Chapter 1316
Chapter 1316:
“It’s strange,” Rupert said slowly, lost in thought. “It’s like someone’s interfering with my mind p>
The pounding in his head finally eased, but unease lingered—he still didn’t know whether he might become uncontrollable again.
Annabel’s brows drew together in a frown. She had been with Rupert the entire day—there was no way he could have come into contact with anyone or anything unusual.
It was becoming harder and harder to make sense of it. Annabel shook her head. “You should call Dalores and let her check you over, just in case something is wrong p>
Rupert nodded. He reached out and gently cupped Annabel’s face, his gaze lingering on the marks on her neck.
“I’m so sorry,” Rupert whispered. He wanted to pull her into his arms, but after a brief hesitation, he withdrew his hand.
“Stop saying you’re sorry.” Annabel leaned into his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Besides, I have my own way of getting out of a situation like that. I don’t believe you would really hurt me p>
“Thank you p>
Rupert lowered his head and pressed a soft kiss to her hair, yet his eyes remained cold.
“There’s no need to thank me,” Annabel said with a faint smile.
Rupert stared at her, then gently brushed his thumb across her cheek. “Annabel… if I ever hurt you like this again, you should kill me p>
The instant he said the word “kill,” Annabel pressed a finger to his lips.
“It won’t happen again p>
A while later, Rupert called Dalores. She examined him thoroughly. “The blood test results will take some time. Other than that, there’s nothing abnormal so far p>
Dalores pushed her glasses up when they slipped down her nose. Despite what she said, she saw the look on both their faces and knew it wasn’t that simple.
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“This is really strange…” Annabel murmured, twisting a strand of her long hair between her fingers, using more force than necessary.
There were no external factors…
Annabel looked at Rupert again, wrestling with the absurd thought that had just crossed her mind.
Rupert’s expression turned contemplative as he rubbed his fingers unconsciously. Then Annabel suddenly thought of something and turned to Rupert once more.
“Rupert, have you met anyone strange in the last two days p>
“What?” Rupert said as he slowly stood.
Annabel turned to Dalores.
Dalores, who was reviewing the document in her hand, sensed Annabel’s gaze and looked up. “There is one place Mr. Benton went recently, aside from being with you p>
Annabel walked up to Rupert and laced her fingers through his. “I’ll come with you p>
Rupert wanted to make her stay behind, but he remembered what she had told him earlier, and in the end, he relented.