And he did all that because... he loved her!

He loved her so, so much!

"Clara, I love you!" Finally, he said the words that he had kept buried deep in his heart.

Clara abruptly stopped struggling. She remained motionless in his arms like an obedient doll.

He couldn't help but embrace her a little tighter.

He used to embrace her just like this in the past. "I love you. In fact, I've always loved you. I just didn't have the courage to admit it. Do you know how worried I was when you stabbed y