"I'm so sorry... I... I..." Eleanor Bishop didn't know why Archie Lockwood had suddenly appeared, but when she heard his words, her face drained of color as she apologized anxiously.
Archie Lockwood was already furious, and seeing Eleanor Bishop looking so terrified, he gave a cold, self-mocking snort. "Since you broke our agreement by appearing before me, you'll have to accept my punishment!"
"P-punishment..."
"Yes, punishment!" Archie Lockwood growled.
'I'm already in this state, and he still wants to punish me?'
The thought of his previous punishments made it impossible for her to remain calm.
Her face was deathly pale with fear and tension. She summoned every last bit of her strength to struggle against Archie Lockwood. "Archie Lockwood, you're going too far!"
"Hah. Too far?" 'Who's the one who really went too far?'
'She was the one who left without a word, who snuck away and made me worry, made me search for three long months!'
