Chapter 746

Chapter 746:

“Doctor.” Hadley hurried forward, her pulse quickening. “How is my friend?”

The doctor’s frown deepened, his expression unreadable. “Her other injuries are treatable,” he said, his voice hesitant, “however… her liver damage is more severe than we initially thought.”

The doctor sighed before asking, “Where is her family? No one came?”

Hadley froze. How could she possibly explain that Elissa’s husband was the one who had done this to her— that the person who should be by her side was the reason she was in the hospital at all?

“Let’s just focus on getting her admitted first.”

“All right.”

Without missing a beat, Ernest took over, handling the admission paperwork and ensuring Elissa was placed in a private room.

When Hadley entered, the sight of her friend made her chest tighten. Elissa lay still, body wrapped in bandages, her face pale against the stark white sheets. But the worst part— the part that made Hadley’s breath hitch—was the gauze covering her eyes.

The doctor’s words echoed in her mind.

“Hadley!”

Elissa’s voice was unsteady and weak, her fingers trembling as they reached out, searching. “Where are you? Why… why is it so dark? Didn’t you turn on the lights?”

“Elissa…”

Hadley’s throat constricted. She tried to steady herself, but her voice betrayed her, shaking with emotion.

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Elissa froze at the sound, an eerie stillness settling over her. A deep, gnawing unease crept through her chest like ice. Slowly, her hands moved upward, brushing the thick bandages wrapped around her eyes.

“My eyes…”

Hadley clasped her hand tightly, willing herself to find the right words— but nothing came.

Elissa’s breath hitched. A terrifying thought crashed into her, and suddenly, the air felt suffocating. “Hadley… am I blind?”

Hadley squeezed her hand, but she couldn’t bring herself to answer. Her silence said everything.

“I’m blind?” Elissa’s voice wavered, her breaths turning shallow. “No… No, I can’t be… I’m blind, blind—”

“Elissa!” Hadley gripped her shoulders, trying to steady her. “It’s not certain! Your eyes are just swollen—they had to bandage them!”

“Really?” Elissa’s hands shot up, fingers trembling as they clawed at the bandages. “Then let me see! Let me—”

“Elissa, don’t—”

Elissa’s breath came in sharp, panicked gasps. “I can’t see! Hadley, I can’t see!” She clutched Hadley’s arm, her grip vice-like. “I’m blind!”

“Elissa, please, calm down!”

Tears streamed down Elissa’s face as she shook her head violently. “Get the doctor! Now! I need to see the doctor!”

She lurched out of bed, stumbling blindly toward the door.

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