Chapter 203
Chapter 203
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Just as the fight intensified and my body was already aching from the relentless exchange, I felt a powerful impact that sent me crashing backward, my body hitting the hard floor of the arena with a painful thud that knocked the breath out of my lungs. I groaned loudly, one hand instinctively moving up to hold my throbbing head while my blue eyes flashed with sharp pain, the world spinning for a few seconds as I tried to regain my bearings.
The crowd gasped loudly at the scene unfolding in front of them, their shock obvious as they stared at me lying sprawled on the ground, bruises already forming across my face and body, making me look like a complete wreck with blood dripping steadily from the corner of my mouth as I stared up at the sky, one arm clutched tightly over my stomach where the pain radiated.
People were muttering and talking among themselves in hurried whispers, trying to understand what was going on and why the prince was down like this.
Many of them thought I was being dramatic by staying on the floor for so long, but what they didn’t understand was that it was nothing short of a miracle that I was still alive and conscious after everything that had just happened.
Each punch Noah had thrown at me felt like sharp daggers piercing straight through my skin, the pain so intense that it seemed to drag the air out of my lungs with every strike, leaving me gasping and struggling to breathe properly. And to make it even worse, it felt like Noah was actually holding back and being nice to me, as if he could do so much more damage if he truly wanted to end this fight quickly.
I turned my head slowly to look at Noah, who stood a short distance away with his arms crossed over his chest, watching me with the calm, almost patient expression of a teacher looking down at a disappointing student. A small smile played on his lips as he spoke in a steady voice.
“Are you done? That is a bit disappointing. You didn’t last for an hour.”
My lips curled up slightly despite the sharp pain shooting through my body, and I clenched my hand into a tight fist, determined not to stay down. I tried to push myself up to stand, but the effort made me cough out a fresh spurt of blood hat splattered onto the ground. In the distance, I heard my guard shout with clear worry in her voice.
‘Your Highness!”
She tried to rush forward toward the fighting area, but I quickly raised my hand to stop her, my voice coming out strained out firm as I said, “It’s okay. Stand back.”
With great effort, I managed to stand up, staggering a little at first before I finally got my feet firmly under me again. I made ny hands into tight fists and stood straight, forcing myself to look composed even though every part of me hurt, and 1 ooked directly at Noah as I said, “Let’s continue.”
n the distance, some women in the crowd started shouting desperately, their voices filled with concern. “No! You crazy nan, don’t injure the prince! Stop the fight. This is insane!”
Noah ignored their pleas completely and turned his attention back to me, his expression unchanging as he replied simply Yes, let’s continue.”
moved toward him again, raising my fist to throw a punch with everything I had left, but he moved past me with surprising peed and threw a hard punch straight into my face. The impact made me cough out more blood, and I was about to fall lown when he suddenly grabbed my hand, using my own momentum against me as he threw me across the floor. I groaned oudly in pain as my body slid and tumbled over the hard ground.
Before I could recover, he stepped firmly on my chest, pressing me down with his weight while he tilted his head slightly
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and looked down at me with that same calm disappointment in his eyes.
“How unamusing. You are still so weak. You disgust me.”
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The words hit me harder than any punch because they were exactly the same ones I had said to Chloe when we fought carlier. I opened my mouth to say something in response, but before I could get the words out, he kicked me hard in the face. Fresh pain coursed through my entire body like fire spreading through my veins. I had never felt this way before in my life. Nobody had ever treated me with this kind of dominance and disregard.
All my life, I had always done whatever I wanted. I had always done what I thought was necessary to protect her, even if it meant hurting her in the process.
Noah scoffed softly and leaned down closer toward me, his voice low but clear as he said, “And you call that protection?”
My eyes widened in genuine surprise at his words, and I looked up at him, staring directly into his face. “H-how do you know what I’m thinking? Did you read my mind?”
Noah didn’t respond to that question at all. Instead, he continued speaking in that steady tone. “I don’t care about what happened in the past, but you thinking hurting your sister will protect her is the most bullshit thing I have ever heard. You thinking damaging her core will stop her from fighting almost killed her.”
I clenched my hand tightly into a fist at his words, the guilt I had tried so hard to push down and bury deep inside suddenly rushing back to the surface with full force.
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