Chapter 2269

The white roses were now stained with crimson drops of blood. “Let’s end this.” A few simple words, spoken so softly, shattered Asher’s ironclad heart, leaving it in pieces too broken to even look at. “Arnold… I won’t let you leave me!” Asher trembled from head to toe. A storm unlike any other was raging in his usually composed eyes. “I know who I love! You were never anyone’s substitute! Arnold… Don’t leave me... I won’t let you leave me!” Asher was terrified, more than he had ever been. Tears flowed as he begged, then he turned desperate, doing whatever he could to keep Arnold. He would try anything and accept anything, as long as the person he loved did not leave him again. Asher had barely survived the first time. A second time would drive him to madness. Asher’s breath grew harsh, his reddened eyes filled with obsession. He opened his arms, desperate to embrace the man who was falling apart in front of him. As he leaned in, a sharp pain tore through his left eye. “Don’t to