He Left Me After I Nursed Him Back to Health

I dedicated two years to caring for Julian, who was paralyzed. Everyone believed the first thing he'd do after standing again was marry me.

Only I, on the night his surgery succeeded, asked, "Do you still want to marry me?"

He hesitated. That simple answer, he never quite said it.

I let out a soft laugh. "I get it."

I took off the ring and, that very night, left the place I'd called home for two years without a second thought.

**1**

"Do you still want to marry me?"

Julian froze slightly at my words, staring at his legs for a long moment before speaking.