All Chapters of Blinded for Your Sake: Stolen Matches and Hollow Tears: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

David was quiet for a moment before speaking. "The thing is… I know you've made up your mind about divorcing Ethan. But can I ask you for a favor?"Tessa quickly responded, "David, please don't say that. If there's anything you need from me, just say it. I'll do my best to help you."David sighed. "I'd like you to accompany Ethan to a birthday party. Would that be alright?" Outwardly, he'd tried to seem open-minded and told himself that if Tessa wanted a divorce, so be it. But deep down, he still hoped that she and Ethan could reconcile.Naturally, he now knew that hope was slim at best.Nevertheless, he wanted to give his disappointing grandson one last chance. He thought that it would be a blessing if Ethan and Tessa could mend things with this final opportunity. And if not, then he'd accept it and say nothing more.Tessa pondered for a while. She didn't want to be with Ethan but relented because it was David who was making this request."David, don't worry. I'll go with him.

Ethan scoffed. "Wonderful.""There's more," Charlotte said. "Ms. Langford is pushing you to sign the divorce papers. She says she's done waiting."She hesitated, then continued, "I think she's got the wrong idea about us, Ethan. You should've seen the way she looked at me. It was terrifying. She kept staring into my eyes, hung up on my corneas. She still thinks I took hers. And then she said…"Ethan's voice dropped. "Said what?""That she wants to rip my eyes out because the sight of them makes her furious," Charlotte murmured. She quickly added, "But Ethan, Ms. Langley couldn't have meant it. There's no way that she's really that cruel—"Ethan's voice was icy. "She still hasn't shown any remorse! Does she really think I can't manage without her? Ridiculous! You're coming with me to this birthday party."Charlotte hesitated. "Ethan, this might be risky. If Mr. Ziegler Senior asks, you won't have a good answer.""How would he find out unless we told him?" Ethan's anger hadn't sub

A group of men closed in on Tessa. Unable to see, she couldn't tell what was happening; only the chaos around her registered. Fear twisted through her, and she folded in on herself.Just as they went to lift her, a figure cut between them and caught the nearest man's wrist.The man yelped in pain, then snarled, "Who the hell are you? Get off me!"Zachary sneered and slammed his foot into the man's chest, knocking him off his feet. The man crashed into a table, causing the bottles and glasses to explode on impact.The patrons in the booth recoiled, scrambling away as if afraid that the fight might reach them.Security at the bar hurried over as soon as they caught wind of it. But as soon as they recognized Derek and the group of wealthy young men, they held back, reluctant to intervene.Derek fixed Zachary with a glare. "Who the hell are you? This isn't your problem. Walk away now, or you'll regret it!"Zachary met his gaze with icy disdain but said nothing. Instead, he turned an

"What are you wearing? And why did you shower?" Ethan demanded, grabbing Tessa by the collar and pulling her close.Startled, she stumbled, nearly losing her balance.Furious at the sight, Zachary pushed himself up from the ground. He roared, "Ethan!"Ethan stared at Tessa and realized that her eyes were unfocused. He froze. "What's wrong with your eyes?"Tessa replied calmly, "I can't see. Will you let me go?""You—"Zachary lunged forward, shoving Ethan away and pulling Tessa behind him. "Haven't you hurt her enough, Ethan? You took her corneas to fix another woman's eyes, and now she's blind! What else do you want from her?"Ethan stood frozen, his gaze locked on Tessa in disbelief. "She's blind? That can't be. She's pretending, isn't she? What's wrong with her eyes?"Zachary sneered. "Pretending? What a devoted husband you've been. Her vision's been failing for a long time, and you never even noticed! Worse, you stole the corneas she'd been waiting for."Who in this world

Rosalie's voice trembled, thick with tears, as she said, "B-But this is too sudden. How are we supposed to find corneas in time? What do we do, Tess? What's going to happen to your eyes?"Tessa felt her nose sting when she heard Rosalie's choked words. She reached for Rosalie's hand.Zachary's voice was firm as he said, "I'll get you new corneas, Tess. You're not going blind, not while I'm here.""Thanks," Tessa replied, her smile sorrowful.After all she'd been through lately, she finally understood what it meant to accept fate. Sometimes, life had a strange way of working out.It seemed that certain things were never meant to be hers. She thought that perhaps blindness was just what she had to live with.…Ethan hadn't left. His car was still parked along the street outside Tessa's apartment. The window was rolled down, and a cigarette dangled between his fingers. The inside of the car was thick with smoke.The memory of Tessa's dull, sightless eyes kept replaying in his mind