Chapter 1624 Elizabeth Falls Ill

• "Don't worry too much about me," Matthew said softly, his fingers gently combing through her silky black hair. Beneath his composed exterior, an unspoken sorrow began to well up; A reluctant ache that came with the thought of their impending separation.
• They sat there, nestled against each other, letting the quiet embrace them.
• Outside, the sky was a bleak canvas of dark clouds, thick and heavy, pressing down like a burden waiting to be unleashed. Even though it was early morning, the day felt wrapped in the suffocating grip of an approaching storm.