"What's wrong?"

"Look at that door on the right, is that a bloodstain on the floor?"

Xavier followed Ella's finger and walked closer, indeed seeing bloodstains spreading to the inside of the door.

"If I'm not mistaken, Juliet left through this door."

Although Juliet had seen the design drawings, her talent was mediocre since childhood, and she was not as good at remembering things as herself.

She might have remembered the wrong location and taken the wrong path.

Xavier frowned, "If Juliet went in through here, can she successfully leave the maze?"

Ella shook his head, "No, only by following the correct route on the design drawing can she get out of the maze, otherwise, she's just preparing to die inside."

After hearing this, Xavier's face became even more gloomy.

This means that if they all go in together, they might not be able to get out of this maze.

If Juliet dies, they will also not escape this bad luck.

"Since she can't escape from here, let her naturally die here, we don't need to waste our energy," Xavier said, pulling Ella's hand to go back.

"No," Ella stopped in his tracks, looking deeply at him and said, "It's too cheap for her to die here. Besides, I swore in front of the graves of more than ten sisters that no matter what, I must take Juliet's head to pay respects to them in heaven. So, I must catch Juliet and let her taste the bitterness of living worse than death."

"But once we go in, we can't get out. Ella, are you really willing to risk your life for such a treacherous woman?" Xavier knew that Ella was a woman with a strong sense of responsibility, willing to pay any price for revenge. But he couldn't afford to gamble.

If he lost, he would die, but he couldn't bear to watch Ella get into danger because of it.

The two of them had finally come to this day, not married, not yet having children. He couldn't use the rest of his life as the price of revenge.

Ella looked deeply at him, suddenly reached out and lightly covered his hand, smiling, "Since I promised to grow old with you in the latter part of our lives, I will naturally keep my promise. I also want to have a child with you. With so many wishes yet to be fulfilled, how could I bear to die?"

"Xavier, trust me, I know the structure of the entire maze. Once we catch Juliet, we can return the same way without any problems."

Ella's face was full of confidence.

She understood Xavier's concerns.

She was also reluctant to drag him along to his death.

Therefore, if she didn't have ying hundred percent certainty, she wouldn't have ventured into this underground maze.

"But if you don't want to accompany me on this risky adventure, I can... go in by myself, and you can wait outside..."

"Ella, do you see me, Xavier, as someone who is afraid of death?"

Before Ella could finish speaking, Xavier interrupted her.

Ella pursed her lips, about to say something, when she was caught off guard by the man and the next moment, darkness enveloped her, stealing her breath away.

Hmm!

She stared at him with wide eyes, the man's handsome face dangerously close, his hot breath completely surrounding her.

They had been together for so long, with occasional playful teasing.

Their physical intimacy had been limited, with only a few close encounters, and even their kisses were gentle.

But now, he was expressing his anger with a dominant kiss.

Soon, Ella tasted the sweet tang in her mouth.

She wasn't sure if it was her own breath or the man's blood she was tasting, all she knew was her mind went blank and she felt like she was suffocating.

Just as she trembled and prepared to melt into his embrace, the man finally let her go.

With a tying both dangerous and dominant, he spoke by her ear, "I, Xavier, have followed Bradley into life and death for so many years, licking blood on the battlefield, stepping on the bones of the dead, never knowing the taste of death."

"Ella, whether you believe it or not, I never cared about my own life or death, I only care about you!"

He held Ella's face like that, slowly and firmly speaking these words.

Those narrow and deep-set eyes glittered with a sheen of responsibility. Ella pursed her lips, feeling a sharp pain, and raised her gaze to look at him, only to find a small cut on his thin lips. It was from her careless response just now, accidentally injuring him. "So, from now on, you are not allowed to say such things again, otherwise, I will make you regret it for a lifetime," he said. After speaking, he bent down again, gently wiping away the bloodstains from her lips, then exerted force once more. Thinking that this kiss would devour her completely, but unexpectedly, Xavier just tasted it and let her go. Without waiting for her to speak, he held her hand and headed into the door on the right without turning back. Darkness came pressing in an instant. A 'click' sound was heard, followed by the sound of a lighter. Ella watched the man bathe in the darkness with half of his face, recalling the kiss from earlier, her heart still beating rapidly.

She never knew how terrifying this man could be when he was angry. She also had no idea that his dominance and power could be so deeply affected by a casual remark from her.

"Xavier, I apologize for what I just said, I..."

"What about it? You think I'm afraid of death?" Xavier's face was filled with undisguised anger.

After enduring so many hardships together, he thought she had already understood his feelings, but he did not expect her to still doubt his love for her.

The feeling of not being trusted was far more painful than being stabbed a thousand times on his body. Ella silently clenched her fists, feeling wronged in her eyes.

Growing up in the environment of the Spirit Pavilion, she developed a cautious and suspicious personality. She was used to silently enduring pain alone and did not know how to rely on others.

So, when faced with such a dilemma just now, she blurted out hurtful words. Ella regretted it deeply in her heart, but she had already apologized. Why was he still angry?

When he saw her teary eyes, Xavier's heart immediately softened. He raised his hand to hold her chin and said in a husky voice, "It's my turn to apologize. I shouldn't have been so harsh with you, but Ella, you can't doubt my true feelings for you."

Ella didn't know what to say; too much explanation would only seem like a cover-up. She was completely at a loss, and could only nervously stand on her tiptoes, leaning in to kiss him.

This time, it was Xavier who was stunned! Her kiss was so inexperienced, it made his lips slightly tingle.

However, even so, it made Xavier's heart boil. Was this the first time she had taken the initiative to kiss him?

Xavier felt that his injured heart had come back to life. Holding her by the waist, he pushed her against the wall.

Just then, a loud noise came from the maze, breaking the gradually escalating ambiguous atmosphere between the two.