Chapter 176

Sophia finally snapped out of her daze, her face turning as pale as a sheet. "Samuel…" Samuel tugged the robe around himself, his expression unreadable. Awkwardly, he pushed himself upright and maneuvered back toward his wheelchair. Sophia instinctively reached out to help him, but he brushed her hand aside with a firm motion. His voice was distant. "Thank you, but I can manage on my own." He quickly adjusted his position, pressed the control button, and the wheelchair began rolling toward the door. Tears streamed down Sophia's face. "Samuel, don't go! I didn't mean it…" Since her return, Samuel had never once taken off his prosthetic leg in front of her. When he walked, it was nearly impossible to tell he had a disability. Because of that, she had almost forgotten that one of his legs was gone. But her sobbing didn't stop him. Samuel didn't even look back. As his figure disappeared through the doorway, Sophia buried her face in her hands as loud, uncontrollable sobs wracked he