BXBX NOVEL Chapter 283: "...A few are in progress."
His gaze froze over her, as if it had the power to tear her apart in the next moment.
Somehow, she always seemed to provoke his anger with her words, even though it wasn\'t her intention.
Yin Yue tried to intervene and smooth things over before they took a turn for the worse, but Wang Xiao ignored her, commanding her not to interfere in how he dealt with his women.
"Do you want to die?" Wang Xiao\'s voice remained calm, but his eyes held a deadly seriousness.
If this woman answered in the wrong way, he was ready to unleash his fury on her right then and there, tearing her apart with just a look.
[...]
Yin Yue held her breath, bracing herself for the confrontation.
She had seen Wang Xiao ask this question of Eveline many times before, but every time, her words somehow managed to keep her safe from his wrath.
"Perhaps...if you had something other than force to conquer a women, you would have succeeded..." Eveline mentioned, her lips curving slightly, into an subtle yet rare smile.
"..."
Slap!
Eveline\'s head spun as she found herself suddenly facing the mattress to her left, her ears ringing from the impact of the slap.
A trickle of blood stained the corner of her lips, a cruel reminder of the violence inflicted upon her.
She braced herself for what would come next, knowing all too well the pattern of abuse, yet it did little to deter her from speaking her mind.
The next onslaught came swiftly, as Wang Xiao turned her around and pressed her forcefully against the mattress, pounding her mercilessly.
As night descended, Eveline sat cutting an apple, her slender legs concealed beneath the sheet.
Beside her lay Wang Xiao, his eyes closed in slumber, his face illuminated by the soft glow of the room.
She couldn\'t deny his attractiveness, yet it held no sway over her.
Aurora had once remarked that Eveline seemed detached from life, seldom showing interest in matters of sexuality.
Yet, trapped in this never-ending cycle for a week now, she felt a growing urgency to break free.
Observing Wang Xiao\'s sleeping form, Eveline couldn\'t shake the feeling that he would stop at nothing, and sooner or later, Aurora\'s ominous prediction would come to pass, and she would meet her end at his hands.
As she offered him the apple, her words formed carefully on her lips, "What do you do with the women, on whom the force doesn\'t work...?"
"??"
Wang Xiao\'s eyes snapped open, scanning her face for any hint of change in expression.
"Such women doesn\'t exist. Anyone will break under sufficient force," he replied bluntly, mirroring her own demeanor.
"But what if you can\'t use force on her?" Eveline pressed.
Wang Xiao\'s brows furrowed in visible annoyance. "Why wouldn\'t I? Just because she might die? Then she\'s better off dead."
"I haven\'t given up yet, kill me," Eveline declared firmly.
A flicker of surprise widened Wang Xiao\'s eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. "You and your friend really know how to speak, don\'t you? It\'s just that she is not as irritating as you!"
Eveline\'s eyes briefly shimmered with emotion. "She isn\'t my friend," she corrected softly.
Wang Xiao, "..."
He remained silent, his expression unreadable.
Over the past week, he had pieced together the truth—it was all a plot by Aurora, who had cleverly used this woman as a decoy while she herself slipped away to a place beyond his reach.
His anger was not just fueled by her escape; it was the sting of deception that stung him.
He had fallen for Aurora\'s ploy, and now the uncertainty of her next move haunted him.
The very thought sent shivers cascading down his spine, his mind filled with ominous possibilities.
Wang Xiao refrained from probing Eveline further after she confirmed that she was neither one of the original guardians nor a Pangean.
As long as she didn\'t belong to those factions, she posed no real threat to him.
"Just like how you want to subdue me, but killing isn\'t an option—there might be many others you encounter in the future..." Eveline murmured, her fingers gently brushing across his forehead, soft yet deliberate.
Wang Xiao\'s brow creased deeper in contemplation.
He refrained from eliminating her not merely out of mercy, but strategy.
He was aware that she had been placed in his path by Aurora, and until the waters of their situation cleared, any drastic action was unwise.
If only Luna had disclosed Aurora\'s whereabouts, this entire mess could have been avoided.
Unbeknownst to her, her seemingly trivial mischief had set off a chain of events far beyond her comprehension.
"Which many?" Wang Xiao inquired, a trace of curiosity bleeding through his usually calm demeanor.
Eveline responded coldly, "Like your family, if you have any."
"..."
A muscle in Wang Xiao\'s jaw twitched before he closed his eyes, deliberately choosing not to take her words to heart.
The concept of family was alien to him, shaped differently in his mind than it might be in others\'.
Seeing him withdraw into silence, Eveline\'s frown deepened slightly. "Don\'t you have children at least?"
!?
His eyes remained shut as he replied evenly, "...A few are in progress."
Eveline was taken aback by his clinical tone. "So, you would kill them if they didn\'t conform to your expectations?"
"Yes," Wang Xiao answered simply, without a hint of emotion.
"..."
Eveline paused, his blunt affirmation unsettling her.
It reminded her starkly of another man from Milliana she had once known, who had spoken in similarly chilling terms.
The recollection clouded her eyes with a rare flicker of emotion, stirring even the typically composed Eveline to anger.
"What if she is your daughter, what would you do then?" Her voice cracked slightly, revealing a sliver of vulnerability.
??
Wang Xiao\'s eyes snapped open. "...Why does it matter?" he retorted.
He genuinely did not understand—how could familial ties make any difference in the ruthless calculus of his decisions?
Eveline\'s eyes narrowed in subtle disgust, a sentiment that wasn\'t directed at Wang Xiao specifically.
"It matters a lot!" she insisted.
"..."