Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 396

Chapter 396 Samuel Loved Lina

"That's not—I didn't mean I want to sleep with you," she blurted.

His eyes dimmed instantly. Of course. She could say she didn't mind his scars all day long, but at the end of the day—

That look on his face made her chest tighten. "Wait, that's not what I meant either. It's not that I don't want to sleep with you. I actually do want to."

By the time she finished, she wanted to crawl under the floor.

If there was ever a definition of digging yourself deeper, this was it.

"Anyway, I can walk on my own," she said, cheeks burning as she met his gaze.

He watched her quietly, the disappointment in his eyes slowly easing.

"Okay. I understand," he said.

Riley pressed her lips together. What exactly did he understand? That she could walk herself? Or that she wanted to sleep with him?

Either way, his eyes weren't sad anymore. God, that was a relief. He looked beautiful like this.

*****

They arrived at the hospital.

Sebastian walked her to the floor where Lina was staying. "I need to take care of something else here. I'll come find you later," he said.

Riley nodded.

Once he stepped into the elevator, she made her way—crutches tapping softly—to Lina's room.

Inside, a young woman sat on the bed in a hospital gown, her head shaved, her face pale in a way that wasn't normal. Even with the sickly color, her features were delicate, though exhaustion pulled at them.

Riley smiled, "Hi, I'm—"

"You're Riley, right?" Lina's eyes lit up, and she said her name immediately.

"You know me?" Riley blinked.

"Zane—no, Samuel—showed me your photo. He told me a lot about you," Lina said. That was why she recognized Riley the moment she walked in.

"Thank you for saving my brother," Riley said.

Lina smiled softly, "Honestly, it's more like he saved me. My family died back then, and I had no one. Finding Samuel was the only reason I didn't end up completely alone."

He had been the reason she kept going and the reason she hadn't quit on life.

Back then, they only had each other. They depended on each other in a way no one else could understand.

"If it weren't for Samuel, I probably wouldn't still be here. Even with this illness... without him, I never would've been able to get treatment," Lina added.

If she were still in Germany, she'd probably just be waiting for the end.

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