âYou said you want to have several children, hoping to have both boys and girls,â Mason said.
âWhen did Iâ¦â Veronicaâs voice suddenly stopped because she remembered that she had indeed said such words.
Butâ¦that was when she was still in elementary school and watching cartoons with him. She didnât expect him to remember it all along.
âWe will definitely have several children, both boys and girls,â Mason said. âHowever, no matter how many children we have, the person you love the most must be me.â
Veronica blinked her eyes. Was he trying to make her jealous ofâ¦their future children?
âIsnât it too early to talk about this now?â she muttered.
âItâs better to say it earlier than later, isnât it?â he raised an eyebrow slightly. âWhat, canât you do it?â
Veronica thought seriously. It is said that maternal love is the greatest love in the world, and many mothers will do anything for their children.
But for Mason, she can also do anything.
âI donât know how much love I will have for my children in the future, and I donât know if I would choose you or them if I had to make a choice,â Veronica said frankly, not wanting to evade the question. âBut I do know that I love you, and this love will only grow deeper. To me, you are a more precious existence than my own life.â
Mason smiled slightly. Even though he was stubborn and paranoid in matters of the heart, after hearing her words, he seemed to be able to accept some kind of compromise.
âThatâs enough, Veronica. You are the person I love the most, no matter what. Donât forget this, and donât underestimate your own life, because your life is not only related to you, but also to mine,â Mason said.
Veronica was stunned. His words sounded like a declaration of âdying together.â
Was he telling her that if something really happened to her, he would follow her?
Suddenly, her heart felt heavy, and her throat felt like it was blocked by something.
When they were young, he was like this. All his emotions were directed towards her, and this heavy feeling of love was sweet to her, but it also came with a sense of responsibility and duty.
So she wanted to protect him. Since she met him when young, she wanted to protect him with all her might.
Even now, he is taller, more capable, and stronger than her, and he may become even stronger in the future, but her thoughts. have not changed.
âI wonât underestimate my own life, because I still have to protect you. I promised you that I would protect you for the rest of my life,â Veronica murmured, feeling tired as a yawn escaped her.
âYes, you did,â Mason whispered. âOkay, itâs late. Letâs sleep.â
As the voice fell, he pressed the remote switch in the room.
The light went out.
Veronica closed her eyes and soon fell asleep, but her hand was still holding Masonâs.
Masonâs lips gently approached their clasped hands and kissed her wrist tenderly. âYou protected me in the first half of our lives, let me protect you in the second half.â
Until the end of their lives!