He spoke quickly and anxiously, in a manner that could even be somewhat irritating. Yet each and every word was brimming with sincerity, as though he was letting out emotions he had suppressed for a long time, with an urgent need to express them.
Alivia detected the restraint and release in his words, two contradictory emotions surfacing at once, yet it did not feel abrupt or jarring.
Feeling the sincerity of this man made it hard for her to utter anything insincere. However, his confession came so suddenly, she wasn't prepared for it...
"Do... do you even understand what you're saying..."
"I know exactly what I'm saying," Bert responded without a shred of hesitation, "I've fallen in love with you. I want to spend my life with you here."
His two statements were like a pair of atomic bombs dropped in her heart, shattering her already fragmented reasoning into dust. Her heartbeat spiked to its fastest, and her anxiety and agitation surged despite her best efforts to suppress them.
So, this was how it felt to be confessed to by the man she loved deeply. Just a second ago she was consumed with various negative emotions, but with just one sentence from him, her world bloomed like spring, everything seemed different.
His impact on her was profound. She cared about him too much, constantly, relentlessly. She could deceive others, but not herself.
Alivia, you must really love this man deep down in your bones. How else could you risk your life just to make him happy?
As these thoughts swirled in her mind, she couldn't help feeling wronged. The raw emotions that had been repressed beneath her surfaced in a powerful burst.
She fixed her gaze on his handsome face, taking in every detail, "When... When did you fall in love with me?"
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