Free Web NovelChapter 1133: Chapter 591: Extra: Even Knowing the Truth, I Will Still Insist on Loving You 3_2
"Perhaps I’m more suited to being a doctor."
"But you no longer have a choice."
"Anyway, thank you for being willing to take care of her for me."
"Don’t thank me. If Alice weren’t young and beautiful, I might not have the time to help you with this... Besides, you want me to become your brother-in-law."
Chester chuckled softly, "Still teasing me?"
"I’m serious... If Alice wasn’t your woman, I would never let her leave." As he said this, the light in Claud Laurence’s eyes was sharp and firm.
Chester said nothing, his indifferent gaze looking into the distance.
Claud Laurence asked softly, "Is she doing okay now?"
"Yes."
Claud Laurence sighed and said, "If you cared about her, why did you push her to my side back then?"
Chester answered honestly, "Because you are the only person I trust."
"Have you ever thought that what you did was unfair to both me and her?"
"I thought she could let go..."
Claud Laurence let out a mocking laugh, "Chester, you really underestimate women... Women are the most persistent creatures in this world, especially when it comes to feelings."
"Indeed, I realized too late, and almost ruined her."
Claud Laurence’s brow slightly furrowed, "If I hadn’t been worried and sent someone to follow her that night, maybe she really would have ended her life in the sea..."
"Stop talking..."
"Forgive me for asking directly, is Alice the one you’ve kept in your heart all these years?"
Chester didn’t answer.
Claud Laurence already sensitively realized the truth, he stood up in shock, "Someone else?"
Chester remained silent.
Claud Laurence’s face was livid, "Then what is Alice to you?" Claud Laurence suddenly grabbed Chester’s collar harshly.
Chester’s expression was icy, calmly looking at Claud Laurence.
"Damn it!!" Claud Laurence cursed aloud, intending to throw a punch at Chester.
Luckily, Keith Antony stepped forward to stop Claud Laurence.
Claud Laurence pushed Chester away fiercely, glaring at him with eyes like torches, "Don’t tell me what you said to Alice by the sea that day was just so she wouldn’t lose her life."
Chester’s expression was cold, not refuting.
Claud Laurence, in a fit of anger, rushed forward again...
The bodyguard behind Chester had already intercepted Claud Laurence.
Claud Laurence clenched his fists tightly, "How can you hurt her like this?"
"If I really wanted to hurt her, I wouldn’t have let her meet you, and I wouldn’t have gone to the seaside, knowing full well that you wouldn’t let anything happen to her."
Yes, on that day, Claud Laurence surely had a way to save Alice, but it was clear that the person Alice was waiting for was Chester.
"So, the words you said to her by the sea were not your true feelings?"
Chester said calmly, "You should know, with her personality, if I didn’t give her the answer she wanted, even if she was fine that time, there would definitely be a next time." Her personality had been spoiled by me.
Claud Laurence gritted his teeth, "Then why did you bring her to T City?"
"I don’t want her to get hurt again."
"But what you’re doing is actually causing her the most harm..."
Chester shook his head, "I have my limits."
Claud Laurence landed a heavy punch on the marble table, "Your limits, creating a world of illusions for her? Have you thought about how much she would be hurt if she knew the truth?"
"She will never know such a truth."
"Why?"
"Because regardless of whether my surgery is successful, what she will receive is the news that I have already left this world."
Claud Laurence was shocked and widened his eyes, "You intend to hide it from her until the end?"
"Yes."
The only thing he could give her was the last gentleness.
"Why don’t you love her? Why?" Claud Laurence shouted hysterically, "She is such a good girl..."
"Except for this, I can give her everything."
No one could understand his feelings for Rebecca Quentin; in his heart, she could never be replaced.
"I won’t let you do this to her..."
Claud Laurence turned and took heavy steps away.
Chester calmly said, "If you think you are protecting her now, then you can go ahead."
Claud Laurence’s stiff body suddenly froze in place.
Alice did not expect Claud Laurence to come to T City.
When she received Claud Laurence’s call, she hesitated about whether to accept the invitation.
Chester wasn’t home, so she did have time to meet Claud Laurence, yet the thought of meeting him stirred a sense of guilt in her heart.
She had to admit that besides her father and the man from the past, Claud Laurence was the best to her in this world.
If she had met Claud Laurence before meeting him, perhaps the outcome would have been a fairy tale ending of a prince and princess...
Unfortunately, in this life, neither the body nor the heart can be controlled.
When Alice arrived at the café, Claud Laurence was already seated by the window.
He must have reserved the entire café, as the spacious place was void of anyone else.
She walked over with a smile, "Claud."
He, as always the gentleman, stood up to pull the chair out for her.
"Thank you." She sat down gracefully.
He looked at her and said gently, "I’ve already ordered Blue Mountain for you."
Not knowing what to say, she could only awkwardly repeat, "Thank you." His attention to detail and thoughtfulness were unmatched; she had only gone out for coffee with him once.
The waiter brought the coffee, and she pretended to stir it casually, saying, "Are you inspecting work in T City?"
Claud Laurence didn’t answer Alice, only looked deeply at her.
Faced with Claud Laurence’s deep gaze, Alice spoke stiffly, "Umm... I’m glad you asked me out for coffee."
Claud Laurence seemed to come back to his senses and said calmly, "This past month, has it been okay?"
Alice drank the coffee and made a sound of acknowledgment.
Feeling that such a response was somewhat rude, she added, "Pretty good, living quite easily each day."
