Borhes coaxed softly,
“Baby Xiaxia, you are so, so important to me. I cannot lose you. Of the three requests you just made, two of them would cause me to lose you, so naturally I cannot agree to those. As for the other request—that I can never touch you again—how could that possibly work? You’re sweet, fragrant, and beautiful. How could I possibly control myself?”
As Borhes spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to him.
“Xiaxia, if only you were like other human women. Then I could easily fulfill your requests… Xiaxia, why don’t you be like other human women and make requests that I can actually fulfill? Like giving you an unlimited credit card, giving you company shares, buying you a house, a car, jewelry, clothes…”
Before Borhes could finish, Xiao Yixia cut him off.
“Let’s not even mention that a gentleman values righteousness over wealth. Besides, I’m imprisoned by you right now—even if you gave me all the money in the world, I couldn’t spend it! So what would I do with those things? And even if you gave me those things, I wouldn’t accept them, because they disgust me! Your things carry the scent of their master, and every single one of them is utterly revolting!”
A teasing smile curled at the corner of Borhes’s mouth.
“The clothes you’re wearing, from the inside out, are all mine. If you find them disgusting, then take them all off. That way, you won’t feel disgusted anymore.”
Xiao Yixia glared at Borhes with fury.
“Pervert! Shameless! Disgraceful! If you weren’t imprisoning me and keeping me from contacting the outside world, why would I ever need to wear these disgusting clothes!”
Borhes smiled softly.
“Xiaxia, you’re biased against me. You’ve gotten so used to hating me that you didn’t even find the clothes on your back disgusting a moment ago—but the moment you realized I was the one who provided them, you called them disgusting…”
As Borhes spoke, his smile gradually faded.
“Xiaxia, do you truly hate me that much? Hate me to the point that anything I provide feels disgusting to you? Xiaxia, is it because I wasn’t gentle enough when we were intimate that you hate me so? Xiaxia, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize before that humans are fragile. From now on, when we’re intimate, I’ll be very gentle… Everything will be done according to what you can accept…”
Xiao Yixia let out a cold snort.
“You utterly foolish cold-blooded monster! I’ve already told you once why I hate you, and I don’t want to repeat it a second time, because even if I said it again, it wouldn’t change anything!”
As soon as Xiao Yixia finished speaking, she began to struggle desperately.
“Animal! Let me go!”
Borhes smiled and kissed Xiao Yixia’s lips.
“Xiaxia, look carefully—you’re sitting on my lap right now. If you’re not afraid of consequences, then go ahead and squirm all you want. Just don’t blame me when I can’t hold back anymore!”
Hearing this, Xiao Yixia dared not struggle any further. But she also didn’t want to continue being held by Borhes, so she softened her tone.
“You promised me earlier—once I changed my clothes, you’d let me go out for a walk. The clothes are changed now, so you should keep your promise and let me go outside.”
Borhes stood up, holding Xiao Yixia in his arms. Just as he was about to use Teleportation with her, he heard her voice.
“Wait, put me down. I want to walk on my own.”
Borhes pressed a kiss to Xiao Yixia’s forehead.
“You’re still sick, and walking will tire you out. Be a good girl, Xiaxia, let your husband carry you outside for some fresh air.”
At these words, Xiao Yixia suddenly thought of something, and a trace of bitterness crept into her eyes.
“I’m a perfectly healthy person, yet you’ve tormented me into illness in the most beastly way… Now, I just want to walk on my own, and you won’t even allow that… But even a dog has the freedom to walk by itself…”
As she spoke, Xiao Yixia’s eyes reddened, and she choked up, “You never understand why I’m unhappy. Now, do you understand? If a person lives worse than a dog, would she ever be happy?”
Borhes carried Xiao Yixia back to the sofa and gently wiped her tears with a tissue. “Xiaxia, don’t cry, alright? It’s not that I won’t let you walk on your own—I’m just afraid you’ll tire yourself out… Everything before was my fault, all my doing. I apologize to you, Xiaxia. I’m sorry…”
Xiao Yixia slapped Borhes’ hand away. “I don’t need your fake kindness! The harm is already done. No matter how many times you say sorry, it can’t make up for the damage you’ve caused me!”
Borhes gently pressed a kiss to Xiao Yixia’s cheek. “Xiaxia, I know I can’t make up for it, so I will spend my entire life atoning to you…”
Xiao Yixia let out a cold snort. “Atoning? What an absolute joke! You’re just using the name of atonement to carry out your beastly acts on me! Utterly hypocritical!”
Borhes held Xiao Yixia even tighter. “Xiaxia, it’s fine if you don’t believe me. Time will prove everything I’ve said.”
With that, Borhes stood up, still holding Xiao Yixia, and gently set her down on the carpet. “Alright, let’s go out, or else my little crybaby will be crying again soon…”
Xiao Yixia was furious. “You’re the crybaby! Your whole family are crybabies!”
After saying that, Xiao Yixia quickly walked toward the door. The moment she opened it, she suddenly felt the taste of freedom…
At that moment, she wanted to run downstairs as fast as she could and dash toward the villa’s front gate…
But she wouldn’t do that, because she knew she couldn’t escape…
Xiao Yixia strode toward the elevator, not even glancing at Borhes who followed behind her…
Borhes walked along, then suddenly stopped in his tracks, his heart filled with desolation.
[Xiaxia, sure enough, the moment I let go of your hand, you won’t even look back at me…
Xiaxia, you don’t care about me at all… you don’t like me one bit…]
Xiao Yixia arrived at the elevator and was about to take it downstairs when she was suddenly blocked by Lynn, who had appeared out of nowhere.
“Your Majesty the Queen, His Majesty orders you to return and escort him.”
Xiao Yixia was seething with anger. “Did Borhes break his arms or his legs? Can’t he walk over himself? I’m not going! If you want to, you go!”
Lynn tried both persuasion and coercion. “Your Majesty, please don’t be angry. His Majesty is good in every way, just a little childish. Please don’t hold it against him… But if you don’t go back to escort His Majesty, you won’t be able to take the elevator downstairs.”
Xiao Yixia vented her anger on Lynn. “As expected of one of Borhes’ most loyal lackeys—you’ll even handle something like this for him!”
After cursing, Xiao Yixia turned and walked back…
Lynn rubbed his nose sheepishly, muttering inwardly,
[Ugh… another day of being scolded and looked down upon by the Queen! Your Majesty, this servant doesn’t want it to be this way either! But this servant is just an employee—how would I dare to disobey the boss? How could Your Majesty, as the Queen, ever understand the bitter fate of a wage earner?]
Lynn was lost in thought when he suddenly heard Winnie’s laughter.
“Hahaha… Brother Lynn, who told you to be my brother’s lackey? Serves you right! Hahaha… ‘lackey’… Sister-in-law really has a vivid way of scolding people!”
Lynn smiled and looked at Winnie.
“Princess, this servant being scolded by the Queen is already pitiful enough—how can you still come and ‘twist the knife’?”
Winnie let out a light chuckle.
“Who told you to help my brother bully my sister-in-law! If we hadn’t grown up together, it wouldn’t be as simple as just ‘twisting the knife’!”
Xiao Yixia strolled slowly toward Borhes. When she reached him, she saw that his entire face was written with the word “wronged.”
“Xiaxia, how could you forget about me? Didn’t we promise to be together forever?”