Chapter: 3114

She shyly grasped his hand, a faint blush tinging her pale cheeks.

“Alberto, don't touch me. I must look awful."

Her smile was tinged with a ghostly paleness, each curve of her lips deepening the ache in Alberto's heart.

“No, you're still as adorable as ever," he insisted, his touch tender and cautious, as if his fingers were tracing the most delicate porcelain.

“It must hurt so much, doesn't it?" His voice cracked, and his deep set eyes shimmered with unshed tears.