Karen gave a reluctant nod and found herself suddenly swept off her feet.

Cradled in Jeffrey's arms, listening to the steady beat of his heart, a question bubbled up inside her.

"Jeffrey."

"Mm?"

"What if... it was me who was poisoned, would you—"

"I would!" Jeffrey cut her off before she could finish, giving Karen his answer, "I can't bear the thought of you leaving before me!"

In the past, he never truly pondered the significance of life.

He simply believed that life and death were predestined, so why worry about it?

But since going through so much, having someone he wanted to protect and love for a lifetime by his side, Jeffrey truly feared the concept of "death"!

The idea of being worlds apart was something he absolutely could not accept.

If Karen were to leave first, he was certain he'd follow her immediately!

clung to his neck tightly,

something she found incredibly hard to

quickly wrapped his arms around her, "I won't die! I'll never die; I'll

antidote, her vital

However, her mood...

to night, she hardly ate or

she shed a tear were the only changes

trying to console her, but it was as

night fell once

into the room, cautiously

You can't live on IV fluids forever." He reached out, grasping her cold

warmed it, as soon as

head, her eyes meeting Everett's,

"Kenneth's... funeral..."

to go?" Everett hadn't dared to bring up

feared she might faint from crying

Karen's end, Jeffrey had already tried several

want to go." Dorothy's voice was still raspy, but her tone

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