Chapter 537 You Don't Have to Do This
Gerald stopped talking.
Kathy asked again, "If it were your family, your friends, the people you care about, and something like this happened in front of you, would you just stand by and do nothing?"
Gerald finally spoke, "We're different."
"What's different? We're all human. If I saw my loved ones getting hurt in front of me and did nothing, I couldn't live with myself."
"Kathy," Gerald gently squeezed her fingertips, "If something like that happened, I would act. But I don't want you to. I have my selfish reasons. I can sacrifice myself for other things, but I don't want you to get hurt, not even a little. Do you understand what I mean?"
Kathy actually understood what Gerald meant.
He wasn't asking her to be cold-hearted.
He was just asking her to protect herself.
Kathy lowered her eyes, "I know. You've been tired for days, get some rest."
Gerald said, "You sleep first, I need to go out for a bit."
Kathy was puzzled. "You need to go out now?"
Gerald had a sense of urgency in his heart that he couldn't calm down.
He said, "Be good, wait for me. I'll be back in at most an hour, maybe just over half an hour."
Kathy didn't ask what he was going to do, thinking it was work-related.
After Gerald left, she called her father and chatted for a bit.
Her father had now retired from the pursuit of fame and fortune, seeking a peaceful and quiet life.
Kathy had previously told him about her relationship.
He was very happy for her.
He had no desires or demands now, especially after having a near-death experience; he saw everything clearly.
The only thing he couldn't let go of was his daughter.
But the assets he left for Kathy were enough for her to live a wealthy and worry-free life, even if she were alone.
He had heard that Gerald's family background was good, but he didn't have high expectations. "I'd rather you find someone with an ordinary background and live a simple life. Families with good backgrounds have a lot of issues, and men with money can easily change their hearts."
Kathy smiled, "Dad, I haven't told you yet, this person is Gerald."
Kathy's father, Holden Nelson, was stunned for a few seconds before he said, "Who did you say?"
Of course, he knew Gerald.
When their company and factory had issues, the highest leader responsible was Gerald.
At that time, Gerald had even come to the hospital to understand the situation.
He later knew that it was Gerald who ultimately resolved the issue.
The name Kathy just mentioned was too shocking for him to believe.
Kathy said again, "It's Gerald, the Mr. Clarence you know."
"You..." Holden was really surprised, "How did you end up with him?"
Kathy explained Gerald's situation in detail.
Holden said, "At your age, finding someone divorced or widowed, I wouldn't say anything, but you've never been married, and now you're going to be a stepmother to someone else's grown son."
No matter how good Gerald's conditions were, a father who truly loved his daughter would still consider these things from his daughter's perspective.
Kathy said, "Dad, he's very good to me. I've met his son too, he's a very sensible child."
Kathy couldn't tell her father every detail about how she pursued Gerald, so she just gave a brief explanation.
Holden knew that Gerald was excellent and very upright.
But as Kathy's father, looking at Gerald as a prospective son-in-law, he felt it was inappropriate.
He was afraid his daughter would suffer.
Kathy said again, "Dad, I have a good personality, but I'm not stupid. I won't let myself suffer."
When it came to their children's marriages, it was almost always the parents who made concessions in the end.
Holden had to say, "You two can date for now, and we'll talk about the future later."
He thought that they could date, but when it came to marriage, not just him, but the Clarence family might not agree.
They would deal with it when the time came.
Kathy was only thinking about dating for now. As for marriage, she hadn't thought that far ahead.
It wasn't that she didn't want to marry Gerald, but she had never been in a relationship before and wanted to experience it more.
After all, once married, their identities would change to husband and wife, and it would be different.
But who knew, after she hung up the call with her father, Gerald came back shortly after.
Kathy was in the bedroom listening to the sounds outside, then she saw the bedroom door open.
She wasn't asleep, the light was on, so she saw the flowers in Gerald's hand and was stunned.
Gerald went out late at night to buy flowers.
Gerald felt a surge of emotion in his chest.
Tonight's proposal was something he had to do.
Originally, he wanted to have everything prepared before proposing.
But somehow, he just couldn't wait, even for a second.
He wanted to marry Kathy.
He wanted to be with this woman forever.
Kathy looked at him, dumbfounded, not even asking why he went to buy flowers at this time.
She just saw Gerald stride over, holding the flowers, and kneel on one knee by the bed.
Kathy was startled, her eyes wide open, "What are you doing?"
Gerald looked at her, "Kathy, will you marry me?"
He wasn't good with sweet words, but after thinking for a moment, he felt that his one sentence was too dry.
He thought for a moment and said, "Kathy, I want to give you a home, so we can be together every day. No matter life or death, sickness or health, nothing can separate us. Kathy, I love you, I want to marry you, will you marry me?"
These were the words Gerald had racked his brains to remember from wedding scenes he had seen before.
Of course, these were also his true feelings.
Kathy was in shock for a long time before she came to her senses.
She murmured, "Marry, marry?"
"Yes, let's get married," Gerald said, "Kathy, will you say yes?"
"Why?" Kathy looked at him in confusion, "Why so suddenly..."
"It's not sudden," Gerald explained, "From the day I was with you, I knew that the person I would marry in the future would be you."
"But you didn't originally plan to marry me so soon, did you?"
"Before, I wanted to have more contact and understanding with you."
"So, this proposal is because I blocked the stone for you?"
Gerald was stunned.
Kathy continued to ask, "If this hadn't happened, would you have proposed to me so soon?"
Gerald frowned, "Kathy, it's not..."
"Just answer me, if this hadn't happened, would you have proposed to me so soon?"
Gerald didn't speak.
But his silence was the best answer.
"So, because I got hurt for you, you think marrying me is the best compensation, and not because our relationship has reached a certain point, naturally, right?"
Gerald shook his head, "It's not like that."
Kathy said, "You don't have to do this."
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