Chapter 22
Author: Blanco Burn
last update Last Updated: 2023-07-04 13:06:34
When Xayne hurried into the bedroom, he found Serena already fast asleep.

His eyes were red, tears streaming down his face involuntarily. With trembling steps, he approached the bed and gazed at the fragile figure lying there, her face pale and brows furrowed in distress.

"Why were you so foolish? Why did you put yourself in danger?" Xayne knelt beside the bed, clasping Serena's cold and delicate hand tightly. He could feel her feeble pulse. In his mind, he pondered, 'How could this woman risk her life to save me?'

Xayne couldn't bear the thought of disappointing someone like Serena. He couldn't let her slip away from him again.

"...Xayne...run! Run now! Coco... our daughter... Ah... no, no... Xayne, when will you come back? I'm exhausted. I can't bear it anymore..." Serena's eyes remained tightly shut as she muttered those words in her sleep, her body trembling.

Despite undergoing surgery to remove two bullets from her back just hours ago, her concern for Xayne and their daughter
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