Almost a Wife Never His Love novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4

"Then I'll beat sense into you about a wife's duty!"

The cane ripped through fabric, carving bloody stripes into her skin. Nova trembled with pain but held her ground.

"I won't take it…"

Blood saturated her dress. Her vision blurred.

The last thing she saw was Zane's back—still talking on the phone.

Before darkness devoured consciousness, Nova clung to one thought: Let this be the final martyrdom. After tonight, my heart bleeds for him no more..

Nova woke in a hospital bed.

A respectful voice drifted nearby—the hospital director:

"Mr. Blackthorn, the cane wounds are severe. Some lacerations reached the epidermal layer—"

"Use the best medication. Assign your top specialists." Zane's voice was ice. "No scarring."

"Understood. We'll spare no effort."

As the director left, Zane turned and saw her open eyes.

He strode to the bedside, brow furrowed. "How do you feel?"

Nova shifted slightly. Fire blazed across her back.

"I'm fine," she managed. "The staff here are excellent. You should go… if you're needed elsewhere."

To her surprise, Zane didn't leave.

He sat beside her, his gaze complex. "Why didn't you call for me when mother confronted you?"

Nova remembered his turned back, his absorbed conversation with Ivy. A bitter smile touched her lips. "You seemed occupied."

She paused, then asked softly, "If I had called… would you really have come?"

"Immediately." No hesitation.

Nova froze.

The answer shocked her.

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