She was about to speak when she was stunned by the tears in his eyes and his apparent vulnerability. "Elijah..." She couldn't control herself and called out his name.
She wanted to ask, what was wrong with him? But before she could open her mouth, his big hand grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms.
She propped up her body with her arm, and her eyelashes were trembling slightly. Their faces were only a few centimeters apart. She could see the broken emotions in his eyes more clearly.
"Elijah, what happened?" Her heart was tightly knotted, and her voice unconsciously softened.
"I dreamt you left me." his throat moved up and down, and his voice hoarse. "You left with another man."
Her heart seemed to be stuck, unable to speak. She would not tell him that she had dreamt of him and Sarah together, dreamt of him marrying Sarah.
Because she cared, she was afraid of losing.
"It's just a dream, it's not real." She gently wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes with her fingers.
"Don't be with other men." He seemed to ignore her explanation, and his big hand tightly held her hand.
"I'm not with other men." Her hand was held so tightly by him that it hurt a bit. But she didn't withdraw her hand, because she knew that if she did, he would only hold on tighter.
"Swear to me." He was afraid she would run away, so his other hand tightly gripped her waist. "Swear you won't be with other men in this life."
She was silent for a while, then said, "If you ask me this, what if you're with another woman?"
"I don't want anyone but you." His deep eyes were full of deep affection, and he said firmly, "And you can't be with other men but me."
"Elijah, I never thought about being with other men," She said word by word. "I just want to raise the child."
Speaking of the child, the pain in his eyes deepened. Rita was a normal child, but Ian was not. Ian needed her to put in more effort.
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