Chapter 459 A Promise of Eight Lifetimes

As the boat sailed into the sea, the ripples struck the round reflection of the setting sun, shattering it into shards of golden glimmers. With the sunlight shining on her face and the wind caressing her body, she felt an otherworldly sense of comfort. However, suddenly, she was taken aback by a strong force. Her eyes widened with shock and fear, her whole body dropped like a kite without its string. With the golden sunset piercing her eyes, she could not make out anything on deck, other than a vague silhouette enveloped by the blinding gold sunlight. “Splash!” She flopped into the ocean. As seawater started to take over all of her senses, it invaded every cavity in her body, nearly drowning her. Out of the blue, it felt like her wrist was being grabbed. Someone was pulling her up by her waist, forcefully dragging her out of the water. Nell forced her eyes open as she was greeted by a familiar figure. The seawater and distorted her senses, but yet, she knew who she was looking at. Gideon Leith! Why was it him? She opened her mouth, trying to tell him to stop, but as soon as her mouth opened, the endless stream of seawater surged down her throat. As the salty and bitter taste overwhelmed her tastebuds, she could barely hold back her urge to puke. There was no way she could speak in this condition. All she could do was to grab the hand that was holding her and to frantically shake her head at this man. NO! LEAVE ME! SAVE YOURSELF! However, the other party did not budge, He kept on looking at her as if reassuring her that he would never let her go no matter what. Still holding her in his arms, he slowly swam upwards bit by bit. However, as they finally resurfaced, another huge wave came and swept them away. The only thing she felt was a huge force knocking onto her chest, as her world was quite literally turned upside down. All she could feel was an eerily sweet taste spreading around her mouth. On the other hand, with this second wave, she could feel the arm grabbing onto her waist suddenly loosen. In shock, Nell looked down as the man, barely visible in her eyes, was being swept away by the waves. Dumbstruck by what had occurred, she desperately tried to reach out to grab him. However, that man had already drifted far away by the time she realized. There was no way she would be able to reach him, no matter how hard she tried. All she could do was stare helplessly as he got swept further and further by the waves. As her vision slowly faded to black, everything fell into darkness. “Gah!” Nell yelped out loud as she jolted up. She sat upright on her bed as she desperately gasped for air. She was drenched in cold sweat. The room was extremely quiet. Other than the slight hum of the air purifier in the corner of the room and the soft snoring of the man sleeping next to her, no other sounds could be heard. Still in fear, she closed her eyes. When she forced them open once more and reassured herself that this was reality, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief knowing that it was all just a nightmare. Most likely due to her sudden movements, the man sleeping by her side also woke up. He reached his arm out and grabbed her waist, his gentle voice accentuating his sleepiness. “What’s wrong? Had a bad dream?” Nell let out a huge sigh as she replied softly, “It’s nothing.” Gideon opened his eyes and looked at her silently in the darkness. It felt almost as if he could sense her unease. Using his hands to prop himself up, he pulled her into his embrace. “Don’t be scared, I’m here.” As Nell leaned on his chest, she could not help but remember the scene that played out in her dream. For some reason, despite knowing that it was all just a nightmare, she still felt a strange sense of familiarity with that scene. It almost felt like it was her past experience. As fear swelled up in her heart, it took control over her every emotion. She tightly grabbed onto the man’s shirt, as she whimpered, “Gideon Leith.” “Yes?” “Do you think that we’ve actually known each other a long time ago?” Gideon seemed to stiffen up momentarily. The room fell into silence once more, neither party was speaking. In the darkness, two solemn eyes were looking at her with a complicated expression. However, Nell was still preoccupied with her emotions, there was no way she would notice. Her mind still muddled by her own thoughts, she continued, “Did you know, the first time I saw you, I actually felt a strange sense of familiarity with you, as if I’ve met you before, long in the past.” Gideon’s heart sank, as he asked, “Did you remember something?” Nell shook her head. Suddenly, she raised her head, looking at him innocently. “Gideon, do you think that we were together in our past lives? Cause I think we didn’t spend enough time back then, so we promised to be together again in this lifetime. That’s why I felt that sense of familiarity the first time I laid my eyes on you.” Gideon was dumbstruck, being momentarily lost for words. He did not know whether he should laugh or cry over that statement. However, he would not want to shatter such a beautiful concept that this little lady had thought up, He merely nodded and said softly, “Yeah, because I didn’t love you enough in the past, so I’ve decided to continue loving you for this lifetime, and the next lifetime, and the next… In fact, I’ve decided that I would love you for the next eight lifetimes. So, I’ve reserved your love for the next eight lifetimes, Mrs. Leith, do you accept this promise?” Nell stared blankly into his eyes. His eyes right now were packed with so much emotion that even under this lack of lighting, she could feel every ounce of care and love he was throwing her. As a smile slowly appeared on her face, the fear in her heart started to dissipate. At the very least, this man’s words calmed her down a bit. She leaned her head back in his chest as she hugged his waist. In a firm voice, she said, “I promise you. Now that we promised to be together for the next eight lifetimes, you better take responsibility and come find me. If you don’t find me, I’ll be sure to haunt you for the rest of those lifetimes.” Gideon chuckled as he nodded. “Alright, I’ll definitely come find you.” After the two cuddled together for a while, Nell grabbed her phone and looked at the time. It was already quite late. In fact, it was 6:00 a.m. sharp. Since she no longer felt sleepy, she let go of him and said, “You get some more sleep, I’ll go take a stroll.” Surprisingly, Gideon shook his head. “Nah, I’ve slept enough.” Even though the two played around so much last night, they actually went to bed quite early. Since he said that, Nell did not say much. Even after washing up, Nancy was still resting, so she did not come to interrupt them. Nell checked on Gideon’s temperature to find that it had returned to normal. All they had to do was to wait for the nurse to come in at 8:00 a.m. to rebandage the wound. Seeing that his situation had turned for the better, the two went downstairs and took a stroll in the grassy field, taking in a breath of fresh air. They kept on strolling until 8:00 a.m. before finally returning to their room. After the nurse came and rebandaged Gideon’s wound, Nancy walked in. “President, Madame, according to the reports, Scarface will come at 3:00 p.m.” Nell nodded. “Alright, go make the necessary arrangements. We’ll head over in the afternoon.” Nancy nodded in acknowledgment and turned around to leave. Just moments after Nancy left, Liam suddenly walked in. He had just gone back for two days, but after dealing with some stuff, he was back in Country F. Surprised to see him here, Nell asked, “Didn’t you say you were heading back? Why did you come back here so suddenly?”