Please Come Back, My Love novel Chapter 336

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When we arrived, Mon looked betterthan when I last saw her on Saturday, her color slightly improved, though she still moved with the careful slowness of someone who couldn’t quite catch her breath.

“Sophia!” She pulled me into a hug that smelled like lavender and illness. “Oh, sweetheart, I can’t believe you managed this.”

As she held me close, I felt her body tense. Her hand moved to my collar, gently pulling it aside.

“Dios mío,” she whispered, pulling back to look at me with wide, horrified eyes. “What are these marks on your neck?”

My hand flew to my throat, tugging my sweater higher. “It’s nothing, Mom. Just-”

“Those are bite marks, Sophia.” Her voice was sharp despite its breathlessness. “And bruises. Who did this to you?”

I helped her gather her things for the hospital visit, avoiding her eyes. “We should get going. Dr. Patel is expecting us.”

On the drive to the hospital, Mom wouldn’t let it go.

“How did you do it?” she asked, her voice tight with suspicion. “Lucas has been so… strict about our movements. About everything. How did you convince

him to let me see a real doctor? And don’t you dare lie to me about those marks.”

I kept my eyes on the road ahead. “I have my ways.”

“Sophia. Her voice cracked. “Please tell me you didn’t… please tell me you’re not his mistress.

The word hit me like a slap. “Mom, it’s not-”

*He has a fiancée!” she said, her voice rising with panic. “That woman, Claire I saw the announcement. And he’s doing this to you? Sophia, you have to get away from him. Lucas isn’t the same man he used to be. Something’s changed in him, something dark. The way the staff looks at him now, the way they whisper… and if he’s using you while planning to marry someone else-”

“Mom, you’re overthinking this,” I lied, my knuckles white on the steering wheel. “I don’t have anything going on with Lucas right now. I have a boyfriend, and he accidentally left these marks.”

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Then I spun a quick lie about how Elena Sterling was helping us out because her husband Julian Sterling and Lucas were tight–like, really close friends from

way back.

I made it sound like Elena had pulled some strings, maybe talked to Julian who then convinced Lucas to let us use a real doctor.

‘I want to meet him,” she said firmly. “Soon. When you have time, bring him over to meet us. Your happiness is what matters.”

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak.

At the hospital, I checked Mom in with Dr. Patel, feeling relieved that she would finally get the care she needed. As I walked through the sterile corridors toward the waiting area, I caught a glimpse of a familiar figure near the information desk.

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woman in an expensive coat, blonde hair catching the Ruorescent lights. Something about her posture, the way she carried herself, reminded me of sumeone I’d seen in Lucas’s office. His fiancée, maybe? But before I could get a better look, another wave of nausea hit me like a freight train.

I made a beeline for the bathroom.

I barely made it to a stall before I was on my knees, retching into the toilet. Nothing came up but bile–I hadn’t been able to keep breakfast down–but my body kept trying, convulsing until my ribs ached and tears streamed down my face.

Eight weeks, I thought again. Just eight weeks. After Wednesday, this will be over.

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