Wake Up Leave The Liar novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Security was there in seconds, pulling Noah away.

As Noah was dragged forward, he looked back, watching me carefully support Eli. Their figures grew smaller and smaller, and he finally couldn’t hold

back his tears.

He finally got it. His impulsiveness hadn’t brought me closer; it had just shoved me even further away.

Noah stood there for a beat. Still, he couldn’t just let it go. He took off after us.

I went with Eli to the Campus Clinic. The doctor cleaned up his face and told him to take it easy.

We sat on a bench in the clinic. Eli suddenly pulled a small box from his pocket. He opened it to reveal a fountain pen. “I was gonna give this to you when we celebrated,” he said. “It’s super smooth for notes. Think of it as your congrats gift.”

I took the pen. Its nib gleamed silver. My initials were engraved right there.

I looked up at Eli. The redness and swelling still showed on his face. A pang of guilt hit me. “Eli, I’m so sorry,” I said. “This is all my fault. You got hurt

because of me.”

“It’s not your fault,” he said. “You can’t reason with someone that hot-headed anyway.”

Eli just smiled, his eyes warm. “Seriously, don’t feel bad. As long as you nail first place, this little scratch is totally fine.”

I looked at his honest eyes, and my heart warmed.

Eli had been quietly supporting me this whole time-helping me with research, running through mock surgeries, even bailing me out when Noah wouldn’t leave me alone.

Suddenly, I realized my feelings for Eli were way past just friendship.

Eli hadn’t eaten, so I decided to go grab us some food.

The second I stepped out of the hospital, I saw Noah waiting by the door.

Ella, I didn’t mean for any of that…”

I was just so desperate, okay? I’m sorry. I’ll apologize to your friend.”

I turned, my gaze flat and emotionless as I stared at him. “Noah, what if I told you that dream you had on the plane wasn’t a dream? What if I told you I really have lived this life twice now? Would you believe me?”

My voice was dead calm. He searched my eyes for any trace of a joke, but there was absolutely nothing.

Noah’s heart dropped. Absolute panic.

“No way. You actually reincarnated? That’s impossible! You’re messing with me!”

He grabbed my hand, desperation in his voice. “Please, just come back with me? I swear I get it now!”

I didn’t pull away. Just stared,

My calm gaze drilled right through him. “I’m not lying. That’s why I chose to study abroad this time around. To get away from guys like you. You make

me sick!”

The words hit him like a physical blow. Noah’s ears rang, like something had detonated right next to his head.

He went slack, his hand falling from mine, and then he just crumpled to the floor.

As darkness swallowed him, the last thing he saw was himself at eighteen, confessing his feelings to me.

Me, smiling and nodding back.

His heart was a pit of pure regret.

The next morning, Noah woke up in a hospital bed, his subordinate already sitting there.

“Captain Bennett, your leave is officially over. The team sent me to tell you to get back ASAP.”

Noah didn’t object this time.

Just like that, he was on a flight back home that very night.

After I got back from the hospital, Eli and I got even closer.

We’d hit the library together, grab food at the dining hall, discuss medical cases, and sometimes even catch a movie.

Noah never came back to the university looking for me.

Years later, at our Medical University graduation ceremony, Eli, in his graduation gown, with the entire campus watching, dropped to one knee, holding a massive bouquet of flowers.

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“Ella, from the first moment I saw you, I was hooked. These past few years, I’ve been by your side, watching you grow into such an amazing person. It’s made me so happy and proud. I want you to know, I’ll spend my entire life cherishing and protecting you. Will you be my girlfriend?”

I looked into Eli’s sincere eyes, tears streaming down my face. I nodded hard. “Yes!”

The crowd erupted in cheers and applause. Eli stood up and gently pulled me into a hug.

We moved back home right after graduation, ready to find a hospital to work at.

One day, I ran into a familiar friend.

After a few minutes of catching up, my friend casually brought up Noah.

You know, Noah actually volunteered to take a demotion and went to a remote rural area to help with their medical development. I haven’t seen him in

forever.”

I froze, feeling a pang of wistfulness.

My friend saw my face, immediately realized she’d messed up, and quickly found an excuse to leave.

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