Chapter 1091 I Love You! (2/2)
Jacob tried to control his trembling heart. His voice was low as if he feared breaking the silence and making this grisly scene a reality. His lips were mumbling as he gently put them under the tip of Emily's nose, noticing her breath was drawn in weak and hot.
With the tension of his heartstrings suddenly cut, Jacob felt relieved and took a shaky breath. The scarlet in his eyes became hazy, an
h. ”I always remembered you. I didn't lose my memory. And I love you. I've always loved you!”
He was afraid that Emily would lose her willpower to live, so he explained everything.
He was desperate to keep Emily conscious and get her to the hospital as soon as possible.
As long as there was even a shred of hope, he would never give up.
”You're lying to me.”
Emily did, however, smile abruptly after her initial stupefaction at the news. The curve of her pale lips slowly grew less pronounced, tearing at his heart. The light in her eyes flickered and slowly went out, indicating that death was drawing near. With her last breath, she whispered, ”Thank you, for lying to me.”
She seemed to have gotten some consolation from Jacob's confession.
It would not be too hard now for her to die.
Her mind, in its last moment of clarity, witnessed the scenes from their past flash, like a lantern flickering. Each scene, despite growing fainter and fainter, was about Jacob's cruelty.
If he had really loved her, how could he have hurt her so much?
”No!”
Jacob shook his head sadly with his eyes drowning in tears, and he stared at her without even blinking. ”I never lost my memory. I just wanted to catch whoever was behind this and keep you out of danger, so I pretended to be cruel to you. I love you. I've always loved you! What happened between Michelle and me was the lie, because I wanted you to leave me temporarily. To keep you safe! I love you...”
These few short words, like a series of thunderbolts, blasted in Emily's ears like the shock from a defibrillator.
So Jacob had never lost his memory at all?