Billionaire's Match

Chapter 1024

“Hmph. It’s just a piece of candy. If I had been there…”

Khloe snapped back to her senses and pushed herself up from his embrace. In the darkness, she stared straight at him, her tone still bristling with indignation.

“If you had been there, what would you have done?”

“If I were there, I’d make sure none of them got to eat it. It wouldn’t be fair at all if you didn’t have any!”

“So even if you were just a kid, you’d still protect me?”

Watching her flustered outrage on his behalf, warmth swelled in his heart-sweeter than candy ever could be. He lifted her face gently in his hands and asked softly.

“Of course!” she answered without hesitation. “No matter when, as long as I’m by your side, I’ll protect you.”

“Me too.”

His voice dropped, and he leaned closer to her lips. His breath turned hot.

“The thing I hate most in life… is meeting you too late.”

too late. Parting

up and covered his mouth.

as he pulled her back

be coaxing her to sleep? How was she getting more and more

daily life-small, trivial things strung together one after another. Gradually, her eyelids grew heavy, her drowsiness

that moment, he

She jolted awake again.

his mouth, murmuring an apology

followed immediately-and this time, he didn’t manage to stop her

saw it with her own eyes: his tall

away. Not because she didn’t want to, but because she was afraid. Afraid that if she went too close, her heart would break so badly she would crumble, and

she thought she saw faint traces of blood at the corner

she grab a towel and go to him. She crouched down, wrapped an arm around half his

was frighteningly pale now. Perhaps because she was there, he forced himself not to make a sound-but his heavy, ragged breathing betrayed

be in

glass of warm water and helped him rinse his mouth, then stayed beside him, holding his arm

inside his body

it would only get more frequent, and

long while, some color finally returned to his face. Only then did