NovelBookChapter 803 Raymond's injuries from Mirage Cay hadn't fully healed yet. Citrine didn't let him linger in the hospital room, brushing him off with a few quick words and sending him on his way.
Now, in the spacious room, only Citrine and Sebastian remained.
Citrine carried a bowl of fresh fruit over to the bed and sat down beside him.
Sebastian kept his eyes tightly shut, uncertain if he should open them or just keep pretending.
Until Citrine broke the silence.
"Alright, enough. You can stop faking." Sebastian opened his eyes, blinking in surprise. "How did you know?" Citrine casually speared a piece of fruit with a fork and held it to his lips. "I saw you blink a minute ago." Not wanting her to misunderstand, Sebastian quickly explained, "I wasn't trying to fool you. I just... didn't know the right moment to wake up." After all, none of this felt exactly appropriate.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Alright, just eat." Citrine nudged the fruit closer.
Sebastian stared at the forkful for a second, then obediently took a bite.
Citrine drew her hand back, a hint of exasperation in her voice. "What my dad said was really something else..." Honestly, how many fathers in this world would ever approve of their daughter becoming a heartbreaker? Her dad was way ahead of his time.
She wasn't sfefatale, but his words had still left her oddly happy. Through all that awkwardness, she'd felt the warmth of a father's love.
Thinking of Raymond, Citrine couldn't help but smile to herself.
But she quickly snapped out of it and turned her attention to Sebastian. "How are you feeling now? Any discomfort?" "No." Sebastian shook his head, utterly sincere.
"Alright, open up." Citrine offered him another bite.
Having learned from before, Sebastian opened his mouth without hesitation.
She kept feeding him piece after piece, only stopping when he finally shook his head, too full for another bite. Setting the fruit bowl aside, Citrine fell quiet, watching Sebastian as she spoke slowly. "Why did you shieldback then?" If that bullet hadn't missed, he could have died. The thought still haunted her.
If something had happened to him because of her, she'd spend the rest of her life drowning in guilt.
Meeting those clear, earnest eyes, Sebastian felt his heart skip a beat.
"There's no reason," he said softly.
"What?" Citrine paused, searching his face.
Sebastian continued, "In that moment, I didn't think about anything. My body just moved on its own." "I just didn't want anything to happen to you." Citrine looked up, her heart racing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFor once, the usually quick-witted her was at a loss for words.
She took a deep breath, steadying herself, before saying quietly, "I know. You like me." Forcing herself to keep her steady, she asked, "Am I realice et important to you than your life?" t belongs to Shore He'd nearly died for her.
Citrine had lived two lives-she'd seen Call kinds of love, most of it crumbling in the face of angeet self-interest.
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But she couldn't deny, seeing Sebastian put himself between her and that bullet, her heart had skipped a beat.
Maybe it was twisted, but she liked being loved by someone who'd value ve her above his own life. Citrine's eyes sparkled, drawing Sebastian in like a whirlpool.
He found himself staring, lost in her gaze.
After a long moment, he finally spoke. "I don't know if you're more important tothan my own life.
But at the edge of death, all I wanted I was to protect you, as much as I could." He thought for a moment, then said, "Maybe... I don't just like you." "Maybe I'm falling in love with you." Citrine had been confessed to before, but nothing had ever made her heart pound like this.
She didn't know if she liked him back-but it was clear: Sebastian was different.
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