Chapter 610
“That’s not something you need to tell me,” Khloe sniffed and spoke in a muffled voice.
She hated hearing Nick say things like that.
His love was too great, too selfless. She would rather it be selfish and irrational-at least then, her heart wouldn’t ache so much.
“Nick, listen to me carefully. We are husband and wife. From the moment I married you, there has been no ‘you’ and ‘me’ between us anymore. What’s yours is mine. Your life… is half of mine too.”
At her words, Nick’s dark eyes trembled, and tears instantly welled up.
No one had ever said anything like this to him before.
Even if Khloe were only lying to comfort him, he would still feel that this lifetime was worth it.
“Khloe…”
“Nick, without my permission, you are not allowed to let anything happen to you. Otherwise, I won’t forgive you even in my next life. Do you hear me?”
His heartbeat fell out of rhythm, as if an electric current surged through his limbs.
In that moment, pain could no longer disturb his thoughts. He let out a breathy laugh, and a hot tear slipped free, sliding into the corner of his mouth.
“…I hear you,” he replied softly.
Khloe clung to him and refused to let go. But after saying all that, Nick still forced her to look up at him.
Sure enough, she had cried herself into a mess.
Her tear-streaked face looked pitiful and fragile-more painful to him than any medicine.
Nick pulled out a tissue and wiped her tears. Halfway through, Khloe grabbed another tissue and reached up to dab gently at the corner of his eye.
Of course, there were no obvious tear tracks on his face. But she could tell-his eyes were wet.
They knelt together on the narrow hospital bed, Nick’s broad frame completely sheltering her slender figure. Their silhouettes against the faint light from the window were so beautiful it seemed like a painting.
As the medication gradually wore off and Nick’s complexion improved, Khloe finally relaxed a little.
She held her phone, wide awake, constantly searching for information about his condition.
Nick was the same-holding her, full of energy, as if he were already halfway recovered.
“If it doesn’t get worse, maybe I can live another twenty or thirty years. By then, you’ll be old too, tired of me…. and maybe you won’t be so sad anymore.”
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Seeing how fixated she was on his illness, Nick teased her lightly.
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But the moment he said it, he stepped straight on a land mine.
“Don’t you dare say such things again,” Khloe snapped. “And even if you do… I will never get tired of you. No matter when, if you’re not well, I’ll be sad.”
Hearing her profess her love for him again and again, Nick felt deeply moved.
Sometimes, when he said things like that, it was because he felt insecure. He couldn’t help testing her. Even though he knew exactly what kind of person Khloe was. Even if one day they grew old and their passion faded, she would still stay by his side faithfully.
From the moment he chose her, he knew that the space beside him would never be empty again. There would always be someone who would firmly refuse to let go of his hand.
“Thank you, Khloe,” Nick suddenly muttered.
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