Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan) novel Chapter 133

"Get out!"
Stefan's demand shocked the butler.
He bit the bullet and asked, "Mr. Harrison, may I bring you the medical kit?"
"Get out of here!"
Stefan's voice remained cold but it sounded so gruesome that no one could disobey him.
The butler trembled, nodded and hurried out of the room before closing the door.
He knew Stefan had a terrible temper, but he never saw Stefan completely lose control like this.
When the butler ran downstairs in a hurry, he saw Martha who just returned.
He turned to Martha and said hastily, "Mrs. Harrison, I'm glad you are here. Mr. Harrison is hurt. His hand is bleeding. Could you please go and take a look?"
Martha threw a glance at him indifferently and then she looked towards the study, keeping silent with her lips closed.
She didn't return to watch his performance.
Now that the truth came out in the wash, and Hollie would be punished for her crime, she should draw the line between herself and Stefan instead of being bound up with him.
As Martha didn't approve it, the butler became more anxious and perspired, "Ma'ma, please show some mercy!"
Martha still looked impassive with her eyelids drooping, but finally she went upstairs to the study.
No sooner had she entered the room than she heard the reproach-
"I told you. Get out!"
Martha raised her eyebrow and turned a deaf ear.
Stefan turned round, his face full of impatience, and looked towards the door.
As he saw the familiar figure, he became less angry, his pupils shrinking suddenly due to surprise.
The woman stepped in the study with calmness on her face. Her eyes swept the blood on the floor and the wound on Stefan's hand.
The man stared at Martha all the way. He knew she noticed his wound.
He was looking forward to her concern. He longed for her worries.
He gazed at her, and yet he saw nothing but apathy from her eyes.
The woman slightly opened her mouth and said in a thoroughly indifferent voice, "This time, I won't spare Hollie. If you want to defend her, then we will meet in the court."
"Is that what you want to tell me?"
Stefan felt a bit unbelievable and hurt. His feeling were showed in his dark eyes.
Martha looked at him and asked rhetorically, "Or what? Whether you're going to defend her or not, I won't give in this time."
Stefan felt really hurt at her words which almost suffocated him.
At this moment, Martha only thought whatever he said or did was to save Hollie.
"I won't defend her."
From now on, he would never stand up for Hollie.
Hollie was not the person he sought for. And no one hated her more for what she did than him.
In his eyes, there was only guilt and remorse.
There was a flash of surprise in Martha's eyes when she heard that.
When they were on the island, he just told her that he owed Hollie a debt of gratitude and he must repay her, didn't he?
Hollie might have to spend her rest of life in jail. But he just said he wouldn't defend her?
The next instant his hoarse voice interrupted Martha's thoughts-
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"What?"
Martha frowned. She didn't understand what he meant.
Stefan compressed his lips and then slightly opened them, saying in a hoarse voice, "Why didn't you tell me it was you who helped me get through the hard time when I just lost my family."
Martha felt a different feeling. It turned out that he had known it.
But it was too late.
"I didn't know... You mistook me for her."
She used to think that Stefan treated Hollie so well because he liked Hollie very much.
That was what she thought.
However, Martha still showed an indifferent attitude. It seemed that she didn't care about it at all.
Stefan's dark eyes became increasingly dimmed. He felt inexplicably bitter.
There was no denying that he was never suspicious if Hollie was the girl. He just believed in her only because of her one-sided story.
He didn't expect Martha would be that girl.
He appreciated that girl's kindness very much and promised to protect her, and yet he hurt that girl so badly for an impostor.
Suddenly, Stefan's throat tightened and his voice sounded hoarser, "Why didn't you explain when we were on Haltou Island?"
During the time when they were waiting for rescue, he had told everything to her; however, she didn't tell him about the truth. Why?
Why didn't she disprove it?
Why didn't she tell him the truth?
Stefan gazed at Martha with his bright eyes. He wanted to find other emotions on her face.
Rage, hatred or anger. Whatever it was, he would feel better.
However, everything went south on him.
There was only apathy and coldness.
Martha curled her lips into a faint smile, asking rhetorically, "Is that necessary?"
That was history. It was not significant for her to make it clear or not.
Rectifying the misunderstanding could never ease her pain she suffered from.
Time can heal the wounds, but scars will be left there.
Besides, he never believed what she said before, did he?
Stefan opened his mouth but failed to utter a word to refute.
The only truth was he did hurt her. Their relationship was like a broken mirror which was hard to get repaired.
However, he couldn't live with the fact. After all, she used to love him so much.
But now, he couldn't feel her concern anymore.
He had no way to vent his emotions and finally offered an apology in a sincere tone-
"I'm sorry."
Martha stared at the man who just said sorry to her. She had no idea whether she should be surprised about his apology or not.
She never expected that Stefan would say sorry to her one day.
In retrospect, it seemed that what he said and did were always right.
He was superior, cold and cruel. It was so weird to hear his apology which didn't conform to the stereotype of him.
However, an apology could never be the elixir of pain. And she could never forget what she experienced.
Martha kept silent with her lips closed. A faint sneer crossed her face.
Stefan's fists beside his thighs were clenched. It seemed that he made a decision and wanted to get closer to her, even a step closer.
But before he moved, Martha stopped him with her indifferent and estranging voice-
"Get away from me. Just keep the distance."
The man stiffened at the sound of her words.
His lips moved, but he couldn't even utter a word.
At this moment, she just stood in front of him. However, he felt she was so far away because of her indifference.
Martha was not supposed to be like this. But what was she like before?
He had forgotten.
In this very second, the frames of the video emerged in Stefan's mind.
Martha lied on the operation table helplessly. In front of her there were Hollie who was healthy and an unscrupulous doctors.
At that moment, it was so despairing and painful for her, but no one could pull her out of the abyss of hopelessness.
Although the culprit was Hollie, Martha should not have suffered if he had not forced her to donate her bone marrow.
Stefan felt a constant pain from his heart. It was like retribution for him which let him know how painful she used to be.
It was all his fault...