章節 545: A Heart Conceded

In spite of that, she had not wanted to get inside that cage, just as she had been reluctant to serve one man alongside more women.

As such, she had resisted and rebelled, but with that tyrant resolving himself to keep her, there was no way an assassin such as her would choose suicide to escape reality. All she had was her stubborn resistance against destiny, which she ended up losing, conceding her heart in the process as well.

He had often brought her rare treasures as gifts, though she wanted none of it.

All she had wished for was her freedom, and most of all, she desired a man who would be with her forever.

Eventually, Nangong Ba had told her that he was willing to marry her and treat her well if she was willing. Even so, she had rejected him instinctively, and realized then that the tyrant had already left an irremovable mark on her.