Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 936: A sudden proposal

"Finn?"

Was Nina dreaming?

That was the first question that came to her mind. How could she not wonder? Just earlier today, Finn had been lying on a hospital bed, the same as he had for the past weeks. He couldn't just wake up and come to her. If anything, he should still be in the hospital for checkups to know the next steps of his recovery and for him to rest more to prepare his body for rehabilitation.

Even though he still looked pale and sickly, showing signs of his poor health, she couldn't believe her eyes. Hence, she denied what was in front of her.

"Haha..." She let out a helpless laugh, shaking her head slightly. "I must be imagining this because I kept hearing his name all day."

Today, of all days, Nina had heard Finn's name more often than ever before.

Everyone had been talking about him-mentioning him, reminiscing-and Nina had found herself doing the same. More than she ever had in the past. Even back then-way back when Finn had been pursuing her-she'd avoided talking about him. She would mention him and their relationship in passing but never delved into it deeply. She wasn't sure why.

But today, almost every conversation she'd had seemed to circle back to Finn. That was likely the reason she thought she was hallucinating now. After all, she'd had a few drinks. Not enough to get her drunk or tipsy, but enough to make her mood unpredictable.

With that thought, Nina smacked her lips and forced a smile.

Finn," she muttered. "But

Finn again, she'd rather it not be a hallucination. And with that, she turned on her heel and began to walk away. A heaviness tugged at her chest, making her realize just how desperate she was

Nina froze, her brows rising in surprise. This touch didn't feel like a hallucination.

this," he whispered, his voice barely audible,

she turned fully toward him. Her lips parted as if to speak, but no words came out. Her eyes shimmered with unshed

was the wrong thing to say, but she couldn't stop herself. "...

a faint smile.

a snap of the fingers, jolting her awake. Panic surged through her, and she clasped his arm, scanning him from head to

she murmured under her breath, her gaze darting between his face and body. "Finn, why are you here? You should be in the hospital. You've been unconscious for weeks! You can't just leave the

don't have a single sore muscle," he said with a subtle smile, giving her a

lips curved downward, unimpressed by his attempt at humor. "That's not funny, Finn. I don't know how you managed to get out, but we need to go back. Why would you leave the hospital the moment you woke up? Do you not

to pull him with her. But as she turned to lead him away, Finn tugged her arm back and wrapped her

Finn tightened his hold on her slightly, closing his eyes as if savoring

had been

hadn't realized just how much time had passed. But now, with her sweet perfume in his nose, her voice in his ears,

around her as if he never wanted

trembled as a tear slid down her cheek. She wanted to say something, anything, but she could only lower her head as

a while, neither of them spoke. Finn held her close, and she let