Chapter 2137 The Past
Francesca was stunned and kept her eyes on him. They had known each other for quite some time, but she had
never seen that side of him before.
He never talked about his family, either. They slept together, and that must’ve changed things. Perhaps that was
why he was finally willing to let her in his heart and why he no longer felt the need to hide anything from her.
“What’s wrong? Are you scared?” asked Danrique as he shifted his gaze to Francesca.
“No,” replied Francesca as she shook her head. “I think that, deep down, you are a kind man who will not kill for no
reason. You definitely won’t hurt anyone who didn’t have iting.”
That was what she truly believed in. Francesca recalled what had happened when they had just met. Everyone was
lost in the forest in Lightspring at the time. Danrique had Sean and Sloan run first while he stayed back to buy them
more time.
Someone as powerful as Danrique would always have subordinates who would die to protect him.
Yet, Danrique protected his men and demanded that they leave.
That wasn’t the only time something like that happened, either. There were several other encounters where
Danrique had put others’ safety over his own.
He might seem cruel and unloving on the surface, but the truth was that he cared for the people around him
deeply. That was why he could inspire loyalty among his men.
Francesca didn’t think that a man as honorable as Danrique would kill an innocent person.
“Everyone calls me a bloodthirsty demon, and here you are, iming that I am kind,” said Danrique. “You really are
too innocent. You know that, right?”
“Nope, I don’t know that at all,” insisted Francesca while pouting in annoyance. “I trust my instincts, and I know a
good man when I see one.”
When Danrique saw how cute she looked, his lips curved into a sexy grin. He waved at her. “Come here.”
While barefoot, Francesca crawled onto the desk like a cat.
Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Danrique dragged her into his embrace right away and had her sit on hisp. He kept his arm around her waist and
used his free hand to pinch her chin to force her to look into his eyes.
“What if I were to tell you that I wanted to kill those people? What would you think of me then?”
“What would I think?” said Francesca. “You are mine, so naturally, I will trust you. You must have your reasons for
wanting to kill them.”
“That’s true,” replied Danrique as he nodded. “Theyced the wine with poison and tried to kill me. All I did was
return the favor.”
“You…”
“I switched the wine sses,” said Danrique calmly. “They ended up drinking the very poison they got me. When
they realized what was going on, they sent assassins after me, so I killed all of them.”
It didn’t look as though he were talking about a dark past when he spoke in such a casual manner. It was almost as
if he were telling someone else’s story.
Francesca’s heart broke when she heard that.
Danrique kept everything simple and never cried over the injustice done to him, but anyone could imagine how
difficult the situation was for a sixteen-year-old boy. His family failed to poison him, so they sent their subordinate to
assassinate him…
Every crime hemitted was only done to protect himself.
If he hadn’t retaliated, he and all those who protected him would’ve died.
Heartbroken, Francesca hugged him to offer somefort.
She knew that he was in pain and was sad. At the end of the day, he was only human and was being chased after
by his family… There was no way that wouldn’t hurt.
The only problem was that he was too good at hiding his emotions and pretending to be strong. At the same time,
he was also good at letting go.
That was why he never bothered exining anything to others and would simply let them assume that he was a
bloodthirsty monster.
It seemed Danrique Lindberg never needed anybody else’s approval… except the woman he loved.
“Did I scare you?” asked Danrique while caressing her face.
“No,” answered Francesca. All she felt was heartache for him, and he could see that in her eyes.
“I shouldn’t have told you any of this,” murmured Danrique before he nted a kiss on her head. “Those memories
juste flooding into my head suddenly because…”
“Because of William?” asked Francesca softly.
“Yeah,” replied Danrique while nodding. “In a way, his situation is simr to the one I was in when I was younger.
However, there is a slight difference though.
“I had my Aunt Isabe protecting me, and I was physically fit. That makes my past self luckier than him.
“The other difference is that I have only ever turned to my Aunt Isabe for help. I never turned to anyone else or
owe any favors. I certainly never took advantage of or con others…”
q