At that moment, Chez actually felt a strange sense of relief.
Because he knew—Theodora wouldn't just stand by and do nothing. In the past, whenever his stomach problems flared up, she would be more anxious than he was, running around trying to help.
But this time, she only glanced at him before striding away.
A sharp pain stabbed through Chez's chest.
The agony nearly knocked him out. His voice trembled as he pleaded, "Dora... don't..."
How could this be happening?
Why was Theodora treating him so coldly?
The pain in his heart, combined with the burning ache in his stomach, drained him of all his strength. He collapsed onto the ground, his blurred vision capturing only the sight of Theodora's resolute figure disappearing into the distance.
She heard the sound behind her but didn't
