Knowing that staying would only make him angrier, everyone simply exchanged gazes before slowly leaving the ward…
Once he was alone, the infuriated man attempted to calm himself down by taking a few deep breaths… but shortly after, his phone began ringing. It was a call from Nathan.
“We’ve found her, Young Master Burton! She’s currently on a cruise on Darlsbury River, and from the looks of it, she’s safe-”
“Then come back and wheel me over to her…! I’m meeting her with my own eyes!” retorted Zivon instantly causing Nathan to gulp. After all, he had purposefully left out the fact that she was with Mark so that he could resolve things and get a proper explanation from her before bringing her back, but… Now that Zivon had said that, what else could he do?
Moving back to Xavia, she found herself feeling increasingly warm, with her body slowly bobbing up and down from time to time… What was this feeling…? Where was she…?
Eventually, she managed to pry her eyes open… and that was when she realized that she was within a tiny room with the sound of waves crashing outside… But more importantly, Mark was sitting there in a corner!
Instantly realizing that Mark had been the one who knocked her out earlier, she vigilantly growled, “W-what do you intend to do with me, Mark?!”
Smiling wryly when he heard that, Mark replied, “…You already hated me a lot when I touched you before this… As if I’d do anything to make you want to hate me even more…”
“Anyway, though I wanted to return you to your family at first, I ultimately chose to wait here with you since I’m part of the reason why all this started in the first place… It’s only right for me to bear the consequences. Alas, I had been so focused on that that I failed to realize that Rhea had drugged both of us at some point, and she had even bribed the ones managing the cruise so we can’t leave…”
After hearing all that, the wide-eyed Xavia retorted, “…How could you be so stupid to believe in that vile woman’s words…?! Plus, taking me away would only infuriate Von even more…! Didn’t you use to be mature? Why have you resorted to such irrational tactics?!”
Smiling bitterly, Mark replied, “…Because I also wanted to finally teach Zivon a lesson.”
…What?
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