Chapter 1077 - 556: That’s How Much I Love Her

She shrank back, wanting to leave his embrace, wanting to leave him........

Joshua Hughes’s thin lips almost pressed into a straight line, his eyes filled with intense heartache and longing. He gently kissed her forehead, his heart ached, ached as if cut by a knife, holding her tightly. Who could understand the pain in his heart? Things had already happened, time couldn’t be rewound, and there was another man’s scent on her now, something even his greatest abilities couldn’t wash away. This intense pain, like a howling wind, left devastation deep in his heart.

He felt heartache, discomfort, but what about her? She must be even more miserable, her face pale as a sheet, her eyes filled with a stormy desolation and pain.

"I’m sorry, Avery, I’m sorry..." He felt her distance and despair, yes, her eyes overflowed with that death-like hopelessness.

He repeatedly said he was sorry, his voice low and pained. He could no longer describe the depth of his regret with words. He couldn’t imagine the pain and pressure this young girl had endured these days. Why was fate so unfair, piling suffering onto her again and again?

"If I had gone with you, nothing would have happened..." A burning tear fell from her eye, landing on the back of his hand. In the end, he still knew, as if nothing could be hidden from him.

She lowered her gaze, her long eyelashes already a wet mess, and softly said from her crimson lips, "You don’t owe me an apology, it’s I who owe myself..."

She thought the happiness that had descended upon her once more was shattered by the disgusting scene that morning. He had been wrong many times, but this time it truly wasn’t his fault.

With a bleak smile on her face, her voice was a little hoarse, "Don’t hold me, I’m dirty..." Large tears fell uncontrollably, without reason, flowing freely like a river of sadness.

Joshua Hughes’s complexion completely changed; did she say this because she wanted him to be restless for the rest of his life?

His deep eyes stared at her, with a hint of bloodshot, his emotions already stretched to the limit: "What kind of nonsense is that? Are you saying we should just end it like this? But what about the feelings I’ve invested?" Joshua Hughes looked at her trembling body, the whole person already on the edge of losing control. When it comes to her, he loses control, all reason becomes as useless as a scrap of paper.

He held her tighter, facing her, his voice trembling a little: "I love you, not just your body, but your heart, too. Avery, I’ve hurt you like this before and once wanted to sacrifice my life for you. Do you think I’d care about such an accident? No matter what happens to you, what you become, I love you, I want you, only you. Do you understand..."

In his deep eyes was a hint of intense pain: "Avery, if I said I don’t mind at all, you might not believe it, but I love you beyond everything, so nothing outweighs love. Do you understand?"

Avery Jane’s breathing became weak, her tears flowing, her lips trembling, unable to utter a single word...

Joshua Hughes pinned her beneath him, his muscular body looming over hers, forcing her to meet his gaze. She was avoiding, she was afraid.

The man pressing against her stopped his movements, his handsome face turned pale, clearly feeling her resistance.

In their relationship, her heart was retreating, and he was powerless to stop it.

Joshua Hughes desperately suppressed his emotions: "Promise me, stay with me until our wedding. You can’t leave me even half a step, understand?"

Is this considered a proposal? Joshua Hughes laughed bitterly inside; he had meticulously arranged the grandest setting, prepared the most beautiful ring, yet all this hadn’t been shared with her before he ended up proposing in this atmosphere. He knew it was unfair to her, but now he was left with no choice. Even if it meant using force, he would marry her immediately. He had no option; he had to move forward regardless of her retreat. He had to keep a close watch on her, not allowing her the slightest thought of separation. The idea was unbearable for him; he couldn’t stand her leaving him........