Chapter 992

"I wanted to be with you, to love you, to marry you, to have children with you. "Regardless of what you've been through before, what I care about, what I like, is you as a person. "Without you, I wouldn't have these thoughts. "I want to walk through this life with you, regardless of anything else. I just want to hold your hand and walk through the journey of life together. "So, can you trust me this once? "I'll deal with your worries, your concerns, and make sure you don't get hurt. "I want to fight for once, for my future, happiness, and life. "I don't want to spend my life with a girl I don't like. If that's the case, I'd rather remain unmarried for life." Charles spoke calmly and earnestly, each word from his mouth was particularly clear and profound. Especially the last sentence, those four words at the end, 'remain unmarried for life'. Every word he uttered was resolute and forceful. It was not false. It was all true. He was clearly and definitively telling her that of