Chapter 1484

"Since neither of us can change what happened in the past... I'd rather put it behind us and not dwell on it. Like Lisa said, we must always look ahead," Serenity took a deep breath and slowly let go of her struggles and inner conflicts. She finally said the words that had lingered in her mind for days... "Jack, I'm willing to forgive you, and I won't leave you. I haven't forgotten my promise to you – if you don't abandon me, then I won't abandon you either." Yes, that was her decision. When she said that, she started trembling again. Pain assaulted her, as if all the pain she had experienced before was sweeping through her body along with the memories. However... she also felt some kind of relief. Perhaps... she could only experience true happiness and stay with the person she loved by letting go of the past. If she missed out on him, she believed she would definitely regret it one day! Jackson's lips quivered, "You're willing to forgive me? You're not gonna leave me?" "Yes, I'm not gonna leave you," she replied. His mother had left him, his father had left him, and his grandfather had left him too, but she wouldn't leave him. She wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. Tears welled up in his eyes. "Serenity... Serenity..." He kept calling her name while he cried like a child. She grabbed a tissue and wiped away his tears. "Don't cry. I forgive you, so don't cry..." "Okay, I won't cry, I won't cry," he sobbed. He had a lot of tears today for some reason, but... she was the only person who could make him shed tears. He held her hand that was wiping away his tears and said, "Serenity, do you know how much I love you? Do you know how scared I was that you might never forgive me? I was so scared that you would hate me and would leave me one day..." She was the only person who could make him feel so scared. She frowned, and her body shuddered. His body heat passed from his hand to hers, making her tense up. Then, the nauseous feeling assaulted her again. Almost instinctively, she covered her mouth with her other hand, trying to suppress the urge to throw up. He quickly withdrew his hand in shock. His face, still streaked with tears, looked pale and helpless. "I'm sorry, I think I still need some time before I can..." she said softly. She had decided to forgive Jack and let go of the past, so why would her body still react like that? Was it because... she still hadn't truly let go? Serenity wondered with her eyes downcast. Jackson's eyelashes, still wet with tears, shook slightly. "The one who should apologize is me. Serenity, I'll wait. I'll wait until you're willing to touch me again. I'll wait until your body won't reject me anymore. I'll wait, no matter how long it takes!" He was already overjoyed because she was willing to forgive him. Despite his strong desire to embrace her and kiss her once more, he would hold himself back. She needed time to adjust and to forget the things that he had done... And he would wait patiently for her, more patiently than he had ever done before! That night, the one keeping Serenity company was no longer the nurse. Instead, it was Jackson.