Minerva stood still, stunned. She could not believe that Maddox would...

Was this person a beast?

How could that single sentence of hers turn him on?

He then pulled her onto his lap. Minerva's jaw once again tightened and she stared at Maddox. He was just inches away from her.

"How could you be so shameless?"

Maddox moved closerand breathed in her body's scent. His voice grew hoarse and his breathing became rapid too.

"You can't blame me." He closed in on her, his thin lips almost brushing her chin, "I am a normal man and I stayed pure for you these five years. You can't blame me for having this kind of reaction if you tease me like this."

Minerva was shocked.

"What, what did you say? These five years... You have stayed pure for me?"

Her eyes widened and she stared at Maddox in disbelief, "Meaning in the past five years, you have never..."

She could not bring herself to finish the sentence; it was too shocking.

For a man who had s*x before, it was almost impossible for him to stay abstinent for five years.

But Maddox did it and he even told her.

"What's wrong?" Maddox narrowed his eyes and brushed her soft chin with his thin lips. His voice was getting deeper by the minute, "I have my preference, you know that. Do you think I will touch a woman other than you?"

Minerva fell silent.

Her pink lips moved, but she couldn't say a word.

Biting her lips, she looked at Maddox with a mixture of emotions. Maddox chuckled to himself as he saw her expression, "Why? Are you moved? Does that mean that you forgive me?"

Upon hearing that, Minerva came to her senses and glared at him with a flushed face.

"I don't believe your lies. How is it possible for a man like you to not have s*x for five years?"

"Why not?" Maddox narrowed his eyes, "It's not like you don't know my situation."

"How would I know what your situation is? If you have not touched a woman in these past five years, then how did you live through it?" Maddox remained silent.

For the past five years, the countless days and nights that he had to live through. How could Maddox not feel lonely?

Minerva looked at Maddox and saw that his ears were turning red. However, his expression remained unchanged and his thin lips curled up slightly, "What do you suppose I did?"

Minerva froze and a wave of embarrassment washed over her.

How could she ask him such a question? Wasn't she giving him more opportunities to act on her?

"Hmm?" Maddox bit her chin lightly and asked in a loving tone.

Minerva felt her breathing become erratic as her body heated up. She knew that she could not let this go on, so she reached out her arms to push him away and stood up. After getting up, she took a few steps back before she managed to steady herself.

Only then did Minerva realize that she had lost her composure. She turned away from him to calm herself down. After regaining her composure, she turned to face him again.

"It's none of my business whether you have s*x or not." "Really?" Maddox didn't intend to let her go at all. He asked aggressively, "Then why were you so nervous just now?" Minerva just smiled innocently.

"Nervous? Who? I don't see anyone being nervous?"

"You didn't see anything?" Maddox asked.

"Yes, that's right," Minerva replied.

Maddox raised his eyebrows, stood up and walked towards her.

Perhaps it was due to what he had just said, but Minerva subconsciously glanced at his crotch, only to realize that it hadn't calmed down at all. Her face suddenly turned red and she took a few steps back in an instant.

"Stay away from me," Minerva said.

Maddox approached her all the more, "You said you weren't nervous, then what's your reaction now?"

Minerva could not look him in the eyes. She kept retreating as he got closer to her. In the end, she was forced into a corner. Maddox raised his hand and placed it on the wall, blocking her way out. "Where else can you go now?" Maddox asked.

Minerva looked up Maddox. He was right in front of her. Minerva blinked her eyes, a little speechless before she finally came to her senses.

What was she doing??

Going along with Maddox's teasing? How could he still have the mood to tease her when such an incident had occurred?

Minerva was very disappointed in herself. She laughed bitterly and said, "I am not going anywhere anymore. I can't escape anyway. What do you want? Okay, I admit that I was nervous. I also believe what you said, so can you leave now?"

"No." Maddox pursed his thin lips and said coldly, "It's not safe for you to live here. I have to stay here."

Minerva was puzzled, "Huh?"

"The two men you saw just now. They will return again. Wouldn't you be afraid?" Maddox asked.

"I've arrived home and I am safe now. Why should I be afraid?" Minerva asked.

"So, you want to kick me out after I helped you?" Maddox asked.

Minerva finally understood. He wanted to stay there no matter what. Thinking about it, he really did help her. Moreover, he said that he wanted to satiate his appetite earlier, so he must've wanted to have a meal there.

After thinking for a while, Minerva finally replied in a cold voice, "Wait here. I'll cook something for you. Leave after you finish the meal."

Without waiting for his reaction, Minerva turned around and headed straight for the kitchen.

Vera, who was at the stairs initially, had already snuck back into her room. She was afraid that if she did not, she would have witnessed the explicit scenes, which by then, would be too late to be unseen. Vera cupped her face with both hands while thoughts ran through her mind.

Indeed, she had witnessed all the sacrifices Maddox had made for Minerva during that period of time. It seemed that he really wanted to start over with Minerva. However, the horrors that Minerva had suffered in Micovia had remained a nightmare for Vera. She never wanted to see Minerva live like that ever again.

Therefore, Vera felt that even if Maddox was truly remorseful now, she still hated him.

Due to the fact that in the past, Minerva was almost killed because of him...

She nearly lost her life.

These thoughts brought Vera back to the incident that occurred that year.

It was the middle of the night and they were in a rented house. Vera was crying as she phoned the doctor. She was terrified to the stage where she couldn't speak properly. The doctor was equally anxious because of her and he had asked her to calm down before he managed to get their rented house address. He then rushed over to see Minerva.

Minerva had fallen unconscious.

The doctor had told Vera that Minerva was overwhelmed with sadness from the past and hence, she had been living in her make-believe world for too long. It might have something to do with the incident that had occurred to Minerva when she was still a child and it had scarred her for life. The hopelessness that she felt towards life had caused her mind to fall into a self-hypnosis state, eventually causing her not to wake up.

Vera was overwhelmed with fear when she saw Minerva in that state.

It took a long time for Minerva to recover. Vera even looked for a psychologist to guide Minerva. It was just two years ago that Minerva had slowly recovered from her trauma and became a normal person again.

This very thought caused a wave of anger to arise in Vera's heart. She rushed downstairs with clenched fists.

She would not allow Maddox to hurt Minerva ever again!!

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