He Buried Me But I Painted My Own Resurrection novel Chapter 46

Sienna tried to walk out the moment her feet hit the floor, but after taking barely two steps, dizziness washed over her and she nearly collapsed.

Lucas caught her with lightning speed, forcing her back onto the hospital bed. The anger in his chest finally boiled over.

"Sienna, what on earth are you doing?"

"Look at the state you're in, and you're still thinking about work. Are you out of your mind?"

His words hit Sienna heavily in the chest. It had been a long time since anyone had cared enough to scold her like this.

Grant used to yell at her too, but his anger came from finding her annoying, finding her in the way, finding her very existence a nuisance.

Lucas's tone was harsh, but every single word was meant to keep her in that bed.

To keep her alive.

To stop her from destroying herself.

Sienna suddenly couldn't handle it, her eyes inevitably turning red.

Seeing she was on the verge of tears, Lucas's Adam's apple bobbed, and his anger extinguished in an instant.

He sat back down in the chair, resting his elbows on his knees and pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I'm sorry. I was too harsh."

Gripping the blanket, she spoke softly.

"Why are you so good to me?"

She asked it very quietly, but the question made Lucas freeze.

Sienna looked up at him, finally voicing the doubt in her heart.

"We've only met a few times, yet you've helped me so much."

"Lucas, what exactly are you after?"

She wasn't stupid.

When someone treated another person well, there was always a reason.

Having been tortured by Grant for eight years, she was far too terrified to easily accept someone else's kindness.

Because she was afraid—afraid that the kindness was fake.

Afraid that after accepting it, she would have to pay it back with even more pain.

Lucas stayed silent for a long time.

The rain outside grew heavier. A nurse pushed a cart past the door, the wheels softly rolling over the floor.

After a while, he finally spoke.

"So that's why." Lucas just valued her talent.

Hearing the answer, Sienna instantly let out a sigh of relief.

It seemed she had overthought it.

But this was for the best. This way, she wouldn't owe a debt she could never repay.

Meanwhile, Grant stared at the attendance sheet for two seconds before letting out a cold laugh.

"Slacking off on the first day, and skipping work entirely on the second."

Leo stood by the desk, not daring to utter a word.

Grant slammed the attendance sheet onto the desk with a deafening thud.

Fine. He wanted to hear what kind of excuse Sienna would invent to lie to him this time.

This time, even if she cried and begged, he would absolutely not cover for her.

Grant picked up his phone and dialed Sienna's number.

A moment later, his face grew so dark it looked like a thunderstorm was about to break.

She blocked him?