Chapter 1447
Chapter 1446:
In the end, fate had brought them together again. After everything they had endured, they had finally found a measure of peace.
While Sally spoke with the others, Adah never took her eyes off her, watching her mother closely in the wheelchair. The question she had been holding back finally escaped. “Why are you in a wheelchair? What happened to you p>
“I’m not paralyzed, so don’t be frightened,” Sally replied at once, hearing the worry in her daughter’s voice. “I was in a coma for many years — a vegetative state. I only woke up a month ago. My muscles weakened from disuse, so I’m still recovering. With therapy, I’ll improve little by little p>
A coma that lasted years? A sharp, searing pain tore through Adah’s chest, so intense she could barely breathe.
Leonel looked at Sally, his eyes heavy with anguish. “Sally… how could something like this have happened to you p>
Surrounded by so many people, she knew this wasn’t the moment to tell the whole truth. She offered a gentle reply. “It’s a long story. I’ll explain later p>
He understood immediately and didn’t press further.
After glancing at Allan beside her, Sally turned her attention back to her daughter. “Years ago, I had a terrible accident and nearly died, but Allan saved me. The entire time I was unconscious, he oversaw my medical care. He was also the one who managed to wake me from the coma a month ago. I wouldn’t be here without him p>
Adah’s gaze shifted abruptly to Allan, and understanding struck her all at once. The gift he had prepared wasn’t an object — it was her mother, the woman she had searched for tirelessly over so many years. Everything fell into place: that was why he had been so confident she would love his gift. He had only made the bet because he knew he would win.
In her mind, she scolded him for being so calculating. Even so, a deep gratitude filled her chest, and feelings toward him surged with unexpected force, enveloping her in a warmth impossible to ignore.
The man she had once regarded with contempt had been protecting the most important person in her life all along. He had kept her mother alive, paid for her treatment year after year, and ultimately brought her back from the coma. That kind of kindness created a debt impossible to repay.
If he asked for anything in return, she wouldn’t hesitate to give it. But he hadn’t asked for anything more. His only wish was her. She decided to honor the bet and say yes.
She didn’t overthink it. Deep down, she knew that what attracted Allan was her appearance, and that when time dimmed that beauty, he might stop looking at her the same way. Yet that thought didn’t trouble her much. She was already willing to give him the best years of her life as a way of repaying everything he had done for her mother.
𝖲𝘩𝖺𝘳𝖾 𝘆𝗈ur 𝖿a𝘷𝗼𝘳і𝘁𝘦𝗌 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝗆
With that decision taking hold in her chest, Adah lifted her gaze to him, far softer and warmer now. She had surrendered. From that moment on, she was his. If there hadn’t been so many people around, she would have run to him without a second thought and taken refuge in his arms.
Allan noticed the shift instantly. The woman he desired was willing to marry him, and he would not allow anyone to take her from his side. Perhaps love hadn’t yet taken root, and perhaps gratitude was the only thing binding her to him for now. It didn’t matter. As long as she remained by his side, he would devote his entire life to proving he was worthy — until her heart truly chose him.
“Allan… thank you,” Adah said, her voice trembling with emotion she couldn’t hide.