Goodbye, My Wretched Love! By Dolly Molly

Chapter 8

As soon as Sofia caught sight of Brian, she jolted up, but her vision started to blur, and she felt herself on the verge of blacking out.

“Careful!” Brian caught her, giving her a small smile as he held her steady.

Sofia knew that she needed to avoid trouble. With caution, she gently released Brian’s hand and slowly rose from the floor, using the edge of the hospital bed for support.

No woman in New York could resist Brian’s signature smile. Everyone loved it. But Sofia paid no attention. At that moment, Brian’s smile became a little stiff, and he quickly tried to stop Sofia in her tracks.

“The doctor said you have a serious stomach problem, and you need more medical attention. What are you doing? If you need anything, just tell me.”

Sofia was a little surprised. Brian had always been a lazy kind of person who relied on his employees to do everything for him. He seemed overly enthusiastic about her.

She gave him a bitter laugh and kept walking towards the door.

“What is it, Sofia?” Brian huffed. He had never been so ignored by someone, and so he caught Sofia’s wrist.

“I have to go to work, Mr. Sanchez.” Sofia didn’t dare offend

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him anymore. He was a demon with a charming smile, just like Finley. And she had already learned her lesson.

Sofia couldn’t help but feel perplexed by the sudden change in their behavior. Initially, they were horrible to her, but now they were putting on this friendly facade, which left Sofia feeling uneasy.

She quickly thanked Brian and gave him a crooked smile. “Thanks for bringing me to the hospital.”

She remembered that it was Brian who had saved her from Mr. Walter and his men. And though she didn’t know his reasons, Sofia thought she should thank him for that too.

As she spoke, Brian didn’t know how to respond. He let go of her arm, took out his wallet, and handed her a black card.

“Here, just use this to pay for things. I also have an empty apartment in Montefiore. You can move there.”

“And I can also help you find another job. Weren’t you in design before? I have a friend who owns a design company, and I can recommend you to him. Your education and talent would make it no problem for you to have a high starting salary.”

Sofia felt as if she were listening to a story from a fantasy world. Those things didn’t quite belong in her reality.

She laughed a bitter sound that reached Brian’s ears and raised her left hand.

was adorned with a worn–out, thin fleece glove, showing signs

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tucked it inside her sleeve, avoiding drawing any attention to it. The IV had been administered to her right hand the previous night, and she made sure to keep her left

that hand was her

off the glove and revealed the hand that she vowed never

best suited for playing the piano. And her hand had looked exquisite, with milky–white. skin as smooth as porcelain, untouched by any blemish or roughness. Sometimes she would entertain the thought of pursuing hand modeling and capturing their beauty

for her thumb was mutilated and disfigured. Tumor–like growths were strewn across her fingers,

properly, resulting in deformities. Not only could Sofia never play the piano or work in design, but she also couldn’t even bend

at Sofia’s hand, reminiscing about her childhood piano skills. He had secretly listened to her play, and she had always won the gold medal in her recital

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ragged as anger flooded

inmates do this to you?!”

put her glove back on, then looked up at him to

caring, but

Sofia. “Just take the card. I know you hate me, but consider

compensation.”

of unease, yet he struggled to articulate his

away and was just about to say something

under her eyes, and she hadn’t wiped off her makeup.

rushed in with a lunchbox and a thermos in her hand and

paid him no regard and rushed over to Sofia. “Are you okay?! They made me drink too much yesterday,

see Daisy unharmed and grabbed her hand, squeezing it tightly.

no. You have to stay in the hospital a little longer.” Daisy tugged Sofia to her bed. “Just a few more days. I’ll keep you company after

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expensive. I’m fine with just an IV, so maybe the doctor can prescribe me something,

and took a look at Brian as she

in his hand, Brian was overwhelmed with a sense of unease. Sofia’s left hand had pierced his

many years,

to meet her again three

the edges of the credit card digging into his

Daisy to the nurse’s station and was

still horrible. So, the two of them hailed a taxi and drove