Chapter 904: Behead him
"Let’s get married, Frank. If you do, being with you will be my life’s mission. That’s my offer. If you refuse, then kill me right here and now because no matter how many times you erase my memories or how bad you hurt me, my heart will never be yours."
Silence followed suit after Hera’s remarks, holding Dragon’s gaze without any hint of backing down. The idea of escaping him had already disappeared from her heart. All she could think of right now was saving Leo.
What would happen to her if she won this gamble was something she would think about later. For now, she stopped hoping and praying and waiting for a miracle to come. Deep in her heart, it terrified her. But at the same time, revealing the truth was liberating. It was as though she broke free from the chains of fear that had bound her in this place since waking up in this body.
This time, Hera wouldn’t be bound here against her will. Strangely, the idea of staying gave her comfort even if that decision was to stay with the person she loathed to the core.
"Hah." After a while, Dragon let out a scoff. He slowly bent down to his knees until his eyes were on the same level as hers. He scanned her face, letting out another scoff as if he was rendered speechless to say anything.
"Hera, what makes you think I’ll take your offer?" he questioned once he gathered his thoughts. "After knowing you had feelings for him and that you’d even make this noble sacrifice for a man, what makes you think I’ll let such an abominable existence linger around?"
"Then kill me." Unfazed by the growing darkness shrouding Dragon, Hera looked at him dead in the eyes. "If you don’t, then I’ll kill myself —"
The rest of her words rolled back to her throat as he suddenly grabbed her face, pressing his fingers on her cheeks.
"Hera! Stop that nonsense!" Leo yelled as he took a large step, but this time, the people holding him at gunpoint walked closer.