Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford (by Koi Fish) novel Chapter 610

Chapter 610

Are you mad?” Vance asked, grabbing her hand.

Rebecca looked down.

The man lying in the bed was frighteningly thin. His lips were bluish, and his eyes were sunken. His bony hand reached out from under the blanket, weakly holding onto her fingers.

She gently pulled her hand free and tucked his back under the collapsed in an instant.

1. The light mood he had been forcing

“How did you get so thin?” Her nose stung, and the emotions she had

“Why are you crying?” He brushed it off. “The food here is terrible holding back threatened to spill over

That’s all.”

“Then why didn’t you just…” She stopped herself from asking him why he had come all the way here.

Wouldn’t it have been better to stay in the States? Then she remembered Anna was there. Of course, he had to

come.

She changed direction. “You can cook, can’t you? Or just hire someone to make proper meals.”

“Too much trouble,” he said with a strained smile. “I’m fine like this. Losing a little weight isn’t bad. I’m almost 30. I don’t want a potbelly.”

“Potbelly?” That familiar ache tightened in her chest again. “You’re skin and bones already.”

He hesitated, his emotion rising and falling before fading away. He couldn’t bring himself to ask if she was worried about him.

In the end, he only managed a bitter smile. “I’ll be fine. Don’t worry.

“Don’t flatter yourself. Do I look worried?” she sighed. “And seriously, stop smiling.”

If he kept doing that, his wound might tear open.

“Is it that bad?” he asked.

She lowered her gaze. “Do you want the truth or a lie?”

He thought for a second. “A lie. My mental state’s a little fragile right now.”

“Not bad,” she said quickly.

Vance was confused. It could be not bad but hard to look at.

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His skin had always been pale; now it was almost gray with a faint bluish tint. Dark shadows pooled under his eyes. His cheeks had hollowed out, and there were even a few strands of gray in his hair.

He wasn’t even 30 yet. No one would call him ugly, but no one could bear to look too long either. Every extra second made their chests tighten.

How had that cool and vibrant young man become like this?

Over the past couple of days, Rebecca had looked up information about ICU recovery. Many patients came out drastically thinner, looking years older. But still… She couldn’t stop thinking about how they had ended up like this.

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“Get better,” she said quietly. “Tell me if there’s anything you want to eat.”

“What, trying to fatten me up? I just managed to lose a few pounds.”

Will you shut up?”

Just then, there was movement outside. He glanced at the door and muttered, “Grandma.”

Josette and Anna had returned.

“Grandma,” Vance said softly, almost like a child complaining, “I’m sick, and Rebecca is still being mean to me

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