It's Love That Blinds Him
It’s Love That Blinds Him – Chapter 171

After making sure Lucia was gone, Kathryn turned around, walked back into the room, and stood in front of Lowell. Seeing that Lucia had disappeared from his sight, Lowell was still worried. He was afraid that Lucia would turn around and appear at the door the next moment. Kathryn stood in front of Lowell. They didn’t know when the timer on the bomb under the chair started working automatically again, and it clearly showed three minutes. Lowell and Kathryn knew they didn’t have much time left.

“Lucie is gone. You get out of here as quickly as possible. Even if you don’t have a communication device, it’s no problem for you to leave here with your sixth sense,” said Lowell. There was no emotion in his simple tone.

Kathryn carefully picked up the anklet cut by the dagger, gently wrapped it around her own ankle, and then quickly ran towards Lowell. She tried to pull Lowell away from the chair, but found that her strength could not move him at all.

Lowell removed his hand and looked at her. To him, Catherine was just an insignificant person. Without his identity, the two would have had no interaction in their lives. If it hadn’t been for Lucia’s appearance and the relationship between her and Kathryn, Kathryn would have just been a pet raised by Lowell in Strinas from start to finish. Without any reminders, maybe he wouldn’t know if she was alive or dead very soon.

Ever since Lucia and Kathryn’s relationship was revealed, Lowell had cared more about Kathryn. It was only because of Lucia. It was just because Kathryn was Lucia’s only family that Lucia loved Kathryn from the bottom of her heart. Lowell would naturally take everything that mattered to Lucia to heart. And Kathryn was smart enough to hide her feelings. On this point, Lowell was grateful.

If Catherine did not hide her love for him, Lucia would not easily take the first step towards him. For Lucia, although there is no so-called fairness or injustice in the world of love, she would definitely choose to give in when it came to Kathryn, no matter whether Lowell was interested in Kathryn or not . In Lucia’s opinion, things that had never been fought for could never be easily resolved.

“No, Lowell. It was the first time Kathryn had called Lowell’s name so firmly, and there was a trace of determination in her tone.

“Stop your ridiculous thoughts. If you love me, listen to me and get out of here as soon as possible. If Lucia knows that you choose to give up and stay here with me when one more person can survive, she will not will not forgive you,

“If I can make a choice, then, I will choose to trade positions with you. We both know that as long as the bomb has been activated once, it will be the same no matter how many times it is activated reactivated, because there is only a little time left. After that, it will explode. I love you and never regret. But when I can’t be with you, I prefer to see you both, who are the most important for me, being happy together.” As time passed, Catherine’s tone became anxious.

When the two people fell silent, suddenly the sound of a roller shutter door collapsing was heard. Lowell looked around warily, as Kathryn quickly ran towards the door, but before she got to the door, the roller shutter door had already blocked the only way out. Panicked, Catherine looked at the only passage that had been blocked and looked back and forth for a new exit.

Compared to her, Lowell was much calmer. Now he finally understood why Malcolm’s men hadn’t appeared after the surveillance camera was broken by Kathryn. The principle was the same as that of the bomb. Once destroyed, the guard equipment would be automatically activated. At that time, there was really no way to escape.

Lowell is glad his first reaction at first wasn’t to destroy the camera. If he had done this, at that time there would be no possibility for Lucia to leave. This would be the biggest blow to Lowell. But now Lowell felt relieved. ‘It’s finish. The White family’s prophecy turns out to be true. Only one of the twins was able to survive. No matter how lucky I was to survive in the past, I could never avoid what was supposed to happen.

“Don’t bother. You can’t open this door.” Lowell’s indifferent tone came from behind Kathryn.

His words condemned Catherine to death. His only hope was destroyed. His supposed toughness and calmness collapsed at that moment. Tears flowed down her cheeks uncontrollably, not because of the fear of death, but because of the helplessness and despair of the moment.

“Why? Why didn’t you come out? What can Lucia do alone? I’m her cousin, but you can give her the best protection. You let her go out alone… How will she face the next life? ” There was self-accusation and dissatisfaction with Lowell in his tone.

Lowell said nothing and just looked at Catherine in silence. It was the first time he looked at her so seriously. Her long hair was tied into a ponytail. She wore her favorite strappy jeans and a simple white sweater. It seemed Kathryn was always dressed like this in his memory. There would never be a pair of high heels on her feet. Kathryn always wore a practical pair of shoes.

She had a pair of bright eyes, just like Lucia’s. But there was more purity and innocence in Catherine’s eyes, without Lucia’s worldly wisdom and maturity. The little girl with fear and desolation in her eyes that Lowell adopted from the orphanage had grown up.

Kathryn walked towards Lowell step by step. It seemed like she was seizing every second. She stood in front of Lowell. She stared at him. It seemed that this way she could keep Lowell’s image in her mind forever. Even if she died, she could continue to search for this face with her memory in the next life.

Lowell’s deep blue eyes met Kathryn’s in the air. His words stirred waves in his heart, but only for a moment. Lowell firmly believed that Lucia was not that weak. The more adversity she faced, the more powerful she would be. One day, Lucia would return like a phoenix. Lowell was not worried about Lucia’s future.

She had long been the nominal countess of the Fredrickson family. In the case of the current situation, he had already signed the property transfer agreement. This meant that in addition to inheriting the Fredrickson family, Lucia would also have the huge properties of the Dresse Group. Even though she was not engaged in her farming, the wealth was more than enough for her to live a very luxurious life.

Tandy’s eyes darkened at the thought of Tandy. His promise was more important than anything else. The mercenaries would protect Lucia for the rest of her life, just as they were loyal to her.

As long as Lucia was safe, Lowell didn’t care about anything else. But now,

“I love you…Lowell. This is the first time I’ve told you, and maybe the last time. I’ve always wanted to fight for everything I wanted, including love, just like Lucia did. But I was always shy, because I knew what the outcome would be. So I admired Lucia for her fearlessness and courage. But now I don’t want to flinch. I want to fight for the impossible love in the space where there is only you and I. Only after I have fought for this will I let go of the last trace of attachment in my heart and have no no more regrets from now on”, Catherine said calmly. His calm contrasted sharply with the continuous ticking of the timer. His hands were shaking slightly. As if afraid of refusal, she removed them a little. Catherine closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them again, she seemed to replace the courage to touch Lowell’s face. She gently touched his features as if exploring. The tension in his heart gradually eased because Lowell did not refuse.

Lowell frowned slightly. He hated contact from anyone except Lucia. He never allowed any woman to touch his face. But now he just frowned and did not refuse Catherine’s touch. Kathryn seemed to have sensed what Lowell had in mind. She slowly took her hands back and stood quietly in front of him. As usual, she was always the one at risk of being ignored. She was so calm, as if she didn’t exist.

“Lowell…if it wasn’t for Lucia or the hard feelings, would you ever see me?” There was expectation in Kathryn’s words, but before Lowell could respond, she continued. : “But without that, I wouldn’t even be able to meet you. So, I’d rather you never see me than let me disappear from your world.” She continued, “I never regret coming here. I’m so happy to let Lucia go. If you went with her, maybe I wouldn’t have any regrets. But now, when you’re in the same space as me… I feel different. Right now, it’s just you and me. Even if I face death, I have no regrets. At least I don’t have to part with you.” Kathryn smiled for the first time today.

There was no trace of impurities in his smile. She smiled from the bottom of her heart. It was a sweet, happy smile. There was a natural difference from the solemn and tense atmosphere of the moment. Lowell’s hands moved slightly. Catherine’s words were engraved in his heart. This kind of indescribable and unclear feelings made him seem unusually calm at the moment.

“Even though we can never be together, I have no regrets right now. Because even if we can’t live together, we can die together. Even if you look for Lucia in your next life, if you please, look at me sometimes. If there is life after death, I will do my best to fight for everything I want. But now, I just want to hug you gently and feel your existence” , Kathryn looked at Lowell and said lightly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she leaned over and quickly pecked her lips. The warm touch on her lips made Catherine deeply attached. To her surprise, Lowell did not push her away. When Kathryn left, Lowell held her hand. There was a hint of joy in his eyes, but what he said next made her despair again. But his smile did not disappear. Everything in front of her satisfied her. Although in such a situation, she was still satisfied.

“Catherine…if there is life after death, Lucia certainly hopes that you can replace someone who truly loves you and cares about you,” Lowell said indifferently and let go of Kathryn’s hand.

There was a hint of sadness hidden in Catherine’s smile. Lowell would not make any promises to him, even in the next life. That was Lowell’s style. When she first saw him, his blue eyes revealed cruelty and realism. Every time Kathryn closed her eyes, this scene constantly appeared in her mind.

She didn’t know how she fell in love with Lowell. Maybe it was because of his always indifferent tone when he called her name; perhaps it was because Kathryn indulged too much in her own fantasies, while Lowell’s image became rounder and rounder; or maybe… There were too many reasons, but either way, she had fallen in love with him. Whether it was a girl’s first crush, or just a temporary infatuation, Kathryn no longer cared.

“Lowell, the only thing I want is a hug, okay?” Ignoring what he had said, Kathryn calmly made her request.

Looking at Kathryn, Lowell stretched out his arms and held her. Catherine kept smiling. She snuggled into his arms contentedly, listening to his heartbeat and feeling the warmth of the last moment. Lowell raised his hand slightly, clenched his fist, then unclenched it. Then he gently stroked Catherine’s black hair. Time stopped in that moment, and everything froze in that moment.

The countdown has begun. The ticking mercilessly indicated that time was running out. The door was firmly closed and there was no way out. Except for Lowell and Kathryn’s gasps, there were only merciless sounds and a solemn atmosphere. In this atmosphere, there was a hint of death.

3—2—1—0…

As the final tick stopped, it was all over. No matter whether it was sadness or joy, regret or satisfaction, life or death, all grudges were over at that moment. The living continued to live in pain, but the dead never had to endure all the pain the world inflicted on them. But what the dead couldn’t let go was the strong attachment in their hearts.

If there was an afterlife, perhaps they would again repeat the path they took in this life and search for the people they knew in this life. What they would forget were the experiences of this life, but the memory that had been etched deep within their souls could not be erased. Vaguely, there were always familiar scenes in the dreams of the next life. Perhaps it was themselves in the previous life.