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.”

"To get back on track, you mentioned earlier that your sister was Luther's first love. They fell in love with each other, and then what

calm. Her expression didn't change, and she showed no

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

nostalgic, as if he was immersed in beautiful

expression, Joyce

with Darrin, who also noticed that Christian seemed to have a different kind of affection for his sister.

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

Christian's demeanor and tone, along with the

Christian liked his sister.

what your sister's name is?" Joyce

goddess of Mount Olympus in mythology, the daughter of the supreme god," Christian explained. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to

their names were inspired by mythology. Christian

came to my house, Athena would always be present. At first, I didn't notice anything unusual and thought it was just a normal meeting. But one day, I found Luther's school jacket left in Athena's room," Christian said, and his

I would have put an end to Luther's inappropriate thoughts. Unfortunately, by the time I found out, Athena was already deeply in love with him. I discovered Luther's jacket in Athena's room, and I got very angry. I threw away the 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 paused with the tea in her hand. Ripples formed in

hear the whole story. "And then?"

only once or twice a year. And I always found ways to keep Athena

story was finally reaching its climax. She held her breath and listened

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 was deeply trapped, and I wanted to send her abroad to study. However, Athena begged me