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Scars Of The Past, Shadows Of The Present
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Elona stood in the opulent west wing of the newly acquired Royale villa, her gaze locked on the man lying motionless in the hospital-grade bed. Alaric Royale. The name that once brought a rush of joy and now only summoned a whirlwind of bitterness and pain. His chiseled features were untouched by time, but the vitality that once burned in his dark eyes was absent.She drew in a shaky breath, clutching the edges of her lab coat as if to steady herself. It had been years since their last encounter. A separation filled with anguish, betrayal, and secrets she had vowed never to revisit. Yet here she was, standing at the epicenter of her past.“He’s the patient,” she murmured, her voice trembling despite her efforts to remain composed. Master Fu, standing beside her, gave a curt nod. “He is. You’ll treat him, as agreed.”Her stomach churned. “You knew,” she said, her tone sharper now, anger bubbling beneath the surface. Master Fu didn’t flinch. “I knew. And I also know you’re the only one
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Elona turned around and called out to him, softly, "Alaric? Are you awake?" However, she got no response. She then checked his pulse and figured it must have been her mind playing tricks on her. What she did not know was that Alaric had indeed uttered her name but still in a vegetative state. It was his sheer willpower. He was in a dream and the comforting scent of Elona had enveloped him. However, a gale blew it away and the man in a secluded place roared, crying for the one woman who had such a calming scent. Elona.Elona adjusted the acupuncture needles one last time before stepping back. Her patient, Alaric Royale, remained motionless, his face serene yet haunting. His presence alone was suffocating. A silent reminder of a love that had turned to ashes. She busied herself collecting her tools, masking the unease creeping into her chest.Behind her, the soft click of the door opening made her freeze. She turned to see Senior Royale entering the room, his expression composed but hi
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The soft murmur of the wind through the villa's open windows was the only sound that accompanied Elona as she prepared to give Alaric his daily sponge bath. The room smelled faintly of lavender and herbal infusions, a calming fragrance she had grown accustomed to in her days of quiet solitude in Country C.Her hands, steady and skilled after years of studying traditional medicine under Master Fu’s watchful eyes, worked with methodical precision. The sponge, damp and warm, glided over Alaric’s pale skin, a striking contrast to the healthy, vibrant man he once was. His dark, unshaven jawline, his high cheekbones. Features that once drew her in, even when his heart was as cold as the marble floors beneath her, now seemed almost cruel to her.Each time she gazed at his sleeping form, she couldn’t help but see the traces of their children—of the triplets. Allie, with her dark hair and sharp, intelligent eyes; Artie, with his broad shoulders and boyish grin; and Arlyle, who had inherited hi
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The dim light from the bedside lamp cast long, flickering shadows against the walls of the villa’s private intensive care unit. It was quiet, save for the soft ticking of a wall clock, each second dragging by like a slow beat of an indifferent drum. Elona sat in the armchair beside Alaric’s bed, her posture weary but her gaze unwavering. She had already bathed him, adjusted the linen, and seen to the herbs that Master Fu had prescribed for his treatment. But it wasn’t the task that weighed on her now. It was the quiet ache inside her. A deep, unspoken frustration she couldn’t escape.She reached for the water pitcher on the bedside table and poured herself a glass, the gentle clink of the crystal against the glass the only sound in the room. The rhythmic sound of the liquid filling the glass seemed to accentuate the silence between them.Alaric’s once sharp, defiant features were now eerily still. His face, the jawline she’d once traced with her fingertips, the lips that had kissed h
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Elona hadn’t realized how much time had passed until she looked up at the clock on the wall. The hands seemed to mock her, showing the late hour. Yet, she couldn’t bring herself to leave. She had told herself countless times that she was here only to fulfill her duty as Alaric’s doctor. But as the days stretched into weeks, and then into months, the line between duty and lingering affection blurred. It wasn’t just the triplets that kept her here. It was him.Her fingers rested lightly on the side of his bed as she whispered her nightly words to him, words she no longer tried to restrain. Words that poured from her heart, words she had locked away for years.“I still love you, Alaric,” she whispered softly, her voice trembling with the truth she had buried for so long. “Even when you don’t deserve it, I still love you.”Her hands lingered at the edge of his blankets, her gaze falling on his handsome face. It was the face of the man who had once broken her heart, the man who had cast h
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