Chapter 1998 Solving The Problem
- For several stunned seconds, Leander just stared, then roared like a wounded beast, “No! I love him! Who says I don’t? I love him! I love him!”
- Martin only shook his head. “No, you don’t. If you did, he wouldn’t suffer alone. His shirt was soaked with cold sweat from pain, yet he kept a calm face as though he weren’t the one who got hurt. People who are loved don’t act that way. Only someone starved of affection forces himself to stay strong.”
- “No... Not true... That’s not true...” Leander’s head whipped side to side; tears rained while his voice scraped raw. “Zachary isn’t some pitiful stray. He’s not!”