Gone Quiet, Gone Love novel Chapter 7

When Nester was hospitalized, Sabrina never visited at all. Instead, she stayed home alone and did what she should—reading, watching movies, and sorting through her suitcase.

That was until one night, the butler, George Hanson, suddenly called. "Mrs. Blackwell, could you come to the hospital and check on Mr. Blackwell? His stomach condition has flared up again, and he's in a lot of pain.

"The medication the doctor prescribed isn't helping much, so he's sweating from the pain and won't let the nurses near him.

"In the past, only your massage could help him feel better. There's nothing else we can do, so could you…"

Sabrine walked to the window, looking out at the city completely swallowed by the heavy rain. Raindrops hammered against the glass, as if trying to drown the entire world.

She waited for him to finish before calmly saying, "It's raining too hard, so no thanks."

There was stunned silence on the other end of the line as if George couldn't believe what he had just heard. He began stammering, "M-Mrs. Blackwell, what did you just say?"

"I said the rain's too heavy, so I'm not going over tonight."

"But Mr. Blackwell—"

"I'm going to sleep," Sabrina said, cutting him off. "Good night."

After hanging up, she powered off her phone, got into bed, and completely shut out the world.

…

The next day, Nester checked himself out of the hospital early and returned to the villa.

He still looked pale. When he spotted Sabrina sitting on the couch reading a book, he faltered slightly before walking over.

Stopping before her, he fixed his heavy gaze on her and asked in a low, deep voice, "Did George call you last night?"

"He did," she said, turning a page without looking up.

"Why didn't you come?" he asked, suppressing emotions in his tone. "In the past, you'd immediately rush over if I casually mentioned feeling unwell, no matter how bad the weather was."

Sabrina's hand, turning the page, stilled. Her gaze remained calm and emotionless when she finally looked up at him.

"You said it yourself—that was in the past. People change, Nester." Her voice was light, but it landed like a small hammer tapping against his heart.

Nester opened his mouth to speak, but he realized he had no words.

It was true that people changed, and the same went for Sabrina. But he had no idea why or when it happened.

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