Chapter 874

Anxiously rushing over, Hartley exclaimed, “M-Miss Lockhart…! Please stop saying such things…! Please, I beg of you…! Just beg Young Master Keith for forgiveness…! Otherwise, you’ll be dead in no time…!” Stubbornly pursing her lips as she fought the urge to pass out, Xavia—with quite a bit of difficulty—managed to growl, “…I truly do want to help you… But I have… no feelings for you at all… With that in mind… I’ve never felt happy in the least to do anything that you’ve told me to…” “To put things into perspective… A melon that is forcefully twisted will never be sweet… and what doesn’t belong to you will never be yours… If you have to strangle me to death to understand that, so be it…!” concluded the incredibly weakened Xavia. Though she was pitifully close to passing out, each word of hers was brimming with determination… After all, she had decided to bet on her life just to get her message across. In the end, Keith needed to understand how things really were if he truly wanted