---- Chapter 2532 Conrad was silent for a moment before saying coldly, "You''re talking about Andrew, aren''t you? Sorry, Luna, but I can''t agree to that. He has to die. If I let him live, the scar he left in my heart will keep burning and tearing at me forever." Luna quickly protested, "That was years ago, Conrad. Why can''t you just let it go?" Conrad clenched his jaw. "Not until he tells the truth about the Iron Cavalry incident. As a soldier, Andrew''s survival alone is a disgrace to himself, to the military, and to me." Luna''s temper red, and her tone turned sharp.
"But you''re wrong about what happened to the Iron Cavalry. Andrew didn''t abandon them; he fought his way back alone." Conrad shook his head. "That''s what Mr. Turman told me, too, but I don''t buy it. I confronted Andrew myself and gave him the chance to exin, but he avoided it, refusing to say a word." He continued, "Besides, Luna, you might not know this, but the Cunningham family has its own internal records. I won''t go into detail, but let me tell you this: Andrew isn''t the man you think he is. He''s cunning, ungrateful, andpletely heartless.
He''s no longer the Lloyd family''s Dragon Prince everyone once admired. ---- "Keeping him alive might not affect us much, but I can''t tolerate the sight of him. He made mistakes, and he''ll have to pay for them; one way or another." Luna snapped, "You''re not Andrew. How can you be so sure of what you think you know? So what if your family has internal records? Don''t you realize Mr. Cunningham Senior is one of the people in Chetvine who most wants Andrew dead?" Conrad shook his head. "Enough, Luna. You don''t understand. There are things you simply don''t know.<fn9ea3> Fresh chapters posted on find?novel</fn9ea3>
You''re still young and too idealistic. Andrew is a man who crawled out of a pile of corpses. Do you really think someone like that survived on integrity and kindness? He''s alive because of betrayal and darkness. That''s all that''s left of him." He added, "I know he saved you, and that created a bond between you two... And I know you, Luna. You don''t fall easily, but once you do, you bur yourself to ashes for it. Listen to me, Andrew isn''t worth it." Luna cut him off coldly. "And what, you are?" Conrad froze, staring at her in shock. She had always been calm, almost detached.
Yet now, for the first time, she was furious. Luna said icily, "I know what kind of man Andrew is. You trust your family''s so-called records, but I trust my own eyes. I don''t ---- believe he''s the monster you say he is. And even if he were, I still wouldn''t let you hurt him." Conrad''s voice dropped. "You care about him that much? Luna, don''t you see? You''re walking straight into the abyss." Luna pressed her lips together and gazed at the night sky, then farther out at the bright lights of downtown Chetvine. She mumbled, "I don''t know...
But even if he is the abyss, I''m willing to fall." Conrad fell silent. Or rather, he had nothing left to say. His eyes filled withplicated emotions as he looked at her and murmured, " Luna, you''ve changed."<style>
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