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.”

a gentle sip. "To get back on track, you mentioned earlier

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

straight 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.

Christian mentioned the past, his expression became nostalgic, as

expression, Joyce sensed

that Christian seemed to have a different kind of affection for his sister. But

non-serious manner, half flirting and half ambiguous, she never felt that Christian had any feelings for her. She

demeanor and tone, along with the

Christian liked his sister.

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understanding that their names were inspired by mythology. Christian was

to it at first, but in the following years, whenever Luther came to my house, Athena would always be present. At first, I didn't notice anything

threw away the jacket on the spot and questioned

hear the whole story. "And

became less frequent, only once or twice a year. And I always found ways to keep Athena away from him, not letting her see him. That continued

story was finally reaching its climax.

a deep breath and continued, "Although I prevented them from meeting, I could tell that Athena was unhappy. She often cried alone. Sometimes in the morning, when I called her to get up, I could see traces of tears in her eyes. She even attempted self-harm by cutting her wrists, but I discovered it in time and stopped her. I knew she