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    Whom could it be at this hour? Although her surroundings were well guarded, Victoria


    was still on high alert. What if it’s someone else?


    Just as she was thinking worriedly to herself, the door opened, and a familiar silhouette.


    appeared before her eyes. The man had stunning features and a towering figure, and


    his deep gaze immediatelynded on her face. The moment she saw him, Victoria


    nearly thought that she was hallucinating.


    “You…”


    However, as soon as she opened her lips, ric swooped inside like a gust of wind and


    stopped before her, where he bent down and embraced her. As his familiar scent


    enveloped her, Victoria found her eyes closing on their own, and she reached out to


    return his hug. When her hand came into contact with his lower back, he tightened his


    arms around her.


    All of a sudden, she smelled the faint stench of blood. Her eyes immediately shot open,


    and she began to lightly struggle from his grasp.


    “Let go of me.”


    However, it was as if the man before her did not hear her, and he said hoa rsely, “Just a


    little longer.”


    Hugging wasn’t an important matter, but the fact that he was hurt was. Hence, Victoria


    did not concede and began to struggle a little more fiercely when he refused to let go.


    Her repeated resistance left ric with no choice but to release his grip.


    After he let go, Victoria took a few steps back and looked at him up and down,


    examining him while frowning.


    “What’s wrong?” ric asked softly, noticing her expression.


    As soon as he spoke, Victoria walked forward and immediately reached out to tug at his


    cor, wanting to unbutton his shirt. And yet, the moment she touched the first button,


    ric grabbed her hand.


    “What are you doing?” he asked hoa rsely, his deep gaze boring into her.


    His behavior caused Victoria to furrow her brows tightly. “I’m not going to do anything. I


    just want to see where you’re hurt.”


    ric fell silent. So, she just wanted to see my wounds. I thought she wanted to…


    “What’s with your expression? Did you think that I’d do something to you?” Upon saying


    that, she immediately pped his hand. “Let go and let me see.


    It was as if Victoria had transformed into a fierce demon all of a sudden, and after


    chiding him in a low voice, she pushed his hand away and began to unfasten his


    buttons. Since the stench of blood on his body is so strong, he must be seriously


    injured, she thought to herself, her brows tightly furrowed.


    s, she didn’t get to loosen all of his buttons. She had just reached his second button


    when ric grabbed her hand once more Forced to stop in her tracks, Victoria raised


    her head to look at him.


    “It’s just a small scratch. You don’t have to take off my clothes”


    Victoria didn’t buy his excuse. “If it’s just a scratch, why would the smell of blood be so


    strong?”


    “Because the blood isn’t mine; it’s someone else’s.”


    After hearing that the blood belonged to someone else, Victoria felt her heart freeze.


    “S–Someone else’s?”


    Her subtle reaction caught ric’s notice and triggered a thought within him. His


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    almond–shaped eyes narrowed slightly, and an unknown emotion pushed him to say,


    “Worried? What if I said it’s Bane’s blood?”


    From his tone, Victoria assumed that he was pulling her leg, but she felt her heart sink


    heavily into her stomach. Since he had stayed there for such a long time, there was no


    way that he could avoid a fight with Bane.


    Thus, she began to scan her eyes across his face. Previously, she only focused on the


    smell of blood that emanated from him and hadn’t paid much attention to his face, but


    as she scrutinized him closely now, she noticed that there were wounds on his face as


    well, around his eyes, the corners of his mouth, and not even his jaw had been spared.


    If the ces she could see were this badly injured, what about the ces underneath


    his clothes?


    At that thought, Victoria began to grow frantic. “Where exactly are you hurt? Take off


    your clothes so I can see.”


    ric stared at her quietly, his handsome features painted in exasperation. “Didn’t I tell


    you already? It’s Bane’s blood.”


    Victoria’s hand tightened by his neck as she clenched his cor while biting her lip. Her


    behavior did not go unnoticed by ric, and his gaze turned dark and even bitter.


    “Are you worried about him?”


    “ric!”


    As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Victoria roar at him aggressively. “Do you


    think saying that would do anything at a time like this? Even if he’s hurt, I can’t just


    teleport to his side. I’m right in front of you, and I want to see your wound.”


    ric froze.


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    “Or were you just lying to me and you are scared of me finding out that you’re badly


    hurt? Is that why you’re saying these things to confuse me?”


    He fell into a long silence at her words, and it was sometimeter when he reached out


    to hold her wrist, lowering his head. “Then, did it work? Are you worried about him, or


    are you more worried about me?”


    Victoria was rendered speechless as she met his eyes. A momentter, she couldn’t


    help but say, “You’re so childish.”


    “How am I childish?” ric’s grip tightened around her hand. “Is it childish of me to


    want to know how the woman I love feels?”


    At that moment, he became extremely headstrong all of a sudden, and his


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    straightforward yet passionate words overwhelmed her, particrly when he called her


    the woman he loved. When did he be so ardent and uninhibited?


    “Answer me.”


    Since she hadn’t replied, ric did not let her off easily and instead clenched his hand


    around hers, continuing to press her for an answer, “Is this question difficult to


    answer?”


    “No, I was just…”


    “You were just more worried about him than me? Do you want to go back to him?”


    This question elicited a frown from Victoria, and she looked at him exasperatedly. “Do


    you have to ask that question?”


    “Yes. Before you answer me, I won’t let you unbutton my shirt.”


    At that, he even reached out to cover his cor, as if her answer was some kind of


    switch that would unlock his buttons.


    After staring at him for a moment, Victoria decided not to go along with his whims. “All


    right. Since you don’t want me to look, just forget it.”


    With those words, she immediately let go so that she wasn’t touching him anymore and


    turned around.


    ric’s face dropped. He hadn’t expected her to be so riled up. Upon seeing that she


    was about to leave, he hastily reached out and grabbed her.


    “Don’t go.”


    With her back facing him, Victoria heard ric lower his voice and ask, “I’m injured, but


    are you not willing to look at me a little longer?”


    His voice even carried a trace of hurt.


    She turned around. “Is it me who doesn’t want to look at you, or is it you who won’t let


    me have a look?”


    He pursed his lips. “But, not only do you want to take a look at me, you’re worried about


    someone else.”


    “So, which one is it? Are you letting me take a look or not?”


    ric remained silent and only stared at her quietly, as if still unhappy about


    something. Victoria returned his gaze for a long while. If this were any other time, she


    would most likely turn around and leave with her usual temper even if he sulked.


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    However, upon recalling that he had rescued her and was now gravely injured because


    of her, she couldn’t stop her heart from melting. She walked back to him and said softly,


    “Okay, let me see your wound.”