You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1705: Self-Proof

At this moment, the butler of the Ballard family knocked on the door and entered.

Following Christian's previous instructions, he brought a fine Rain before Dragon Well tea.

The butler placed the tea in front of Joyce and respectfully stepped back.

Just as Joyce was about to pick up the tea, Darrin suddenly stopped him, "General, please wait."

Before Joyce could speak, Darrin took a step forward, took out a thin needle, and pierced it into the tea, testing it before saying, "General, it's safe.”

Christian narrowed his long phoenix eyes, revealing dissatisfaction, "Are you worried about being poisoned in my house? Joyce, do you consider me an outsider?"

Before Joyce could respond, Darrin replied directly, "Mr. Ballard, it has nothing to do with the General. It is my duty, please understand.” Now, he wouldn't trust anyone, even if Christian had no ill intentions, he couldn't guarantee that someone among Christian's subordinates wouldn't cause trouble. Once bitten, twice shy, he couldn't allow himself to make mistakes again.

Joyce glanced at Darrin and whispered, “You're being too nervous. Mr. Ballard has been kind to me."

Darrin nodded and stepped back behind Joyce.

Christian didn't mind any further and said to Joyce, “Well, having someone so attentive by your side ensures your safety.”

and took a gentle sip. "To get back on track, you mentioned earlier that your sister

Joyce, who remained calm. Her expression didn't change, and she showed no reaction when the words "first

and continued, "I, Luther, and Felix were good friends. Both of them often came to my house to play. During the summer vacation, they even stayed at my seaside villa for a while. It was during that time that Luther met my sister. My sister is very innocent and kind. She is polite to everyone she meets and quite shy. She doesn't speak much and

the past, his expression became nostalgic,

expression, Joyce sensed

that Christian seemed to have a different kind of affection

Christian often spoke to her in a non-serious manner, half flirting and half ambiguous, she never felt that Christian had any feelings for her. She always felt that Christian's heart had another

and tone, along with the conflict between Christian and Luther,

Christian liked his sister.

your sister's

of Mount Olympus in mythology, the daughter of the supreme god," Christian explained. sᴇaʀᴄh

their names were inspired by mythology. Christian was named after

whenever Luther came to my house, Athena would always be present. At first, I didn't notice anything

jacket on the spot and questioned Athena if they had done anything inappropriate, after all, Athena was only sixteen at the time, she was still underage." When Joyce heard this, she

just wanted to hear the whole story.

no longer see Luther. Over the next two years, Luther's visits became less frequent, only once or twice a year. And I always found ways to keep Athena away from him,

that the story was finally reaching its climax. She held

even attempted self-harm by cutting her wrists, but I discovered it in time and stopped her. I knew she was deeply trapped, and I wanted to send her abroad to study. However, Athena begged me tearfully for one request before going overseas. She said she wanted to say a final goodbye to Luther. I couldn't resist her, so I reluctantly