Chapter 1449

Chantelle's lips trembled slightly. Confused, she asked, "What… What road?" "The rest of our lives, I mean," Patrick answered seriously. The atmosphere turned strange as the air around them froze. Chantelle stayed quiet. She didn't harbor any hesitation in her heart, but she couldn't find the right words to express her thoughts to Patrick. She knelt down next to him and looked up at him. "Patrick, we're going to live a long life, and we're going to meet many people. "Everyone will just exist in a small part of your life instead of being present for the entirety of it. It's a little immature of you to ask if I can be with you until the end of your life." Chantelle knew that she wasn't going to spend the rest of her days with Patrick. The Nellsons needed her now to protect their reputation, but the day would eventually arrive when the precarious balance was tipped. When that time came, they might not need her to continue this farce of a marriage anymore. "You make a good point,"