Chapter 1872

He could tell that she was lying from her expression alone. Even so, he wasn’t about to nit-pick after what she had done, so he simply replied, “…We’ll talk about it once we’re done with this and in bed.” Nodding in response, Xavia then began treating his grotesque rope burns… From the looks of it, his skin had been so badly injured that his tendons and bones were almost showing! Feeling distressed just imagining how much his hands hurt, Xavia muttered, “…Had I known that you’d get this injured, I would’ve never allowed the trip to happen…” He could tell how saddened she was, and honestly, he hadn’t even planned to show the wound to her. However, after seeing her together with Mark, he decided to be a bit more selfish. By showing how hard he had worked to be together with her, he hoped that she’d learn to love him more, regardless of whether it came from the heart or whether it was out of guilt… Still, he didn’t like seeing her so sad, so he ultimately said, “…Don’t worry, it’s n