She lowered her eyelashes and stared at her injured palm for a few seconds before nodding at Griffon. “It’s okay.” No matter what he did last night, Taya, who was exhausted from this relationship, didn’t care anymore. As she sat on the bench on the streets of Washington all night, she finally realized… She and Griffon were simply people from two different worlds, one from the bottom and the other from the top of the ladder. She couldn’t understand what kind of a world Griffon was in and she could only see the narrow side of it. Her narrow perspective was that the fragile trust she had just built with Griffon was shattered by someone from the top.
She had never thought deeply about the issue of unequal status before, thinking that as long as she bravely loved, she could have a beautiful ending. But… When they went on a date at a French restaurant, she couldn’t understand the menu written in French. When they visited the Washington Capitol Building, people bowed to him. When he took her to meet his friends, they were all nobles from around the world that he had known since childhood. She saw him with another woman at a restaurant and wanted to go in and ask him about it, but was stopped by security at the door. When she chased him to the hotel in the pouring rain, only to be told that it was a place where the Aronland royal pack frequented… She realized that the problem between them was not just about trust, but also the huge gap in their backgrounds. After promising to be with him, she had hoped to stand shoulder to shoulder with him through her own efforts, but during this time… He made her realize how many obstacles an ordinary person had to overcome with their own hands to climb to where he was… Just as she was trying to overcome these obstacles, he shattered her trust, destroyed her sense of security, and made her utterly exhausted… Whether it’s love or mating, it ultimately depends on compatibility.
She and Griffon were really not suitable for each other… Griffon saw the wound on her palms and felt a pang in his heart. “How did you get hurt?” Taya didn’t care and replied softly, “I fell.” Upon hearing this, Griffon grabbed her hand and called for the servant to bring first aid. However, she pushed his hand away and uttered, “I’ve already applied the medicine. It’s nothing serious…” Griffon saw her distant attitude and his suspicion grew stronger. “What happened to you? Did the servants and bodyguards bully you while I was away? Did they hurt you? Tell me and I will deal with them.” The servant, who had just come with the first aid, was frightened by his words and turned pale. Looking at Taya’s eyes, the servant panicked as if he was looking at some venomous snake or fierce beast, making Taya feel even more burdened. She quickly shook her head at Griffon. “They’ve been very nice to me and never bullied me. It was my own fault for falling. Don’t accuse them.” Upon hearing her words, Griffon’ anger dissipated and took the first aid kit from the servant. As he placed it on the table, he noticed the items that were placed on the table and his handsome face turned pale in an instant.
It turned out that she had suddenly become polite and distant, not because she was angry with him or because of the servants and bodyguards, but because she had discovered these things. He stood dumbfounded for a few seconds, trembling fingers, and opened the first aid kit to take out the iodine solution. He grabbed her hand and tried to apply the solution to her palm, but once again, he was pushed away by Taya… His hand which was holding the cotton bud dipped in iodine, froze in mid-air, and he slowly looked up with bloodshot eyes. “Is it coming to an end?” Taya gently lowered her head. “As you promised, once your have found the lost item, our relationship will come to an end. Now that the item has been found, let’s end it here.” Griffon’ body stiffened. His fingers were covered in a dense and throbbing pain, which made the desperate pain gradually spread from his fingertips to his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe. He gritted his teeth and the veins on his forehead bulged. But he still chose to endure the pain and forcibly took her hand to apply iodine to her. Taya looked at Griffon, and she suddenly put up a defensive barrier in her heart. She would never be moved by his actions again. After Griffon finished bandaging her hands, Taya said in a flat tone, “I have already bought my plane ticket back home. I will leave the villa today. Thank you for taking care of me during this time.” When Griffon heard her say these words without any reluctance, his heart felt as if it had been torn apart. He raised his reddened eyes and stared at Taya, “We spent nearly a month together in Washington and in this villa.
We created so many memories together, and all you can say is thank you?” Taya curled her lips and asked, “Besides that, I did contribute my body, didn’t I? That should be enough?” Griffon’ pale face was drained of color when he heard that. “Do you realize what you’re talking about?” When they were intimate, although it was initiated by him, Taya willingly participated. But now, she used the word “contribution” to describe their fleeting memories. She felt that she might have gone overboard, so she didn’t say anything more. However, her silence made Griffon even more heartbroken. He lifted his trembling hand and touched Taya’s face. “I knew that you would leave without hesitation once you found these things, but I never thought that you wouldn’t feel anything towards me…” It had only been four days since she went from calling him Griffon to Alpha Knight. She seemed like a completely different person, which Griffon couldn’t accept. He looked at Taya with a puzzled expression and asked, “Were all the kindness and goodness you showed me during all this time. just an act?” Taya stared at his pale face and after a moment of silence, she replied, “Since I promised to be with you, of course I had to be good to you.” In other words, it was all an act… This truth was even harder for him to accept than her change in behavior.
He remembered how she called out his name, sat on his lap, and willingly complied with his wishes. He felt that Taya at that time was not acting.. But now, upon discovering the truth, he wasn’t sure anymore. He touched Taya’s face and caressed it. He held onto her as if she was the most precious thing, unwilling to let her go. “I know that I can’t compare to Silas in your heart, and I don’t expect you to divorce him for me. I just hope that you won’t treat me like this.” She had given him hope twice but was now on the brink of despair again. The pain was enough to kill him, so he begged her not to treat him this way. Taya was surprised. She thought he knew she was mated from Silas and that was why he asked her to be with him. It turned out that he didn’t know anything about the unmate. She stared at the man in front of her, and after a moment of hesitation, she said firmly, “We agreed to be together for only a short time in the first place.” Griffon’ tired eyes were gradually filled with pain. “Taya, I don’t want to be with you for just a short period of time. I want to be with you forever.
If you really want to go back to see him, it’s okay. I’ll send you back. But please don’t end our relationship…” He was willing to be her lover, willing to endure the pain of her going back to be with Silas, but he was not willing to let her When he chose to let her go, he could lock himself up in the NASA to stop himself from going to her. However, fate brought them together again in Washington, and he had her back in his arms. The moment he had her, he knew that he would die if he couldn’t have her…