She parted her lips, wanting to retort and curse, yet a ball of cotton seemed to block her throat and not even half a word could be forced out.
Because what he said... was all facts.
An unprecedented sense of absurdity and despair swept over her.
She had actually engaged in such relations with the mortal enemy her son had sworn to eradicate, and even unknowingly developed such a shameful reliance and intoxication toward him.
What was this supposed to be?
Was betraying her own husband not enough, and now she was betraying her son along with him?
Chapter 745: The Principle of the Blind Spot in the Light
The Ice Spirit took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing that shaming, enraging feeling of attachment deep within her body, and tremblingly reached out a hand to press against Bai Qinchen's solid, burning chest, trying to push him away with all the remaining strength in her entire body.
"You... you hurry and leave!"
Her voice carried an obvious tremor; the usually cold and haughty ice-type mage was currently as flustered as a child who had done something wrong.
She did not dare to look into Bai Qinchen's eyes, and could only turn her head away, speaking hastily: "I'll just pretend I've never seen you, and everything from last night... we'll pretend it never happened. Hurry up and leave!"
However, the feeble force of her pushing landed on Bai Qinchen, and rather than a resistance, it felt much more like an invitation.
Bai Qinchen did not move an inch, instead seizing the wrist she pushed against his chest and, with a slight exertion, pulling her entire person back into his embrace.
He lowered his head and gently kissed away the tears at the corners of her eyes.
"Leave?" Bai Qinchen's voice carried a