Chapter 789
Chapter 789:
Rupert turned around and saw Candace coughing hard, one hand covering her mouth. Blood seeped between her slender fingers, the bright color stark against her sickly pale skin.
She didn’t seem to be lying…
Rupert remembered what Annabel had told him. After a brief pause, he moved back to Candace’s bedside and looked down at her. “If you’re serious about refusing treatment, I can’t stop you. And if you want to attend my engagement, you can. Now get some rest p>
“Then… can I hug you, Ron p>
Candace lifted her head and stared at Rupert’s captivating face. “I know I caused you a lot of trouble before because of my feelings for you. But now that I’m dying, consider this my last goodbye—my way of finally letting you go p>
As the words left her lips, Candace’s eyes shifted, almost imperceptibly, toward the door.
She noticed a figure standing there. If she wasn’t mistaken, it was Annabel.
Rupert’s eyes narrowed, conflict flickering through his gaze. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but Candace took his silence as permission. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest.
Her voice brimmed with devotion. “Ron, I really hope you can forgive me p>
“What do you think you’re doing p>
Annabel’s voice rang out as she stepped into the room. She stared at them in disbelief, seeing them embrace right in front of her.
he wore a displeased expression, as if she were furious at being betrayed. Flustered, Candace pulled away from Rupert in panic, making it look as though they really had been cheating behind Annabel’s back.
Candace remembered that Rupert and Annabel had arguing before. She hadn’t been there when the “affair” happened, but she had witnessed the tension between them afterward.
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Now she wanted to use that lingering anger to stir things up even more.
Clutching the blanket tightly, Candace looked at Annabel with a meek, pitiful expression. “Annabel, please don’t be mad at Ron. It’s my fault. I was the one who wanted to hug him. I’m sick, so he only meant to comfort me p>
“Why should he hold you in his arms and comfort you just because you’re sick?” Annabel snapped, then turned to glare at Rupert. “Fine. That’s great, then! If you can’t love me with your whole heart, I don’t want to marry you anymore. Rupert, I don’t think we should continue with this engagement p>
With that, Annabel turned and headed for the door.
Rupert rushed after her and grabbed her arm. “Don’t you trust me?” His voice was tight with irritation, clearly angered by what she had just said.
“I saw you hugging another woman, Rupert,” Annabel shot back. “And you still have the nerve to question me p>
She yanked her arm free and shoved him away. “Go and stay with your Candy p>
“Ron, please don’t be mad at Annabel. It’s all my fault,” Candace said quickly, her voice trembling. “I’m a dying woman, and I still made you two fight. I’ve made a terrible mistake p>