Chapter 701

Steven sat stiffly on the ground. He was looking at me with a pale expression. After a while, he lowered his head and smiled. Despite this, tears started to well up in the corner of his eyes. He had probably waited a long time to hear those words from me. "You used to say that you loved me too, but all this while, you've only been pretending," Steven whispered. He was still unconfident. He had always been that way. "I don't care if you believe me or not," I said, pulling him by the chain. "Either way, I will never let you leave me again!" Steven looked at me intensely. He said softly, "Don't expose your identity, Stephie. Otherwise, everything I've done, including blowing off my leg, would be meaningless." He was guilt-tripping me by implying that I shouldn't put myself in danger if I truly loved him. "Then tell me, who's the mastermind of Genome Society whom you met in your capacity as the president of Crowdstar Group?" I lost control of my emotions and yelled, tugging at the c