Chapter 17

Of course, Daphne remembered none of that.

However, she was good at observing and reading other

people's expressions. She noticed how peculiar Tristan was behaving that day and how he had kept looking at her arms when she had gotten there.

Seeming to realize something she pretended to reminisce about the past with him. "Of course I remember. You were all covered in blood back then. I'd been scared silly! lode at any moment. I

"The car had been about to remember prying the door open to drag you out. I ended up getting all sorts of cuts and scratches on my arms because of that.

"You've got no idea how gruesome the scars on my arms

were after the wounds healed. Fortunately, I had a surgical procedure after that to have them removed."

Daphne vividly remembered the wounds on Yvette's arms. She had met Yvette the day of the accident and had also asked about the scars.

Had it been in the past, Tristan would have undoubtedly believed her words. But he had his reservations now.

Back then, the girl who had saved him had repeatedly told him, "You must stay strong." She hadn't told him not to be afraid. He still remembered her words clearly. Just before they left after having their meal, Tristan took a long look at Daphne.

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known me for such a long time. You should know very well that I

felt fear creeping into her

was already dead,

noticed anything amiss, all she had to do was deny

to Shaw Residence, he immediately sent someone to

Daphne had claimed to be his savior. After all, no one besides her had stepped forward to declare herself as the one who had saved him. But now

he hadn't made

Manor, Xavier sat in his car just outside the manor. He went through one cigarette after another. Earlier that day, he had gone

men to find out where

However, they had yet to come

last cigarette as he felt a headache coming

of the car and went

embrace her. But the moment he leaped over to hug her, the

then that he realized that it was just a hallucination. He sat on the couch and massaged his forehead, trying to

last night, so he was exceptionally exhausted. But somehow, sleep evaded him as he eased back onto the

dead. How could she be? She had been just fine the night

door. Xavier hurriedly

was Tristan. He had a thick stack of medical

he looked worn

to give you Yvette's medical records," he said, passing Xavier the stack of

from Tristan. There

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