BuzzNovelChapter 166
Professional to a fault, never asking unnecessary questions, never crossing the line-those were the rules Larkin
lived by as an assistant.
Alessia gave a distracted reply, her thoughts clearly elsewhere, and the car fell into silence. Sensing her mood,
Larkin pressed harder on the gas, shaving a good ten minutes off their usual drive.
Before Larkin could even step out and open the door for her, Alessia had already hopped out, tossed a quick,
“Thanks for the ride,” over her shoulder, and hurried toward the house.
The butler answered the door, but before Alessia could speak, Xander appeared behind her.
“Lessie.”
“Doctor! How is she?” Alessia nodded at the butler and hurried to help Xander into the living room.
Xander sank onto the couch, letting out a weary sigh. “I rushed over as soon as | heard. The family doctor said
she was fine during her afternoon checkup. But while the butler was just fetching swater to help Jade
freshen up, she nearly slipped away right then and there.”
“After following my instructions, the doctor managed to stabilize her and calledimmediately. | tried another
round of injections, but | don’t know how long this one will last. The effect used to hold for a while, but now it’s
wearing off faster and faster. Lessie, you know what that means.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAlessia pressed her lips together, looking away from Xander’s gaze.
Xander’s voice softened, heavy with sorrow, but he forced himself to continue. “Jade... she doesn’t even want to
fight anymore. You all know she can still hear us, but after two years, she’s made it clear-she just wants to let
go. Even if | were smiracle worker, | can’t save someone who's lost the will to live.”
He patted Alessia’s hand, his eyes full of pain. Jade was like his own daughter-he’d watched her grow up,
promised a dying friend that he’d look after her. Telling Cole to consider letting go had nearly broken him.
He'd spent his life saving strangers, but now, he couldn’t even save his closest friend, or his friend's only child.
What cruel fate had he earned to deserve this?
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Xander’s eyes reddened as he kept patting Alessia’s hand. She clenched her jaw, her tense expression betraying
the battle she fought to stay composed.
She drew a long, shuddering breath and slowly let it out.
“No one wanted things to end up like this,” she murmured.
“Go check on Cole, will you? He's been in his room all day,” Xander said, his voice catching as he nodded toward
the stairs.
“Alright.” Alessia couldn’t bring herself to say, “Don’t be sad” or “Don’t blyourself“-she knew those words
would only ring hollow.
She stood and walked slowly toward Cole’s room.
Watching her go, Xander thought
back to when those two were just
kids. While other 4) spent their
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two were already shouldering
burdens no child should bear,
propping each other up, carving out a
life with nothing but grit and loyalty.
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sixteen. A car crash took his father in
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had to take on the weight of the
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Life was merciless; these two, so good and kind, deserved better.
Xander wiped his face, cursing his own helplessness all over again.
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