His train of thought was cut short when he heard Xavia weakly call out to him… and when he looked down, he realized that tears were flowing down her cheeks again.
Feeling terrible, it took him a while to reply, “…Glad you’re awake… Don’t worry, the nightmare is over, and you’ll never be hurt again… I promise.”
Since Xavia didn’t reply, Ian helped her up before saying, “…Hey, go have something to eat. You’ve already slept throughout the day, and you shouldn’t let your stomach stay empty for too long…”
…Wait. She had been out for an entire day? Instantly going pale, Xavia was quick to ask, “W-what about Mark? Have you found him?!”
Watching as Ian pursed his lips, Xavia’s eyes widened as she replied, “H-he’s still missing…?! If so, what are we waiting for?! I’ll help look for him-”
“Xavia! Just… calm down for a moment… Think about how frail you are… Even if you go out, you won’t be much help, and at worst, you’ll only injure yourself even more…” interrupted Ian as he held onto his trembling sister’s shoulders.
Naturally, Xavia felt extremely hurt by those words. After all, she knew that he was right… But still, after how much she had hurt that man…! No, she couldn’t just sit still!
Following a brief pause, Xavia simply clenched her fists before walking straight for their car, never once looking at Zivon… Naturally, this left Ian stunned.
Zivon himself was left speechless. After all, he had been waiting out here for five hours for her to exit since he had been too worried about facing her… To think that she would treat him like a complete stranger when she finally saw him! Was this truly the woman who had once looked at him with loving eyes…?
With his heart now hurting more than ever, he gritted his teeth before wheeling himself toward Xavia… and once he was close enough, he took a deep breath before saying, “…Ten minutes, Xav… Just give me ten minutes to talk it out.”
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