Breaking Mr. Cold (Giselle and Donovan) novel Chapter 142

Giselle didn't see the point in lingering in the hospital room any longer, so she turned to Gideon and said, "Looks like you're okay now. Why don't you call your family and have them come take care of you?"

Gideon gave her a sharp glare. "What, you're leaving already? I'm lying here all bruised and battered, barely alive, and you're just going to waltz out like nothing happened?"

"I never asked you to fight for me," she said stiffly. "Don't blame me for your injuries. I've done everything I could, so I'm heading home.

"You're in no shape to be on your own. You'd better have your family look after you closely."

He found her cold and detached expression oddly captivating. However, when she mentioned his family, his gaze dimmed. "What family? I've been on my own all my life. I've never known what having a family even feels like."

"You've been on your own?" she repeated, puzzled. He gazed at her for a moment before briefly explaining his background.

Gideon had grown up in an orphanage. When he was six, he was adopted by the Graysons, a wealthy couple who couldn't have children of their own. For a few years, he actually experienced what it felt like to be loved.

Unfortunately, when he turned eight, the couple suddenly conceived and had twins. From that point on, they started to distance themselves from him.

He gradually became rebellious, and eventually, the couple forcibly sent him back to the orphanage. He was abandoned for the second time.

Then, when he was 15, a mysterious and influential man came into his life and adopted him. That man sent him to an elite school, provided him with the best living conditions, and hired housekeepers to take care of him. He basically provided him with a life that rivaled that of the wealthiest heirs.

Giselle could tell that Gideon cared a lot about his godfather. He didn't care what anyone else thought, but that man's opinion clearly mattered to him.

Giselle had no idea who this mysterious godfather was, nor did she care to find out. In the end, she said apathetically, "Take care of yourself first. Let's—"

She almost said they could meet again when they were free, but she realized there wasn't much reason to. So, she advised him, "Don't be so reckless next time. I hope you get well soon."

Gideon felt oddly annoyed by her polite parting words. He turned his back to her on the bed and didn't bother to respond.

And just like that, Giselle left the hospital room. She took a cab home and asked her staff to drive her car back from the mountain resort.