The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 501

The young girl blinked, her eyes shining with a mix of innocence and envy, and sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"He guards you every single day and personally tends to your physical therapy... He must really love you."

Nora's fingers paused over the sketchbook.

He must really love you.

She repeated the phrase silently in her mind.

Love?

Nora lowered her head, looking at her right hand resting on her lap, still faintly marked with old scars.

The sunlight fell over the pale skin of her hand, highlighting every tiny blemish with absolute clarity.

In Anya's world, an unreserved outpouring of wealth and this watertight level of protection was the very definition of love.

Having grown up without financial security, it was only natural for the girl to believe that Gideon's current actions were the ultimate display of a deeply devoted man pampering his wife.

Staring at the perfectly cut, massive diamond in the sketchbook, a complex storm of emotions churned in Nora's chest.

For ten long, agonizing years, she had desperately craved that one simple word.

She had chased after him, practically begging for him to look back at her just once.

But back then, he only had eyes for someone else.

She had spent every ounce of her strength loving him, only to be rewarded with years of cold indifference and repeated trauma.

She used to wish so fiercely for his love, wishing he would protect her like she was the most precious thing in the world.

And now, he was doing exactly that.

He had brought the world's best medical team to her doorstep. He used his unrivaled wealth to build a fortress around her. He wept bitter tears over the old injuries on her hands, going so far as to mutilate himself to punish his own flesh.

Every ounce of gentleness and indulgence he displayed now perfectly fit the mold of a deeply devoted lover.

But...

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