Chapter 38: What She Should Have Done

Ella stormed out of the run-down apartment building, still furious. She wasn’t just angry at her surroundings but also at Chloe. After fuming for a while, her phone rang—it was Julian calling. “Why are you calling me now? Didn’t the doctor say you needed rest?” Ella was still upset and couldn’t hide the harshness in her tone. Julian had been aware that Ella planned to visit Chloe. He had known but chose to turn a blind eye, curious about the outcome. When he woke up in his hospital bed, only Adam was there beside him, and his sister was nowhere to be found. "Where's my sister?" Julian asked. Adam scratched his nose awkwardly. "She went out to find Chloe. Said she was going to bring her back to visit you. We couldn’t stop her." Julian fell silent for a moment after hearing this. Though he didn’t say anything, a subtle sense of anxiety settled over him as he waited. Even though he was a patient with no tasks to complete, he made it seem like he had pressing matters, constantly restl