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“It’s because she’s worth it! I love her resilience, and my heart aches over her stubbornness. I’ve not experienced such feelings with any other woman before. Bruce, do you know what it’s like? I hope to be her shelter from the storm and a helping hand when she’s facing troubles. It doesn’t matter even if she doesn’t love me back, as long as she can have a good life.”

“But isn’t it pathetic to hold on to a love that can never be reciprocated?” That was how he’d responded then.

However, Nicholas had only smiled. “There’s nothing pathetic about it if I don’t feel that way. Loving someone doesn’t necessarily mean having ownership over them or expecting your feelings to be returned. Sometimes, devoting oneself can also be a form of bliss.”

Nicholas had appeared to be so foolish to him.

Alas, it seemed that someone else was following in his footsteps. Nicholas’s comment about how bullish Riley could be rang true.

Bruce remained silent as Riley picked up the three candles on the floor with trembling hands and lit them up before kneeling before the headstone, staring at the burning candles.

Her eyes were filled with grief, yet she was as quiet as a mouse. Even her tears were shed in utter silence.

Riley uttered lightly after an indeterminate amount of time had passed and the candles had burned out, “Nicholas, I’ll be heading back now. I’ll visit you once I’ve settled everything, okay?”

The whistling wind of the night was her reply.

Rosalie hurriedly helped Riley up and said, “All right. Let’s go back.”

Riley made a sound of acknowledgment. Her legs had gone completely numb from kneeling too long, causing her to tip forward the moment she tried walking.

Jonathan beckoned to Rosalie, “Let me do it.”

With that, he carried Riley in bridal style and strode toward the graveyard exit with Rosalie beside him.

He was passing by Bruce, who suddenly warned, “The Griffin family

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can have free access to. I wouldn’t want Nicholas disturbed and won’t

tremor overtook Riley’s body, and Jonathan’s baritone rang out. “You might not want to see her, but I doubt Nicholas echoes your

without waiting for

that she could help take care of her like

it treated by the doctor and nurses once we’re back. You were too reckless today. What

was too desperate to

regaining some freedom without needing to be confined in the gloomy psychiatric hospital. without needing to be

had been chased out of Nicholas’s funeral, and the Griffin

being unable to light a candle in prayer before Nicholas’s grave after his death.

be more careful. After all, you still aren’t truly safe yet,” Rosalie

you.” Riley expressed her gratitude. She knew that Rosalie was

to bandage Riley’s forehead wound when they arrived at the hospital. Rosalie and Jonathan only

Riley at Nicholas’s grave today. I wonder what Nicholas would think if he knew of the state the woman he’d

be caring more and more for Riley,” Jonathan

I’ve searched a great

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past few days. That’s why my heart goes out

accident might still have happened, and Nicholas’s death would have been even more painful for

out of the blue. “Jonathan, I’m so relieved that you’re well!” She’d learned to cherish the things she had even more after her experience

share of misery and that she had now ridden out the storm at last. Her

fine.” He hugged her back. “I still need to protect you and

you’ll have to live longer than me,” she said from beneath her

His

eyes

flickered at that.

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