All Chapters of Blinded for Your Sake: Stolen Matches and Hollow Tears: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

"Sorry for disturbing you," Tessa said.Taking advantage of the moment when Elyse and Aaron were lost in thought, she quietly placed a bank card at the foot of the bed, then turned and left.Without Callum's corneas, where else could she find a suitable match? Was there no hope left for her eyes?After leaving the ward, Tessa felt lost, her mind reeling with what to do next. She wandered aimlessly until she suddenly walked straight into someone's chest.She looked up and saw a familiar face. "Zachary, why are you...?"Zachary looked at her with a look full of concern. He raised his arm slightly, as if he wanted to touch her head, but then stopped himself."Why didn't you tell me?" His voice was husky and thick with unspoken emotions.Tessa froze, momentarily confused. "Tell you what?""Your eyes..." Zachary began to say but stopped halfway. He looked at her, his expression complicated. "If you need anything, I can help."Tessa turned her head, not wanting to see the pity in hi

Tessa watched as Charlotte was wheeled into the operating room. She watched the doors slowly close and the red light above flicker on. At that moment, her last shred of hope shattered.Feeling as if all of her strength was drained, she muttered, "Why?"Her voice was so soft that Ethan almost couldn't hear it. "What?""I said why!" Tessa suddenly shouted, her emotions boiling over."Why would you do this to me, Ethan? What did I ever do to deserve this? You think I drugged you? Fine. But I didn't force you to sleep with me. I didn't force you to marry me either!"You said you didn't like your wife showing her face in public, so I gave up my career and stayed home for you. I cooked, cleaned, and played the good wife. I molded myself into someone you'd like."I accepted all your sarcasm, coldness, and neglect. Even when I knew you were messing around with Charlotte, I kept making excuses for you to protect your image."I've done nothing to wrong you. So why? Why do you hate me this

"Tess, I'm here! I'm so sorry. It's all my fault for not getting here sooner to stop that scumbag," Rosalie said."Rosie? Is that you?" Tessa's eyes didn't focus. Her hand reached into the air, searching blindly.Rosalie felt like she'd been punched in the chest. She hurriedly grabbed Tessa's hand and asked, "What's wrong with your eyes? What happened?"Tessa relaxed when she realized that it was Rosalie. She tried to ease the latter's worries. "Don't worry. It's just temporary blindness. It'll pass in a couple of days.""What?" Rosalie grew panicked. "This never happened before!"Tessa's previous blindness spells had only lasted briefly and never this long.Rosalie picked up Tessa's chart and scanned her medications and IV fluids. Her expression soured. There was no doubt about it—Tessa's condition worsened because of the emotional trauma."Ethan, that motherfucker!" Rosalie ground out, her eyes rimmed red with tears.Tessa's hand searched again in the air. "Rosie…"Rosalie g

Charlotte quickly corrected herself when she realized how inappropriate she sounded. She said, "Sorry, Ethan. I-I shouldn't take up your time. You must be really busy. I'm just… scared being here alone. It's fine, though. Go ahead and do what you need to. I'll be okay by myself."Seeing how obedient and understanding she was, Ethan reassured her, "The caretaker will be here with you. You'll be fine. If anything happens, just call me.""Okay, I will." Charlotte nodded, smiling.As Ethan exited the ward, he suddenly recalled running into Zachary there the other day. He knew that Zachary wouldn't have shown up for no reason, so he figured that he must've been there to see Tessa.That would mean that Tessa had been hospitalized.Ethan turned around and went to check the hospital's admission records, which took him little effort to access. As he had expected, he found Tessa's record. She had been discharged earlier that morning.After leaving the hospital, Ethan drove straight to the

"I shouldn't interfere?" David let out a cold snort.Just then, the housekeeper came to remind him, "Mr. Ziegler Senior, dinner is ready."David then said, "Alright. Let's eat first."As he stood up, Tessa stepped forward to help him. It was then that David suddenly stared into her eyes and asked, "Tess, what's wrong with your eyes?""My eyes?" Tessa was caught off guard. She instinctively reached up and touched under them. "It's nothing. I probably just haven't been sleeping well lately."David frowned slightly. He sensed something amiss with her eyes. While she seemed sick, he couldn't quite put it into words. Yet the longer he observed, the more normal they seemed.Tessa helped David inside without sparing Ethan a single glance throughout.Ethan's expression remained unreadable as he silently followed them in.At the dinner table, David kept piling food onto Tessa's plate. "Eat more, Tess. You've lost so much weight. Has this brat been starving you?"It seemed that he still