She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1127

The hospital room was dead quiet.

At this hour, Everett was the only patient left in the rundown clinic.

Once the monitor was disconnected, he was free to go.

He truly wasn't badly hurt, but a car crash was still a car crash, and now he was sitting there completely alone.

If he claimed he didn't feel a sting of loneliness, he would be lying to himself.

But he knew he deserved it.

Daphne had rushed over to take care of him.

And instead of appreciating it, he had lashed out and driven her away.

As he walked out of the hospital, the guilt chewed at him.

He hadn't meant it the way it sounded.

He just didn't want her constantly bending over backwards for him.

He didn't want her to exhaust herself.

Because he found the entire relationship exhausting.

Sitting back in his car, Everett slumped over the steering wheel, utterly drained.

He didn't want to admit it...

But he couldn't deny the truth anymore. He had snapped at Daphne because he was panicking.

He had realized...

Even though he was officially Daphne's boyfriend, he had absolutely no control over the way his heart reacted to Melanie.

"Why is it like this..." Everett muttered, the words tasting bitter.

Was this...

Was this emotional cheating?

Late into the night.

The Eclipse Noir Club.

Daphne had no memory of how she got home.

Her mind was a complete blur; she felt like a ghost haunting her own body.

She hadn't wanted to fight with him.

But...

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