Is He Really Not Trying to Seduce Her?

After testing it over and over, he finally figured out that whenever his body heated up, those words would show up.

"Was it you?" Evan Xiao's tone was icy.

Grace's eyes flickered.

"Was it you?" His voice had a dangerous edge.

"Yes!" Grace said. "I—"

"Get rid of it! Now!" Evan Xiao cut her off. "Right now!"

Grace looked at him and asked, "Do you even remember what we are to each other?"

Evan Xiao's brows furrowed, his tone softening a little: "I've already heard about the past from Leon Zane. I understand your feelings, and I can forgive you for what you did."

Of course, she was scared he'd forget her, so she inscribed those words to remind him.

Leon Zane had told him a lot; Evan Xiao was really trying to understand her.

Otherwise, for inscribing words on his chest, he'd show her what true misery was!

After a pause, Evan Xiao added, "But no matter what crazy relationship we had in the past, you'd better forget it!"

Grace bit her lip.

Evan Xiao pointed at his chest. "Remove. It. Right now."

"I can't remove it..."

Evan Xiao's expression turned frosty. "If you can't, then I'll have no choice but to end you. Your choice."

His words held none of the warmth they once did.

Figures!

Now that the Hex is gone, he's back to being that cold-blooded guy who wants me dead at the drop of a hat...

Grace took a deep breath and said, "Let me give it a shot! Hop on the bed."

Evan Xiao glanced at her bed, then spat out, "Shameless!"

With that, he turned and walked out.

It took Grace a moment to realize he was calling her shameless for letting a man just lie on her bed.

Feeling a little wronged, Grace pouted and followed him out.

Once she stepped outside, she saw he was already half-reclining on the divan.

His chest was half exposed, black robes spilling over the couch, his jet-black hair cascading over his body.

That pose... was even more seductive than lying on her bed.

He comes in and instantly strips.

And then he strikes a pose like that.

Is he seriously not trying to seduce her on purpose?

Grace looked away, grabbed the medicine and cotton, dabbed it on his chest, then reached out to massage.

"What are you doing?" Evan Xiao grabbed her hand with an iron grip.

"I'm massaging it in, so the medicine can soak through," Grace said. "Otherwise it won't work."

Evan Xiao frowned and tossed her hand aside.

Grace reached out with her small hand and carefully massaged his chest.

Evan Xiao was as tense as a rock.

After a while, he suddenly sat up. "Is it done yet?!"

"All done." Grace quickly stood up and backed away from him.

Evan Xiao reached out, heated his chest with fire again, and sure enough, the words didn't appear anymore.

He buttoned up his clothes and asked, "Is my Heartscale with you?"

"Mhm." Grace touched her neck.

Evan Xiao's gaze locked onto her chest.

Then, with a flick, he lifted the golden thread around her delicate neck, and his Heartscale was revealed.

She was actually wearing it around her neck!

The Heartscale dangled from her clothes, which meant it was basically...

No wonder these days, he'd always sensed a kind of indescribable warmth through the Heartscale...

He tugged with his power, and the golden thread snapped back with a flash of Restriction light.

It was actually under a Restriction spell!

And apparently, he was the one who cast it.

"Back when you put it on me, you said you'd cast a Restriction spell. Only you can take it off," Grace said.

That Restriction spell really was one he often used.