Chapter 501

"Babe, your hands are freezing," Donovan murmured as he lifted Giselle's hand to his lips. He kissed her gently, again and again, until hot tears rolled down his cheeks and splashed onto her skin. "Don't leave me. Please, don't do this," he pleaded, his voice cracking as his composure completely fell apart. "I know I've done terrible things. I know I don't deserve you, but I can't live without you. If you go, I won't know how to keep going. I don't even know what the point of all this money is anymore." He shook his head, tears streaming down his face. "Without you, every second left in my life means nothing. Darling, please, hold on. Be good and fight through this, okay? Wake up and hit me, scream at me, slap me a hundred times if you want, just don't leave me. Do you hear me, babe? It's me, Donovan. Can you hear me?" He was still weeping when Tony arrived with two nurses. They seized him by his shoulders, pulling him away. "Don," Tony said softly, his expression heavy with sor