The moment the man felt her approach, his body tensed immediately, holding his breath and gripping the armrests of his wheelchair tightly. The faint fragrance on the woman's body brushed past him, and at the instant of her touch, his mind went blank. The memories of the bloody tragedy from back then surged back—how she had declared she would never see him again for the rest of their lives. Over the years, the pain had cut into his bones. During the sleepless nights, he could only get up and sit alone in the courtyard, waiting from midnight till dawn, day after day, year after year.
He had never imagined that one day, she would willingly get close to him again.
The long-dead heart within him began to pound frantically, but he ruthlessly suppressed it. Don't scare her. Don't scare her.
Leah felt inexplicably flustered under the man's deep and intense gaze.
