Noelle stared at ke with a mocking look. She sounded indifferent. "You don''t need to exin. Honestly, I regret saving you back then. I nearly got myself killed for it."


    She regretted ever sacrificing for her brothers in the Liddell family. They weren''t worth it.


    ke looked utterly miserable. It took him a while to find his voice again. "I only treated you that way because I thought you abandoned me. That''s why I bullied you and was so cruel to you. It was all because of Xenia."


    "Was it just because of her?" Noelle''s gaze was unwavering. "Did any of you ever trust me, even just a little?"


    If they had, they wouldn''t have believed Xenia so easily. But in the end, they all chose to believe that maniptive liar. She didn''t need such siblings.


    ke panicked. "It''s not like that! I know you''re angry, but I''ll punish Xenia to make it up to you."


    His emotions were inplete turmoil. He had never experienced such humiliation in his entire life. Even his voice trembled.


    ke suddenly raised his hand and pped Xenia. He growled, "I warned you''d face the consequences if you ever lied to me again. You''ve got some nerve to deceive me for so long!"


    He wanted nothing more than to strangle her.


    Xenia''s face swelled from the p. In desperation, she turned to Donovan for help. "Donovan, please save me! I was just scared and got confused. But I did go back to save ke!"


    She was terrified and didn''t want ke to beat her to death. He was a madman.


    Donovan quickly pulled Xenia aside and scolded ke, "What are you doing? Xenia was young back then. It''s normal for her to remember wrongly."


    "You''re still covering for her?" ke trembled with fury.


    Donovan''s voice wavered. "After all, I was the one who forgot to tell you that Noelle was the one who saved you. If you want to me anyone, me me."


    He hadn''t expected that forgetting such a small thing would cause ke to hold a grudge for so long.


    ke saw red. "Is this just a small thing to you, Donovan?"


    He had been targeting Noelle because of this misunderstanding. He hated her. And now he was being told that it was all a mistake?


    That Noelle had never abandoned him but had actually saved him? Then everything he had done over the years was for nothing! Was he a joke?


    ke couldn''t even bring himself to look at Noelle. He was drowning in guilt.


    Donovan also looked uneasy. He nced at Xenia. "You''re at fault, too. Why didn''t you exin things clearly?"


    Xenia quickly apologized, "I''m sorry, Donovan, ke. This is all my fault. I just joined the Liddell family and was afraid to speak out. That''s what caused the misunderstanding.


    II


    Donovan nodded. "ke, Xenia has already apologized. Let''s not dwelt on this. And don''ty a hand on her again. What would you do if an outsider saw this?"  fo


    ke immediately slumped, defeated. "But everything happened because of this misunderstanding."


    If not for that, he wouldn''t have treated Noelle the way he did. He wouldn''t have hurt her.


    ke couldn''t help but nce at Noelle. "I''ll turn myself in. I owe you too much. I''ll take responsibility for everything."


    Noelle remained silent. She hadn''t expected ke''s attitude toward her to change so suddenly because of this truth. She never knew the truth


    in her past life, even to the day she died.