âI donât understand, how could you fall in love with me?â Nancy asked. âIs it because I helped Jasper and you mistook gratitude for love?â
âNancy, Iâm not a child. I know the difference between gratitude and love,â Mick replied.
âThen I donât understand even more. You used to hate me, didnât you? You even hated me so much that you didnât want to see me!â Nancy said.
âYes, I did hate you,â Mick murmured. âBecause I had truly invested my feelings in a woman for the first time, only to be used. Thatâs why I hated you and didnât want to see you. Every time I saw you, the feelings in my body kept reminding me of how much I missed you.â
Mick paused for a moment before continuing. âBut at that time, I couldnât accept it. I couldnât accept that I still had feelings for you, so I kept denying it. But when you jumped off the cliff, I was overwhelmed by fear.
My mind went blank, and my first reaction was to jump after you and save you!â
If it werenât for the Reed familyâs bodyguard catching him, he might have really jumped!
Nancy listened to Mickâs confession in a daze, unable to react.
âIn the days I spent searching for you, I finally realized that I love you. Thatâs why I risked my life to find you after you fell into the sea. Thatâs why I dreamt of you every night and kept thinking about our past.
And every night, I had to hold onto your luggage to fall asleep!â Mick said.
âWhat?â Nancy was stunned. Was her luggage still with Mick in Emerald City?
âNancy, I love you. You should never doubt that,â Mick said with such seriousness and solemnity.
At that moment, his expression was so sincere and solemn!
And his lips deeply kissed the palm of her hand.
As if he was making a vow to her!
Mickâs love for her was something Nancy had never expected.
Her mind was in chaos, and all she could say to Mick was, âI think⦠I need to rest and be alone for a while.â
ofer After meeting so many people and receiving so much information today, she felt exhausted.
âOkay,â Mick said. âRest well.â
After speaking, he stood up, tucked in Nancyâs blanket, and left the hospital room.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, Jasper hurried over. âBig brother, howâs Nancy doing?â
âSheâs a bit tired and wants to rest,â Mick said.
âWhat about the baby in her bellyâ¦â
âItâs mine,â Mick said.
His unquestionable tone told his family not to doubt who the father of the child was.
Jasper breathed a sigh of relief.
If this child wasnât his brotherâs, there would probably be another storm.
After hearing his sonâs words, Jason did not show a relaxed expression, but instead said, âLetâs first listen to what the doctor has to say.â
âWhatâs wrong? Is there another problem?â Jasper felt the seriousness in his fatherâs tone.
After hearing the doctorâs analysis, Jasper understood why his father had spoken with such a serious tone.