Cocking her head to see his face, Lily held onto his hand. “Were you hit?” Her voice carried shock and anger.

Unable to hide it from her, Dominic looked away. “I’m fine.”

“How is it fine? You were hit!” Having just regained consciousness, Lily struggled to sit up, and her breathing became rapid. “Who hit you? Was it Fred?”

“Do you think he could do it if I hadn’t let him?” Dominic said as he waved dismissively.

“How dare he!” Lily gritted her teeth.

Although she seldom treated him courteously, she regarded him as her grandfather. He had taught her a lot, so to her, he was both an elder and

wellrespected, even among the rich and powerful. It was unimaginable that anyone would beat him, let alone because

she blamed

I… ” At a loss for words, Dominic exploded, “Just drop it, will you? It has nothing to do with you. I wanted to come here and get beaten up, all right? Besides, I’m fine! I had never been beaten by anyone before,

Lily was stumped.

I’ve been bitten by poisonous insects and chased by forest people. This is nothing compared to what I went through back in the

always compared to the past, but he was a young man then. Besides, this was different because he was assaulted. However, knowing that Dominic would get upset if she dwelled on it, she decided to settle the score with Fred

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