Distant voices reached me, faint but clear enough.
“Candela, have you lost your mind? You could’ve killed her pushing her like that!”
Candela.
Logan’s warning echoed in my mind.
“I want her gone,” Candela snapped angrily. “Why won’t you just finish it? Four years of pretending is enough. I’m tired of waiting.”
My heart froze.
“I told you I can’t yet,” Sebastian replied, irritation lacing his voice. “I still need her company… her money. I have debts to clear. Once everything is under my name, I’ll return to my family. Then my father will take me back.”
Candela let out a bitter laugh. “Or is it because you’ve grown attached?”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” he shot back. “I’ve never loved her. You’re the one I care about. She’s just a means to an end. So stop acting recklessly until this is over.”
Candela sighed. “Fine.”
A door slammed.
Silence followed, and darkness claimed me completely.
The next thing I heard was a steady beeping sound. My eyes slowly opened, the blurry shapes forming into a hospital room.
Beside me sat Sebastian.
His face showed concern, worry etched perfectly — the image of a devoted husband. Anyone would’ve believed him.
But not me.