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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a long time. You should know very well that I hate being

felt fear creeping into her heart as

thought, she decided that, seeing how Yvette was already dead, there was

all she had to do

returned to Shaw Residence, he immediately sent

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

he hadn't made a

Xavier sat in his car just outside the manor. He went through one cigarette after another.

to

yet to come back with any concrete.

as he felt

the car and went into the manor,

embrace her. But the moment he leaped over

then that he realized that it was just a hallucination. He sat on

so he was exceptionally exhausted. But

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

knock sounded at the door. Xavier hurriedly

Tristan. He had a thick stack of

he

to give you Yvette's medical records," he

There were at least hundreds

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