Chapter 28

Ten minutes later, Bryce returned.

Sitting next to Holly, he reached out and stroked her head, saying softly, "Samantha is ill. She can't handle stress. Don't let her get to you."

He was asking her to endure.

Holly pursed her lips slightly and didn't respond.

In reality, she had high endurance. She had already endured Samantha's presence several times before. Now, any hint of resistance from her seemed like a confrontation in Bryce's eyes.

The word "endure" felt like a dagger piercing into her heart.

Only the one who endured knew the taste of it.

During those two years when Bryce was wheelchair-bound and would frequently lose his temper and throw things, she endured it all. Initially, it was out of gratitude, but later on, it was because she had fallen in love with him.

But who the hell was Samantha, anyway? Why should she have to bear with her?

The more Holly thought about it, the angrier she became. Her lips pressed tightly together, and her face was gloomy like a storm clou