Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer's Begs (Scarlett) novel Chapter 583

But inside, she was a mess.

Right then, she felt like she'd stolen something that wasn't hers to take. This—whatever this was between them—it wasn't meant for her. It should have belonged to Melinda.

Scarlett stayed quiet, and Damian slowly relaxed. Still pressed against her, he nibbled gently on her ear and murmured, "I'm getting sleepy, babe."

"Then sleep," she said softly, not pulling away.

He rested his chin on top of her head, his voice muffled against her hair. "Tomorrow, after your surgery, I swear—when you open your eyes, I'll be the first thing you see."

She hummed in response. "Okay."

He nuzzled into her hair. "You smell so good, babe. I wish I could just hold you like this forever."

Not long after, his breathing evened out.

Scarlett stayed curled against his chest without moving. But for some reason, her eyes filled with tears, and they spilled over, one after another. She didn't know why. Her chest just felt heavy. Uneasy.

Outside the hospital room, Melinda leaned against the wall, pressing her hand over her mouth to muffle the sobs. But the tears kept coming, streaming down her face, heavy and unstoppable.

She'd heard Damian say it before—insist, even—that he liked Scarlett. She'd never believed it. Not really.

Not until now. Not until she'd seen it with her own eyes. That scene. The intimacy.

Now she understood. He wasn't joking.

He'd actually fallen for Scarlett.

But Melinda was the one who'd saved him. That closeness should have been hers.

Her free hand curled into a tight fist at her side. Her whole body trembled. Her heart burned with envy.

Why did Scarlett get so much?

Hatred and resentment churned inside her. She pulled out her phone and snapped a few photos through the window. Then she turned and walked away.

Damian belonged to her. She wasn't giving up.

*****

That night, at Stewart Manor.

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