Love On Ice: Don’t Leave Me, My Charming Liar

Chapter 58: Bonnie, observing the woman feigning concern beside Nyla, longed to send them both away to shield Nyla from such a distressing scene upon awakening. Ethan responded to Bonnie's blunt dismissal not with anger, but with curiosity about what Nyla might have shared about him. "Please forgive me; I should have noticed sooner that Nyla was ill. If there's any blame, it's mine," Callie replied, rising and stepping closer to Ethan as though to protect him from any further scolding. Bonnie scoffed.

"How pretentious." Callie's face hardened; it was rare for anyone to challenge her so directly. She was about to respond heatedly when Nyla's feeble voice cut through the tension. "Bonnie, what brings you here?" Bonnie quickly shifted her attention to Nyla, her expression melting from scorn to worry. "Austen let me know he saw you here, so I came as fast as I could. You had me really scared." "Sorry," Nyla replied, her voice raspy and her body sore, her eyes resting on Ethan's stoic expression. "Don't worry about it. Just focus on getting better," Bonnie gently scolded.

With Nyla now awake, Ethan silently excused himself and departed, Callie mumbling apologies as she followed him. After they left, Bonnie cracked the window to let in some fresh air but soon closed it, concerned it might be too cold for Nyla. "That woman with Ethan, she's his fiancée, isn't she? Such a fake. I can't believe Ethan's taste in women is that bad," Bonnie scoffed. "Bonnie," Nyla interjected, her cough breaking through. Bonnie paused, biting back further comments upon seeing Nyla's delicate condition. "There are plenty of decent men out there. Why fixate on him?

Let me introduce you to a friend from school. He's genuinely nice." Lαtєst chptrs in gąlnovels.ċøm Nyla offered a weak smile, reassuring Bonnie that she was open to the idea. "Okay." Yet, deep within, Nyla understood her heart's truth. Plenty of good men existed, yet it was Ethan who truly mattered to her. She found it impossible to feel the same about anyone else. It was reminiscent of her childhood, when only strawberry pudding could satisfy her.

On her second day in the hospital, Nyla received a visit from Bonnie, who had just finished her class, and Austen, who tagged along, much to Bonnie's annoyance. The pair quickly fell into a light-hearted argument, with Bonnie being the more vocal one. "Why did you have to come with me? Don't you have better things to do? Or maybe you should just work more," Bonnie said while trying to peel an apple for Nyla, nearly cutting herself in frustration. Austen exhaled deeply, relieved her of the apple, and began peeling it as he sat down. "You know I work here at the hospital, right?

It makes sense for me to come." Bonnie paused, her surprise evident, and then touched her nose in embarrassment. . . .