After a period of tender intimacy, Genevieve slipped out of Nathaniel’s arms, straightened her skirt, and waved at him.
“Nate. I have to go and help you find a suitable kidney donor. Your health isn’t good, so rest well in the hospital. Once your condition stabilizes, you can go home for a while. Wait for
me.”
“Alright.” Nathaniel gazed at her departing figure with gentle eyes.
Yet for some reason, an inexplicable sense of unease welled up inside him.
It was as if something unpredictable was about to happen.
His premonitions had always been accurate.
Nathaniel pressed his lips together, unable to hold back. Before Genevieve’s figure completely disappeared from his sight, he called out to her.
“Genny, could you not go looking for a kidney donor this time? I’m not in any immediate danger, and my parents are searching too. I’ll also arrange for people to help. I just want you to stay with me.”
Genevieve paused for a moment. She hadn’t expected that even when Nathaniel was ill, he would rely on her like this.
However, she turned her head and simply shook it helplessly.
“Nate, don’t be difficult. The more people searching, the more hope we have. I just want to help you find a matching kidney sooner so you can get better as soon as possible.”
“Once you’re well, you still have a long life ahead of you. We’ll be together for a long time, so a little while apart won’t matter. When did you become so clingy? This isn’t like you at all.”
Hearing this, Nathaniel was left speechless.
Not like him? Perhaps people do become more fragile when they’re sick.
But in truth, what he feared more was not her leaving, but that she would become like he was
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in his previous life–bringing back another man, treating that man better, constantly neglecting him, and in the end, even causing his death for that man.
Just thinking about it made Nathaniel’s heart twist in pain, his breath catching in his chest.
To experience such things firsthand was so agonizing that he could hardly bear it.
Watching him lost in thought, Genevieve secretly curled her lips in a faint smile.
Her goal had been achieved.
Having finally been reborn, he should truly experience everything she had gone through.
Genevieve smiled softly. “Alright, Nate, don’t worry. I’ll be back in a few days, and I’ll bring you a gift. If we’re lucky, maybe I’ll find a suitable kidney donor this time!”
She didn’t linger any longer. After bidding Nathaniel farewell, she never looked back.
For three days in a row, Genevieve didn’t return. Although she briefly shared her itinerary and the scenery she passed by, it was nothing like seeing her in person.
In just three days, the phrase ‘a day feels like a year‘ became a tangible reality for him.
Nathaniel had never found time so hard to endure before.
Now, he found himself looking toward the hospital room door countless times, hoping that the next person to walk in would be Genevieve.
But each time, he was only met with disappointment.
Genevieve hadn’t come back, and not much time had actually passed.
So this was how agonizing waiting could be.
Nathaniel’s heart was filled with bitterness, an indescribable feeling gnawing at him.
Had Genevieve suffered like this while waiting for him in their previous life?
Perhaps she had, or maybe it was even more unbearable than this.
On the fourth day, Genevieve returned, bringing gifts but not a kidney donor.
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