Chapter 5
Everyone stood frozen in place, their eyes full of surprise and confusion as they looked at Dylan.
Perhaps my resolute attitude finally made them believe me.
Dylan shuddered slightly, pretending to be aggrieved, “Ryan, when did I ever frame you? It was…you…” He squeezed out a few tears, putting on a pitiful act.
Luna immediately pulled him into her arms, comforting him, “Dylan, don’t cry. We all know what kind of person you are. No matter what Ryan says, we won’t believe him.”
Bella awkwardly tried to coax Dylan, “Don’t be sad. I’ll always be by your side.”
Violet stepped forward and harshly scolded me, “Ryan, apologize to Dylan right now. You made him cry. If you dare frame him again, I’ll make you pay.”
I laughed bitterly. “This is the explanation you wanted. You won’t believe anything I say, so just think of me as framing him. I’ve made beloved Dylan suffer so much. Why don’t you avenge him and kill me? I’m lying right here. Kill me now.”
The atmosphere in the ward instantly turned tense. Probably out of guilt, they avoided my gaze, not daring to look me in the eye.
Only Dylan and Eliana stared at
- me.
Dylan looked down at me with mockery and derision in his eyes.
your
Eliana frowned and bit her lower lip. “I believe
okay?”
you. Ryan, don’t say such things. If you’re unhappy, I’ll take you home. We can get married,
Everyone turned to look at Eliana in surprise.
For a moment, I was stunned, feeling touched. “Okay, I’ll go home with you.”
Soon, Eliana arranged for my
discharge from the hospital and took me home.
I wanted to ask her what had happened, but she told me to rest and we could talk later.
I fell asleep. In my daze, I faintly heard her talking on the phone with Bella.
Bella said, “You really want to bring Ryan home? If he finds out that you were the one who exposed his information and led to his online abuse, and that you revealed his whereabouts to Luna, what will you do?”
“It doesn’t matter. I’ve already given myself to him. As long as he doesn’t interfere with Dylan’s happiness, I can do anything. He saved me in that car accident. I can’t marry him, but I want to support him.” There was bitterness in Eliana’s voice.
I suddenly woke up, tears streaming down my face as I watched her outside on the phone.
I thought, “So, even Eliana is on Dylan’s side? But it was me who saved her from that car accident! Why does she think it was Dylan? She exposed my information online, which led to my abuse by Luna.
Eliana believed me and took me home because she didn’t want me to disrupt Dylan and Luna’s wedding. Why? Why would she do this to me?”
Somehow, I felt my body was freezing inch by inch.
Just then, the door burst open, and Luna walked in with a cold face, followed by others.
Eliana angrily confronted her. “What are you doing, Luna?”
Luna gave her a cold glance. “I’m here to take Ryan back.”
“Why? You’ve already won Dylan over. If you want to take Ryan, give Dylan back to me!” Eliana grasped Luna’s sleeve.
“Dylan is about to marry me. Give him back to you? No way. Listen, I’m just worried you can’t keep an eye on Ryan. I’m afraid he might come and ruin my wedding, so it’s better if I lock him up. After all, he was obedient in that room. Once Dylan and I are married, I’ll return Ryan to you.”
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Luna glanced at Eliana with the air of a victor looking at a loser.
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Eliana’s chest heaved with anger, and she finally sneered. “Fine, then ask Ryan if he wants to go with you. After being tortured by you for so long, how could he possibly leave with you?”
“I will,” I said, walking out of the ward.
Eliana asked anxiously, “Ryan? How did you wake up? I saw you sleeping.”
I laughed bitterly. “You don’t have to hide it, Eliana. I heard everything you said. They indeed tortured me for a long time, and I hate them. But now, I hate you the most. I truly believed you were my salvation. Physical pain is nothing compared to the heartbreaking feeling. We are even. From now on, we are strangers.”
Without looking at Eliana, I calmly followed Luna back to the small dark room where I had been tortured.
Let this be the place where my life ended.
