Chapter 517 I, Dawn Sutherland, will protect Daisy Grant for a lifetime!
Chapter 517 I, Dawn Sutherland, will protect Daisy Grant for a lifetime!
Daisy Grant chuckled, her eyes filled with pain not seen by Dawn Sutherland. She feigned a casual tease in her voice: "Whoever marries a gentle man like my brother in the future is definitely the happiest woman in the world."Unfortunately, the one who gets to be with him won’t be me, Daisy Grant.
Dawn Sutherland smiled faintly and said nothing.
Daisy gazed toward the east, a subtle smile on her lips, but her eyes were sad and distant.
"Brother, I really miss our childhood. I remember when I was in elementary school, a boy in our class bullied me, and you blocked him at the school gate to vent my anger, giving him a good beating."
"When I was seven, I fell seriously ill, and every day after class, you came to my classroom to make sure I took my medicine, sneaking me two of my favorite toffees."
"At eight, I told you I liked birds, and you climbed up a tree to fetch one from a nest for me, but unfortunately, you didn’t get the bird and fell, hurting your arm instead."
"At ten, when I pestered you for a spring outing and got lost in the woods, we fell down a slope. You protected me, but your arm got scratched, and the scar is still on your left arm."
"At thirteen, I experienced my first menstrual cycle, and you carried me with a blood-stained skirt rushing into the infirmary, thinking I was seriously injured."
"At fifteen, when girls in my class targeted me and tore my books, you smacked that girl without a word, then declared to the entire class that you were my brother, and anyone who bullied me wouldn’t get away with it,"
"On my eighteenth birthday, during my coming-of-age ceremony, it poured rain, and when I wanted to eat rose cakes from the east of the city, you dashed out into the pouring rain to get them for me, returning completely soaked."
At the end, Daisy’s voice was almost choked with sobs, "Brother----do you still remember all this?"
Dawn responded with a heavy nasal sound, looking at Daisy’s profile, his eyes full of starlight.
Their past together, he had never once forgotten, for those were his most beautiful memories.
After a long while, Dawn finally spoke in a low voice: "During your five years abroad, Daisy, did anyone bully you? Are you doing well?"
His words made Daisy’s body shiver fiercely, her eyelashes fluttered, and tears fell.
Daisy turned her head, looking at the horizon, not wanting Dawn to see her vulnerability. Her voice was low and heavy: "Brother, you never missed my youth, and going forward----"
"Going forward, I will still be by your side." Dawn replied softly, his gaze resolute.
Daisy tightened her grip on the purple shell in her palm, embedding it into her hand.
"Brother, will you really always be here?"
Dawn nodded, "I will be here all my life, no matter when you need me. For this life, just one call, one message from you, and I’ll rush to your side as quickly as possible. This promise will last a lifetime."
"What if you get married? What if your wife doesn’t allow it?" Daisy wiped away her silently falling tears, looking back at Dawn’s face.
Dawn’s eyes were steadfast, full of seriousness, and he replied solemnly: "You will always hold the most important place in my heart, Daisy. Calling me brother, I will protect you all my life. If you are in trouble, I will surely be by your side."
Tears welled in Daisy’s eyes as she smiled, extending her fair palm, "Brother, let’s pledge with a hand clasp."
"Okay." Dawn unhesitatingly reached out his own palm, "I, Dawn Sutherland, will protect Daisy Grant all my life."
With that, his palm solemnly collided with Daisy’s palm.
The collision of their palms sent tremors through both their hearts, stirring them deeply.....
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