Steven Cooper met Nicole Seys's gaze, and spoke each word with extraordinary clarity and resolve: "I'm saying that no matter which 'you' it is, I want you. The one I love and want is just Nicole Seys—not any identity, and not any obstacle can make me change."
Nicole looked into Steven's serious eyes and stayed silent.
"He hurt you twice, Nicole. Can you try to forget him, try to accept me, try to believe me? Give me a chance to prove that I'll only love you more deeply than he ever did. Yes, I won't deny I came into your life later, but as long as you give me a chance to be good to you, I'm confident you'll never regret giving me that chance in the future. He doesn't cherish you—I do. He doesn't love you—I do."
