---- usual warmth, Ross' mood sank. A massive wave of panic and helplessness surged in his chest. Although he hated me and wanted to take revenge on me, he never truly wanted me to get hurt. Thad been in the hospital for three days before my friend, Anna, found out about my injuries and rushed over to see me. Anna's father was the healer who helped me search for suitable herbs back then. Ever since Stella died, I gave up being a healer out of guilt and couldn't bring myself to revisit places she used to go ever again. At this moment, I couldn't help but tear up again upon seeing Anna's shocked expression. She was the only one I could trust and depend on now. Upon seeing all my injuries, Anna cried in heartache. She asked in concern, "What exactly happened? As your Alpha, shouldn't Ross be ---- protecting you? Didn't you say that he treated you well? "Jenny, you lied..." She sat by my bedside, her makeup ruined from all the crying, but she didn't get any response from me. I tried to reach out to wipe away her tears, but even that slight movement sent a piercing pain through my body. After a while, Anna finally realized something was wrong. She wiped her tears hastily and had a good look at me. "Jenny, why aren't you saying anything? Are you not willing to share things with me anymore?" Sadness filled her eyes, and tears welled up again. I tried my best to shake my head, enduring the pain as I gestured with my hands. "I can't speak anymore. It's not that I don't want to share ---- everything with you. Thank you for visiting me." "What? Why can't you speak?"