Chapter 47

Gadreel's question certainly caught Ivory off guard. She blinked, opened her mouth, then closed it. "What?" Was what she managed on. "Did you ever love me?" Gadreel repeated, but this time around, the question did not have the same effect as it previously did. Ivory waved it off and went back to jolting instructions down without too much thought too it. "That's not important now." "I asked you a question, Ivory," He reached for her wrist, stopping her movements. Ivory frowned a little, but didn't push him away. Her eyes met his, her gaze holding a warning. "What are you trying to do?" Gadreel's frown was even deeper. "I asked you a question. Why did you marry me and put so much effort into bringing me out from my comatose state?" Ivory's gaze wavered, almost as if she too were trying to find the answer to that question. After a few seconds, she answered. "I was young, Naïve," She smirked. "You could also say I had been kicked in the head by a donkey and made stupid for taking such a re