Your Eternal Promise

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Gerald's face was full of tears, he couldn't help but raised his head, trembling, and looked at him in shock and fear.

"Ah, I remembered." Agape said, "From the day you raped me in public, I no longer believe in it. Because at that time, I prayed to all the gods in the world, and there was no one. One of them, come and save me. I don’t believe it anymore, they are all a bunch of useless cowards, you know?”

Gerald was heartbroken. He closed his eyes tightly like an electric shock, and dizziness hit his brain like a tsunami. , causing him to faint almost immediately.

"I want to go back," Agape said to himself, "I don't want to stay here anymore, with you, I want to go back."

Gerrard reluctantly pulled up his knees and wanted to subconsciously Approaching him, Agape then said: "Don't follow me, I don't want to see you."

Holding the note tightly, Agape walked out gently. His face was calm, only his eyes were a little stern. Slightly distracted.

He walked through the noisy crowd, then turned around and walked into the banquet hall as if he remembered something. Although the fire in the plantation was extinguished in time, a small part of the pepper vines was still lost. Everyone was anxiously speculating on the truth. The emperor angrily ordered an investigation, and the queen frowned, feeling distraught over this evil incident. Seeing Agape suddenly appear, everyone rushed forward, surrounded him in the center, and asked him eagerly how he was doing.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Agape said with a smile, "The pepper loss is not big? That's great. As long as the seeds are still there, we can plant them again. Thank you for your concern, and thank you, you really Okay..."

He seemed to have become another person. His body remained in the mortal world, but his soul hung high in the sky, overlooking what was happening below. He answered the questions of Charles I and Isabella politely and appropriately. Except for being slightly dazed, there was nothing unusual about him. In this daze, everyone agreed that the young Viscount must have been frightened because his hard work had been set on fire by evildoers, which was completely understandable.

Finally, Charles I told him with concern to have a good rest, and he would definitely get to the bottom of the truth. The future of the Spanish plantation still rested on Agape, and Isabella also expressed her concern sincerely. For these, Agape accepted them all and thanked the royal couple for their grace one by one. His performance was flawless. Although the bishop found it very strange, he could not fault it and had to let him go.

After returning home, Agape walked into the door and into the bedroom. He said nothing and stood quietly.

The housekeeper couldn't help but froze, and the happy smile on Lily's face disappeared without a trace. The two most important women in Agape's life looked at him helplessly. He reacted and reached out to touch his face. Only then did he realize that he was crying unconsciously.

"I'm fine," Agape said, "I'm fine."

After saying this, his eyes turned black, he fell straight to the ground, and lost consciousness.

For seven days, Agape was bedridden, as if suffering from a serious illness.

He doesn't cry, he doesn't laugh, he eats little and sleeps even less. He could only burst out a few simple words from his lips, such as "okay", "no", "um" and "thank you". Other than that, he remained silent all day long. Even when he saw Lily, his eyes only softened. He gently touched his daughter's head.

Lily's precocious mind made her realize that crying and yelling would not only fail to improve her father's condition, but would actually worsen his condition. For this reason, she did not allow herself to lose her composure in front of her father. Only when she was in a deserted place would she fall into the arms of the housekeeper's wife and burst into tears. In her heart she hated so deeply the man who had burned down her father's plantation.

Mrs. Hetty was also at a loss. Out of intuition, she believed that the black crow was also one of the reasons why Agape was so ill. Therefore, she refused all the black crow's requests to visit, no matter how anxious the other party's pleas were. , how sincere, I sent dozens and hundreds of letters asking for an interview. Externally, she only said that Agape was frightened that day, caught a cold on the way back, and is still feverish, making it inconvenient to see guests.

For a whole week, she directed her servants to take good care of Agape, while hiding his condition from the outside world. This woman was optimistic and tenacious by nature, but at this time, she couldn't help but feel heavy worries, because Agape's illness was not physical, but more like it came from the heart. The recovery process can be seen for physical illnesses, but what about the mental ones? How long will it take for it to heal?

On the morning of the eighth day, she served Agape a light breakfast as usual, and gently coaxed him to eat a little. Agape drank the porridge, tore some bread into his mouth, and chewed slowly and unconsciously.

It had just rained last night, and it was a rare cool sunny day. The rising sun exuded a clear white color and shone on Agape's face.

At this moment, he didn't know what he saw or what he remembered. Suddenly, Agape's shoulder twitched for the first time, and his chest bounced for the second time. Unexpectedly, he vomited out all the food he had eaten.

The housekeeper screamed in panic, but Agape just vomited, vomiting over and over until her stomach rolled up, and her throat bleeds. The deep, nauseating feeling never dissipated.

"I, I hate him..." Agapé said intermittently as he fell into the arms of the housekeeper. He finally let his tears flow, "I hate him! I hate, hate him...!"

He gritted his teeth and squeezed. Say the last few words.

"I hate him...I want him to die."