Chapter 5442

Chapter 5442

Jennifer looked at Titus.

"Jennifer," Titus said, "do you know what I wanted to do after winning this necklace at the auction? First, it belonged to our ancestors, and as their descendant, I had a responsibility to bring it home. Second, I wanted to give it to you as a symbol of our love."

A symbol of their love?

Jennifer stared at him in shock.

The panic in her eyes became even more obvious.

Oh no.

Was the young master really about to confess?

The necklace had once belonged to a matriarch of the family. Although it was later passed down to her daughter as part of her dowry, whenever people saw it, they thought first of the Labbe family's matriarch.

It symbolized the wife of the family head.

And Titus wanted to give it to her as a token of their love.

This...

"Y-Young Master, you... you must be joking." Jennifer stammered. "This kind of joke isn't funny. How could I possibly accept something so valuable? I... Young Master, you... you..."

She was so shaken that she couldn't even form a complete sentence.

Titus placed the necklace back into the box, then stepped forward and gripped her shoulders.

"Jennifer, I'm not joking." His voice was serious. "You know I don't joke about things like this. I'm telling you the truth. Jennifer, I love you. I love you very much."

"I never confessed before because I was afraid I would die and drag you down with me. This time, Mother Jane and Master talked to me about many things."

"To outsiders, we're already tied together. I didn't want to burden you, but since that's the reality, I don't want to keep suppressing my feelings anymore. But I can promise you this—I will never let anyone hurt you."

"Jennifer, we've grown up together. You've been by my side longer than anyone else. We've shared so much, and I believe you have feelings for me too."

"Jennifer, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Once I've secured my position in the Labbe family, we'll get married. You'll be the only wife of the head of the Labbe family."

Titus confessed with deep sincerity.

For years, he had been afraid that he would die and bring Jennifer down with him. Yet she had stood beside him through every hardship and challenge. Their lives had become intertwined long ago.

He had wanted to protect her from being involved.

But she already was.

And now they were both still alive.

He wanted her to know the truth.

His care for her wasn't just familial.

It was love.

He loved her.

He couldn't even pinpoint when it had started.

All he knew was that she had quietly taken root in his heart and never left, filling it completely.

"Young Master..."

Jennifer instinctively tried to pull his hands away, but Titus held on firmly. Perhaps because she was so flustered, she couldn't summon much strength.

"Young Master, you're my young master, my master, the person I'll serve for the rest of my life. How can we..."

"Jennifer."

Titus called her name softly but firmly.

"Jennifer, I've never seen you as a servant. You're my partner. We're equals. You could even say we're fellow disciples."

"My master once said you would be my companion for life. There's a deeper meaning to that."

"We grew up together. We were childhood sweethearts. One day we'll become husband and wife."

"Husband and wife are partners too. That's what it means to be companions for life."

Jennifer stared at him blankly.

She had countless things she wanted to say, yet not a single word would come out.

She loved him too.

She had probably fallen in love with him when she first began to understand what romantic feelings were.

But she had always remembered her place.

She remembered the old Miracle Doctor's words and never dared to hope for more.

Even though Titus was also an orphan, his true identity marked him as someone extraordinary.

She, on the other hand, was genuinely an orphan from an ordinary family.

After the old Miracle Doctor took her in, he investigated her background and told her everything.

Deep down, she had always believed she wasn't worthy of the young master.