Chapter: 3574

As he reached the door, he hesitated, keeping his back to her.

"Ainsley, why did you take that bullet for me?"

"I don't know..." Ainsley's voice faded away, and a deep sense of loss washed over her.

Why was that? She couldn't explain it, even to herself. It had been an instinct, a strong need to protect him.

Though her romantic feelings for him had faded, he still held a special place in her heart. The thought of him getting hurt was simply too much to bear. It felt just like how she would have rushed to protect Evelyn-because they all meant so much to her.