“Therefore, even if it meant that I had to draw a sword and fight the Qing army face to face, I would do it without hesitation. This was what I thought, and it was what I did in the end.”
“I became the third member of the Qing Eliminating Society from the day when you and my elder brother established the Qing Eliminating Society. At that time, both you and my elder brother strongly opposed my involvement, but I was determined and insisted on fighting side by side with the two of you no matter what it was.”
“Back then, I said that it was for the sake of national justice, but in reality, I am just an ordinary woman who didn't care about the country's fate or its rulers. I only wanted to be by your side so I could be with the man I love.”
“If you said that this is our country and we should defend our country and king, I would draw my sword and stay by your side to fight the Qing army to the end. If you said that you only wanted to live peacefully regardless of who ruled the country, I would have immediately set my sword aside and remained loyal to you for the rest of my life.”
As Fleur spoke, tears streamed down her face.
She burned the last piece of yellow paper and sobbed as she said, “Elijah, I thought that over time, you would surely be moved by my love for you, but it was only at the last moment that I realized that you have never loved me, not even a little…”
“I stayed by your side since I was young until the age of forty. It was twenty-eight years of life with countless battles and near-death experiences, during which countless young men had pursued me, but yet, I was never interested in any of them!”
“This is because you have been the only man I’ve ever loved for twenty-eight years from the moment I saw you until the moment I drew my sword against you. Unexpectedly, you remained unmoved even though I already humbled myself to this extent. I felt so much resentment for you…”
At this moment, Fleur was already crying uncontrollably and unable to say another word.


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