Chapter 168

　　CHARLES's POV 　　My eyes widened, pulling away from her neck when i noticed that she already lost consciousness because of my recklessness. 　　Before she falls on the ground, i caught her in my arms. Her wound slowly healing in sight, i frowned. 　　"Christal," I muttered, making a pained expression. 　　Just how did we come to this? 　　I've gone so far as to hurt you several times now. The reality is, i'm not even guilty at what i'm doing, i'm only hurt that you kept rejecting me- and the memories we spent with each other. 　　Did you know? that's the only thing that kept me alive! 　　I clenched my jaw in anger, knowing that even though she was beside me, she was still that so far away. 　　Sitting down, i embraced her in my arms, my hands trembling a bit from anxiousness. "You .. you can't keep rejecting me like this. it's still me- i'm still the Charles you know!" 　　I gripped her shoulders, burying my face on her neck. 　　I said those words knowing that she won't hear it. As if i was just ta