Love Ends in Winter

Slowly, a sharp pain exploded from the back of her head. Gloria immediately curled up in pain and uttered a weak, “Save me.”

But in the blurred vision, everyone ran anxiously towards Slyvia who fell on the other side.

She watched Manuel pick up Slyvia and rushed to the hospital with her parents.

Just like last time, she was abandoned where she was and no one cared about her.

The pain in her body became more and more intense. Gloria's eyes went dark. 

Gathering her last bit of strength, she crawled a few meters, picked up the phone that had fallen to the ground and called the emergency number for herself.

Gloria woke up after a narrow escape, she unexpectedly found Manuel and her parents there. However, Gloria did not receive a word of concern, only harsh rebukes.

“Sylvia's leg and wrist were broken. Did you know that she was a dancer? What are you going to use to compensate her now?

“If I had known you were such a nuisance, I would never have let you be born. I no longer have a daughter like you!”

Gloria knew that Slyvia must be throwing all the dirty water on her again.

She closed her eyes, then looked at her parents who were shouting at her at the top of their lungs and Manuel who was silent and had unpredictable emotions beside her and exhaled a breath of hot air.

‘I don't want relatives like you either,’ she muttered in her mind.

If possible, Gloria really wanted to shout out that sentence, but she was wearing an oxygen mask and was so weak that she could not utter a single word.

In the end, it was Manuel who persuaded Gloria’s father and mother to leave, while he himself stayed.

When their eyes met, he reached out and touched Gloria's pale face. Suddenly, he changed his usual indifference and spoke in a gentle voice, “Sylvia said that you wanted to take her down with you. I know this is not your intention.”

Gloria was surprised. Could it be that Manuel finally saw through Slyvia's true face?

But the next second, the man said, “I just consulted a psychiatrist. When a vegetative patient wakes up, his personality may change drastically due to brain damage. I'm sorry, I never thought of this possibility.”

Manuel's eyes flashed with pity and annoyance, “My Gloria used to be generous, kind and lovely. You are so different from her, but I only realized it now.”

“Fortunately, it's not too late now,” Manuel took a deep breath, “I will help you contact the best mental hospital. Don't worry, Gloria, I will cure you.”

He leaned over and kissed Gloria's forehead, “I hope that by then, you can return to your old self.”

The young lady of the Norton Family must be generous and steady. He could not marry a crazy person who was extreme and hurtful to others.

Manuel's words were gentle, but Gloria felt creepy. She tried her best to refuse, but her voice was too low and only a layer of white mist appeared on her oxygen mask.

Manuel did not ask for her opinion. After that, he told Gloria's parents about his plan.

Wealthy families were very averse to having any direct descendant with a mental illness, as they would be laughed at if it got out.

But that time Gloria had hurt people repeatedly, even to the point of wanting to kill people. If she continued like that, she would become a complete demon. 

Gloria’s mother hesitated for a moment, but then nodded and agreed.

Gloria’s father and Slyvia, who had ulterior motives, of course fully agreed.

Slyvia suggested softly, “I know a sanatorium with good confidentiality and treatment results. It will definitely cure my sister.”

Then, from an angle where no one could see, she met Gloria's fearful and rejecting gaze, smiled faintly and said silently, “Fall into my hands, I'll see how you can escape this time.”

Heart-wrenching screams rang out in the electric shock room and the person tied to the treatment bed kept twitching, convulsing and twisting all over.