Chapter: 1370

Her sudden change of heart was so unexpected, so jarring, that it felt like a fleeting dream.

“Why are you saying this now?"

"Maybe because I'm afraid this might be my last chance to say it. So I'm seizing the moment." Bethany drew a trembling breath, summoning the strength to continue. "I'm not sure what's happening to me, but from the look in your eyes, I know it's bad. If my condition is truly beyond hope, I don't want you or the doctors to fight a losing battle on my behalf."

"No! Absolutely not!"

“Please, let me finish." Bethany's grip on his arm tightened, as though she were holding on to her last shred of strength. “I don't want you to keep sacrificing yourself for me! Promise me, if the time comes when I can't be saved, you won't follow me to the grave.”