True Love Waits

Chapter 417 Don't Be Afraid

Ivan shook his head and smiled at Kasie. "No, I've had enough rest. I'm not sleepy yet. Could you please hand me a book from there?"

He pointed at the tiny bookshelf in the corner of the ward.

Kasie turned around, following his finger and then nodded, "Sure. Which book would you like to read?"

"Just pick one. I'm fine with anything."

She picked up a novel at random, and handed it to him before she sat down on the chair next to his bed. "I hope you have fun reading. I'll keep an eye on the infusion bottle."

Ivan nodded and politely said, "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Kasie tilted her head and smiled.

Ivan sprawled across the bed, flipping through the pages of the book.

Silence filled the air again. Kasie exchanged text messages with Debbie for a while to pass the time. Later on, she started to feel a little sleepy as drowsiness got the better of her. She cast a short glance at Ivan, who was immersed in the book, and leaned over to the edge of the bed. Finding it difficult to keep her head up, she buried her face in her arms and drifted off to dreamland.

A few minutes later, when Ivan took his eyes away from the book, he found Kasie in a motionless state. He could hear her breathing steadily and he called out her name softly, but she didn't respond.

'Is she sleeping?' He lifted the quilt and got out of the bed to check up on her. Indeed, she had fallen asleep.

Clenching his teeth in pain, he slowly walked to the hanger and took his coat. He carefully draped it over her shoulders.

if she had felt the weight of coat

first time he had met this girl, even though admittedly, he had only met her a couple of times. The first time was at Debbie's concert and then the second time was, oddly enough,

made investments in some businesses and opened a shop of her own after graduation. As strange as it sounded, it was Debbie

Debbie's knowledge. With tearful eyes, she warned him, "I don't care whether you love Debbie or not. Since you've decided to marry her, you must

saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock

agreement. "Rest assured. Whatever reasons

she was kidnapped by Aldrich. Ivan hadn't forgotten the look on Kasie's face when she saw Debbie in danger. For the very first time, she looked frightened, which was far from her calmness

do with his private affairs and yet she had to go through such a

felt Kasie's delicate body shuddering like a dried leaf in his arms. He tightened his arms around her and while clenching his teeth in pain, he tried to comfort her, "Don't

the nurse station to apply some ointment to her hand, Mia had told Ivan about Kasie's tragic

trauma in her heart, and nothing was ever the same with Kasie since then. It took her almost three years to come out of the shadow of her boyfriend's death. Since Ivan saved Kasie's life, Mia begged him not to turn Kasie down if she ever opened her heart

was constantly worried about her daughter, as was naturally expected of a mother. Ivan understood how she felt and he pitied her deeply. Assuming that Mia had no idea about his wedding to Debbie, Ivan made her

he sat down next to Kasie and carefully took her right hand in his. He looked at her cute manicured fingers and thought, 'A woman's hand is so

her. This girl had taken three years to overcome the grief of her boyfriend's death. 'They must have been a happy couple in

puzzlement. She shifted her gaze to Ivan, who was still reading

Ivan closed the book

embarrassment before she turned to Debbie. "Deb, how long have you been here?" She took off the coat on her shoulders and put it

her. Kasie stretched herself and moved her neck, while answering, "No, don't count me in. You will be too busy with your concert to

soon?" Kasie turned to look at Ivan and asked in surprise,

heal eventually. I just need to stay at home and rest. I don't think I need to stay

that's the case,

discharged from the hospital, Debbie left for

unfortunately, there hadn't been