The Fire That Saved Me 6
I almost laughed from rage.[] Barbara was furious with herself for raising such a blind, heartless son. She smacked Axel hard across the back of his head.]] “What the hell has Ember done? She’s lying in a hospital bed, for God’s sake!” “You attack her without knowing a damn thing, and do you even realize she just lost your baby? Her body is completely weak right now!” Before Axel could respond, he just stared at me in confusion. Layla, however, couldn’t stay quiet.]] “What? A miscarriage?” “Ember had a miscarriage? This is all my fault. If I hadn’t gotten this illness, she wouldn’t be suffering like this…” Her eyes instantly welled up with tears on cue.] I had to admire Layla’s acting skills.[] If those overpaid A–list celebrities had half her talent, Netflix wouldn’t be filled with such terrible shows. But some men i just can’t resist a woman who seems to need protecting. I wasn’t surprised to see Axel falling for it again. Completely ignoring my feelings, he started comforting Layla instead. “How could this possibly be your fault? The miscarriage happened because she wasn’t careful enough.“] “Besides, if she hadn’t caused your depression in the first place, you wouldn’t keep trying to hurt yourself. Let’s be honest–this outcome is entirely her own doing!” I let out a cold laugh, having almost forgotten this ridiculous claim.] I In my previous life, Axel said he’d read in Layla’s diary that I caused her depression. I could never understand how I supposedly caused depression in someone I didn’t even know before dating Axel.] Hearing my laugh, Axel frowned and approached my bed with an air of condescension. “Look, you did suffer a little this time, but why make such a big deal? You owe Layla anyway, “So you lost the baby? Just have another one later. Why did you drag me here?”…