Chapter 42: Held Captive

Edmond suddenly stopped. He stepped away from me, and the romantic atmosphere around us vanished. "Do you really have to ask, Liana?" Edmond's voice was low, and I knew that he was trying his best to suppress his lust. My eyes filled with tears as I tried to kiss his lips. "Edmond, please tell me. Aren't we fated mates?" I begged Edmond, my mouth already on his lips. However, Edmond pushed me away from him again. There was a cold expression on his face, and he looked extremely indifferent. He was not as gentle as before. "I can't tell you. You just have to believe that I won't harm you." Edmond stood up and walked to the cold metal door. "Stay here and don't think about anything else. I won't let you leave." With that, Edmond left the laboratory. After that day, Edmond did not visit me for three whole days, as if he was deliberately punishing me. I could not figure out why he did not want to tell me his reasons. Edmond gave me those strange medicines every day, but h