Chapter 38：I Will Not Leave You (1/2)

”Master is willing to give freedom to you. Are you going to leave him?” Harris asked the question while looking straight at Anya, as if looking for answers in Anya's eyes.

Anya looked back at Harris when the man said it and pondered for a moment after hearing Harris's question. Would she leave Aiden, for the freedom she wanted?

However, no answer came out of her mouth. She immediately got up from her seat and walked towards her room with brisk steps, leaving Harris standing alone in the living room.

After climbing the stairs, she could see the door to her room was wide open. Her steps got faster as she got closer. However, as soon as she stood in the doorway, her legs suddenly stopped as if they were stuck on the ground. She couldn't move.

What should she tell Aiden? What could she do now?

She could see Aiden sitting on the edge of the bed staring out the window. His hair was still wet after bathing. The water continued to drip, soaking the pajama he was wearing. His back looked a little limp, making the usually terrifying man look helpless.

A feeling of guilt crept into Anya's heart when she saw the man's back. She could see how heavy the burden he felt with his inability to see the world.

”Did Harris tell you?” Aiden could feel Anya's presence. Even though he was closing his eyes, he could hear the sound of the woman's footsteps as Anya walked toward the room. He could also feel Anya's doubts when she stopped suddenly at the doorway.

When he opened his eyes, he could see the reflection of Anya's figure walking towards him even though his sight was a little blurry. It seemed he was too exhausted that his eyes got more blurry than usual. He could not see the woman's face and expression, but he could vaguely see her figure.

Without saying anything, Anya immediately went into the bathroom and took a new towel. Then, she walked over to Aiden and stood in front of him, wanting to help the man dry his hair.

When standing in front of Aiden, Anya realized that the man had buttoned his pajamas wrongly. His pajama looked messy because the buttons were in the wrong place.

Anya tried to keep her tears from spilling out looking at the man in front of her.

The man who always thought about her in any condition, always helped her whenever she was in trouble, all the while bearing his own burden. A man who was so tough and cruel in the face of his enemies, turned out to have a side where he was helpless and could not do anything about it.

Anya draped the towel she was holding and stretched out her hand to help Aiden fix the buttons on his pajama.

Aiden cleared his throat and held Anya's hand, ”It's okay, I can fix it myself. This is normal.” After saying that, he adjusted the buttons on his own shirt. He felt a little embarrassed by his carelessness, he didn't usually make small mistakes like this.

Anya knew that Aiden was a man with high self-esteem. He hated getting help from other people and was used to doing it all by himself. It was as if a little thing like this had tarnished his pride, making him look like a man who couldn't do anything.

Anya didn't insist. She rose to her feet and began to dry the man's hair gently, ”Let me help you. Even if it's just a small thing, I also want to be of use to you…”

Silence enveloped them, no one started a conversation between them. There was only the sound of the towel Anya was using to dry Aiden's hair.

”Why don't you sign the divorce papers? I give freedom to you…” Aiden said, opening the conversation between them.

”That's not the freedom I want. Together with you I can be free. You never forbid me to do what I want… and that's freedom.” Anya said as she continued to gently rub the towel she was holding onto Aiden's hair.