Chapter 2714

Stefan sat by the campfire. He nudged a small cluster of flames with a stick. His gaze grew distant as he fell into thought. "Letting her misunderstand me isn't such a bad thing. I'm not exactly a good man anyway. It's much easier for her to hate me than to love me." Although the two of them could now set the past aside and get along peacefully, he knew very well that some feelings were like the sparks flickering in front of him. Give them the slightest chance, and they would flare back into a raging fire. When they burned, the ending would only be destruction. He had worked hard to play the role of the villain perfectly. If he stopped now, all of that effort would be wasted. "I don't get you. I seriously don't get you. Sometimes you make me so mad." Xavier plopped down beside Stefan. He grabbed a burning stick from the fire and waved it around irritably. "You obviously love her. So why do you keep hurting her? Are you mentally unstable or something?" "I never wanted to hurt h