CHAPTER 499: CHAPTER 517: YOU DESERVE IT

Thinking of this, Mabel Quinn’s eyes unconsciously grew moist.

"Mabel?" Daniel Harris called out.

"I’m here." She quickly sniffed and replied.

He raised his hand, reaching over in her direction, as if to confirm her presence.

Before Mabel’s eyes, it was as if the years when he couldn’t see anything flashed by, and he would also reach out to her like this.

She instinctively reached out her hand. When his hand touched hers, he suddenly grasped it tightly, "You’re really here!"

She hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not withdraw her hand.

"Yes, I’m here," she said, "Thank you for saving me yesterday, I... I don’t know how to repay such a great kindness, if it weren’t for rescuing me, your eyes might not have been hurt like this..."

But he laughed self-deprecatingly, "I don’t need you to repay anything. Being able to save you makes me very happy. As for my eyes, maybe it’s heaven’s punishment for me, for not being able to see people clearly, worse than being blind."

Mabel bit her lip, "If you’re still upset about this, there’s really no need. Failing to recognize me wasn’t your fault, I’ve let it go, you should too."

"Let it go?" he murmured bitterly, "Maybe you can let it go, but for me, I can’t, and I don’t want to. If I really let even this go... then I feel like there would be nothing connecting us anymore. Mabel, do you think we can really not go back to the past?"

Mabel paused. The past? The memories from Drumbeat Village resurfaced in her mind—the time when, although there were no toys, and often what they faced was just the four walls of his house, yet it was joyful.

She would tell him many things, describe to him the scenery she had seen, the people she had met.

And he would listen intently, like the best listener.

She spoke softly, "You saved my life like this, so let’s forget the unpleasant past, and leave those bygone days in our memories."

After a pause, she continued, "I hope you won’t sacrifice yourself for me anymore. Everyone only has one life, and you should cherish your life for those around you. I’m not worth such a sacrifice."

After the explosion, before she fainted, his words about giving her his life lingered like a curse, always entwining in her mind, making her chest feel heavy and terribly sour.

"You’re worth it!" he said emphatically, "To me, you’re the most important person, how could you not be worth it?"

Mabel was startled, looking at this man who had just woken up after surgery, still so weak, yet his hand held hers so tightly, as if telling her how important she truly was to him!

"I’m sorry!" Mabel said softly, knowing that he had just awakened and perhaps she sounded cruel, especially since he was the one who saved her life, but she didn’t want any more misunderstandings on certain matters. "I am very grateful you saved me, but you’re not the most important person to me, I’m sorry... I’m sorry..."

She choked, tears falling down.