Chapter 620

Helen's clothes were still half-worn, but Julien pulled her back to sit on the bed. His attire remained neat, save for his slightly disheveled shirt. Holding her in his arms, face-to-face, he said, "To be honest, after my last relationship ended, I didn't expect to meet you. You were a surprise, Lennie." A surprise? Helen couldn't help but wonder whether he meant that in a positive or negative sense. "I really didn't think about our future at first. Partly because of my health, and partly because I was afraid of holding you back. Whether you believe it or not, that's genuinely how I felt. But I also had darker thoughts. I worried that if you knew what I was thinking deep down, you'd see me as a terrible person. So I kept suppressing it, lacking the courage to face it. "I just thought, take it one day at a time, live in the moment—so I didn't think further ahead." Helen listened silently, her emotions growing heavier with each word. It confirmed her suspicions—he hadn't thought abo