I was done with Elias. He didn't deserve a single word from me.
All that mattered was getting Cedric's wound treated immediately.
But Elias yanked me back, refusing to let me leave.
Cedric knew exactly what was between Elias and me—he'd witnessed every miserable moment of the past five days.
Right then, even he was pissed on my behalf.
"Who the hell do you think you are?! I'm Rosalind's fiancé! You? You're just the coward who left her to die in the car accident!"
Elias' mouth flapped like a fish out of water, but he uttered nothing.
I didn't waste another second on him, ushering Cedric into the waiting ambulance.
Seven days in the hospital later, with Elias' birthday looming in two days, I bulldozed through all objections to marry Cedric on that exact date.
Mother fought me tooth
