Chapter 623


    Natasha quietly watched him.


    The note was short and straightforward, but it perfectly described everything that had happened.


    The whole thing was a matter of Zavier nning to sacrifice himself without telling Keh and writing


    a note so that Keh wouldn''t me himself so much.


    Sadly, that note had taken quite a long time to get to Keh.


    His hands were still trembling and she reached out to grab them.


    He turned to look at her with reddened eyes and shaking lips. It looked like he was trying to say


    something, but he couldn''t get the words out.


    At that very moment, Keh''s high and mighty image cracked, revealing his vulnerable side.


    Natasha looked at him and said calmly, “I think Zavier must have guessed that this would happen long


    ago. That''s why he left this for you. I don''t know why it took so many years for the note to appear, but


    he wrote it so that you wouldn''t keep ming yourself. Are you going to let his good intention go to


    waste?”


    “You think so?” Keh asked in a low, raspy voice, sounding like a little boy who had just cried.


    “Of course! Why else would he specifically write this letter to you and hide it in something that means


    so much to both of you? He must have known how much you would beat yourself up about it. Still, he


    had not guessed how long it would take you even to open that box after he passed.”


    “I never dared to,” he said in a deep, quivering voice. Looking down, Keh exined, “I always


    thought he would me me, and I never dared to open anything that reminded me of him.”


    She reached out to hug him at the sight of his helplessness. She had never seen him look so


    distraught.


    “Why would he? He was your best friend. He saw you the same way you saw him. Besides, Zavier did


    all this because he felt he was the cause behind everything. He knew that if it wasn''t him, it would be


    either you or Dave. If you guys had a choice, wouldn''t all three of you make the same decision?”


    Keh nodded. “I was thinking about that when I first approved of the n. I just didn''t expect Zavier


    to beat me to it.”


    “He was afraid of you getting hurt. That was why he did what he did. Keh, Zavier did love you as a


    brother. Why would he ever me you for this?” Natasha asked.


    “Really?” Keh asked, looking at Natasha as if she were a beam of light in the dark.


    “Yes. Isn''t this letter pure proof of that?” she asked.


    He was beginning to understand, but after so many years of wallowing in self-doubt, guilt, and regret, it


    was hard for him to convince himself that it wasn''t his fault.


    If he hadn''t seen the note himself, he might have thought that they hade up with a plot to get him


    out of his rut.


    Keh immediately picked up the note and began studying it.


    The note was written in Zavier''s handwriting for sure, and because of how long it had been rolled up


    inside the pen barrel, the wrinkles in it were already practically permanent.


    “It''s him! It''s really his handwriting. So he doesn''t me me after all?” Keh asked.


    Natasha smiled at the sound of his enthusiasm. “Yeah! Not only does he not me you, he even


    specifically left a note for you so that you wouldn''t me yourself. That''s something a true best friend


    would do,” she said.


    He looked up at her. Her words were gentle yet powerful, and the warmth of what she had just said


    began to melt the icy weight on his shoulders away. The pain he had been holding onto deep inside


    him was beginning to fade away too.


    He smiled and hugged her back. “Thank you, Nat.


    “Thank you for telling me all that. Thank you for finding his note, too, and thank you for finally lifting this


    weight I''ve been carrying for years off my shoulders,” Keh said. “You truly are the best.”


    She chuckled at his words. “I remember a certain someone forbidding me to say the words ''thank you''


    to him. Have the tables turned?”


    “No... I love you. I love you so, so much,” Keh murmured as he pulled her into another tight


    embrace, lightly nuzzling his chiseled jaw to the top of her head. He hugged her tightly, almost as if he


    wanted to fuse and be one with her.


    But no matter how much he said “I love you” and “thank you,” the most important thing was that


    Natasha could sense the burden on his shoulders slowly lifting. He no longer seemed as depressed as


    before.


    “You must remember that the people who truly love you would never want to hurt you. It applies to


    everyone, whether it is romantic, tonic, or familial,” she said.


    In a soft voice, he whispered, “Okay”, while holding onto her tightly.


    Natasha said, “No matter what happens, don''t give up so easily. You have to be more positive about


    things.” She patted him on the back lightly.


    Keh suddenly stiffened at her advice.


    He could hear the implications behind her words.


    He let her go slowly as his inky ck gaze fixed on her small face. Natasha still smiled brightly as if she


    didn''t have a care in the world.


    “What''s wrong?” she asked.


    “Nat.” Keh looked at her as he tried to form a sentence. After a long pause, he finally spoke. “If


    anything happened to you, I would never...”


    Natasha quickly reached out and put a hand over his mouth.


    Her gaze became serious. “Keh, you''re a man. Even if you didn''t have to take care of the two


    grandfathers and the three kids, you should never give up easily, no matter what happens. You


    shouldn''t talk about something like that so easily either.”


    He looked at her with reddened eyes.


    She returned his gaze and continued. “I know that some of the things I said were inappropriate and that


    it stressed you out. But please don''t worry so much. I was speaking hypothetically. Now, I''ll live the best


    life with the amount of time I have regardless of how long that may be. I won''t think about that again.


    Besides, Spencer is helping us out. I don''t think anything would happen anyway.”


    When Natasha told him her st words,” Keh felt his heart shatter. But now, even though she was


    talking about how much she wanted to live in such a positive tone, he still felt his heart aching.


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    “You aren''t allowed to say anything like that ever again, okay?” she reprimanded gently.


    He looked at her silently.


    “You have to promise me,” Natasha said. “If not, I''ll never tell you anything else again!”


    Keh finally nodded after her threat.


    She chuckled and let go of his mouth.


    The very next second, he pulled her into his embrace once again.


    He hugged her even tighter than before.


    Natasha leaned against his chest and listened to his powerful heartbeat quietly as her lips curved up in


    a light smile.