Chapter: 3579

He had only wanted to ease her burdens, witnessing her tireless struggles through life.

"I'm not saying this out of gratitude," Ainsley declared, her voice thick with unshed tears. "Even if you don't believe I love you, my feelings won't change. They won't vanish. Even if you try to push me towards another man, it won't work because my heart belongs to you. I'll cling to you relentlessly. No matter how you try to drive me away, I won't leave until you believe me."

Moran stood stunned, a faint glimmer of hope flickering in his eyes.

He opened his mouth, grappling with his emotions as he tried to form the words. "But you took a bullet for him. You were willing to die for him. You still love him!"

This was the thorn that had been lodged in his heart, festering as the source of his deepest confusion and pain.