Chapter 832: Bulletproof
"Thanks to you, I met him. If not for you, I might not ever have known how to be valued, respected, and taken seriously. So, it’s still a happy ending."
Ivy remained silent as Dane studied her side profile. Talking about him only reflected bitterness and pain in her eyes. But the moment she thought of a certain person, gentleness and pride illuminated her gaze.
Another deep exhale slipped past his nostrils, turning away from her. He looked at the side road, deep in thought.
"How are you sure it’s a happy ending?" he broke the silence with a quiet voice. "He might die at any moment."
"Hah..." Ivy let out a short laugh, thinking about her next words to him. "That’s right. The man I love is surrounded by danger, threatening to take him away from me. But that’s why I am who I am, Ivy Wei."
The side of her lips curled up slightly, but confidently. "I’m not one to easily let go of something or someone I’m determined about. It might not be enough or not much, but I’ll do my best to keep him alive."
"Ivy Wei," Dane called, almost surprising her, as he had never addressed her with her full name. "You don’t know what you’re talking about."
"I know it might seem foolish, but I’m left with little choice. You should know better than anyone how stubborn I can be," she replied with a smile. "My stubbornness doesn’t yield to pain — to anything. I still have many things to tell him and things I want to do with him. Our time together isn’t still enough, so I will not let anyone take him away. Not when we weren’t tired of each other yet."
"You love him?"