Bulletproof

"Thanks to you, I met him. If not for you, I might not ever have known how to be valued, respected, and taken seriously. So, it's still a happy ending."

Ivy remained silent as Dane studied her side profile. Talking about him only reflected bitterness and pain in her eyes. But the moment she thought of a certain person, gentleness and pride illuminated her gaze.

Another deep exhale slipped past his nostrils, turning away from her. He looked at the side road, deep in thought. 

"How are you sure it's a happy ending?" he broke the silence with a quiet voice. "He might die at any moment."

"Hah…" Ivy let out a short laugh, thinking about her next words to him. "That's right. The man I love is surrounded by danger, threatening to take him away from me. But that's why I am who I am, Ivy Wei."