Chapter 201


    The night was quiet.


    Dakota gently wiped Cameron''s body with a towel, then sat by his bed.


    “Dakota, aren''t you tired sitting like this?” Cameron asked, looking embarrassed.


    “Not at all.” Dakota shook her head and gazed warmly at him


    “You don''t need to worry about me. If I get tired, I''ll lie down on the sofa. You have to rest well so


    your wounds heal quickly.”


    "Okay, I''ll listen to you,” Cameron replied with a gentle smile.


    Dakota''s smile deepened.


    This was her first time taking care of Cameron. After spending the day together, she felt they had


    grown closer.


    "Oh, Cameron!” Dakota suddenly remembered something and asked, “So... did Ms. Jones also put


    together the big event down by the waterfront for you?”


    “Yeah.” Cameron nodded. This time, he didn’t hide anything.


    "Wow!" Dakota''s heart skipped a beat. Though she had been mentally prepared, hearing Cameron


    admit it still shocked her.


    What was their rtionship in the past? Laura rented out the entire waterfront just to hold this


    grand


    event for him!


    Could they have been a couple?


    And could Cameron be the man in that photo?


    With these thoughts, Dakota''s gaze toward Cameron changed.


    There was a hint of sadness hidden in her shock


    With such an outstanding woman like Laura by Cameron''s side, he probably... no longer needed


    her.


    Dakota felt her heart tremble at Cameron''s words.


    At that moment, Cameron seemed to notice something as well. He whispered, “We''re just ordinary


    friends. After the event, she''ll return to Leving, and we probably won''t see each other again.


    “This time, her organizing the event for me is like concluding some things from our past.


    A tremor ran through Dakota''s heart. The sadness in her eyes quickly disappeared as she looked at


    Cameron. “Ms. Jones won''te to Yrando anymore?”


    “Yes,” Cameron reassured her.


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    “Then... won''t you miss her?” Dakota hesitated for a moment before asking.


    People tend to be more sensitivete at night. Usually, she wouldn''t ask such abrupt


    questions.


    “It would be a lie to say I won''t. After all, once someone exists in a person''s life, their traces are hard


    to erase.”


    “But it''s only asional thoughts,” Cameron continued. “Just like you and me. If you were to go far


    away from me one day, I would never forget you."


    As he spoke, Cameron nced at the dark sky outside, where the stars intertwined like theplex


    trajectories of life.


    Dakota''s heart fluttered, and a smile reappeared on her lips. She could feel her important position


    in


    Cameron''s heart at that moment.


    That was enough for her.


    “Dakota, let me tell you a story.” Cameron''s gaze softened after seeing Dakota''s smile.


    “Sure.” Dakota''s face lit up.


    “The story is a bit long, so I''ll take my time to tell it, and you can listen slowly.


    "Once upon a time, there was a kid who lost his mom when he was little and ended up wandering


    all


    alone.


    “People looked down on him because he suffered from an illness. The employees in the shop


    bullied him, and the customers often scolded and hit him. But the boy endured it all.


    “He had a reason to live.


    "Until one day, he identally spilled tea on some customers. The customer scolded him, and the


    boss kicked him out of the shop. His month''s wages were withheld too.


    “It was a winter with heavy snowfall. The boy had to sleep on the streets, hungry and cold.


    "He wore only thin clothes, his body turning purple from the cold. He wanted to ask passersby for


    some food, but they all looked at him with disgust, some even kicking him as they passed by.


    “The boy went hungry, his consciousness bing fuzzy in the icy snow.


    "He gradually lost hope in life, thinking that maybe dying would be better than living with no


    dignity.


    “But just at that moment, a girl appeared and saved him.


    “The girl was wearing a bright red cotton coat. She saw the freezing boy and.didn''t hesitate to give


    him her bread. She also gave him her scarf.


    “At that moment, the girl became a beacon of light in the boy''s heart.”


    Cameron''s gaze was filled with nostalgia because the girl in the story was Dakota herself.


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    He looked at Dakota and intended to continue, but she had already fallen asleep. Her head rested


    on the edge of the bed.


    She hadn''t slept wellst night, and the exhaustion of the day had taken its toll on her.


    Cameron felt a gentle warmth in his eyes


    He gently stroked her head.


    “Cameron, I won''t leave you...” Dakota mumbled in her sleep as she felt his touch.


    Cameron was taken aback. The warmth in his eyes deepened.


    “I won''t leave you either,” he whispered.N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    With that, Cameron turned off themp. The hospital room was filled with silence.