**The Billionaire’s Last Obsession series 678**
**Chapter 678: Time Gone By, Only One Remains**
Natalie struggled to move her fingers, each small motion a testament to her exhaustion. “It feels so real, Lilian,” she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper. “I regret not going to university in Kingston. If only I had worked harder, if I had just tested into Kingston, we could have still been together, laughing and playing like we used to. But now… you’re not here, Jill’s not here, and I’m left all alone. Mom has abandoned me, and Dad and my brother? They’ve changed so much. Everything has shifted. I wish I could just go back to the past.”
As those words escaped Natalie’s lips, Lilian felt an unbearable weight in her chest. Tears began to spill down her cheeks, and she choked back a sob. “No, Natalie, we will always be together. As long as you get better, we can still share moments like before—playing together, sampling all the delicious foods this world has to offer, and admiring all the handsome men. Just like the good old days.”
A bittersweet smile crept onto Natalie’s face, a fragile reflection of hope amidst her despair. “Lilian, I don’t think I can go on. I’m so sick. Everyone keeps saying how very sick I am. I just feel so utterly exhausted, like I could sleep for a hundred years. Just you and Jill—please, look at those things for me, and I’ll be content.”
Lilian shook her head, her heart aching. “Natalie, please don’t say that. I promise I will find a way to cure you. Once you’re better, we’ll go out together. Just wait and see.”
Natalie’s smile faltered, her energy waning. “I’m so tired. Just stay with me a little longer, okay? Let me sleep for a while. You can leave once I drift off.”
“Of course,” Lilian replied softly, her voice a soothing balm. “I’ll be right here. Go to sleep.”
Reassured by Lilian’s presence, Natalie slowly closed her eyes, surrendering to the pull of sleep. A single tear escaped, tracing a path down her cheek, a silent testament to her struggle.
Lilian tenderly brushed the hair from Natalie’s face, her heart heavy. “Sleep now, everything will be alright,” she whispered gently. With care, she retrieved a small medicine bottle, extracting a blue pill and placing it in Natalie’s mouth. She watched intently, her breath hitching as she ensured the girl swallowed it down. Relief washed over her.
The room fell into a profound silence, thick with unspoken fears and lingering sadness. Carson bowed his head, lost in a labyrinth of thoughts, while Jill covered her face with trembling hands, her shoulders shaking with the weight of her suppressed sobs. Theo’s expression was a mask of sorrow, the lines of worry etched deeply into his features.


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