Why it never ends

Chapter 1183 Offense
"Everyone saw that he was going to bully you. Even the old duke thought it was inappropriate to do so in front of the late emperor and tried to refuse on your behalf. What did you do?"

Even though this happened many years ago, the scenes at that time are still clear and moving in Chloe's mind.

"You jumped over the fence and onto the arena. You were beaten, but everyone could see that you were furious. You would rather be beaten unconscious and fall to the ground than be laughed at in public and have people point fingers at you behind your back and say you were a coward..."

Chloe took a deep breath. This was the first time in all these years that she recalled this past event in front of Kovichiq. She couldn't help but smile, as if the little Kovichiq was still in front of her.

"...You were so brave," Chloe whispered. "I will never forget that day."

Kovicik still stared at Chloe blankly. He had no idea what the girl was talking about, and he had no impression of the story Chloe told him... He had not recalled his life before becoming Duke Schiller for a long time.

Those days were like a thick fog in his mind. Whenever he looked back, Kovicik would instinctively feel a stinging pain. That period of poverty seemed to have left a certain unbearable essence in his body, and he would feel a burning sensation whenever he thought of it. Therefore, he was always happy to put them behind him... It would be better if those days had never existed.

Chloe whispered: "I still remember my mother said you were the illegitimate child of the Schiller family, of low status, but——"

Kovicik felt his temple throbbed suddenly. The corner of his mouth trembled, and he spoke viciously almost subconsciously: "What's wrong with an illegitimate child? Your mother has the nerve to say that about others. She is still not the real mistress of the Trion family. Does she think that others have forgotten about this?"

Chloe's body trembled violently - she didn't expect Kovicik to suddenly say such a thing, but then Chloe raised her head and snorted with particular pride.

"So what!" Chloe said harshly, slapping her chest hard, "Am I afraid?"

Kovicik was once again frightened by Chloe's shouting. His wrists softened and he slid down another half a foot, as if Chloe's voice was like a whip hitting him.

"Yes - my mother is not even the mistress of the Trion family yet. Even if I have forgotten about this matter, outsiders will still remember it for us! But do you think I have never heard those rumors and that I am ignorant of everything? Kovicik! Don't be naive. I don't believe you won't understand. Haven't you experienced it?
"No, you will only understand it earlier and more deeply than me. But I have never been troubled by such questions in these years, because I know that no matter what I hear or what I encounter...my Cody must have experienced it. I am just experiencing the same predicament as you. Since they can't trap you, they can't trap me either. They won't hurt me. All of this... all - all of this! It will only... bring me closer to you!"

Tears flowed from Chloe's eyes. Jiahoduolei saw Chloe's collapse and was about to go forward to help, but was held back by Lu Qizhen.

"Don't... don't disturb her," Lu Qizhen murmured, "Let her finish what she wants to say."

Just as Jia Heduolei was about to ask why, she discovered that Lv Qizhen also had tears in her eyes and was about to cry. Jia Heduolei was surprised again. Although she didn't understand, she still stopped where she was according to Lv Qizhen's request.

The garden was silent at this moment. No one spoke and everyone was thinking in silence.

Kovicik stared at the tearful Chloe. No one had ever confessed their true feelings so strongly in front of him. At one moment, he even wanted to get up and wipe away Chloe's tears. But as he slowly thought about what Chloe said, Kovicik suddenly felt an unbearable pain. He finally understood why Chloe was so unbearable to him. Even during the period when he deliberately approached her, he often felt that there was something in this young girl that made him extremely disgusted, so that she could deeply offend him by doing anything.

At that time, he thought he hated Chloe's arrogance and unreasonableness, until today, he really understood. Every time when Chloe called him - it was not his illusion - he would feel that a layer of disguise was shattered.

...Because what Chloe was calling was always the illegitimate son who accepted her brother's challenge in the arena. In her eyes, no matter how passionate and loving these eyes were, the person she was looking at was always Kovicik and not the noble Duke Schiller.

"...What are you talking about?" Kovicik stood up slowly. He looked at Chloe, who was a head shorter than him, and said in a cold tone, "What is closer to me?"

"Don't you understand? Because I can understand you!" Chloe said loudly, "Just as you can understand me--"

"What do I understand? Stop joking! Chloe, take a good look at who is standing in front of you. You are so shameless..." Kovicik frowned and said in a low voice.

Chloe originally had many passionate things to say, but at this moment, she suddenly couldn't say anything.

"What?" Chloe murmured.

Kovicik's throat moved slightly, and he turned sideways to look away. Although he was angry at the moment, he also felt that something in his heart was collapsing. A kind of sadness and panic was rising from the void. He had not faced such a thing for many years... This feeling was extremely dangerous and scared him.

"Even if you inherit your father's title, you'll only be a baroness." Kovicik lowered his jaw. "Don't make it sound like you and I are alike... How dare you say that?"

Chloe stood there, staring at the person in front of her in astonishment. Rationally, she knew that she was deeply offended, but she didn't even have the thought of refutation - the book that had just hit Kovicik on the head was still in her hand, but a kind of absurdity swept over her with fatigue, and she suddenly felt that all this was boring.

But more tears came out, she couldn't control them, she just kept lowering her head to wipe them away.

Before Kovicik could say anything more outrageous, Gahoduolei and Lu Qizhen finally trotted over to Chloe's side, and Gahoduolei held Chloe's arm tightly to prevent her from stumbling.

"...Leon!" Kovicik screamed again, "Can anyone enter my Duke's Palace now? Who are these people——"

"We are Chloe's friends." Lu Qizhen said calmly. She looked at Kovicik and said, "You don't have to chase her away. We will take Chloe away now and she won't come back again."