Jack led his gang down the spiral staircase, only to gaze upon two people engaged in a passionate lip-lock. It was as if the world no longer belonged to singletons like him, constantly faced with public displays of affection.
Just as Jack was about to speak, Jones quickly covered his mouth and led him down a different path.
Clark deepened their kiss, releasing all the unsaid words and pent-up longing of more than a year. Their passionate embrace was like a storm, coming relentlessly, wave after wave. After what seed like an eternity, Carol gasped for air, prompting Clark to pull away.
His dazed eyes still shone with undiminished affection. His handso features were even more striking than before, though he seed thinner, his face gaunter. Was it from the injury, or out of worry for her? He looked overall more worn out.
Carol looked at his injuries, heart heavy.
"Why are you such a fool? I told you I’ve fallen for soone else. Why won’t you let go?"
"I only want you. No one else." Clark looked at her, his eyes red and raw.
"Promise you won’t ever leave again?"
"But..." Carol’s eyes dimd, her voice low. "You’ve seen the two data packages, haven’t you?"
"I know." Clark looked back at her, his voice firm. "I know the dangers ahead, and I know who you are. I don’t care. I’m not afraid. As long as you’re with , I can handle anything."
Carol was puzzled.
"With your status, you could have anyone you want."
"You’re the one I want." Clark took her face in his hands, his words sincere. "I know what kind of person I’m looking for, and it’s you. I’m not interested in anyone else."
He leaned in again, slowly, savoring her sweetness.
Carol let him kiss her for a while before she murmured,
"You’re such a fool."
He was the top hacker, the Clark of the Collins family. Yet, he insisted on her—the successor of a notorious organization, an orphan.
Their worlds were polar opposites, black and white, and they were not supposed to be together.
"The fool is you. Your symptoms started to show in the seventh month of our relationship, yet you didn’t let in. I was so stupid. I noticed your odd behavior but didn’t think much of it.
Back then, during our dates, you would often return from the restroom looking pale. But I didn’t think much of it, trusting you when you said it was just your period."
"That’s because you trusted . You believed every word I said... even my lies."
Clark looked into her eyes again, leaning in to kiss her.
"I wasn’t attentive enough. From now on, I’ll pay more attention. I won’t let you bear all this pain alone anymore."
"Clark, I don’t want to drag you down," Carol confessed. "This situation is too far-reaching. It’s not sothing we can handle on our own. Moreover, I don’t want to implicate those around you, like your sister."
Speaking of Rosemary, Carol felt a pang of guilt.
"At first, I thought she was a spy sent by the organization, so I attacked her.
Then those from Chester ca, and I told her to leave, but she insisted on taking with her. She got hurt several tis trying to help . She could have escaped on her own, but she chose to carry the burden of ."
Tears welled up in Carol’s eyes.
"She was badly injured but still carried back. I owe her so much."
After all, they were strangers before—only connected because of Clark.
"Be her sister-in-law for this lifeti and treat her well then." Clark tenderly stroked Carol’s face and said gently,
"Rose likes you very much, and she’s the kind of person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She doesn’t say much, but she truly cares about you."
Clark paused montarily before continuing,
"Once you’ve gotten to know her, you’ll realize that she’s a wonderful person, easy to get along with."
"I’ve never heard you praise Serena like this before." Carol could see that Clark truly cherished his sister.
"They’re different," Clark said gently. "Rose ntioned that she and her fiancé are committed to seeing this through to the end. So, let’s face this as a family. No matter what, I won’t let go of your hand this ti."
Carol looked at him and moved.
"Rose said there’s about a seventy to eighty percent chance the poison in can be cured."
"She told your brother the sa thing. If she said it, she will do it," Clark said with a smile and confidence.
"There’s no poison she can’t cure. After all, she’s Dr. Bell."
Carol looked at him in surprise.
"She’s Dr. Bell? The legendary Dr. Bell? The elusive and renowned physician?"
"Yes." Clark gave her an affirmative answer.
Carol was stunned. She hadn’t expected the renowned physician they’d been searching for so long to be a vibrant and beautiful teenage girl—not an old man.
"So if she says there’s hope, then there is," Clark had utmost faith in his sister’s dical skills.
Carol hadn’t expected her luck to be this good. Not only did she reunite with Clark, but she also inadvertently found Dr. Bell to cure her poison.
It seed her bond with Clark hadn’t ended... it was still strong.
"Rose said the poison in your body is tricky but not incurable. She needs to draw so blood for research. When she does, I’ll ask her to be gentle."
Carol laughed,
"Having blood drawn feels like a mosquito bite to . It’s not painful."
She’d weathered great storms, and she wouldn’t fear a tiny needle.
"Even so, be gentle." Clark caressed her hand, speaking softly.
"We need to be prepared, though. The poison will take so ti to heal."
"I’ve survived a year. I don’t mind a few more months. I’ll tell Rose to treat without worry. I trust her."
Clark lovingly looked at her.
"Let take you upstairs to change into fresh clothes first. We’re taking a flight back ho shortly."
The phrase ’back ho’ reminded Carol abruptly of her own brother—Dennis!
Oh no!
She thought she wouldn’t survive this ti, so she asked her brother to check on Clark, wanting to see him one last ti before she died.
"I need to make a call." Carol reached for her phone.
"Want to call your brother?" Clark asked with a soft smile.
"Rose has already inford him of the situation. He’s waiting for us at ho and will join us tomorrow."
Carol was surprised, and her face turned red.
Did that an Clark knew her dying wish was to see him one last ti?
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