Cherry remained still, and Gavin Graves also did not move.
After a while, Gavin softly said, "My patience is limited..."
Cherry tightened her lips.
He continued, "But for you... I have endless patience."
Gavin sighed lightly, "I can let you play and go wild outside, on the condition that you must come home. Cherry, I can't allow you to be with someone else."
Cherry moved slightly but still didn't speak.
Gavin lifted her chin, gazing down at her, "I'm not Nathaniel Summers, do you understand? I won't become your past, I'll take care of you for a lifetime."
Cherry's eyelashes fluttered twice, and sparkling tears rolled down her face, filled with sadness and grievance, "You're lying, you clearly despise me!"
"I love you." Gavin's heart ached as he embraced her, kissing away her tears at the corners of her lips, "Don't leave me, Cherry... don't leave me..."
