heart to see you, and you hitting him without rhyme or reason? Have? H
d Declan, sobbing. She screamed at Corbin, “You’re a vile, wicked man! You’re bad!” ”
then looked at Declan.
Sloane’s arms, a triumphant smirk on his lips.
him?” Corbin asked.
w it with my own eyes. You’re still trying to lie?”
is woman, who had been so caring and attentive this morning, now looked like a complete indlede bilerent I with nothing but Declan.
a false accusation hanging over his head.
letely, She grabbed his hand with a bruising grip. “Are you going to apologize ok note or not?
- I didn’t do anything wrong.”
eyes filled with a ruthless ferocity.
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“Since you refuse to admit your mistake, I’ll let you taste what a slap feels like, too.”
Sloane looked at the person behind her.
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The assistant stepped forward. Without a moment’s hesitation, he delivered a brutal slap to Corbin’s face.
The next second, Corbin sprayed a mouthful of fresh blood across the floor.
Arsala has been holding it in for years, she has been smile and acting like everything is OK but its not. She was hurting so badly but isn’t ready to let anyone see that vulnerable side of her. Even those closest to her, afraid of being hurt she pushes everyone….
Her broken soul
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