Chapter 289 I Love You, I Really Do

Caroline pondered. Is he dreaming about me?

“Caroline…” David’s brows furrowed tightly. “Don’t leave me… Please, don’t…”

His voice was soft, almost pleading.

That wasn’t something David Ellison would ever say.

Caroline froze.

Lying in his arms, listening to his murmured words, she felt herself….

Falling.

But what truly shattered her was what he said next.

“I love you… I really, really love you…”

After those words, his expression softened, the tension in his brows fading.

Caroline, on the other hand, trembled uncontrollably, her eyes welling with tears.

She had heard David’s confession.

Even if it was just a dream, even if he wasn’t awake-

It felt more precious, more real than anything he had ever said while conscious.

Love buried so deep in his heart that it surfaced only when he wasn’t in control.

of

pulled her hand out from under the

Empty.

at David’s

she whispered, as if answering his dream. “I wish I could love

Finished

I would have to

wavered–then maybe, just maybe, she could

if he stopped loving

she gamble her happiness on a single “I love

into the fire,

night, whether asleep or awake, David’s words

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Love You,

Over and over again.

woke. Woke, then

walked downstairs,

slept well. David sat on the couch, a

Finished

simple dress shirt and slacks–nothing special–yet on him, it looked

He looked well–rested.

Unlike her.

gone, but judging by how peacefully he had slept last night, he

greeted. “This arrived for

“For me?”

box. “Yes. The Brooks family sent it early this

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