Oliver's POV
" That is why I said that you must be having a lot of questions in your mind. Why aren't you asking them? ", I said after listening to him.
He told everything to me even though he knew the risk of telling me that he disobeyed His Highness's orders. It meant that he trusts me to the extent that he can tell me that.
" I didn't want to make you feel like I was judging you. ", he replied.
" John, I don't care what others think of me. I know what I want to do and why. I know myself. "
" Then you won't get offended by any question, right? ", he asked hesitantly.
" Of course. Go ahead. "
" This was not the first time that you were beaten like this, right? ", he asked.
" No, it wasn't. "
" How long has this been going on? "
" Since a very young age. Maybe from when I was five. "
" Why? "