Chapter 924

Perhaps it was because he had longed for her intensely, or he wasn't sure if the woman before him was real, but when Nadine wrapped her arms around his waist, he let out a muffled groan. The heavy weight that had been pressing down on his chest finally lifted. The pain and torment that had haunted him day and night were suddenly relieved. He hadn't realized until now just how deeply Nadine had affected him. She had caused him to suffer night and day, like a constant ache in his chest. At that moment, he held her tightly in his arms, unwilling to let go. "I hadn't heard from you in such a long time… I thought you were dead!" Despite the harshness of his words, she could sense his underlying fear. Nadine slid her hand up his waist, patting him rhythmically as she tried to quell the sobs rising in her throat. "If I were dead, you wouldn't be able to see me now." The bodyguards, witnessing how tightly they were holding each other, knew they needed privacy. Not wanting to intrude, t