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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meaningfully, "Daph, you've known me for such a long time. You

into her

how Yvette was already dead, there was no one Tristan could ask about

she had to

to Shaw Residence, he immediately sent someone to look into what had

his savior. After all, no one besides her had stepped forward to declare herself

he

manor. He went through one cigarette after another. Earlier that day, he had gone to Yvette's previous residence, but

his men to find out

they had yet to

his last cigarette as he felt

got out of the car and went into the manor, a familiar figure appeared in

to embrace her. But

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

exceptionally exhausted. But somehow, sleep

that Yvette was dead. How could she be? She had been just

at the door. Xavier hurriedly got up to open

He had a thick stack of medical

he looked

medical records," he

Xavier took them from Tristan. There were at

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