Chapter 1332
A trace of suspicion rose in Raeleigh''s heart when she came in. Logically, the Whalen family would
not act like this if Zorion''s parents were at home.
There would at least be someone who woulde out to wee them. After all, Deanna and
Zorion had a different upbringing from the other families.
But right then, there was no one around other than the Whalen family''s butler, Tetsuo. It seemed like
Zorion''s parents were not at home. Could it be that...
Raeleigh''s head shook, and she looked at Jepherson. His facial expression was dark, yet he still
followed Tetsuo inside without a word.
Meanwhile, Santiago followed behind them and entered the house nonchntly.
Tetsuo invited Raeleigh and the others to sit down. Jepherson sank into the couch as he waited for
Zorion to attend to them. It didn''t take long for Zorion toe downstairs. He was wearing matching
purple pyjamas, and his physique no longer seemed as fit as before, with his thin face terrifyingly
pale. It was as if he had been through h*ll.
Raeleigh was lost in thought for a moment. It was the first time that she had seen Zorion in such a
state.
Zorion walked down the stairs and stared at Raeleigh for a while before he smiled and said, "I
always thought that I love you to the bone and that nothing, nor anyone, can ever change my so-
called love for you. But one day, when I fell head over heels for the other person who appeared in
my life, I realized that I was only lying to myself all along."
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"All my love was nothing but a lie. Just like that, I turned my back and left while falling in love with
somebody else."
"I don''t know if it was because I could not let go of my unrequited love or something else. I only
knew that I felt like a poor child, lost in the mountains, who tripped and fell into the river and lost his
direction."
Raeleigh was taken aback by his words. Beside her, Santiago snorted. "Are you reciting a poem?"
Zorion''s face darkened, and he nced at Santiago as he hissed. "I am indeed suffering from some
issues with my health. But it is all because you had hit mest time."
Santiago leaned against the wall and sneered. "You''re still ckmailing me?"
"What can a person like you offer me if I ckmailed you?" Zorion walked in front of them and sat
down. Then, he looked at Tetsuo and ordered, "Serve some fruits for Raeleigh."
"Alright."
Tetsuo went to the kitchen and gave out instructions for this matter.
After Tetsuo left, Zorion lifted his eyes and looked at Raeleigh. He shed her a grin and said, "I''m
sorry to have caused you so much trouble in the past. Today, I want to apologize to you formally by
serving you some fruits."
Raeleigh did not expect Zorion to say such words. She was stunned for a long time before she
finally came back to her senses.
"I am leaving darkness behind, and I hope that you and I may be good friends in the future."
Tetsuo set a te of fruits on the table as Zorion spoke. Zorion picked the freshest fruit and handed
it over to Raeleigh.
"Take it. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. We''ll let go of the past.
Although I have done many things in the past, I hope you don''t take them to heart. After all, I''ve left
your world. I''m just like a child who ran away from home, but unfortunately, I have found another
stepmother who despises me."
Raeleigh felt sorry for Zorion. Without thinking, she reached out to ept the apple as she stared at
Zorion with a hint of imperceptible pity in her eyes.
She felt ufortable knowing that Zorion had killed someone for her sake.
"Don''t feel hopeless. Actually, it is not easy to talk about matters of love. You might think that she
doesn''t like you, but that''s just your opinion. Think about it, just like the apple in my hand. You might
think this apple looks beautiful, and it is destined to be human''s food. But what if you were to switch
ces with it? What will you think if you were the one lying naked on the te when the big red
apple sits on the couch?"
Everyone in the room, including Santiago, turned to look at Raeleigh in confusion. They all thought
that she had gone mad because her words did not make sense at all. No one would evere up
with such a metaphor.
However, Raeleigh''s gaze was calm, as if telling everyone that she was not joking at all, especially
to Zorion, who was staring at her with a nk face.
Raeleigh nced at the apple and continued, "You take a bite of it without asking its permission,
and you think that it tastes very sweet. But how do you know that it is willing to be eaten by you?"
"After all, she''s not an apple. You can''t do whatever you want, right?""
Zorion did not answer, but Raeleigh smiled. "Everyone knows that love doesn''t work like this. You
have no right to force her to do anything she dislikes. The more you force her, the more she
refuses."
"You felt nothing when you were not so into her. She was indeed happy when she was together with
you, and you believe that others could never give her this kind of happiness. But how do you know
that this is what she wants?"
"Scientists have proven that more than 90% of male physiological happiness came from bodily
pleasures and desires, whereas female physiological happiness came from the consciousness of
their brains. In other words, women crave emotional closure, while men want physical
entanglement."
"I don''t think you understood this from the very beginning. How can you be so sure that she is
happy?"
"Do you think that if you were vited, you would tell the judge that you felt good and you even had
an..."
Raeleigh stopped herself and remained silent for a while. After all, she was a woman, and some
words still made her blush. But looking at Zorion''s expression, she thought that he must have taken
the hint already.
"Are you trying to say that I am a bad person, and she does not like me at all?"
Zorion gritted his teeth. Although Raeleigh did not want to hurt him, it was toote for her to stop
talking then.
She hesitated for a moment before answering. "Maybe it''s not that she doesn''t like you. It might be
that she does not dare to admit her feelings for you, and she forces herself to dislike you."
Raeleigh had noticed Rossie''s gaze before. Her gaze seemed unusually calm and indifferent, but
Raeleigh saw no hint of hatred in her eyes.
Sometimes, some people were like this. The more they loved someone, the more they tried to hide
it. It would exin why Rossie acted so indifferent as if she was a hedgehog with thorns all over her
body. Perhaps she was afraid of getting hurt, so that was why she was so protective of her feelings.
Raeleigh said again, "Think about it. In your memories, have you ever identally noticed her with
a genuine smile? If so, then I believe that she doesn''t dislike you. Instead, she is only refusing to
ept it."
"It''s not that she refuses to ept you. Perhaps, she doesn''t know that she is already falling for you
subconsciously, and she didn''t want to ept the fact that she likes you."
Zorion clenched both his hands tightly and loosened them after a while. "Women are strange. Is it
so hard to speak out how they feel? They cause so much trouble."
Zorion''s facial expression seemed tense, but Raeleigh continued. "So, you expect the vited
person to tell the judge that she likes it?"
"To admit that she is a pervert and that she likes being vited?"
"Maybe she always wanted to give you a chance, but every time, you behaved like a wild beast, and
whenever you two met, you only wanted to..."
"How could she ept this?"
Raeleigh bit her lip and stared at Zorion, feeling anxious for him. She always thought that the way
Deanna''s mind worked was interesting. It seemed that Zorion was the same.