Chapter 448

She’d always been dazzling-now, with all her brilliance and talent, could he really hold on to her?
But that fleeting doubt barely made it past the edge of his mind before he crushed it with a cold certainty.
So what if others coveted her? He never feared that before-why would he now?
She was his before, she’s his now, and she’ll only ever be his.
Eyes dark and intense, Harrison lowered his head and pressed a gentle kiss to Ana’s hair.
Sensing the shift in his mood, Anastasia looked up and smiled, her eyes clear and unwavering, overflowing with love. “I told you, I want to spend my whole life with you.”
A few years together-what was that compared to a lifetime? She wanted to be with him until they were old and gray; even then, he’d still be the most handsome man in her heart.
Harrison was quiet for a long moment. Then he kissed her eyelids and murmured, “Alright. A lifetime it is.”
Anastasia felt lighter than she had in ages. Now that everything was out in the open, there was nothing left to hide. She took Harrison’s hand and checked his pulse.
Relieved to find his condition hadn’t worsened, she finally let out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding.
“Ma’am, how exactly should we treat Mr. Harrison Lancaster’s illness?” Logan asked anxiously. Read complete versıon only at.net
Anastasia replied, “I’ve already worked out the treatment plan. But right now, there are still a few key medicines missing.”
“What do you need?” Logan pressed, his tone urgent.
Anastasia understood what he meant. With the Lancaster family’s resources, anything she named would be delivered that same day.
But she shook her head. “There’s no rushing this. Even if you searched all of Veridia, you wouldn’t find it right now. We’ll have to wait another two months.”
The most crucial ingredient was a mutated nightshade, which wouldn’t be discovered in her mother’s old lab for another two months.
As for the other components, she’d already been quietly gathering them with the help of Mr. Austin, who was all the way in Riverton. She was nearly done.
“So there’s nothing else we should do for now?” Marcus asked. “Does Harrison need to change the medicine he’s been taking?”
Anastasia shook her head. “No. Those medicines can’t cure the disease, but they help maintain his health and slow things down.”
She had already checked the prescription when she first came to Rosewood Manor and knew the medication was effective, so she hadn’t made any changes.
Only then did Marcus and Logan truly relax.
Anastasia noticed how quiet Harrison had become, his grip on her hand still firm.
She nestled into his arms. “What’s on your mind, darling?”
“Nothing much,” Harrison said, snapping out of his thoughts. He wrapped his arm around her and pressed a kiss to her forehead, gazing at her with a tenderness that ran deep: “Just thinking about how lucky I am to have found you.”
Caught in his gaze, Anastasia flushed and ducked her head into his chest. “Then you must have loved me a fot in your past life otherwise, I wouldn’t have ended up by your side in this one.”
He looked down at her, his voice soft. “And how does Ana know I loved you that much before?”
She mumbled into his shirt, “I dreamed it.”
Something in Harrison’s eyes softened, an overwhelming affection filling every glance.
While the warmth in their room built, across the grounds, Lauren was leaving Rosewood Manor-only to be caught on camera.
Lauren had been making headlines
lately, and the moment a paparazzo
snapped her photo, she was
immediately swarmed with
questions: was she involved with Mr.
Harrison Lancaster?
On camera, Lauren’s expression was cold and dignified. “Please don’t spread
rumors. I was only there to treat Mr. Harrison Lancaster.”
The press erupted. Everyone knew Harrison Lancaster was terminally ill. Lauren’s comment-did she mean she was going to cure him?