Chapter 96: You're still weak

He released her hands just so he could wipe her unending tears with his thumbs as he gently held her face. "I may have used you as my pawn but… that was the biggest mistake I made, Mengjie so I won't ask for your forgiveness. You don't have to love me back... just let me stay as the bad guy in your life."

Her trust was shattered so easily by him, but hearing his words at that moment,she felt that those smashed pieces were being picked up one by one, and he was putting them together again. As she looked at him with his eyes that only reflected her, she knew in herself that he deserved to have a chance to redeem himself to her.

"A-and yet…" Her voice croaked. "You also wanted to stay by my side…" She chuckled a bit, somehow finding what said of him sweet.