Dumping the Garbage

Theodore instantly dropped down on his knees and looked at Adeline's pale face. "Did you say something?" he asked with a hope that she would ask him not to leave.

Adeline reached out her hand to gently touch Theodore's face. And she whispered while hanging on to the last bit of her consciousness, "I'm sorry for getting angry."

Theodore looked at her with a guilty look on his face and whispered, "You are allowed to lash out at me and even stab me a few times for what I have done." If Adeline would feel at peace after hitting him or stabbing him then he was even ready to happily accept the pain.

"Mmh!" Adeline winced because she felt something sharp piercing her neck. Theodore glared at the healer who was piercing a sharp needle on the already wounded Adeline. He felt like picking him up and throwing him out of the window.

But Adeline's feeble voice stopped him. "Don't think too much, okay? About whatever I said."