Chapter 1086
Elizabeth lowered her head, feeling both expectant and nervous. At this moment, she felt like she was truly experiencing what it meant to be in love—something truly special.
The hardships she had faced played back in her mind like a movie, stirring emotions she couldn't quite describe.
It had been bitter, but thankfully, sweetness had finally followed the pain.
Still, those wounds were ones Elizabeth knew she would carry for a lifetime.
As time passed by, Elizabeth secretly opened her eyes and looked around, but she didn't see Alexander.
In the past, she would have panicked that he might have disappeared. But now, she had enough trust in him.
Maybe that was what love was like, you gave yourself completely to someone, trusting everything about them, every word they said.
Elizabeth kept her head down, the afternoon sunlight falling on her, peaceful and warm.
For once, Elizabeth's heart felt calm. Suddenly, the scent of roses reached her.
The fragrance drifted gently to her nose.
Elizabeth's eyelashes trembled slightly as someone stood in front of her, blocking the light.
"Open your eyes, Elizabeth." A familiar voice reached her ears.
It was Alexander's voice.
The voice of the man she had missed day and night, the man she loved but couldn't have.
Elizabeth bit her lip, her heartbeat quickening instantly.
The moment she opened her eyes, Alexander was kneeling in front of her with a bouquet of pink and white roses.
His deep, magnetic voice was gentle as he said, "Elizabeth, be with me."
He slowly handed the flowers to Elizabeth, "I wasn't good to you before, but from now on, I'll always put you first. I'll love you, cherish you, and spoil you. Elizabeth, from this moment forward, I'll be only the Alexander you want me to be."
A young man's promises were often the most fragile, the least considered—but a promise at this age, tested by hardship, could be the most enduring.
Elizabeth felt a tightness in her throat.
"Elizabeth, I love you, with everything I am." His gaze was deep and serious as he looked at her.
This was a look Elizabeth had never seen in his eyes over the years.
Even more intense than the look in Alexander's eyes when he knelt at the airport that day.
It was as if his gaze could burn through her.
Elizabeth sniffed as a tear slid down her cheek.
She had never imagined a day like this would come for her and Alexander.
It felt precious beyond words.
"This bouquet, I got it in exchange for pain." Elizabeth slowly spoke.
"I'm ashamed of that, Elizabeth. But I hope to spend a lifetime making it up to you," Alexander's voice was heavy with emotion. "Let every flower I give you from now on be out of love, not to compensate for your hurt."
Elizabeth looked at the bouquet for a long time.
She couldn't know how anxious he had been during the moments she hadn't accepted them.
How his heart had raced with worry and fear.
"Are you afraid?" Elizabeth asked him.
He knew exactly what she meant.
Are you afraid I won't accept it? Afraid I'll regret it? Afraid I'll reject you at this moment?
"Yes, I'm scared," he admitted honestly.
He truly was afraid.
Alexander was terrified she wouldn't give him another chance.
This journey had been too difficult.
"I should let you be afraid, otherwise you would think everything came too easily." Elizabeth couldn't help but tease him.
He looked slightly wounded, but hopeful.
Elizabeth quite liked seeing Alexander like this.
Because only at times like this could she feel that Alexander was a real, living man who truly loved her.
The Alexander the world saw was just an image, but this vulnerable man before her was who she had fallen for.
"What do you think?" Elizabeth asked again.
Alexander sighed, "If you want to keep me on probation a while longer, I'll accept that too."
Elizabeth laughed.
"Really? Then let's observe for a..." She hadn't finished her sentence.
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