d shame overwhelmed him. He covered his face with both hands and burst into sobs.

The noble youth immediately wore a mocking expression and sneered at Edith, "Take a good look at your baby Andre, Eddie. This is the man you chose over me! A mere lamb, or a little bunny? He doesn''t even understand what love truly means!"

Before his words could fully fade, Andre''s fist sent him crashing to the ground, Raphael''s body leaning to one side, separating from the girl beneath him.

Raphael raised his eyes in annoyance, looking at the intruder, only to be astonished to see the little lamb in his mouth had ripped open his own trousers, holding a weapon that had somehow sprung to life in his hand, then roughly pinned down the girl on the ground and thrust himself in on his knees.

Edith gazed at her former lover in a state of shock, her lips unable to suppress a whimper. His eyes were tinged with red, bloodshot from sleepless nights and recent tears, fixated upon her with an unprecedented darkness.

"Is it by this that he has bewitched your heart, Edith?" Andre, with fervor and intensity, thrust forcefully into her while gritting his teeth. "Then so can I, you see, so can I!"

His state filled her with trepidation. Clinging to his arm, she pleaded in a sorrowful tone, "Andre, please..."

"If you''re not willing to stop that man, then do not expect me to cease in his presence!" the man upon her coldly rejected.

Edith, completely at the mercy of the moment, experienced both panic and an uncontrollable rush of blushing and heart