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Gideon could not seem to react after hearing her statement. He could not believe what he had just heard. Did she even understand what he had been trying to say? This girl. How could she… how could she still smile like this at him? 

It was clear as crystal to him that she was someone broken to the extreme. In fact, right now, she was still bleeding and in pain, filled with cuts and bruises on the inside. Yet she could still smile so dazzlingly and why… why was she looking at him like he was her newfound light? Her eyes that were dull and gloomy previously are now sparkling with some renewed vigour that seemed to have come out of nowhere.

Subconsciously, Gideon clenched a handful of the bedsheets tight in his fists. This cannot be… happening. He was no one's light. Never. In fact, it could be said that he was the exact opposite. What the hell was wrong with this lady? Are her eyes even working right? Was she blind?