Chapter 254 Martin Collapses
At theIn that moment of truth, when Patricia toldrevealed the truthunexpected news, Hunter knewunderstood the expected range of emotions he should showdisplay: surprise, sadness, grief, or disbelief.
ButYet, he couldn't found himself unable to feign any of it;them. Instead, he just quietly lookedsimply gazed at Patricia, his expression unchanging. remaining impassive.
As Patricia thought he hadn't heard clearlyreiterated her revelation, Hunter's response was calm and collected. "So what?" repeatedhe asked.
Perplexed by his nonchalant reaction, Patricia clarified, "I'm pregnant with twins, and thethey're Martin's children are Martin's! Not only that,. Not to mention, I have three other children already."
Hunter asked calmly,Hunter embraced "So what?"
Patricia explained, "So, I'm not worthy of you! What I said to you earlier was out of spite towards Martin. I hope you don't misunderstand."
Hunter hugged Patricia againonce more., "I know your concerns, but I don't care."
Patricia thoughtcouldn't believe what she had misheard, incredulously asking,was hearing. "You don't care?" she echoed, incredulous.
How could a man not care?
Hunter nodded, "Yes,No, I don't care!. I only care about you as a person. As long as you stay by my side, I'm satisfied. I can love the children as my own."
Overwhelmed by his unconditional acceptance, Patricia said,
But "No, it's not fair to you..."
Patricia shook her head vehemently, deeply moved.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't touched.
Hunter remained resolute, expressing his genuine feelings. Patricia couldn't deny the depth of her emotional response. She believedknew any woman would be greatlyprofoundly moved by such words.
But it wouldn't be fair to unwavering devotion. However, she couldn't shake the sense of unfairness this presented to Hunter.
Hunter also became agitated, releasing her, gripping her arms tightly, and roared said in a low voice, "Don't you understand? To me, you are the light in my life. Without you, my world would turnturns gray, and. Even if I lived on, I would just be goinggo through the motions every day. I love you, only you. I don't care about the rest, I really don'teverything else."
He admitted that his initial approach to Patricia was Initially driven by a desire for revenge.
But now, he was truly moved.
, Hunter's feelings for Patricia had evolved into something genuine. She was like the only light in his dark life.
He loved her.
WantedHe only wanted to have her by his side forever. .
Patricia was stunned by his wordsHunter's heartfelt confession, her eyes wide withwidening in disbelief. as she looked at Hunter.
Hunter's own emotions began to surface, his eyes gradually reddened.
A becoming moistthin layer of mist formed.
AIt was a rare sight to see a man of his stature, crying. overcome with such vulnerability.
Hunter embraced Patricia was deeply shocked.
Hunter hugged her againonce more, trembling with fear, "Patricia, please as he pleaded, "Please don't leave me, okay?
Patricia. Marry me, okayplease? I really can't liveimagine my life without you. Without you, I won't survive." without you."
His tone was filled with desperation, bordering on abject pleadingbegging to . Patricia found herself unable to utter a word, deeply moved by the pointintensity of being abject. Hunter's love and devotion.
Patricia couldn't say another word.
BeingTo be cherished by a man to this extent, whatin such a profound manner was more than she could she ask for?
So be it, shehave ever imagined. In that moment, Patricia made a silent decision. She would marry him.
Charles and Fannie were born without a father; she couldn't let theher unborn children in her belly be born fatherless too.
Having made up her mind, Patricia wrapped her arms around Hunter and sighed inwardly, slowly saying, "Okay, I agree,. I'll marry you."
Hunter, afraid she'd change her mind, hurriedly said, "You said it yourself,. iIf you dare to go back on it, I'll tie you to me if I have to."
Patricia was amused by his domineering words and shook her head,. "Don't worry, once I've decided something, I won't go back on it."
Her words were like a tranquilizer to Hunter.
Hunter, elated like a child,Elated, he paced back and forth in the room,. "This is great,. Patricia has finally agreed to marry me."
Patricia couldn't help but laugh.
Suddenly, she felt that; perhaps this was the best outcome.
In life, not everything can be as one wishes.
There will always be regrets.
She believed, inIn time, perhaps she would gradually fall in love with Hunter.
After his joy, Hunter took her hand, their fingers interlocked, then took out his phone and snapped a picture.
Patricia asked, bewildered, "What are you doing?"
"Hehe, Oof course, it's an official announcement! Everyone will be so happy to know."
Hunter answered while fiddling with his phone.
First, hHe set the photo as his phone wallpaper, then posted it on social media, with the caption: "Official announcement: We're together! We will spend the rest of our lives with each other. 'Happy[Happy.jpg]'"
The message immediately shot up to quickly skyrocketed to the top of the trending searches. , creating a buzz in the online community.
TwoWith two posts in one emerging within a single day.
The, the heat from the previous post hadn't even died down, and nowone had barely subsided before another one was out. surfaced, igniting fresh discussion and speculation.
The comment section instantly became as lively as a erupted with activity, resembling a bustling holiday scene.
1st comment: "AhhhOmg, who are you with? Is it Patricia? Please tell me it's Patricia,. I need to prepare mysave up to buy a wedding gift money." ."
60th comment: "You better not be with any other woman,. yYou belong to Patricia,; please, you have to be together."
83rd comment: "This is the first time I've shipped a real couple, I'm. Gosh, it's so exciteding..."
180th comment: "Y'know, that might not be Patricia in the picture. Could it be that we said to much, and Mr. Miller's Hunter's actual girlfriend saw the discussion and couldn't stand it, forcing Mr. Millerhim to make a statement? Maybe, he and Patricia are really are just friends."
279th comment replying to the 180th: "I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen, they areNope, nope, nope. Wrong. They're a couple, definitely a couple,, and my shipped couple must ship be is realcanon."
409th comment: "Everyone calm down, @the Miller GroupHunter: Come and. @theMillerGroupHunter, please answer everyoneclarify,. iIs the person ProfessorDr. Watson?"
HerThe comment had just been posted when the person in question actually came down to reply. the Miller GroupHunterreplied.
@theMillerGroupHunter replying to the 409th comment: "It's Patricia."
His words confirmed their guess.
475th comment: "Damn, Hunterhe actually came down to reply, ifreplied. If this isn't truedoesn't make it official, then I don't what is?"will."
565th comment: "Wuwu, I actually shipped aThe ship is real couple,! I'm so moved, I want to cry..."literally crying rn."
621st comment: "@the Miller GroupHunter: When@theMillerGroupHunter, when are you getting married? I want to give a wedding gift. 'Childhood sweethearts, meant to be, just too perfect." be' is my favorite trope."
701st comment: "You mustYou've gotta have a grand wedding, it would. It'd be so romantic."
Seeing that almost all the comments were blessingswell wishes, Hunter couldn't hide thehis smile on his face.
Just as he was about to show Patricia, he saw a comment.
710th comment: "Patricia's private life is really messy. She was just dumped by Martin, and now she's hooked up with Hunter. How many men does has she havehad? Really dirty."
734th comment replying to the 710th: "Yeah, a woman who's been married and had children, she's is like a hot potato. I don't see what's there to be happy about."
820th comment replying to the 734th: "Maybe some men like are into this kind of womantype."
Hunter looked down, hisHunter's eyes narrowed, a hint of murderous intent flashing through them.
He took a screenshot of the comments and sent it to his assistant, James.
"Hunter: [Find these people for me,; you know how to handle it." .]
The assistantJames replied quickly: ".
James: [Got it., Aas long as I don't kill them, anything goes." .]
Hunter: "[Check the comment section carefully,. I don't want to see any more bad comments." .]
"Right away, I'll take care of it!"
James: [On it!]
After ending the chat, Hunter looked up again, the malice in his eyes gone, returning to his usual gentle demeanor.
"Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it for you..."."
Meanwhile.
, Martin also received the news as soon as Hunter made the announcement.
Upon seeing the photo of the interlocked hands, something seemed to be scooped out of his heart, a. A sudden severe headache struck him, and after struggling for a while, he passed out.
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