Chapter4 Grace lifted her head and saw Alexander Stone sitting at the bedside , carefully tipping a glass of water to Bella Hart's lips . Bella looked perfectly fine - only a little shaken , with some superficial scrapes . Nothing life - threatening . Alexander's gaze slid past Grace ' s bloodied , battered figure without a ripple of emotion . His eyes were ice , his tone colder still . " Bella's craving that sweet cake you make so well . Head to the hospital kitchen and fix some ' . " Grace could hardly believe her ears . She was drenched in blood , torn with pain , dragged straight from an operating table where surgeons had been ready to save her life - just so he could order her to bake dessert ? All because Bella craved it ? Years of bottled humiliation , grief , and despair finally burst . She forced herself upright , every breath a knife , and her voice tore out hoarse and broken , carrying all the anguish in her chest . " Alexander Stone ! You've gone too far . When I was trampled half to death at the auction , where were you ? With her . Always with her ! Now I'm lying here , gravely injured , needing surgery , and you drag me out because she wants cake ? What am I to you ? I ' m your lawful wife - five years married . Do I mean so little to you that you can trample me this way ? " Her cries cracked into sobs , blood streaking with tears down her face - wretched , broken , but burning with fury . Alexander's expression didn't flicker . Not even a twitch of his eyes . Instead , Bella whined softly against his chest , covering her ears . " Alexander , she's so loud ... she's giving me a headache . " At once he drew Bella tighter against him , shielding her ears , voice dropping to a gentle murmur . " There , don ' t be afraid . " Then his gaze snapped to Grace , sharp and glacial . " So after all that , what you mean is - you refuse ? " Chapter4 19.05 % Wanna watch the rest of " Office Girl " ? Download Drama Pops and watch the re ... Download Grace's eyes dimmed into ash . He lost the last of his patience . His voice dropped to a cutting chill . " Then lock her in the freezer . She can come out when she's ready to do it . " The guards seized her immediately . Her pleas , her struggles meant nothing . They dragged her across the ward and into the hospital ' s refrigerated drug storage . The heavy door slammed shut . Subzero cold wrapped around her instantly , piercing every wound like a thousand frozen needles . Her blood felt as though it were turning to ice . The bleeding inside her abdomen worsened . She could feel her life leaking away , second by second . Darkness and cold devoured her . When she thought she would simply die there , instinct clawed against despair. With the last shreds of strength , she crawled to the iron door and pounded weakly , her voice raw and broken . " I ... I'll do it ... I ' ll make it ... Let me out ... ) ) The freezer door swung open . She collapsed like a rag doll , dragged into the hospital kitchen and dumped on the floor . Shaking from pain and cold , she leaned on sheer willpower. Somehow , she managed to prepare the osmanthus cake Bella had asked for . When she finally staggered back into the ward and set the plate down , Alexander glanced at it once , then waved his hand . " Send her for surgery . " They wheeled her back into the operating room . As the anesthetic slid into her veins , her consciousness slipped away . A single tear traced down her cheek . Alexander Stone ... from this moment on , we are strangers . I will never love you again . Chapter4