Right after shouting at Ruby, Everard swiftly turned around to leave from there. He didn’t want to hear anything from Ruby.
However, Ruby wasn’t done talking. She wasn’t going to give up so easily without even pleading her case.
So she shouted with haste, “You’re the one who bit me and turned me into this thing!”
Everard suddenly stopped his foot in midair. He turned to look at Ruby again. But he thought that this was another lie of hers because he had no recollection of biting anyone ever.
“Er… Miss… Look…” Everard ran his fingers through his shiny black hair in agitation. “I don’t want to keep on standing here and listening to your lies. I don’t know why you are trying to latch onto me like this. Maybe it is because I showed some kindness that day. Or maybe because you know my real identity that I am a–”
“I’m not lying!” Ruby said defensively. “You are my only hope in surviving what I am running away from. So, please, will you please listen to what I have to say?”
