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.”

late. Parting too

heart trembled. She immediately reached up and

as he pulled

he supposed to be coaxing her to sleep? How

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

moment, he

She jolted awake again.

mouth, murmuring an apology before rushing into the

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

it with her own eyes: his tall frame

want to, but because she was afraid. Afraid that if she went too close, her heart would break so

light, she thought she saw faint traces of blood at the corner of

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

there, he forced himself

be in

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

The pain inside his body could flare

it clearly: it would only get more frequent, and each episode would be

while, some color finally returned to his face. Only