As night settled in, only Joelle and Adrian remained in the hospital room. Joelle offered Adrian water, but before she could pull back, he grabbed her wrist. âStay away from that lawyer.â
Joelle was caught off guard, both irritated and amused. âCan you focus on getting better first, you jealous fool?â
âPromise me,â Adrian insisted, his gaze intense. âJoelle, youâre mine.â
Unable to keep her emotions in check any longer, Joelle set the cup down with a sharp clink, her frustration pouring out.
âWhat gives you the right to make such demands of me? You rushed into danger without a second thought, throwing yourself into harmâs way to save others. Then you just lay there in a coma. Do you even know how terrified I was when you were in trouble? You played the hero, but did you ever stop to think about what would happen to me and our daughters?â
âJoelle, Iââ
Joelle cut him off sharply, her voice unwavering. âIf youâre really worried that Iâll leave you for someone else, then start cherishing your life more than anyone else! I donât care if youâre out there saving the world or playing the hero. If you die, Iâll remarry the first chance I get!â
âYou wouldnât dare!â
Adrian attempted to sit up in agitation, but Joelle easily held him down with a firm hand.
In that moment, he felt completely defeated as a man.
âPromise me,â Joelle insisted, her voice quieter but full of weight.
Adrian saw the tears shimmering in Joelleâs eyes, threatening to spill over. She never nagged like this, and hearing her now, Adrian could feel the pressure she had been carrying alone for so long.
gα â Î·Ï Î½ð® ðsâ¤com has it all He wasnât angry with Joelleâhe was angry with the people who thought they could take advantage of his absence.
Adrian reached up, cradling the back of Joelleâs head gently.
No words were necessary. The way their lips met in a desperate, passionate kiss said everything.
The two of them, tangled in each otherâs arms beneath the soft moonlight, felt the coldness between them melt away.
The warmth that slowly enveloped them replaced all the isolation and tension, spreading through them both.
Joelle clung to Adrian, squeezing herself onto the hospital bed, savoring the feeling of him close again.
There were no children, no distractions, no challengesâjust the two of them.
Quietly. Simply.
Their fingers intertwined, the warmth of their touch grounding them in this fleeting moment. Once again, they found the courage to face whatever life and death might throw at them together.
Half a month later, Adrian had mostly recovered. Joelle and Adrian decided to donate Raelynâs funds, establishing two foundations.
With Adrianâs health restored, they launched three public welfare projects under Miller Group.
It was their way of using their wealth for goodâa gesture of gratitude for the trials they had endured. They believed that this act would lead to brighter days ahead.
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