His Precious Love

Chapter 328 It Was Me First

“I lived for myself,” he mumbled, the desolation in his voice audible. “But I… I don’t have anything anymore. Everything’s just an illusion.”

My father’s words were an illusion, the letters were an illusion, and my mother’s gentleness was an illusion.

Those illusions had accompanied him for over twenty years, and they were what supported him to keep living. Those illusions were his courage, but now, he had lost everything. He was standing in the dark all alone.

No one needed him anymore.

“You do. You still have me.” His tone ached Rayna’s heart. “I’m not an illusion. I’m always by your side. Touch me if you don’t believe my words.”

She then grabbed his hands and placed them on her cheeks. The coldness of his skin made tears spring to her eyes.

Jefferson finally relaxed and turned around.

Even with the dim lights, Rayna could no longer find the light in his blue eyes. It seemed as if he had died on the inside.

She trembled as she held the man’s hand, and she parted her lips a few times before stammering, “Jefferson, don’t do this… Say something… Say anything… Don’t do this…”

She was frightened to see him like that.

He was young, and he should be full of life. He should be prideful and not have soulless eyes.

It was still raining heavily outside, and the raindrops pattered against the window rhythmically. The icy, humid air seeped into the attic through the half-opened door.

Rayna’s tearful and melancholic face was reflected in Jefferson’s eyes, and he stared at her for a long while.

The silence in the attic was deafening.

After what seemed like forever, the man gently moved his hand on Rayna’s face and whispered, “I was the one who met you first, and I was the one to fall for you first, so why did you end up falling for someone else?”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…” Rayna did not know what else to say but to keep repeating those three words. As she held his hands tightly, she said, “I’m right here. I won’t be going anywhere anymore.”

Rayna could see that he had not changed his bandages for a long time and that he had a deathly pallor. She did not know what would happen to him if she did not change his bandages and reapply his medication.

of leaving after coming

thought of that tightened Rayna’s

unlocked her phone, she softly said, “I’ll get the doctor to come and treat your wound. Didn’t you say that

you still need

and I’ve kept them all properly.

knew she was probably lying, he could

“Okay.”

the patient’s current condition and address. She also told him to come in an hour’s time and that she would pay any price

she continued coaxing Jefferson. She told him that the attic was too cold, so she draped the coat over their heads and

on the couch in silence, and his eyes lowered the

he would not be able to

said, “The wound has bled again, and it’s sticking with the gauze. I’m afraid it’ll be a little difficult to

upon Rayna’s face at

By then, he had already worn his glove and had instructed the nurse to prepare the medication. “But it’ll hurt, and he’ll have to bear with the pain

Jefferson’s hand before muttering, “It’ll hurt a little, so bear with it for a while, okay? I’ll

can’t bring myself to

doctor took a sterilized pair of scissors and slowly cut away the bandages

gauze fell, Rayna saw the innermost layer sticking to the wound. It had turned into a dark shade of red, and

a

“Don’t look.”

she tamped down the

anything, she knew it had to hurt when the doctor separated the gauze from the wound, for Jefferson’s arms were shaking, and his repressed groans had traveled

the hand covering Rayna’s eyes moved away. It was then she saw that Jefferson had new bandages, and the doctor

report, the doctor

to change his gauze and check his wound every day, and make sure he takes his meds on time. He’ll be on a liquid diet for the month, and he has to stay away from spicy

“Thank you.”

and Rayna did not have any questions to ask. After paying the doctor, she escorted him

and the

took the

bedroom. Right as she was about to turn on the lights, Jefferson placed a hand on her hand and

turn them on,

the room. Thus, without needing to turn on the lights, she navigated him to the bed and tucked