NovelEnglishChloe was completely stunned, frozen right where she stood. Linda's gaze sharpened, and she turned her head
slightly, locking eyes with Chloe. In that moment, all Chloe could feel was shock. Linda was awake-truly awake.
Chloe barely had tto process it. She
reached for the bedside alarm, but Linda grabbed her arm, her voice clear as a bell, "Chloe, don't call anyone. |
need to talk to you.
Chloe was taken aback by Linda's clarity. It was as if she had fully cback to life. Chloe's body tensed up. She
noticed how Linda's skin had regained a healthy glow, and her eyes sparkled with life. Linda really was back, and
she looked surprisingly well. Chloe let out a quiet sigh of relief. She sat back down in the chair by Linda's bed.
Linda reached up and pulled off her oxygen mask. Chloe wanted to stop her but was just a second too late. Yet,
seeing Linda now, she seemed almost like her old self. Linda turned her head towards Chloe, tears glistening in
her eyes. She spoke, her words clear and deliberate, "Chloe, I've heard everything you've been saying to me
these past few days."
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Chloe was caught off guard. Linda had been in a coma this whole time, and Chloe never expected her to hear
any of it. "Do you want to know why I took a bullet for you?" Linda asked. Chloe didn't say a word, just kept her
eyes on Linda. Linda smiled softly, "Because if you weren't in this world, my life would mean nothing."
Chloe's eyes widened in disbelief, shock washing over her. But then she snapped back. "Linda, do you hate me
that much? All this competing and fighting, is that really so important that it defines your life?"
Chloe couldn't wrap her head around it. Linda seemed paranoid and twisted to her. Fighting each other, causing
pain, even at the risk of their lives-how did it cto this?
Linda gave a bittersweet smile and shook her head, "Chloe, | don't hate you. | just love you so much it hurts."
Chloe's body went rigid again. Linda still held onto her hand. Instinctively, Chloe tried to pull away, but Linda's
grip tightened.
"What did you just say?" Chloe asked.
Linda looked at her with tears rolling down her cheeks, her gaze soft and full of love, "How could I hate you?
You're the person | love most in this world." "I love you, Chloe."
It was like a lightning bolt striking
Chloe's mind. Everything around her seemed to cloud with confusion. Linda, tears streaming down her face,
continued, “For years, I've
wanted to destroy you, tear downet
with
everything about you, leave you w nothing, all because | wante@you to only have me. | hoped that when you
had nothing left, you'd turn to me, and | could make it right. You have such a forgiving heart, | thought you'd
eventually forgive me."
"My life was a mess, coming from the family | did. | thought I'd always be stuck in the mud. But then you came
along, like a rose blooming in the muek-so beautiful, so vibrant, full of sunshine. | watched you secretly, feeling
joy and quiet gratitude, hoping you'd always blossom in my world."
"But too many people wanted to take you away was scared because I'm just mud, not the
them. | feared you'd see my
sunshine or dew you need net
darkness and the ugliness in
was terrified you'd grow tired ofand leave. | worried you were just a fleeting moment in my life, so | thought
of something terrible..."
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