Sebastian stared at me, unblinking.
There was nothing in his eyes but pain and fury.
“Look at what you’ve done to Juliette,” he growled. “You’ve frightened her into this state—how much longer are you going to keep up this act?”
Juliette’s crying only grew worse.
I could tell.
She was trying with everything she had to speak.
But every word shattered before it could leave her lips.
The hospital room descended into chaos.
I closed my eyes.
Forced myself to calm down.
If this continued, it would only get worse.
I turned to the doctor, my voice barely held together, almost a plea.
“Doctor. Why can’t she speak?”
The doctor performed another brief examination on Juliette.
Only after confirming his findings did he explain,
“The patient was in a coma for three years. Her bodily funct
