Chapter 180

After returning from Springvale, Zachary was diagnosed with severe depression. He had no choice but to be hospitalized for treatment. Many people came to visit him during that time. But Tessa didn't appear even once. Every time the door to his hospital room creaked open, Zachary would hold his breath, heart pounding with hope, eyes fixed on the doorway. And every time, disappointment crushed him anew. His gaze would fall, and his shoulders would slump. From sunrise to sunset, Zachary waited, but the person he longed to see never came. His heart ached as a dark thought began to take root—Tessa was never coming back. What was the point of living without her? … As dinner was being served that evening, Yanis arrived with a nurse carrying Zachary's meal. The moment she opened the door, she let out a panicked scream. The insulated food container fell from her hands, clattering to the floor. "Zachary!" Yanis grabbed Zachary and shrieked, "Don't be silly please! Don't scare me like