Lindsey woke the next evening.When she opened her eyes, she saw me sitting at the bedside. Her pale face strained into a faint smile."George… you don't need to worry. I'm fine."I didn't return the sentiment. My voice was cold."Lindsey, are you out of your mind? If you hadn't lunged at me, I would have already kicked that lunatic away. Even if I hadn't, I had plenty of time to dodge him."During those three years abroad, aside from experiments, I had spent every spare moment in the gym, practicing Sanda.Judging by that man's small, weak frame, he posed no threat to me. If Lindsey hadn't blocked me, he would have been flat on the floor long ago.Her expression fell, hurt and confused."I just didn't want you to get hurt.""Lindsey, you didn't need to do that. And don't think that standing in the way of a knife for me earns forgiveness. From the moment you lied about having a phobia to avoid physical contact, to when you said seeing me made you want to vomit… we were already
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