Chapter Eight
"Someone will be up soon, you should leave first."
He feared he could no longer accompany her...
Because the pain had exceeded the limits of his endurance.
His voice was hoarse and weak, a stark contrast to his arrogantly domineering self on any other day. The uncharacteristic weakness inexplicably caused a heaviness in Sofia Hamilton's chest, and an inexplicable surge of sorrow welled up within her.
She suppressed the rising sourness in her throat, walked over, and sat beside him. "If you don't leave, I won't leave either."
Subconsciously, she still couldn't let go...
If she left him here, she wouldn't be at peace either.
Ryan Gregory looked at her with some surprise. Her words flowed into his heart like a warm current, giving him a glimmer of hope. But the next second, she said, "Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to owe you any favors. Since you got hurt because of me, I will stay with you here until help arrives, I won't abandon you."
