?Chapter 662:

    As dawn broke, sunlight poured into the study, painting the room in soft gold. Beyond the window, the sea shimmered beneath the morning sky, waves dancing beneath the first light of day.

    Cole held Elliana close, their foreheads pressed together, breath mingling, heartbeats steady and entwined. “I don’t want to forget you,” he murmured, voice raw and hoarse. “I refuse to forget you.”

    The fever of their kiss had faded, but the intimacy remained—close, quiet, and unbreakable. They clung to each other like two halves of the same soul, caught in a moment they didn’t want to end.

    Elliana gently cupped his face, her thumb brushing across the corner of his eye like a mother soothing a frightened child. “Cole,” she whispered, “even if the worst happens and you forget me, I won’t me you. I’ll enter your life again. I’ll pursue you. And I’ll make sure you fall in love with me all over again.”

    But her words only deepened the pain in his eyes. “That’s not what scares me,” he said, voice thick with emotion. “What scares me is even if I fall in love with you again, it won’t be the same me. Without my memories of my past, the person who falls in love with you again wouldn’t be me! It’ll be some new version of me. A stranger.” His brows furrowed. “And the thought of you loving someone else—even if it’s another me—I can’t bear it. I hate him already.”

    He was jealous of his future self. A man who would look like him, sound like him, but wouldn’t remember their shared past.

    Elliana’s heart clenched. She reached up and ran her fingers through his hair, drawing him close. “Don’t think like that,” she said softly. “You don’t have to fear the future. Even if your memories disappear, your heart won’t forget. And when you fall…

    in love with me again, I’ll be there to remind you of every moment we shared. I’ll bring you back to yourself.”

    His arms tightened around her as if her promise were the only thing keeping him standing. “You mean that?” he asked, voice trembling. “You will really chase after me? Even if I act like a jerk, say things that hurt you, and I was nothing like I am now, you still won’t give up on me?”

    She had said that his future self might be someone entirely different, shaped by new thoughts, habits, and desires. What if that man no longer saw her as the woman of his dreams? The thought was unbearable. He didn’t want that version of himself. He didn’t want to risk bing someone else. He only wanted to stay right here—in this moment—with the woman he loved and the memories they shared.

    “Even if you turn into aplete jerk someday,” Elliana whispered, her voice both gentle and unshakably firm, “even if you make me cry or push me away, I still won’t give up on you.” She pulled back just enough to look him in the eyes, her fingers stillced around his. “I’ll chase you with everything I have until you fall for me all over again. And I’ll tell you everything, our story, from the beginning.”

    Her smile wavered slightly but remained bright with hope. “You’ve chased after me. So this time, it’s my turn.” She ced a hand over his chest. “But one thing is non-negotiable, Cole—you have to live on. Be with me. We’ll find our own mothers. We’ll build a life, raise a family, and be happy. That’s what we deserve, Cole. A lifetime together.”

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    Cole didn’t reply with words. He simply held her tighter, pressing her close to him as if he could freeze the moment, seal it into his soul forever. In his mind, he pictured the life she described—growing old side by side, hands wrinkled but always sped together. A life without sorrow, without separation. Just love.

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