Chapter 867:

Kallie felt a tightness in her chest, her eyes quickly misting over.

“I understand. Thank you so deeply for your care,” she said, her voice trembling.

The doctor exhaled a weary sigh and turned to depart. Right then, Neal burst in. His eyes were bloodshot and brimming with tears. Collapsing to his knees before Kallie, he clasped his hands together in earnest.

“Kallie, I’m begging you, let me take Brysen under my wing. I’ll look after her with all I’ve got. I’ve mulled it over. I don’t mind her suffering. My love for her is real, and it’s because I love her that I need to be by her side.”

Kallie watched as tears streamed down Neal’s face, and she let out a gentle sigh.

“Neal, it’s not that I’m unwilling, but you’re just partners, not spouses. If one day you find someone who captures your heart, neither Brysen nor I will hold you to this. Brysen loathes being a burden. You might think this is for the best, but she could wake up feeling overwhelmed by guilt and sorrow. I can’t let that happen.”

his

here and now that if I fail her, you can dismiss me and let me face the dire

must remain by Brysen’s

was prepared to go. The intensity of his commitment

judgments of Neal. Kallie hesitated and then cautiously suggested, “Why don’t we wait for Brysen to

clouded Neal’s features, yet he acquiesced with

the hospital, Brysen’s mental fog began to lift markedly. Her earlier frantic demeanor

around new faces, particularly those of unfamiliar men, became pronounced. Driven by a protective instinct, Kallie made the decision to

face, deep and jagged, spoke of wounds too profound to ever fully mend. Though the caregivers kept their concerns unspoken, their hushed conversations

within her own mind. Still, she wasn’t a fool. She could see through the words and understood exactly what was being

assaulting a caregiver. If Kallie hadn’t intervened when she did, Brysen could

Brysen into her embrace. Brysen’s body shook uncontrollably, her eyes a

back and whispering, “It’s okay. I’m

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