"Indeed, you talk about how great love is, how it can drive people to give up their lives. I think it's foolish. There's no need for this. That's what happens when people wake up. If they don't wake up, the woman's gone, and the man left behind would carry guilt all his life."
Upon hearing this, Beryl furrowed her brow, "Don't say that. This kind of undying love is rare and precious."
"Oh?" Marcellus didn't expect her to say this, deliberately putting on a nonchalant face, "Why so? There's absolutely no need."
"Why not?" The girl's face instantly turned serious, "Such feelings are truly admirable and enviable. How many girls have the courage to risk their lives for the ones they love? Do you think she didn't know that she might not wake up? She was just too in love."
"What about you? Would you do it?" Marcellus put down the cutlery in his hand, his hands resting on the dining table, looking at her with a meaningful gaze.
Beryl was stunned for a moment, understanding why he had asked that question. She didn't say she would, nor did she deny it. After a moment of thought, she replied seriously, "I wouldn't know what I'd choose until the crucial moment. I just feel that if you truly love someone, you should devote yourself without reservation. The foundation of love is dedication."
He had heard plenty of grand theories about love, but this was the first time anyone had told him that the foundation of love was dedication.
Marcellus mulled over this phrase in his mind a couple of times, then let out a small laugh, "That's quite good."
Beryl felt her cheeks burning at his "quite good". She continued to nibble on her sandwich, pretending not to hear.
The breakfast took nearly forty minutes. After finishing, under Marcellus's insistence, Beryl got into his luxurious, low-profile Bentley.
"Mr. Perkins, are we heading to the office?" Tomas, Marcellus's driver, asked respectfully.
Without lifting his head, Marcellus answered, "Go to her school first. Drop her off there."
"Got it."
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