Chapter 502
“Excitement?” Nathalie’s thoughts jolted to attention. She mulled over the doctor’s words, replaying Greta’s rash outbursts in her mind.
“Do you really like Nathalie that much, enough to let everyone gossip behind your back?”
“Nathan, you’ll regret it.”
“You have no clue how much Nathalie used to adore Cameron. She was like his shadow. If Cameron so much as beckoned, she’d drop everything and rush back to him.”
“Cameron used to look down on her, so she settled for you. But now the tables have turned. Cameron’s hit rock bottom, and he’s started to recall all of Nathalie’s charms. He’s been sneaking her gifts; they’ve been quietly seeing each other for a while now, and you’re blissfully unaware…”
Something clicked for Nathalie, and her face went ashen.
When Greta spun her tale of Nathalie and Cameron’s supposed reunion, Nathan suddenly coughed up blood and passed out…
In the end, what really mattered to him was her. He cared more deeply than she ever realized.
Nathalie attentively asked the doctor about how to care for Nathan: “This illness hit him so hard, will it have lasting effects?”
“Any illness can take a toll. It’s all about the severity. Mr. Nathan’s ailment stems from emotional turmoil. If that’s not resolved, it might come back. Ms. Nathalie, you might have heard the saying: ‘Great love, short life.”
Nathalie nodded, her bright eyes now clouded with worry.
“I see.”
After the doctor left, Nathan soon came to. His lips were pale, and his face was as white as a sheet, like he’d just seen a ghost.
Nathalie brought him a cup of hot water, gently spoon–feeding him.
Nathan looked at her with eyes full of concern, his heart aching: “I’m alright, don’t fuss over me.”
Nathalie sniffled, feeling even more distressed: “You always worry about me. But you never take care of yourself. Nathan, your selfless love makes me feel so guilty.”
Nathan pushed himself up and took the cup from Nathalie’s hand, setting it on the bedside table. Then, he clasped her hands tightly in his.
wish.”
He gently ran his fingers over her palms, smiling: “If you really feel guilty, then grant me my Nathalie was taken aback. What could Nathan, a man with everything, possibly wish for that she could give?
“The wish I can fulfill for you is so small.”
Nathan replied sincerely: “Money and power aren’t what I’m after. My only wish in this life is… to be with you, like two blossoms on the same stem.”
Nathalie blushed, shyly saying: “Haven’t I already agreed to that?”
Nathan said: “Even though you’re my girlfriend, you don’t kiss me, don’t share a bed with me, and don’t confide in me. It’s like I’m a boyfriend in name only.”
Nathalie’s eyes widened in confusion: “But we’re not married yet?”
“Does that piece of paper really matter?” Nathan asked her back.
Nathalie was caught off guard.
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Chapter 50
Does that piece of paper really matter?
She was traditional at heart, bound by old customs. But thinking it over, having that piece of paper didn’t stop Cameron from cheating back then, did it? Without it, Nathan still treats her like a treasure.
