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Chapter: 79 Part 3: The Truth She Wasn't Ready to Hear
Unable to meet her friend’s furious gaze, Aurelia stared at the floor tiles. "I had my reasons for believing what I did.""You always have your reasons, Aurelia," Vivian snapped, shaking her head in sheer frustration."I was just trying to help Nahir!""You could have easily helped Nahir after you made sure that your husband was safe!" Vivian’s voice steadily rose, thick with protective anger. "Even if you thought Nahir was hurt worse, you didn't even bother to check on Alexander. You could have driven him to the hospital yourself, or stayed by his side, or at the bare minimum made sure he was actually receiving treatment! But instead, you just left him there to bleed out while you stayed with Nahir the whole time."A fresh sob clawed at Aurelia’s throat as she looked back down at the medical file. "I swear to you, I didn't know his condition was that serious.""You didn't know because you never even bothered to ask," Vivian fired back mercilessly.The harsh truth of the accusation le
Chapter: 79 Part 2: The Truth She Wasn't Ready to Hear
Taking a slow, steadying breath, the nurse delivered the devastating blow. "Your husband nearly died."Those words struck Aurelia with a physical force far harder than she could have ever anticipated. This was the same thing the doctor had said earlier.For several agonizing seconds, she could not formulate a response as her fingers went completely numb, loosening their grip on the report. "Nearly..." Her voice trembled so violently she could barely speak. "He nearly died?"The nurse nodded with grim certainty. "His condition was extremely serious when he arrived at the emergency room. He had sustained multiple severe fractures and massive internal trauma, causing his blood pressure to drop at an alarming rate. His report had to be altered but was difficult because of the damage.""But Nahir..." Aurelia started, her mind flashing back to the blood she had seen on the hotel floor."Mr. Nahir was certainly injured," the nurse interrupted gently, "but his condition was nowhere near as cr
Part 1 — The Truth She Wasn't Ready to Hear
The stark, clinical words printed on the medical report refused to leave Aurelia’s mind, burning themselves into her memory: Multiple severe fractures. Potentially fatal internal injuries.Although she had read those damning phrases several times since leaving Alexander’s hospital room, the reality of his condition still felt entirely impossible to accept. Alexander had certainly been injured before, but he had always recovered with an unyielding strength. Even when life seemed absolutely determined to knock him down, he somehow always managed to stand back up.Over the years, Aurelia had grown so accustomed to his unwavering resilience that she had begun treating it as something permanent—a foundational truth she could implicitly rely on to always be there. But the heavy, crumpled report in her trembling hand told a drastically different story.Alexander had nearly died, and in his most desperate moment, she had simply walked away from him.Tightening her grip on the papers, Aurelia
Chapter: 78 Part 5: The Notice That Shattered Her Certainty
His eyes followed Aurelia as she started toward the corridor. Then, an idea occurred to him.Nahir slowly raised a hand to his chest and tightened his fingers against his shirt; he forced his breathing to become shallow, drawing in one strained breath after another until the color drained from his face.“Agh—!”.Aurelia immediately stopped and spun around.Nahir bent forward, clutching his chest. “My chest...”“Nahir?” Aurelia called out in shock.He struggled to breathe as he leaned heavily against the bed. “I... I can't breathe.”Aurelia rushed back to him, all thoughts of Alexander temporarily pushed aside. “What happened?”Nahir lowered his head and allowed his expression to twist with pain. “Don't worry about me.”“You're in pain!” she said in confusion.“Just... get the doctor.” He forced himself to look at her, making sure she could see the helplessness in his eyes. “And then go after your husband.”Aurelia froze.Even now, she thought, he was encouraging her to repair her marr
Chapter: 78 Part 4: The Notice That Shattered Her Certainty
Aurelia stared at him, unable to believe what she was hearing. “What?”Nahir lowered his gaze as though he were struggling with the memory.“He was furious. I think...” He paused deliberately, allowing the unfinished thought to settle between them. “I think he couldn't stand hearing it.”The words sounded simple enough, but Nahir knew exactly what he was doing.He did not need to accuse Alexander directly. All he had to do was plant the suggestion in Aurelia's mind and allow her own guilt to fill in the rest.Nahir reached for her hand. “You shouldn't blame yourself.”Aurelia did not pull away, but she did not return the gesture either. “I should have cared for him too.”“Don't torture yourself,” Nahir said, his voice gentle and almost painfully reassuring. “I know what you're thinking.”He gave her hand a soft squeeze. “You didn't know how badly he was injured. You couldn't have known.”Aurelia stared down at their joined hands. “I should have known.”Nahir's expression tightened with
Chapter: 78 Part 3: The Notice That Shattered Her Certainty
Aurelia slowly opened it. Her eyes moved across the first few lines. Then they stopped. The color drained from her face.She read the words again. Then a third time. They still seemed impossible. (Multiple fractures.)Her fingers began trembling. She continued reading.(Potentially fatal internal injuries.)Aurelia's breathing stopped for a moment. "Multiple fractures..."Her voice was barely audible. She looked at the report again. "Potentially fatal internal injuries?"Nahir's expression changed. "Aurelia..."She did not answer him. Her eyes remained fixed on the medical report as the meaning of the words slowly sank into her mind.Then the memories returned: Alexander lying injured in the stairwell, blood soaking through his clothes. The unnatural paleness of his face.His trembling hands. His voice when he tried to explain. "My injuries are worse."And then her own response came rushing back. "You'll survive."Aurelia's throat tightened. She had believed he was exaggerating. She h
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