Chapter 306 Goodbye, Sunlight
Gael hesitated for a moment before nodding
Seeing his agreement. Lauren’s lips curved into a soft smile. Then she turned to Jeffrey
“Jeffrey,
y, you’re a doctor. Can you prescribe me some painkillers? I I’m scared of the pain.”
Jeffrey froze
She rarely said she was in pain. Not once through everything had she complained. This was the first time.
That alone was enough to tell him just how much she was suffering.
His voice was a little hoarse. “Okay. I’ll go write the prescription.”
I’d like to rest for a bit.”
Lauren nodded. Once he left, she looked to Gael and Kenny. I’m a little tired. I’d like
Her face was pale, lips bloodless. Even keeping her eyes open seemed like a battle..
Gael and Kenny urged her to rest, then followed Jeffrey out of the room.
Lauren was finally alone.
She turned her head toward the window.
It was a beautiful day. Sunshine streamed through the glass, spilling onto her bed like liquid gold.
She reached toward the light
It touched her skin, warm and gemle. But inside, she still felt so unbearably cold
The sunlight was soft. The world outside, beautiful. So many people still cared about her. So many things were worth holding
on to.
And yet… she wouldn’t have much longer.
She didn’t want to go.
She really didn’t.
She didn’t know how long she lay there like that, staring into the sun, before Jeffrey returned.
“Lauren, take this. It’ll help with the pain.”
She smiled weakly and took the pills, swallowing them without a word.
Jeffrey didn’t linger. He told her to rest, then quietly stepped out.
Once again, she was alone.
And this time, when the medication dulled the pain in her limbs, Lauren used what little strength she had to climb out of bed.
Her movements were slow, shaky. Every step felt like it could be her last.
She walked through the hospital corridors, all the way to Felix’s room.
Through the narrow glass window in the door, she saw him lying there–legs in casts, completely still.
Cone was the towering, unshakable Felix she once knew. What remained was a man broken in body, his pride dulled by pain.
Chapter 306 Goodbye. Sunlight
Felix never would’ve ended up like this if he hadn’t met her.
She pressed her hand against the glass, willing herself to remember every inch of him.
Then, slowly, she turned and limped away.
Felit, I’m sorry, I can’t even say goodbye.
Because I did, you’d never let me go.
So she had to disappear silently.
She left the hospital and found a small agricultural supply store.
“I’d like to buy a bottle of pesticide” she said softly.
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The clerk eyed her from head to toe. She was wearing a hospital gown, limping, skin ashen and thin as paper. Her eyes were dull, lifeless.
Alarms went off in the clerk’s head.
This girl wasn’t a farmer. She looked like she was dying. She was probably planning to kill herself.
The clerk shook his head. “Sorry, miss. We can’t sell it to you.”
“Why not?”
“We… just don’t want to take any chances.”
Lauren stood frozen for a moment
Of course. In her current state, who would sell her poison?
She left the store in a daze.
The reflection in the shop’s window caught her attention.
The girl staring back at her barely looked human anymore.
Skin bruised and blistered. Eyes hollow. Limping like a ghost.
Lauren stared for a long time.
How had she ended up like this?
She took a deep breath and forced herself to look away.
Inside a nearby boutique, she bought a fresh set of clothes and changed. She added a face mask and large sunglasses, wrapping herself up until not even her reflection could recognize ber.
When she returned to the agricultural shop, the clerk didn’t recognize her.
This me, they sold her the pesticide without question.
She tucked it into her coat pocket, hailed a cab, and gave the driver a single destination.
The police station.
The car pulled to a stop outside.
