"If you marry her, then go live with her. Don't come looking for me again. Whether you touch her or not has nothing to do with me!"
The woman's words were utterly resolute, her expression even more merciless, chilling to the bone. Norton Abyss let out a cold laugh and suddenly released her.
"Fiona Schmidt, so that's all I'm worth in your heart. You think I did all this of my own free will? I don't want you to die, I want you safe, but you can't understand how I feel at all. Just because of a queen in name only, you'd rather die than spend your life with me. If that's how it is, then there's no need for us to keep this going…"
After saying this, the man laughed coldly again, his eyes filled with hurt and despair. He gave her one last look, then turned and walked away.
His steps were quick; in the blink of an eye, he disappeared beyond the palace.
