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Chapter 99

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THALIA

My eyes began to well up with tears of conflicting feelings. Anger, worries, and longing came out all at once.

He disappeared without a trace after saying he would come back, and God knows if he’s alive or not.

He made me fucking worried for nothing!

“Where were you?”

That was the only thing I asked.

“I have to take care of something–”

“Then why did you have to vanish like that?” My voice cracked up in the end as I failed to control it.

He avoided my eyes with guilt lingering all over his face.

I don't know what to feel. But there's only one thing I could figure out after seeing him again.

“To protect you from harm.”

I firmly shut my eyes, tears streamed down my cheeks as his words were like hitting my chest with a knife.

All he could think was to be my protector, whereas here I am thinking he might have chosen the others over me.

Am I being too selfish?

I wiped my face as I looked around. Good thing my bodyguards are outside the university.

“What happened to Uncle Michae
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