"Lance! Lance." The moment Lance walked in, Keira immediately climbed out of bed, stumbling to her feet and tightly grabbing his hands. She looked pale but her eyes were brimming with joy.
"Lance, you're finally here, I've been waiting so long." Keira said.
At this point, Carolina and Viviana rose from the couch. Carolina turned to Lance and bluntly said, "You're not kids anymore, being married means taking on more responsibilities. Everyone needs to control their actions, and we can't just do whatever we want! Think about the reputation of the Olson and Summers families!"
Lance stood there silently, his icy expression unflinching.
Carolina scoffed and was the first to leave the room.
Viviana looked more anxious, she helplessly said to Lance, "Lance, you two need to talk. Keira has been under a lot of pressure lately, you should be more understanding."
Seeing Lance's indifferent expression, she glanced worriedly at Keira, sighed, and left the room.
Once the door closed, Keira clung tightly to Lance, pressing her thin, frail body against him, "Lance, I really am sorry this time, can you forgive me?"
Lance slowly pushed her away, but Keira instantly tightened her grip around him.
"Keira, let go of me first." Lance said.
"No! No!! Lance, can you forgive me, please forgive me! I know I messed up this time, I'll apologize to my sister, okay? I shouldn't have sent her that picture. But Lance, I only did it to make her give up. She publicly humiliated me at the charity auction; she just won't let you go." Keira said.
Lance closed his eyes, feeling drained, "I already proposed to you."
Keira shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, "But I'm scared. I'm scared she'll steal you away from me!"
"So when will you stop being scared?! You were scared before we got married, you're still scared after! When will it end? In the end, you just don't trust me." Lance said.
Lance's voice suddenly became sharp. He looked at the woman in front of him, his expression as complicated as it could get, "Keira. I'm starting to doubt, is the person standing in front of me really you? Was it really like it seemed, that Chloe was bullying you all along? The piano competition six years ago, did it really have nothing to do with you? The perfume formula in college, did she really steal it from you? The incident on the ship when you both fell into the water, what really happened? There are so many things. Keira, you."
Keira's face turned pale, her heart seemed to stop beating, her body feeling weak as if she was about to collapse. Her eyes were evasive, not able to hide her panic.
"No..." she lowered her head, shaking it in denial. "No, Lance, I never held grudges over the things between me and my sister. I know she didn't mean it, and those were just accidents. You can't doubt me like this, haven't you always understood me?"
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