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!

die..." Karen clung to his neck

something she found

"I won't die! I'll never die; I'll always

was treated with the antidote, her vital

However, her mood...

night, she hardly ate or drank, just staring

times she shed a tear were the only changes

trying to console her, but it was

night fell once

slowly into the room,

eat something. You can't live on IV fluids forever." He

or warmed it, as soon as he

her eyes meeting Everett's, her

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

tomorrow. Do you want to go?" Everett hadn't dared to

condition, he feared she might faint

Karen's end, Jeffrey had already tried several times to

go." Dorothy's voice was still raspy,

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