Chapter 863

Chloe's heart sank like a stone when she heard Connor's words. How desperate must he be to say something like that?

"Connor," she began, her voice firm but tender, "you can't ever give up on yourself. You've got to keep going for me, and for our child. Promise me?"

In that moment, Connor wasn't even sure himself. "Chloe, I don't want to sugarcoat it. We're in a tight spot. You know as well as I do what my sister Claire is capable of, but we need to hold onto one thing: you have to survive. No matter what happens, you just have to keep going."

Connor knew full well that Claire was ultimately coming for him. Chloe still had a shot at getting through this, but he feared she might lose hope even if a chance came her way. He needed to be honest, to strengthen her resolve.

But Chloe had already seen through his façade. "If you die, what's the point for me? We're in this together. I'm not giving up, and neither should you."

to live. He'd never felt such a pull towards life before. "Connor, remember when you were ten, standing by the river? I was the one who pulled you back from the edge. Your life

woven through it. Her heart was a storm of uncertainties. She could foresee the trials she and Connor would face. But the only thing they could hold onto now was that no matter how bleak

give up. Never.

long as we're alive, there's hope. Promise me you won't give

the

should have loved him. That kind

that never healed.

years, he'd held on by sheer willpower alone. Chloe

Connor stirred, finding a glimmer of warmth. He'd spent twenty-eight years navigating life like walking on eggshells, always in some kind of. battle, be it defensive

His childhood was a

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