The next moment, the man walked in and closed the door.
The only glimmer of light went out.
Maggie leaned back, her whole body tense like a fully drawn bow, trembling uncontrollably.
Don't come any closer!
In the darkness, the man finally spoke.
Does your stomach still hurt?
Maggie didn't react for a moment.
The man spoke again.
"You should continue taking the medication to prevent miscarriage."
Maggie froze, tears instantly welling up in her eyes.
Was that a pregnancy-preserving medicine I just drank?
Is he concerned about me?
She seemed to sense the tenderness in those words.
A tremendous joy blossomed in my heart.
Her body slowly relaxed, her voice trembling:
"You don't blame me for assassinating the Queen?"
Lu Xingjian remained silent for a moment, without directly answering her question.
"You go back to the Ma family first."
Maggie nodded hurriedly, but then realized he couldn't see her, and choked up as she said:
"I will be obedient, as long as you don't abandon me."
He didn't care at all about her assassinating the Empress.
He loved her and didn't care at all whether that bitch Su Wanwan lived or died.
Otherwise, why would they have let her go back to the Ma family?
She made the right bet.
She bet right on the man's feelings for her.
Lu Xingjian didn't say anything more.
Maggie was uncertain again.
He never seemed to have made any explicit promises to himself.
After thinking for a while, she still wanted to grasp something else.
She pleaded humbly, "Please hug me, hug me again, okay?"
silence.
An unsettling silence.
The man remained motionless.
Maggie twisted her body forcefully, reached forward, and grasped the man's strong, slender arm.
Lu Xingjian took a step back and broke free from Ma Ji's grasp.
He is a germaphobe and doesn't like anyone touching his body.
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