Chapter 457

Sabrina stood frozen, staring at Nelson. His expression was cold, his lips pressed into a tight line. It barely hid the frustration he was trying to suppress. His wound had already started to scab over, but carrying her down the mountain had reopened it, making it worse. Yet he hadn't said a word or made a single complaint. He always told her she was the one carrying too much, but wasn't he doing the same? Sabrina lingered in the doorway, watching as the doctor treated him. The pain must have been intense. Every now and then, his brows furrowed deeply. As she continued to watch, her eyes began to fill with tears. After they got married, aside from that one New Year's and a brief moment on Clapham Mountain when she had felt a flicker of his affection, she had never truly felt loved by Nelson. Even though he had told her countless times that he didn't want her to leave and that he wanted her to stay, she had never really believed him. She had always thought he didn't love her—not e