She never badgered him into saying anything like he loved her, she even refused when he offered to give her some money to keep as savings. She would say to him, "Alex, I still have all my limbs, I can earn my own living. I am a good cook, I can also massage, these are my skills. I don't need any money from you."

Seeing that she truly didn't want it, he decided not to push the matter, partly because of his own selfish consideration as well. She had been by his side for so long, but he couldn't de