Second Chance At Love

Chapter 26

Sophia thought. What hickeys?‘ Stunned, she ceased struggling and followed Jason’s gaze downward.

She subconsciously frowned upon seeing the red marks on her smooth skin. She reflected, ‘Oliver’s personal physician left these marks during a therapy session

Sophia had been passing out frequently lately. Therapies were her only lifeline until she could secure a suitable heart for replacement.

She planned to give up treatment. However, Oliver threatened that if she refused treatment, he would divulge everything to Luna and leave Luna to persuade her.

She had no choice but to obey Oliver’s orders because she didn’t want Luna to find out about her health situation.

Sophia thought, ‘I didn’t expect Jason to interpret these marks as proof that I was cheating on him. How funny is that? I suffered a severe heart injury trying to save him, and now he’s rubbing salt in my wound.”

Jason noticed that Sophia stared at those marks without saying anything. He took her silence as a confession. A humiliating feeling of betrayal welled up within him.

He grabbed Sophia’s chin and pinched it. A satisfied smile appeared on his face after he saw her painful look.

He pondered, ‘What I despise most is when Sophia acts as if nothing is affecting her. It’s as if I’m the only one struggling in this marriage while

she just walks away. How could she? How could she turn my life upside down and abandon me for another man?‘

Jason questioned, “Speak. How did you get these hickeys? Have you already slept with Oliver?”

Sophia glanced at Jason’s exasperated expression, her eyes turning red. She struggled to speak. “A kidnapper stabbed me in the heart five years ago. Now it’s so weakened that it requires medicinal treatment…”

Jason tightened his grip without waiting for Sophia to finish her words, causing her jaw to ache. Shattering pain struck, leaving Sophia’s throat constricted, preventing her from uttering the unfinished words.

Sophia thought, “This was the first time I had mustered the courage to mention what happened back then, but he didn’t give me a chance. Perhaps we’re destined to misunderstand and torment each other until the end of our days.! Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Jason had one hand firmly gripping Sophia’s chin while the other pressed heavily on the bruise on her left breast. Madness flickered in his

eyes.

He cried, “Are you still trying to say you, instead of Ada, saved me five years ago? Sophia, where’s your dignity? The scars on Ada’s body are real. And these? These are the dirty hickeys from your lover.”

Sophia’s heart was already in tatters. It could not endure Jason’s forceful rubbing. With each added pressure, Sophia felt as though millions of sharp blades were mercilessly stabbing into her heart, causing her body to tremble with pain.

She thought, ‘My skin appears seemingly intact, but thousands of holes are inside. What’s the point of arguing with him? Why did I bother so much to eliminate the scars? if i did the right move back then, would I make the right move after that and become the winner now?‘

Sophia felt a rush of blood in her throat. She tightly pursed her lips to prevent the blood from spilling out.

Jason sensed the stiffness and tightness in Sophia’s body, but he attributed it to her aversion to getting close to him. His gaze gradually grew

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He mocked, “You don’t seem to enjoy my touch, do you? Looks like that bastard Oliver has satisfied you so much that you’ve forgotten who

your man is.”

With that, he violently yanked Sophia up from the ground, dragging her toward a gazebo.

Sophia had been sitting on the floor all afternoon, and her legs had gone numb. When Jason dragged her forcefully, she collapsed onto the ground, sliding forward.

Her previously numb belly began to throb. She grew nervous when she felt something trickling from her abdomen, murmuring, “My baby…”