Chapter 177: Promise made...

"Can you not let go of my hand, no matter what happens? And... can you always remember me?" he asked, his voice low but sincere.

Jessica was stumped, her breathe caught in her throat while her heart thumped wildly yet she met his question with silence.

She didn’t expect such a question. In as much as she has her fears of what tomorrow might be for them; she hadn’t taken any time to consider who is holding on or who is not holding on at the moment.

With the knowledge that tomorrow might come with its challenges, she felt herself lacking of the confidence needed.

She is really afraid, having witnessed her mother’s painful end, she lacks the confidence to trust any man. She can only believe what she has today.

But it is more scary to hear him make that request, —request? No, it’s certainly not a request, he is asking for a promise.

A promise about tomorrow. Jessica felt her head throbbing as she analyzes the situation.

She wanted to make that promise that she will not let go of his hand, that she will always be there to stand by him through thick and thin but she had to weigh her options, she has to consider her heart.

"What are the chances? What are the possibilities?" She murmured to herself.

her silent Davis heart thumped wildly in trepidation, he might not have thought about it when he asked but he was certain

solace. But then,

A

she say ’No’. He is not ready to lose the only light

price he has to pay but then at this minute at this moment, he felt fear, fear of her response, fear of her rejection though his wife

breathe, her thoughts racing in her head. May be it is time to live the reality and not dwell in fantasy. It is really time they focus on the truth and not rely

present to pursue the future. She stared at him for a while, her eyes

suffer greater trials than this

already taking the life out him. "I will walk the

was short lived with Jessica’s next sentence "on

not surprised because every situation had a condition attached to foster it. "I can meet up any condition." He answered readily eliciting a light smile on

his face, her eyes never leaving his—searching, weighing, questioning. "Yes, one

filled with

lie to me,"

the unexpected request. Of all things she could have asked—wealth, security, loyalty—she asked

truth may be... I’d rather face it than live in a

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