Chapter 256 (1/2)

Chapter 256

“I-it’s not like that It was a difficult decision for m-me too It’s not… it’s not like I don’t care”

“Then…” As if suppressing so for a moment “Then you should leave withand covered her face with her hands Riftan hugged her around the waist, he spoke desperately, trying to persuade her

“If you really don’t want to leaveelse! I will give you a castle and loyal servants again Now that we can finally be together… we can’t be apart again I don’t have the confidence to endure those years again!”

‘Receiving a stab inthose words’ She stared at him in pain as his dark eyes shook painfully in distress

The desire to do what he askedripped into two parts Her heart said yes fiercely, and her sense of reason firmly denied his offer in her head It was so clear which option was the right thing to do Max’s face cru lips

“I I can’t do that” Heras she sed the sobs that broke out She exhaled breathlessly “I took everything froh? Since you ood that happened to you… not a single thing… you were forced to an expedition that wasn’t your responsibility to bear… you suffered to the point of dying… and n-now you would be left without title, without territory, without property, without your co that you will lose everything… How can I feign ignorance about that!”

“I’ you that I don’t care It doesn’tas I have you, everything else will be fine”

“It rabbed her face and cried out sobbing “ThroughoutI couldn’t take it, I was so ashamed of myself That’s why… I couldn’t show myself openly to anyone… I couldn’t even tell the truth aboutto be fine…”

Max closed her eyes tightly She could not control the torrent of tears that flowed constantly “I-I don’t want to do that anymore Not anymore… I don’t want to hate ht Riftan’s flustered face, she gripped his arhtly and screa for you I want to change I want… to be proud of o…”

“…I don’t want to I cannot let you go”

When she reached for his hand, Riftan rejected her as if he touched fire and backed away froo, please You have to… let o”

“I said I don’t want to!”

Riftan screamed like a child His broad shoulders that see at her with torn eyes, he left the rooered, and sat right where she was Her body shook violently as if she were in the ed herself and cried sadly The hot tears continued to stream down her face, she felt as if a part of her body had been cut out

‘Do I really have to do this? Should I go, even if it hurts and causes us pain?’

Overwhelmed by doubt and pain, she wrapped her hands around her feverish face She hated everything that led to this situation And ahtly

When the tears stopped, the tension and fatigue accumulated from the past few days overwhelmed her body With the help of Rudis, she bathed and put on new clothes Was it because of her heightened ey left to stand Once she laid back on the bed, she fell fast asleep

When she woke up, the h theShe sat up and stared at the glilassThe spot on the bed next to her was eot off the bed and draped a shawl around her shoulders She tried to go find hied her mind and sat on the bed He needed time to think, and she also needed time to clear her emotions and her mind

She walked in front of the fireplace, washed her face with the water that was already at her disposal and combed her hair After a while, Rudis opened the door and entered

“You’re awake” She s in her arms by the fireplace “Would you like to have your breakfast ready right away? Last night you stayed asleep and did not even have a proper dinner”

Seeing theof a frog, Max muttered in an inaudible voice

“Yes p-please”

“Please wait for a moment I’ll prepare a delicious meal in an instant”