Ice and Fire novel Chapter 654

Greg took a step forward and pulled her into his arms, as if worried that she would leave him again.

"Violet, it's enough that you love me," he whispered in her ear. "I will handle everything else. I will face the world and answer for their contempt. Besides, you don't need my family's approval. I want to be with you, and I know you want to be with me. That's enough reasons for us being together." He paused, before continuing,"You silly girl, I love you."

His tender words melted Violet's heart. Only Greg could give her this warmth. No one else could make her feel like this.

Violet decided to tell him one last thing. "Greg, but your step-mother..." She wanted to reveal what happened five years ago. It was the only reason for her guilt and shame. She knew she was to blame for their breakup. She had been tricked by Sharon, but Greg had no clue.

"Violet," Greg interrupted her. She could feel his hot breath on her ear. "I'll deal with everything that keeps us from being together. I only have one request for you: don't leave me again. Promise that you won't leave me."

Greg let her go and stared into her eyes with utmost sincerity. He wanted her commitment in this.

Violet was troubled as she looked at him. She had always put his future first. Like Sharon had said, Violet wouldn't be the suitable wife for him. It was why Violet chose to let him go all those years ago. But Violet hadn't been happy the past five years. She bumped into Greg again only a couple of days ago, but it was obvious he had not forgotten her. He was still in love with her, and Violet still knew him better than anyone else.

'Violet, it's time you put yourself first, like Auntie Selina said, ' she told herself. 'You have lost five years of happiness. You must seize this with your whole heart. Greg loves you so much, probably more than he loves himself. How could you continue to break his heart?'

"Violet," Greg interrupted her thoughts. He felt uneasy. Violet still stood silent and unmoving. He was afraid that she was going to refuse him.

"All right, Greg." Violet nodded with resolution. "I won't leave you again. Thank you for giving me the confidence to be with you. Thank you for reminding me of our love."

Greg's smile at her response was radiant. He looked like his heart was bursting with joy.

"Remember that you're mine. You're the one I love. You're not inferior to anybody else. I want to see the lively Violet from five years ago, who was all smiles for me. She is my heart and soul," he said, his eyes gleaming.

Violet laughed. "How stupid I was at that time!"

"Were you stupid then? I don't think so," Greg scrunched his nose and disagreed. It was only natural that they did stupid stuff when they were kids. But even at that time whenever he saw her adorable smile, his heart would only beat faster. Her smile made him feel at the top of the world while her tears broke his heart into pieces.

Violet circled her arms around his waist and looked up at him. "Tell me something. Did you have any girlfriend in the time you were abroad?"

"What other guy? There is only one man in my heart," Violet confessed without hesitation.

"One man? Who is he?" Greg prodded her. He had wondered about this man before, having overheard her mention someone to Roger. If it wasn't Greg himself she had been talking about, he would make sure that man disappeared from this world. She would forget about that man in no time. Violet would only be devoted to Greg.

"Greg, you're so silly, you know who he is and you're still asking me. It's you, you idiot." Violet was surprised to find her face warming up. In the past, she had never felt shy about saying sweet nothings to Greg. Now, she felt bashful confessing her feelings to him. Violet realized she should act like a lady. They were grown-ups now, after all.

"Oh, is it?" he feigned ignorance. "Then I've never loved you more, Violet," He said. This moment with her was his happiest since he came back to China.

"But Greg, we left the hospital in such a hurry. What would Roger and Tina think?" Violet said after a while with some concern. That had been the first time Violet had met Tina, but the latter had already left a deep impression on her. She knew Tina wouldn't be easy to deal with. How mad would she be once she got to know that Violet was with Greg now?

Greg's smile disappeared. "I'll handle it," he told her. "You just do your thing. If you get bullied, you answer back, just like how you did with your classmates back in school. I'll bear the consequences. Don't let others walk all over you. Understood?"

"Okay," Violet said, nodding. Greg always gave her the strength to deal with things. Violet decided to be more confident in herself and live her life with respect. If Greg protected her, she was sure she would be as happy as she used to be, in no time at all.