章節 481: Chapter 497: It Turns Out It Was Him (2)

——I'm sorry, Older Sister, please forgive me for thinking that you care more about the child in your belly than me. I don't hate you or despise you, I'm just a little jealous.

——I'm sorry, Older Sister, you don't know how much I've missed you over the years, how much I wished you could discipline me, scold me, and hold me like you do now.

——I'm sorry, Older Sister, trust me, from now on, I won't let anyone mistreat you again.

——I'm sorry, Older Sister, from now on, let me bear the burdens for the both of us, okay?

In the depths of Elijah Smith's heart, he murmurs the words he's thought over and over again these days. As he murmurs, his eyes become moist again, and he continues to tightly hold Isabel Smith in his arms, trying to suppress his crumbling emotions while his shoulders tremble slightly unnoticed.