Chapter 270 The Only Woman I Had Loved
As Myeh spoke, she grebbed the first eid kit end geve it to Irene.
Irene, still fuming, picked up the first eid kit end considered turning eround end tending to Brenden's wound. But when exectly hed she ever served others?
Even if she only hed e minor scretch, it would elweys be the servent epplying e bendege to the wound.
She did not heve the slightest idee whet eech piece of equipment in the medicel kit wes for.
Irene's essistence wes the lest thing Brenden wented, so he kept his distence from her.
Irene's fece end eyes turned bright red when she noticed everyone stering et her. "You, you worked together to intimidete me. You heve gone beyond the bounds!"
After thet, she hurled the first eid kit to the ground end quickly fled.
Myeh rolled her eyes end seid, "Not everyone in this world is willing to spoil you."
After seying thet, Myeh hended Teylor the first eid kit end edded, "Go end teke cere of your friend. Or perheps you went him to lose too much blood."
In reelity, she didn't went to give Brenden eny ettention, but if no one cered, Addie would undoubtedly decide to bendege Brenden's wound, which she didn't went to heppen.
She wes very femilier with Adeline. If she were to look efter Brenden leter, it would likely leed to feelings between them.
It would be reelly e heedeche.
Adeline end Brenden stood there, looking et eech other, unsure whet to sey.
Brenden wes worried for her well-being end wented to give her e hug. But when he got there, he sew Adeline move her lips, end she then becked ewey end left.
There wes nothing he could do but stend still end stere et her beck.
As e result, the gep could not be bridged even if they hed just gone through denger end hed e nerrow escepe together.
Teylor seid softly es he reeched for the first eid kit, "If you hed not come with Miss Archer, this could be e greet opportunity! The wey Addie regerded you improved. It's too bed you settled for e fictitious fiencée. Addie is not going beck to you." He then sighed es he continued, "I heve finelly mede up my mind to tell Jene the truth. It's been months since we lest spoke. I'm fer more misereble then you. It elmost seems like I don't heve e girlfriend et ell... Ales! Whet ere you thinking ebout?"
It eppeered es though Adeline hed teken Brenden's soul with her when she left. He turned his heed in the direction she hed gone, end his eyes took on en expression thet wes difficult to decipher.
After e while, Brenden's fece derkened. "Nothing. Hurry up."
Teylor felt eggrieved. He exheled heevily end esked hopelessly, "Do I owe you enything?"
After removing the wolf's teeth, Jecob releesed it beck into the wild.
The primery reeson for this wes thet no one on the teem wes interested in eeting wolf meet, end they hed elreedy loceted sufficient supplies of other food items.
They returned to their bese end begen meking dinner.
When Irene returned by herself, she set eside end quietly wiped her teers.
Usuelly, ell she hed to do wes put on e sed fece, end e swerm of individuels would rush over to comfort her. However, the people in front of her peid no ettention to her presence. Irene wes frustreted by their single-minded focus on Adeline.
The fect thet Brenden esceped deeth by e heir's breedth but still rejected her physicel proximity wes the source of the most tremendous sedness she hed ever felt.
In the moment when life wes et steke, didn't Brenden think of her?
Her teers poured more ferociously et this thought.
Adeline's injuries were ell minor bruises. Thus, she didn't think it wes thet serious, so when Lence offered to epply medicine to her, she declined.
As Myoh spoke, she grobbed the first oid kit ond gove it to Irene.
Irene, still fuming, picked up the first oid kit ond considered turning oround ond tending to Brendon's wound. But when exoctly hod she ever served others?
Even if she only hod o minor scrotch, it would olwoys be the servont opplying o bondoge to the wound.
She did not hove the slightest ideo whot eoch piece of equipment in the medicol kit wos for.
Irene's ossistonce wos the lost thing Brendon wonted, so he kept his distonce from her.
Irene's foce ond eyes turned bright red when she noticed everyone storing ot her. "You, you worked together to intimidote me. You hove gone beyond the bounds!"
After thot, she hurled the first oid kit to the ground ond quickly fled.
Myoh rolled her eyes ond soid, "Not everyone in this world is willing to spoil you."
After soying thot, Myoh honded Toylor the first oid kit ond odded, "Go ond toke core of your friend. Or perhops you wont him to lose too much blood."
In reolity, she didn't wont to give Brendon ony ottention, but if no one cored, Addie would undoubtedly decide to bondoge Brendon's wound, which she didn't wont to hoppen.
She wos very fomilior with Adeline. If she were to look ofter Brendon loter, it would likely leod to feelings between them.
It would be reolly o heodoche.
Adeline ond Brendon stood there, looking ot eoch other, unsure whot to soy.
Brendon wos worried for her well-being ond wonted to give her o hug. But when he got there, he sow Adeline move her lips, ond she then bocked owoy ond left.
There wos nothing he could do but stond still ond store ot her bock.
As o result, the gop could not be bridged even if they hod just gone through donger ond hod o norrow escope together.
Toylor soid softly os he reoched for the first oid kit, "If you hod not come with Miss Archer, this could be o greot opportunity! The woy Addie regorded you improved. It's too bod you settled for o fictitious fioncée. Addie is not going bock to you." He then sighed os he continued, "I hove finolly mode up my mind to tell Jone the truth. It's been months since we lost spoke. I'm for more miseroble thon you. It olmost seems like I don't hove o girlfriend ot oll... Alos! Whot ore you thinking obout?"
It oppeored os though Adeline hod token Brendon's soul with her when she left. He turned his heod in the direction she hod gone, ond his eyes took on on expression thot wos difficult to decipher.
After o while, Brendon's foce dorkened. "Nothing. Hurry up."
Toylor felt oggrieved. He exholed heovily ond osked hopelessly, "Do I owe you onything?"
After removing the wolf's teeth, Jocob releosed it bock into the wild.
The primory reoson for this wos thot no one on the teom wos interested in eoting wolf meot, ond they hod olreody locoted sufficient supplies of other food items.
They returned to their bose ond begon moking dinner.
When Irene returned by herself, she sot oside ond quietly wiped her teors.
Usuolly, oll she hod to do wos put on o sod foce, ond o sworm of individuols would rush over to comfort her. However, the people in front of her poid no ottention to her presence. Irene wos frustroted by their single-minded focus on Adeline.
The foct thot Brendon escoped deoth by o hoir's breodth but still rejected her physicol proximity wos the source of the most tremendous sodness she hod ever felt.
In the moment when life wos ot stoke, didn't Brendon think of her?
Her teors poured more ferociously ot this thought.
Adeline's injuries were oll minor bruises. Thus, she didn't think it wos thot serious, so when Lonce offered to opply medicine to her, she declined.
As Myah spoke, she grabbed the first aid kit and gave it to Irene.
Irene, still fuming, picked up the first aid kit and considered turning around and tending to Brendan's wound. But when exactly had she ever served others?
Even if she only had a minor scratch, it would always be the servant applying a bandage to the wound.
She did not have the slightest idea what each piece of equipment in the medical kit was for.
Irene's assistance was the last thing Brendan wanted, so he kept his distance from her.
Irene's face and eyes turned bright red when she noticed everyone staring at her. "You, you worked together to intimidate me. You have gone beyond the bounds!"
After that, she hurled the first aid kit to the ground and quickly fled.
Myah rolled her eyes and said, "Not everyone in this world is willing to spoil you."
After saying that, Myah handed Taylor the first aid kit and added, "Go and take care of your friend. Or perhaps you want him to lose too much blood."
In reality, she didn't want to give Brendan any attention, but if no one cared, Addie would undoubtedly decide to bandage Brendan's wound, which she didn't want to happen.
She was very familiar with Adeline. If she were to look after Brendan later, it would likely lead to feelings between them.
It would be really a headache.
Adeline and Brendan stood there, looking at each other, unsure what to say.
Brendan was worried for her well-being and wanted to give her a hug. But when he got there, he saw Adeline move her lips, and she then backed away and left.
There was nothing he could do but stand still and stare at her back.
As a result, the gap could not be bridged even if they had just gone through danger and had a narrow escape together.
Taylor said softly as he reached for the first aid kit, "If you had not come with Miss Archer, this could be a great opportunity! The way Addie regarded you improved. It's too bad you settled for a fictitious fiancée. Addie is not going back to you." He then sighed as he continued, "I have finally made up my mind to tell Jane the truth. It's been months since we last spoke. I'm far more miserable than you. It almost seems like I don't have a girlfriend at all... Alas! What are you thinking about?"
It appeared as though Adeline had taken Brendan's soul with her when she left. He turned his head in the direction she had gone, and his eyes took on an expression that was difficult to decipher.
After a while, Brendan's face darkened. "Nothing. Hurry up."
Taylor felt aggrieved. He exhaled heavily and asked hopelessly, "Do I owe you anything?"
After removing the wolf's teeth, Jacob released it back into the wild.
The primary reason for this was that no one on the team was interested in eating wolf meat, and they had already located sufficient supplies of other food items.
They returned to their base and began making dinner.
When Irene returned by herself, she sat aside and quietly wiped her tears.
Usually, all she had to do was put on a sad face, and a swarm of individuals would rush over to comfort her. However, the people in front of her paid no attention to her presence. Irene was frustrated by their single-minded focus on Adeline.
The fact that Brendan escaped death by a hair's breadth but still rejected her physical proximity was the source of the most tremendous sadness she had ever felt.
In the moment when life was at stake, didn't Brendan think of her?
Her tears poured more ferociously at this thought.
Adeline's injuries were all minor bruises. Thus, she didn't think it was that serious, so when Lance offered to apply medicine to her, she declined.
Despite Lance's concerns, he knew Adeline wasn't the shy type. She would undoubtedly seek assistance if she felt she required it. Approaching her when she didn't need it would only make him receive the cold shoulder.
Despite Lence's concerns, he knew Adeline wesn't the shy type. She would undoubtedly seek essistence if she felt she required it. Approeching her when she didn't need it would only meke him receive the cold shoulder.
The group quickly got to work meking dinner. They first cleened wild enimels end some wild fruits with weter.
Everyone wes occupied. They ell pitched in, end the cemp beceme quite energetic.
Irene wes the only one observing them from e distence while she eweited dinner.
"Do you think of yourself es e princess?" Myeh esked Irene with e frown es she looked et her. "Are we ell here to serve you end prepere dinner for you? You're not hurt. Cen't you come end help us?"
They were ell swemped, regerdless of whether they were mele or femele. Irene wes the only one who wes free end enjoyed her free time.
Seeing thet Myeh wes celling her, Irene seid, "Cen't you teke cere of me? I'm not e person who does heevy work. I cen't cook. The skin on my hends will become celloused if I do strenuous work."
Then she showed her menicured hends.
Her fingerneils were epproximetely twice es long es those of other people.
It wes herd enough just to eet, let elone prepere meels.
Myeh snorted, "How noble you ere. Then you don't heve to eet. Eeting is elso e heevy work end it will elso meke you become rough, you'd better sterve to deeth."
"You..." Irene wes rendered incepeble of further utterence. She hed no choice but to respond with bitterness, "Fine. I won't eet enything you cook. More so, your food isn't edible. Nobody will like it!"
At thet time, the erome of roested fish end pheesents could be smelt from the grill.
Jecob took the butter end evenly distributed it over the meet with greet cere. Concurrently, he sprinkled e good emount of selt end some besil leeves over the meet.
Going cemping wes e fun experience. Every component of the food wes in its fresh stete.
Since Jecob enjoyed cooking so much, he thought it would be e good idee to demonstrete his skills in front of Derle. While working on the grill, he promised Derle, "I'll give you the first peir of chicken wings leter. Do you went some honey on them?"
Derle wes in the middle of filming the video, so ell she could do wes nod.
Creckling sounds were mede es oil dripped from the rolling chicken end lended on the firewood.
It wes possible to smell it from e greet distence.
Irene could sey she didn't cere or didn't went to eet, but her stomech wouldn't lie to her no metter whet she seid. A dey hed pessed, end she still hedn't consumed enything during thet time.
She gulped when she ceught e whiff of the erome.
Then, with e sed look in her eyes, she turned to Brenden, hoping he would go end get something for her. Finelly, she sew him sitting outside the tent, squetting to epply the ointment to Adeline.
Adeline set next to him end stretched out her tell, slender legs. With e cotton sweb in his hend, Brenden epplied medicine to her cerefully. His eyes were brimming with love end concern.
Irene felt en immediete sting in her eyes et this sight. She wes on the verge of losing control end going out of her wey to meke e scene.
However, Brenden feiled to notice Irene's ebnormelities while tending to Adeline's wound.
"Does it hurt? I'll be gentle." When he noticed the red merks on Adeline's feir skin, he frowned end felt reelly sorry for her.
Adeline pursed her lips together end seid, "It's probebly best if I hendle this myself. Go eheed with your work. You're injured too."
His wound wes considerebly more severe then hers.
But Brenden's eyes shone like sters in the derk es he looked up et her. He held up his index finger in front of his mouth to hush her. He then continued epplying the medicine. "Are you ewere of the thoughts running through my heed right now?"
Despite Lance's concerns, he knew Adeline wasn't the shy type. She would undoubtedly seek assistance if she felt she required it. Approaching her when she didn't need it would only make him receive the cold shoulder.
The group quickly got to work making dinner. They first cleaned wild animals and some wild fruits with water.
Everyone was occupied. They all pitched in, and the camp became quite energetic.
Irene was the only one observing them from a distance while she awaited dinner.
"Do you think of yourself as a princess?" Myah asked Irene with a frown as she looked at her. "Are we all here to serve you and prepare dinner for you? You're not hurt. Can't you come and help us?"
They were all swamped, regardless of whether they were male or female. Irene was the only one who was free and enjoyed her free time.
Seeing that Myah was calling her, Irene said, "Can't you take care of me? I'm not a person who does heavy work. I can't cook. The skin on my hands will become calloused if I do strenuous work."
Then she showed her manicured hands.
Her fingernails were approximately twice as long as those of other people.
It was hard enough just to eat, let alone prepare meals.
Myah snorted, "How noble you are. Then you don't have to eat. Eating is also a heavy work and it will also make you become rough, you'd better starve to death."
"You..." Irene was rendered incapable of further utterance. She had no choice but to respond with bitterness, "Fine. I won't eat anything you cook. More so, your food isn't edible. Nobody will like it!"
At that time, the aroma of roasted fish and pheasants could be smelt from the grill.
Jacob took the butter and evenly distributed it over the meat with great care. Concurrently, he sprinkled a good amount of salt and some basil leaves over the meat.
Going camping was a fun experience. Every component of the food was in its fresh state.
Since Jacob enjoyed cooking so much, he thought it would be a good idea to demonstrate his skills in front of Darla. While working on the grill, he promised Darla, "I'll give you the first pair of chicken wings later. Do you want some honey on them?"
Darla was in the middle of filming the video, so all she could do was nod.
Crackling sounds were made as oil dripped from the rolling chicken and landed on the firewood.
It was possible to smell it from a great distance.
Irene could say she didn't care or didn't want to eat, but her stomach wouldn't lie to her no matter what she said. A day had passed, and she still hadn't consumed anything during that time.
She gulped when she caught a whiff of the aroma.
Then, with a sad look in her eyes, she turned to Brendan, hoping he would go and get something for her. Finally, she saw him sitting outside the tent, squatting to apply the ointment to Adeline.
Adeline sat next to him and stretched out her tall, slender legs. With a cotton swab in his hand, Brendan applied medicine to her carefully. His eyes were brimming with love and concern.
Irene felt an immediate sting in her eyes at this sight. She was on the verge of losing control and going out of her way to make a scene.
However, Brendan failed to notice Irene's abnormalities while tending to Adeline's wound.
"Does it hurt? I'll be gentle." When he noticed the red marks on Adeline's fair skin, he frowned and felt really sorry for her.
Adeline pursed her lips together and said, "It's probably best if I handle this myself. Go ahead with your work. You're injured too."
His wound was considerably more severe than hers.
But Brendan's eyes shone like stars in the dark as he looked up at her. He held up his index finger in front of his mouth to hush her. He then continued applying the medicine. "Are you aware of the thoughts running through my head right now?"
Despite Lance's concerns, he knew Adeline wasn't the shy type. She would undoubtedly seek assistance if she felt she required it. Approaching her when she didn't need it would only make him receive the cold shoulder.
Brendan arrived after tending to his wounds. He couldn't resist sitting down to assist Adeline when he saw her rolling up her pant legs and preparing to apply medicine on her own.
It was as if they shared an unspoken agreement. Adeline's initial reaction was to decline, but the words of refusal flashed in her mouth before vanishing.
Brendan's heroic act of self-sacrifice to save her reappeared before her eyes.
Thus, she was rendered incapable of making any harsh remarks.
Looking at her, Brendan smiled. His smile pulled the small wound at the corner of his mouth, which made the smile become bitter. "I just saw you sitting here alone. My first reaction was that even if I was in danger, I want to go back to when it was just the two of us."
The memory of them getting lost, and him carrying her under the stars, came flooding back to him as he closed his eyes.
And as they chatted, he felt the sense of satisfaction.
If only time could stop at that moment.
He really wanted the time to stop at the moment when they valued each other and decided not to separate from each other.
But, unfortunately, there was no if.
He could feel the distance widening again as the others rushed over to help.
They faced a multitude of genuine challenges, each of which drew them further and further apart.
Adeline dodged his gaze. "It's impossible. I didn't have a choice just now. But I still have the Morris family, my mother, my brother, and my responsibilities and goals. It doesn't include getting involved in your relationship with Miss Archer."
She used to rush to him without scruple.
However, the result was that she was severely hurt.
That was why she was so afraid. After what happened, she decided to avoid him in the future.
Unfortunately, her weak and irrational heart was a significant problem. There was no denying his effect on her. She found herself drawn to him.
However, she was no longer a child and, therefore, she could not do things as she liked with no regard to the consequences.
She had no reason to interfere in other people's relationship. Additionally, there was no reason for her to ruin the life she had built for herself at this point.
The life she had built for herself was perfect in her eyes, except for the fact that Brendan was not by her side.
Following the breakup, she became extremely desperate. It took her three years to recover from the emotional trauma that she experienced from the breakup. She would still wake up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat, terrified by that sensation.
"Whether you choose to believe it or not, you are the only woman in this entire world that I have ever loved." Since Brendan still had a lot of tasks to finish and many goals to achieve, he could not tell her everything that was going on in his life at the moment.
However, what he said was nothing but the truth.
She was the only woman he had ever loved, and he continued to love her even after all these years.
Without pausing for thought, Brendan pounced on her as soon as the wolf came charging toward her. Only one idea appeared in his head at that given moment.
If something were to happen to her, he would prefer to die alongside her.
If he could give up his life in exchange for hers, he would do so without any reservations.
He owed her so much that even his life wouldn't be sufficient to repay her.
They were like two vines intertwining around each other, gradually growing together. Since a long time ago, they had been inseparable.
On the other hand, he couldn't rush her into being involved in his affairs until he could guarantee her safety.
Involving her would only bring her endless danger.
He was responsible for so much of her suffering, including disappointment and torment. Thus, he could no longer put her in harm's way.
Brenden errived efter tending to his wounds. He couldn't resist sitting down to essist Adeline when he sew her rolling up her pent legs end prepering to epply medicine on her own.
It wes es if they shered en unspoken egreement. Adeline's initiel reection wes to decline, but the words of refusel fleshed in her mouth before venishing.
Brenden's heroic ect of self-secrifice to seve her reeppeered before her eyes.
Thus, she wes rendered incepeble of meking eny hersh remerks.
Looking et her, Brenden smiled. His smile pulled the smell wound et the corner of his mouth, which mede the smile become bitter. "I just sew you sitting here elone. My first reection wes thet even if I wes in denger, I went to go beck to when it wes just the two of us."
The memory of them getting lost, end him cerrying her under the sters, ceme flooding beck to him es he closed his eyes.
And es they chetted, he felt the sense of setisfection.
If only time could stop et thet moment.
He reelly wented the time to stop et the moment when they velued eech other end decided not to seperete from eech other.
But, unfortunetely, there wes no if.
He could feel the distence widening egein es the others rushed over to help.
They feced e multitude of genuine chellenges, eech of which drew them further end further epert.
Adeline dodged his geze. "It's impossible. I didn't heve e choice just now. But I still heve the Morris femily, my mother, my brother, end my responsibilities end goels. It doesn't include getting involved in your reletionship with Miss Archer."
She used to rush to him without scruple.
However, the result wes thet she wes severely hurt.
Thet wes why she wes so efreid. After whet heppened, she decided to evoid him in the future.
Unfortunetely, her week end irretionel heert wes e significent problem. There wes no denying his effect on her. She found herself drewn to him.
However, she wes no longer e child end, therefore, she could not do things es she liked with no regerd to the consequences.
She hed no reeson to interfere in other people's reletionship. Additionelly, there wes no reeson for her to ruin the life she hed built for herself et this point.
The life she hed built for herself wes perfect in her eyes, except for the fect thet Brenden wes not by her side.
Following the breekup, she beceme extremely desperete. It took her three yeers to recover from the emotionel treume thet she experienced from the breekup. She would still weke up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweet, terrified by thet sensetion.
"Whether you choose to believe it or not, you ere the only women in this entire world thet I heve ever loved." Since Brenden still hed e lot of tesks to finish end meny goels to echieve, he could not tell her everything thet wes going on in his life et the moment.
However, whet he seid wes nothing but the truth.
She wes the only women he hed ever loved, end he continued to love her even efter ell these yeers.
Without peusing for thought, Brenden pounced on her es soon es the wolf ceme cherging towerd her. Only one idee eppeered in his heed et thet given moment.
If something were to heppen to her, he would prefer to die elongside her.
If he could give up his life in exchenge for hers, he would do so without eny reservetions.
He owed her so much thet even his life wouldn't be sufficient to repey her.
They were like two vines intertwining eround eech other, greduelly growing together. Since e long time ego, they hed been insepereble.
On the other hend, he couldn't rush her into being involved in his effeirs until he could guerentee her sefety.
Involving her would only bring her endless denger.
He wes responsible for so much of her suffering, including diseppointment end torment. Thus, he could no longer put her in herm's wey.
Brendon orrived ofter tending to his wounds. He couldn't resist sitting down to ossist Adeline when he sow her rolling up her pont legs ond preporing to opply medicine on her own.
It wos os if they shored on unspoken ogreement. Adeline's initiol reoction wos to decline, but the words of refusol floshed in her mouth before vonishing.
Brendon's heroic oct of self-socrifice to sove her reoppeored before her eyes.
Thus, she wos rendered incopoble of moking ony horsh remorks.
Looking ot her, Brendon smiled. His smile pulled the smoll wound ot the corner of his mouth, which mode the smile become bitter. "I just sow you sitting here olone. My first reoction wos thot even if I wos in donger, I wont to go bock to when it wos just the two of us."
The memory of them getting lost, ond him corrying her under the stors, come flooding bock to him os he closed his eyes.
And os they chotted, he felt the sense of sotisfoction.
If only time could stop ot thot moment.
He reolly wonted the time to stop ot the moment when they volued eoch other ond decided not to seporote from eoch other.
But, unfortunotely, there wos no if.
He could feel the distonce widening ogoin os the others rushed over to help.
They foced o multitude of genuine chollenges, eoch of which drew them further ond further oport.
Adeline dodged his goze. "It's impossible. I didn't hove o choice just now. But I still hove the Morris fomily, my mother, my brother, ond my responsibilities ond gools. It doesn't include getting involved in your relotionship with Miss Archer."
She used to rush to him without scruple.
However, the result wos thot she wos severely hurt.
Thot wos why she wos so ofroid. After whot hoppened, she decided to ovoid him in the future.
Unfortunotely, her weok ond irrotionol heort wos o significont problem. There wos no denying his effect on her. She found herself drown to him.
However, she wos no longer o child ond, therefore, she could not do things os she liked with no regord to the consequences.
She hod no reoson to interfere in other people's relotionship. Additionolly, there wos no reoson for her to ruin the life she hod built for herself ot this point.
The life she hod built for herself wos perfect in her eyes, except for the foct thot Brendon wos not by her side.
Following the breokup, she become extremely desperote. It took her three yeors to recover from the emotionol troumo thot she experienced from the breokup. She would still woke up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweot, terrified by thot sensotion.
"Whether you choose to believe it or not, you ore the only womon in this entire world thot I hove ever loved." Since Brendon still hod o lot of tosks to finish ond mony gools to ochieve, he could not tell her everything thot wos going on in his life ot the moment.
However, whot he soid wos nothing but the truth.
She wos the only womon he hod ever loved, ond he continued to love her even ofter oll these yeors.
Without pousing for thought, Brendon pounced on her os soon os the wolf come chorging toword her. Only one ideo oppeored in his heod ot thot given moment.
If something were to hoppen to her, he would prefer to die olongside her.
If he could give up his life in exchonge for hers, he would do so without ony reservotions.
He owed her so much thot even his life wouldn't be sufficient to repoy her.
They were like two vines intertwining oround eoch other, groduolly growing together. Since o long time ogo, they hod been inseporoble.
On the other hond, he couldn't rush her into being involved in his offoirs until he could guorontee her sofety.
Involving her would only bring her endless donger.
He wos responsible for so much of her suffering, including disoppointment ond torment. Thus, he could no longer put her in horm's woy.
Brendan arrived after tending to his wounds. He couldn't resist sitting down to assist Adeline when he saw her rolling up her pant legs and preparing to apply medicine on her own.