"I'm sorry," he said after taking his hand off her mouth and seeing her hyperventilating.
"Are you after my life?!" She glared at him, not because she truly felt suffocated, but because she wanted to distract him from sending someone after Rong.
"I'm, sorry, Bo'er, I didn't mean to–"
The angry looking Ah Bo stormed away from the entrance of the gate and ran in.
"Hey, Bo'er!!" The guard called after her and when he saw she was still angry he didn't know if he should run after her or stay to finish his task.
What if he leaves and the people they were ordered to capture infiltrate the Capital?
What about Ah Bo? Won't she get angry if he didn't run after her? What if she stops talking to him?
The more he thought, the more confused he got, still he had to stay by the gate. The kingdom is more important!
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