So It Was True
"You don't remember me?" Daemon gazed at her. If she was really Riri, she should remember him. Seven years might have passed, but his face did not change much. Hence, she should be able to recognize him instantly.
She, on the other hand, had transformed from a fourteen-year-old teenager to a twenty-one-year-old woman. Her entire body had gone through major changes, which was why Daemon had a hard time determining if it was her.
"Of course, " Derila blurted. "You're the guy who was held hostage by me at a casino in Lightspring."
"Look at me." Daemon lifted her chin so she could look at his face. "Look carefully. Apart from that time at Casino Inferno, what else do you remember?"
Derila's heart skipped a beat. Did he already figure out who I am? If he knows I'm Derilo, will he think I was playing him?
"Do you remember anything?" When he noticed her gaze that was lost in thought, he thought she had remembered the incidents from seven years ago.
"I—" Derila looked around in panic. Suddenly, she tiptoed and inched closer to him affectionately.
Seeing that, Daemon lowered his head, wanting to hear her clearly.
Panting slightly, Derila's red lips moved, and she said softly into his ears, "I remember it now. I think we… We met before somewhere…"
As she spoke, her arms reached slowly for his neck.
"Yes. Seven years ago…" Just as Daemon was about to talk about the matters from seven years ago, Derila suddenly removed the necklace and fled.
Daemon did not stop her. Instead, he just frowned while watching her in silence.
Alas, before she could run far, Derila was stopped by a few bodyguards.
Seeing that, she quickly changed her direction and started running to her left. Yet, she was blocked by several bodyguards again.
Similarly, Harrison and several bodyguards surrounded her on the right.
She was surrounded by Daemon's men.
There was really no way to escape.
Moreover, she could not summon the creatures to help her at that location.
Even if she were to put up a fight, she was not a match for them.
If there were only a few of them, she could still fight them. However, there were over ten men, and all of them were trained fighters. In the end, she was still dragged back to Daemon's spot.
With his arms crossed in front of his chest, Daemon eyed her calmly.
Derila said meekly, "I just wanted to take back what's mine."
"You really don't remember me?" Daemon looked right into her eyes.
"What?" Derila was confused by his question. What does he mean by that?
"Is this necklace really yours?" Daemon changed his method of questioning.
"Of course, " Derila answered confidently. "I've always been wearing it. Who could it belong to if not me?"
"Prove it." Daemon approached her gradually.
"You still want proof?" Derila was rendered speechless. "The necklace dropped out of my bag back in Casino Inferno. You saw it with your own eyes, didn't you?"
Seeing Daemon keeping silent, she pointed at the necklace in her hand and said, "This necklace has a secret feature. Do you know how to use it?"
"What secret feature?"
Derila fiddled with the necklace. She then pressed on the diamond in the middle of the cross, which shot out a red beam. To her surprise, Daemon's phone rang right after that.
With widened eyes, Derila watched everything unfold with confusion and shock.
Why does the cross have a communication device hidden in it? And why does it contact Daemon straightaway?
Suddenly, she recalled Harrison's words. He said the necklace was the one Daemon gave to his first love. Could I really be his first love?
"Riri!" Daemon was extremely emotional. "It's really you!"
"I…" Derila was too stunned to move when he hugged her tightly. She felt his strong arms around her as he called out softly into her ears, "Riri…"
Right then, images flashed in her mind, just like the ones in her dream.
She started coming to a realization—perhaps they really had a pure and innocent relationship back then.
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