Chapter 622


    Natasha nodded slowly at his words. She finally understood why he had been in such low spirits.


    Her almond-shaped eyes nced at him and she asked, “Is that why you left DX?”


    Keh nodded.


    She looked at him and pressed her lips together.


    He turned around and looked at her, his gaze tinged with sorrow. “So are you disappointed now that


    you know the man you love is such a character?” he said self-mockingly.


    “What exactly do you mean by ''such a character''?” Natasha asked.


    “Someone who isn''t as great as described in rumors and someone who fails, too,” Keh slowly


    trailed off.


    Natasha smiled and replied, “Then do you know what I went through before bing the Shadow


    Seeker? Yes, I''m naturally talented, but I''ve also failed. I''ve been tracked, chased, and even


    ambushed. Are you disappointed that I''m a woman like this?” she asked.


    “Also, I was once scammed and lied to for trying to get news on my dad. It seems strange, right?


    That someone with trust issues like mine would get scammed?” she continued.


    Keh narrowed his eyes and looked at her without replying, but his gaze was enough to say it


    all.


    “So? Are you disappointed?” Natasha asked.


    He stayed quiet and just pulled her into his embrace.


    She continued speaking gently in his arms. “Nobody''s perfect in this world. The man I fell for isn''t


    the perfect robot people think you are, but the boy who promised to marry me and was always nice


    to me since we were kids. I love the man who is willing to do anything for me and even sacrifice


    himself when you can be all cold and aloof. I didn''t fall for that version of you in my mind, but


    because of the man who is standing right in front of me.”


    Keh still stayed quiet, but he tightened his embrace ever so slightly.


    He finally spoke after a few minutes. “Thank you, Nat.”


    “What about you?” Natasha asked.


    Keh finally released her. “No matter what happens, you will always be my favorite. I''m willing to


    do anything for you.”


    Natasha finally smiled brightly and leaned against his shoulder, unable to stop smiling.


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    Her gaze finally fell onto the box that Keh was holding. “So what exactly is that?”


    He looked at the box and hesitated before saying, “This is my birthday present to Zavier. I didn''t


    know he kept it all this time.”


    Natasha ced her chin on his shoulder and blinked. “Can I see it?”


    Keh weighed the box in his hands for a few seconds before passing it to her.


    Natasha opened the box cautiously and saw a spectacrly crafted fountain pen inside.


    She picked it up gingerly. She wasn''t someone who usually took notice of brands and such, so she


    wasn''t clear about exactly how much it cost. However, she knew it was valuable from its


    appearance and quality alone.


    “This must have been expensive,” Natasha mused.


    Keh looked at the pen and seemed to zone out as if he had mentally returned to the time he


    had passed the present to Zavier, who had been as happy as a kid to receive it.


    “Keh?” Natasha called out softly.


    He finally came to his senses and replied, “It is just the opposite. I got it from a vintage store and it


    wasn''t that expensive.”


    “I''m surprised that the great Keh Hamilton would give someone a present that is not costly,”


    Natasha said in disbelief.


    He had always been such a frivolous spender that she always automatically assumed he would give


    everyone only the best things money could buy.


    “Money isn''t everything,” he replied.


    Natasha smiled at that. “That doesn''t sound like you. Why didn''t you think of that when you were


    spending like it was yourst day on earth?”


    “It''s because I think that way that I never viewed money as something important. Its whole purpose


    is to serve as an exchange for goods and services.”


    “Ah, so that''s why someone who doesn''t think money is important built a business empire and is


    also the same man with a few billion to his name, right?” Natasha said with a yfully raised


    eyebrow.


    “Making money is a skill. I''m simply putting that skill to practical use,” he replied.


    Natasha chuckled at his response. “You really are a capitalist. I''m afraid we ordinary people would


    never understand.”


    “If you called yourself someone ordinary, I wouldn''t understand either,” he replied.


    Natasha nced at him before studying the pen once again. It wasn''t shiny and new. On the


    contrary, it seemed old but very well-maintained. It almost told a story through its curves and points.


    “Zavier''s handwriting must be really nice, right?” Natasha asked.


    Zavier had been tucked away in a little box in Keh''s mind that he never allowed himself to open.


    Sometimes, he didn''t even dare to think about him. However, Natasha''s gentle reminders of the


    past made him realize that he wasn''t hurting as much as before now.


    He nodded. “Yeah. His writing was almost exceptionally pretty.”


    Natasha hummed in response. “I can sort of picture it now.”


    “Picture what?”


    She was about to respond when she suddenly realized something strange about the pen. She


    began to weigh it in her palm. “This pen is quite light.”


    “What do you mean?” Keh asked.


    “This is probably the lightest pen I''ve ever held,” Natasha said. As she studied the pen closely, her


    hand slipped, and the pen fell onto the ground.


    She immediately picked it up. “I''m so sorry! I didn''t mean to.”


    Keh''s gaze darkened. His heart tightened for a split second, but he didn''t say anything.


    Natasha started to wipe it gently with her shirt. Suddenly, the barrel of the pen came loose. She


    tried to twist it shut but identally turned it in the wrong direction. The whole pen barrel opened up


    and she suddenly saw a small piece of paper tucked inside.


    Seeing that, she paused in surprise.


    “What is this?” she asked.


    Keh looked up at the pen as she took the piece of paper out of the barrel.


    “Is this always here?” she asked.


    He looked confused and shook his head. “No.”


    She nced at him and opened the piece of paper slowly without saying a word.


    A row of words gradually appeared as the paper unfurled.


    Keh, I''m probably not alive anymore by the time you see this.


    Natasha looked up abruptly. “This looks like a letter from Zavier to you!”


    His eyes shone in disbelief before he took the note from her and began to read it.


    We thought about it countless times. No matter how many ideas we came up with, we knew there


    would always be one sacrifice. Still, I was the person who caused this to happen, so it would only


    make sense that I am that sacrifice.


    Keh''s gaze darkened steadily as he read Zavier''s handwriting.


    I don''t know if there''s such a thing as reincarnation, but if there is, let''s be best friends again in our


    next life.


    “Zavier!”


    Keh''s hand began to shake.