Chapter 101: – The Lord Is With Us (22)

༺ The Lord Is With Us (22) ༻

“Just because.”

It was a short reply. A simple phrase that was only two words long.

Yet, those two words were enough to leave Elsie’s mind blank.

Her eyes glazed over and wordlessly moved her mouth before closing it as she struggled to find the right words to express herself

She simply wanted to ask him.

Ask him how he was able to do such a thing when he could clearly lose his life.

The injuries that he sustained that night were serious. He would have lost his life if the fingernails that pierced his abdomen shifted even slightly.

Elsie couldn’t understand. She especially couldn’t comprehend Ian’s attitude of dismissing his action that required resolve with a simple, “Just because”.

No one would have said anything even if he acted a bit more shameless as it didn’t change the fact that she was in a position to bow her head several times in gratitude. That was what it meant to owe him a life debt.

However, his nonchalant attitude left her stunned and confused as to how to react.

Elsie seemed lost as she lowered her gaze while clutching at her large-brimmed hat.

She was a girl who grew up not knowing how to apologize or express her gratitude.

To her, acts of kindness were mere debts to be repaid someday, and if she wronged someone, she preferred to trample over the other person to ensure they wouldn’t bring it up.

In the end, there were only two types of people who approached a girl like her.

People who wanted to use her or people who wanted to fight her.

It was the first time in her life receiving a purely well-intended favor with no strings attached. As such, she could only fidget in place, clueless as to how to react to such goodwill.

Ian had been observing Elsie’s behavior for a while now and thought the way she was fidgeting around was cute. However, he kept it to himself as he figured it was rude to think of his senior that way.

Then, he spoke again with a bitter smile.

“I just wanted to save you. That’s all.”