However, before Nicole could stop him, Clayton had already spoken.“Raising Michael is my repayment to Liam, as well as my responsibility, but meeting you and protecting you is my instinct. At first, I questioned my purpose in pursuing you. Was it out of a momentary sense of novelty? Was liking you an illusion? But the longer we get to know each other, I feel like every time I get closer to you, it makes more sense. That’s why I want to get even closer to you and understand you more. You’re more important to me than you think.”Nicole’s gaze froze for a moment.Seeing that she was about to cry again, Clayton did not continue to speak.Instead, he smiled and reached out to drop his hand on top of her head.“I didn’t think much when I knew that there was a bomb. If I thought about it, I might have gotten scared too, alright?”Nicole sniffled, suppressing the emotions that were sprouting in her heart. A certain emotion seemed to gush out.She knew that maybe, in her heart, Clayton
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