A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 531

“Lance, hey, calm down. I swear, I haven’t lied to you.” Hudson’s voice was gentle. “This isn’t what I wanted either, but…it’s just how things are. Maybe I was always living on borrowed time.”

“I mean, honestly, I’ve had a good run. Meeting you was the best thing that ever happened to me. Getting to really know you? Even better.”

“Lance, you’ve got to promise me something, okay? Even if I’m gone, you have to take care of yourself. And besides, I’m not dead yet, am I?”

He tried to grin, even though it didn’t look easy. “I’m right here in front of you. If there’s anything you want me to do, just say it. I’ll do it—whatever it is, I promise.”

Hudson gave Lance a crooked smile.

“And hey, when I’m gone, will you bring me some flowers every week? You know flowers are my favorites. It’d mean a lot if you could leave some flowers for me every Sunday.”

“But—if you meet someone new, someone you really love, then you don’t have to bring flowers anymore, alright?”

Lance clamped his hands over his ears, shaking his head, refusing to listen.

“Shut up! I don’t want to hear it! If you die, I’m not bringing you any flowers. Not a single one!”

“And if you do die, I’m telling you right now, I’ll go out and find someone else right away. The kind of guy you absolutely can’t stand. I’ll date him just to spite you.”

“So you’d better not die! Otherwise, I’ll do all the stuff you hate, just to make you mad enough to climb out of your grave!”

Lance yelled, his voice raw and angry. He glared at Hudson, refusing to accept what was happening.

“You always said you hated it when I went out drinking, right? Well, watch this, I’m heading out to the bar, and I’m meeting up with those jerks you can’t stand. I won’t even come home tonight. I hope it drives you nuts!”

He spun around and stormed out.

Calliope frowned. She’d expected a strong reaction from Lance, but not quite this much. He just couldn’t process it yet. He hadn’t even stopped to think about how Hudson felt.

She glanced over at Hudson.