Zach couldn't even give a crap about the threat made by the heir of the Hunter family. No matter how prestigious he felt his family to be, Zach couldn't care less about his supposed power. All it would take to silence him forever was a bullet. But Zach couldn't be bothered to waste a bullet on a low life like Nelson.
Without even sparing him a glance, Zach turned his back to him and focused all his attention on Christina who had suffered everything in silence even though she had the power to blast the idiot Nelson into a pool of his blood.
Zach wanted to say something but Christina understood what was in his mind. She knew that Zach was feeling guilt at not being able to protect her but she had no intention of blaming him. She knew his hands were tied at the moment and her presence had more chances of inconveniencing him instead of helping him. Still, she couldn't control her heart that kept longing for him when she was in Elizabeth city.
Christina didn't want Zach to blame himself. Therefore, she barely frowned and gave Zach a bittersweet smile as she shook her head from side to side.
An uncomfortable feeling arose in him as he watched Christina acting so helpless despite having such a prominent background and so much magic power.
No matter how much Zach wanted to stomach this result, it made his insides boil. He couldn't understand why Christina was willing to go through this humiliation silently. The smile on her face was meant to reassure him but he only felt annoyance.
Christina didn't notice the streak of annoyance on Zach's face as he hid his discomfort from her so she wouldn't feel even worse than she already did. Instead he pulled her close to his chest and held her for some time, allowing her to calm down.
Zach held onto her hand and ushered her towards her bedroom that the Windsor family had given to her for as long as she stayed in Byzantium city to help them with their logistics related problems.
Christina let go of his hands as soon as they entered her room. She led him to sit down on the bed before pouring him a cup of coffee. She added two spoonfuls of cane sugar, stirred it thoroughly and brought it to him like a good little wife.
Zach took the cup from her and tasted the coffee that Christina offered him but even the sweetness of the coffee couldn't dissolve the discomfort he felt deep down in his soul.
When they were in the public, Zach had pushed down the rising discomfort but now that the two of them were alone, he felt himself getting angry; not just at Nelson who had tried to make a move on his wife but also at Christina. Despite not giving wind to Nelson's obscene intentions, Christina hadn't taught him a lesson despite being fully capable of doing so.
The Christina that Zach was acquainted with back in Elizabeth city wasn't so meek as to let such an insult go. She would have retaliated with a calm and unaffected manner but she would have definitely made an example out of a fool like Nelson.
The person that was with him now was only a shell of the real Christina. He couldn't understand why she chose to let such a person go out of her own volition.
Personally, Zach would be happier if Christina had killed the pest right then and there. Then maybe he wouldn't have to feel this odd feeling that was about to shred his soul to pieces if he let it fester inside him.
Zach blamed himself for this because Christina was here to help him even if it was out of his knowledge. Had she been in Elizabeth city, Christina would never have suffered such an affront. Her father was the Marquis of the empire and even the royalty had to treat her with sufficient respect. She was the princess of an aristocratic family and yet she was here suffering the problems that even commoners rarely encountered.
"Why did you do that? Why did you let him go after he did such a thing?"
Zach was boiling with indignation as he spat those words out. He put his coffee down on the table beside the bed and turned towards Christina who was sitting beside him as she accompanied him silently without a frown on her face.
"Do you think I wanted to let him go? I would have strangled him with my bare hands for touching me like that. Do you really think I am that easy?"
Christina didn't want to fight Zach but the tone of his words made it seem like she had enjoyed being in that situation. She couldn't help but feel hurt. Why would she want to let such a person go after he tainted her body with his filthy touch? Just the thought of it made her want to churn her insides out.
"Then why didn't you do anything?" asked Zach because he really wanted to understand her thought process. He had been pondering on a few reasons the entire journey to the bedroom but he couldn't come up with a feasible one that might have prompted her to act in a manner that was so uncharacteristic of her.
andasnovel.com "Should I have ripped his arm off then? Would that have made you feel better?"
There was resignation in Christina's tone as if she suddenly felt tired.
"I would have felt more comfortable if you had. This makes me worried for you working on your own. What if such a situation repeats itself in the future? What would you do then?"
Zach softened his tone as well knowing how downtrodden she was feeling.
"If I had, wouldn't I just be creating more problems for you? Put yourself in my shoes and think for a moment. I came here to solve one of your problems. What would be my use in coming here if I added to your already huge burden instead of helping you carry it? I couldn't let that happen." Christina felt that it was better to explain her reasoning to Zach instead of letting him misunderstand her actions.
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