Chapter 238

Get Out

"Annette?"

Loic froze in shock.

Annette rejected me?

The finger resting against his lips clearly meant one thing.

She was refusing him.

"You're awake?"

Annette blinked her sapphire-blue eyes, still looking sleepy.

"...Yes, Annette."

Hiding the sadness that suddenly overwhelmed him, Loic answered quietly.

"Then I'll turn on the light."

A mana crystal lamp soon lit up the room.

Annette gently checked his forehead, cheeks, and the back of his neck.

"Does anything hurt?"

"I'm fine."

"Really? I treated you while you were asleep, but if you're still hurting anywhere, tell me."

"Thanks to you taking care of me, I'm completely fine."

Even as he spoke, his heart continued to sink.

He wasn't imagining it.

He tried to meet her eyes, but although Annette carefully examined him, she avoided looking at him directly.

Just as he was about to ask what was wrong...

"Can you sit up for…