Chapter 20
Chapter 20
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Three days later, Murphy finally saw the Gemma he had been longing for day and night.
Gemma lay in the cryo–casket with her eyes closed. Her expression looked serene, as if she were simply asleep.
Looking at his small, slumbering rose inside the cryo–casket, Murphy could not help but recall countless nights spent coaxing her to
but recall countless nights spent coaxing her to sleep. Back then, she would lie in his arms just like this, with her long lashes curling upward, making her look as beautiful as a porcelain doll.
The only difference now was that frost clung even to her eyelashes.
Her complexion was so pale. It had to be freezing inside the cryo–casket.
“Gemma, don’t be afraid. I’ll join you soon. Gemma, I’m sorry I lied to you,” Murphy said softly, reaching out as if to caress her pale cheek. But all he felt was the icy barrier of the cryo–casket’s lid.
He could not touch her–just as, so many times before, she had tried to reach his heart, only to be turned away!
“The truth is, Evangeline was never my girlfriend. I never loved her. The person I’ve always loved… is you,” Murphy admitted.
“But I was afraid to acknowledge it. I thought that if I admitted my love for you, it would be a betrayal–a betrayal of your parents. Your father was my closest friend, and your mother had always treated me as her own brother. How could I allow myself to have such sinful thoughts about their daughter?
“So, I couldn’t admit it. I kept convincing myself you didn’t really love me. You were too young to understand love. As
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