Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom novel Chapter 1220

When my hand touched him, he suddenly fell, and I exclaimed, "Arnold!"

As I hugged him, he smirked at me mischievously.

I was exasperated. "You scared me to death. How bad is your injury?"

Hana looked at me and said softly, "The bullet just grazed his skin.”

Arnold joked, "See? What did I tell you about me being lucky?"

"I can’t believe you're still joking. If anything happened to you, how could I face Archie?" My voice trembled.

"He still has you and Ardie anyway. What are you worried about?" he shrugged.

"Nonsense!" I glared at him. "You and Hana should go back and rest properly tomorrow. It's too dangerous here. You shouldn't stay."

"You’ve only realized how dangerous it is here now? I warned you about this before we came. Didn’t you believe me?" Arnold's tone was serious. "Would I have been injured if you had listened to my advice?"

His words made me even more uncomfortable. "That's why I want you to go back. And Hana, no matter which Avila family you’re from, I won't allow anything to happen to you because of me.”

As those words escaped my lips, tears welled up in my eyes.

Arnold was right. He wouldn't have been injured if I hadn't insisted on coming here.

My words had just revealed my intentions clearly and hinted that I had already confirmed Hana's identity as my mother's relative and, thus, mine too.

Hana didn't respond, but the gentleness in her eyes confirmed my suspicion.

"Do you think I can just leave you here and rest? How can I go back like this?" Arnold asked sternly, now resembling an older brother.

"Atlas is here. He won't let anything happen to me," I argued.

"Him? He's already spoiled you rotten." Arnold didn't hold back, his expression stern.

"Anyway, he is him, and I am me. If I were still abroad, I wouldn’t have seen any of this. But you're here with me now. If I let you stay here In such a dangerous place and run back home alone, what kind of brother would I be? My dad would beat me up if I did that. It's not something a Beringer man would do."